Vanilla Workshops

Hi, i am Sylvie, pioneer of vanillology, cultivating Vanilla vines and curing vanilla pods in agroforestry and indoor since 2015, and organizing professional Vanilla Workshops in Switzerland and worldwide. Since over ten years, I am accompanying and train vanilla professionals – cultivators, artisans, traders, processors, delicatessens and chefs – on vanilla species, terroirs, cultivation, refining, preservation, processing, trade and market analysis. These training courses and support services are often sought by professionals who have a project or are already in business and wish to deepen their knowledge and structure their offering around vanilla. I can also do it for free for agroforestry cultivators natives of the Caribbean, the Pacific, the African continent and other producing regions.

Vanilla cultivators, as well as ‘sourcers’ (resellers) notably in Paris, Geneva and Zürich, and professional chefs, chocolatiers, distillers and perfumers, consult me regularly on technical, commercial and strategic issues related to vanilla. Sylvanilla training courses are aimed at cultivators, artisans, chefs and vanilla professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of vanilla species, terroirs, cultivation methods, refining, storage, processing and cooking, as well as trade, export - import and related documents. These courses draw on 35 years of cumulative professional expertise and field experience also gained working with cultivators and agroforestry projects in the Caribbean, in Africa, in Asia and in the Pacific, as well as numerous individual consultations carried out at the request of professionals willing to develop their knowledge about vanilla. Some of these training courses take the form of one-off consultations, others of regular support, presentiel and online, depending on the needs and level of expertise of the participants.

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I also assist you in sourcing vanilla vines and establishing your own vanilla farm wherever you are located. You can book an appointment or one of the Vanilla Workshops, or send a message by filling the contact form if you wish a specially curated Vanilla Workshop or start your own vanilla farm.