我应该买什么香草?
有时我会收到人们指向我在网上香草豆上找到的讨价还价交易的消息,但我很乐意在我的朋友上花更多的钱在顶级豆上。帕特里夏雨消息来源,一个致力于为当地农民做正确的事情的人,以确保与她合作的生产者获得公平的利润。我想如果我每周要经过几公斤的香草豆会有所不同,但是对于几豆,我每月都要分开并使用香草冰激凌或增加一批果酱,每年额外支付几美元是我认为非常好的金钱。尤其是当我从藏匿处拉一个细长的豆子,滚动它,然后抓住那些紧贴我的手指的微小,芬芳的种子。纯香草的气味可能是我能想到的最复杂,最迷人的气味。我们经常在市场上面临很多选择。
当我们成为时,很多原因都发挥了作用。经济学,质量,价格,便利和政治。对于我们大多数人来说,我们很幸运,我们有自由地决定每个人都想做什么。But often the things we buy do have a direct effect on local economies, and vanilla, being the most labor-intensive and highly-prized crop in the world, has led to a great deal of violence in the regions where it’s cultivated between growers and rustlers. Many less-fortunate people depend on getting a fair-price for their beans, which directly affects their livelihoods.
我很高兴有一个我尊重和信任的供应商,并致力于确保她的产品既是最高质量又受益于种植者和生产者的供应商。So each time I take that little brown bottle of vanilla from my kitchen cabinet and take a sniff before adding a few drops to whatever I’m baking, I’m gratified for the wonderful scent she’s given me and happy that a very small amount of something can perhaps have a very positive impact.
参观帕特里夏(Patricia Rain),并了解她的香草以及她与种植者的关系Vanillaqueen.com