International Real Vanilla Day has been and gone for another 12 months. Here at LittlePod HQ, we’re already starting to think about what we might do next year…

One thing is for certain – the 2026 edition will have a lot to live up to!

Quite simply, International Real Vanilla Day 2025 was – in our opinion – the most successful one yet. Simply the best? Better than all the rest.

Having made our website multilingual, we were able to celebrate our special occasion with our international LittlePodders like never before. On Instagram, we shared messages from Chef Lalu in Nepal, Juta in Estonia, Putu at our forest orchard in Indonesia (see video below), and countless others besides…

In Japan, Janet raised a toast to REAL vanilla at the beautiful Barakura English Garden before returning to Tateshina the following day for a talk and afternoon tea with Eugene Yamada (pictured) and our Japanese LittlePodders…

With Janet having been in Canada beforehand and Australia afterwards (and with Singapore still to come), this has been a truly global affair. No matter where in the world we have been this month, we have experienced nothing but support for LittlePod and our Campaign for Real Vanilla. For that we could not be more grateful.

Our shared appreciation of vanilla; our understanding of its importance; and our admiration for those responsible for its cultivation; these things unite us all, no matter our language or location. In continuing to plant their vines and in regenerating the rainforests around them, the vanilla farmers are benefiting us all. Their dedication and commitment is crucial to the health of our planet…

It is this that we celebrate, both on International Real Vanilla Day and beyond.

Thank-you | ありがとう | Tänan | Terima kasih | धन्यवाद | Danke

You are – without question – simply the best x