Broken Nose Vanilla

After a particularly cold, winter weekend spent poaching pears in vanilla and baking vanilla meringues, Fiona struck on the idea of growing vanilla. She and Matt had been considering a change of pace and a move back to Australia - it all seemed to fall into place. So began several years of research into how and where to grow vanilla in Australia.

In 2006, one week before cyclone Larry hit them square on the nose, Fiona and Matt purchased their five-hectare property in a lush valley one hour south of Cairns under Queensland’s highest peak, Mt Bartle Frere, and its offshoot, Broken Nose. This was to become Broken Nose Vanilla.

A love of people and good food, as well as respect for the nurturing qualities of the natural environment, drives them to produce sustainable high quality food. Their environmental and ethical charter based on the principles of sustainability guides not only the way they produce vanilla, but also the way they do business.

Every day is a learning experience - sweetened by the pervasive, distinctive aroma of pure vanilla.