Blog
Updates from Lake Victoria Vanilla
See my new web page
It is not just Lake Victoria Vanilla that has got a new look. Mette Ravn Vanilje and its webshop has also had a make-over. New features are being added and shortly, it will be possible to receive a specially selected vanilla on subscription, as well as a newsletter....
Retrospective thoughts
It was my first visit to Tanzania and it was a good experience. Dar was nice and we had a good meeting with our lawyers at IMMMA and they have performed much better than I have expected. We also visited the Danish Embassy in Dar. One of my concerns has been...
Visiting a small lot holder
In Bukoba we visited a small lot vanilla farmer. The purpose was to learn how the locals cultivated the vanilla. The vanilla plants grew at Jatropha plants under a roof of banana plants. The flowers were pollinated by hand with a needle and several plants had green...
Jackson – our man on the ground
When I was in Bukoba in July, I had asked my good friend Josephat if he could help me find someone that could translate and help me with getting credit on my phone and other really small and simple tasks. I had not one second imagined that the young man that I was...
ARTICLE IN FOOD SUPPLY
The Danish online magazine Food Supply has written an article about our Farm. You can read it here (it is in Danish - google translate is your friend): https://www.food-supply.dk/article/view/672417/dansk_vaniljenord_abner_snart_sin_egen_farm
Another Mette on the team
Working in a different country has its challenges. Working on a different continent, has even more. We are therefore really happy to welcome Mette Brix Voetmann to our Board, where she is strengthening our local knowledge and network. Mette is the former team leader...
Getting investors on board
Since day one it has been clear that the vanilla farm would not be a one-woman show. Not only do I not have the necessary financial pull, but I know that I need partners with other competences and ways of thinking than myself. Before approaching potential investors I...
A Vanilla Farm in Africa
First it was a crazy idea, then it became a dream, and now I am going to make it happen: My African vanilla farm. It has been a bumpy ride this far, but I think that I have now found the right path. I don't fool myself into believeing that it will be easy or that I...
Contact Victoria Lake Vanilla
Address
Horserødvej 17
2100 København Ø
Denmark
Phone
+45 4128 1002 (Denmark) or
+255 067 398 1398 (Tanzania)