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The Art and Science of Getting Orchids to Produ...
Part 2 of 7 Vanilla is the only commercially produced, fruit-bearing orchid that is cultivated for its crop. According to Nathaniel Delafield, co-founder of LAFAZA, “anybody who works with orchids...
The Art and Science of Getting Orchids to Produ...
Part 2 of 7 Vanilla is the only commercially produced, fruit-bearing orchid that is cultivated for its crop. According to Nathaniel Delafield, co-founder of LAFAZA, “anybody who works with orchids...

Hand Pollinating Orchids Produces 80% of the Wo...
Part 3 of 7Vanilla originated from Mexico and Central America, where there is an insect that is a natural pollinator in that region. In Madagascar, which produces about 75% to...
Hand Pollinating Orchids Produces 80% of the Wo...
Part 3 of 7Vanilla originated from Mexico and Central America, where there is an insect that is a natural pollinator in that region. In Madagascar, which produces about 75% to...

Complexity is the Hallmark of the World’s Most ...
Part 4 of 7 Vanilla is regularly named as one of the most popular flavors in the world, but 99% of vanilla flavor used in the flavor and food industries...
Complexity is the Hallmark of the World’s Most ...
Part 4 of 7 Vanilla is regularly named as one of the most popular flavors in the world, but 99% of vanilla flavor used in the flavor and food industries...

Together We are Stone, Separate We are Sand
Part 5 of 7 When Nathaniel Delafield and his wife Sarah Osterhoudt began their Peace Corps assignment in Madagascar in 2005, the vanilla bean producers were suffering from a sudden...
Together We are Stone, Separate We are Sand
Part 5 of 7 When Nathaniel Delafield and his wife Sarah Osterhoudt began their Peace Corps assignment in Madagascar in 2005, the vanilla bean producers were suffering from a sudden...

Great Vanilla Generates Great Results
Part 6 of 7 According to LAFAZA co-founder, Nathanial Delafield, the company has a great network of customers and partners and always looks to add value to any organization at...
Great Vanilla Generates Great Results
Part 6 of 7 According to LAFAZA co-founder, Nathanial Delafield, the company has a great network of customers and partners and always looks to add value to any organization at...

2020 Trends in the Vanilla Industry
Part 7 of 7 According the Nathaniel Delafield, co-founder of LAFAZA, everyone is constantly speculating and trying to triangulate information to get a better sense of what is going on...
2020 Trends in the Vanilla Industry
Part 7 of 7 According the Nathaniel Delafield, co-founder of LAFAZA, everyone is constantly speculating and trying to triangulate information to get a better sense of what is going on...