The series
Vanilor, one minute at a time
52 short episodes about Vanillin, a very small explorer, and the friends she makes on the way to a place nobody has ever found.
- episodes in season one
- 52
- per episode, give or take
- 1 minute
- arcs, each tied to a stage of the farm
- 6
- Instagram, TikTok
- 2
The premise
Vanillin has heard of Vanilor, a hidden valley where the rarest vanilla in the world grows. Nobody who went looking for it has come back with a map. She goes anyway, with a lantern and half a map, and on the way she meets Khamin, Takrai, Elder Koko and Prik.
Every episode is about a minute long: one small scene, one small problem, usually some food. The pace is slow on purpose. It is the kind of thing you watch with a cup of tea, not the kind that shouts at you.
Why the story follows a real farm
Most food brands tell their story once the product exists. We are telling ours while the vanilla grows. Each of the six arcs lines up with a stage on our family-owned farm in Bangkok, from the first cuttings to the first harvest, and every companion is a crop that grows beside the vanilla vines. You can watch the series and the farm at the same time, and the last arc lands on the first harvest.
Season one
Six arcs
Arc I: The Legend
A traveller, a bedtime story, and a map that stops halfway. Vanillin decides she has waited long enough.
On the farmThe plot is levelled and drained, and the growing mix is made by hand. No vines yet.
Arc II: The Jungle
The jungle is louder than she expected. Takrai finds her, and the first thing he teaches her is how to be quiet.
On the farmCuttings from one mature mother vine go into the ground, four to a pillar, and start to climb.
Arc III: The Old Maps
Elder Koko has every map ever drawn of Vanilor. None of them agree, and he seems to find that encouraging.
On the farmSlow months. The vines are trained sideways along wires, so their flowers will open at chest height.
Arc IV: The Monsoon
The rains arrive, and so does Khamin. Somewhere in the downpour the map goes missing, and comes back with a shortcut drawn on it.
On the farmRain covers go up over the vines. Drainage, mulch, and a lot of looking at the sky.
Arc V: The Flowers
The jungle blooms for one morning. Vanillin learns that being early is its own kind of courage.
On the farmAbout eighteen months in, the first flowers open. Each one is pollinated by hand before noon.
Arc VI: Vanilor
They find it. That is all we are saying.
On the farmThe first harvest, then months of curing in the small house at the edge of the plot.
Where to watch
Episodes go up on Instagram and TikTok, as @vanilorfarm on both. Join the waitlist and you will hear first when episode one is out.
- TikTok
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