Real Vanilla: Nature’s Unsung Hero has just been published. Needless to say, here at LittlePod HQ, we couldn’t be more excited! Our advance copies arrived in East Devon a couple of weeks ago, just in time for our European launch in Berlin. It wasn’t until this morning, however, that Janet’s second book became available to purchase. On shelves and in bookshops across the UK, and available from our website and elsewhere online, The Rather Large Story of LittlePod is officially out there!

Written during a long, wet winter here in Farringdon, this has been a major undertaking and we couldn’t be more grateful to all those who have contributed and lent their support, expertise and enthusiasm in recent weeks and months.

To the team at Unicorn Publishing and to all who gave their time to be interviewed; to Harriet Beesley/Ferguson, our wonderful designer, for bringing our story to life; to Dr Vik Mohan for his much-valued foreword, and to Dame Prue Leith and all those who provided endorsements; to Dr Made Setiawan (Dr Made) and Muhammad Syirazi (Syiraz), and to Ketut Maliawan, Made Suartika (Made 2) and the farmers in Indonesia; to all at LittlePod HQ who supported Janet and played their part in the process, and to all who offered encouragement, input and advice along the way…

Vanilla hugs, heartfelt thanks and the deepest appreciation to you all.

Real Vanilla: Nature’s Unsung Hero is a tribute to Nyoman Mudiarta, a respected elder amongst the LittlePod farmers in Indonesia, and Achim Rohr, a dear friend, colleague and devoted LittlePodder, both of whom passed away during its writing…

It could not be more fitting.

To quote from Janet’s acknowledgements, “To LittlePodders everywhere [and] to our distributors and customers who have chosen to support our Campaign for Real Vanilla by promoting our REAL vanilla products and sharing the vanilla story to a wider audience, who have become educated about vanilla’s special properties and value, not just in the kitchen, but for the regeneration of the rainforest. Thank-you.”

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Published by Unicorn, Real Vanilla: Nature’s Unsung Hero is available from bookshops across the UK. Signed copies can be bought from our online shop.

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