POMPONA PROJECT

The Pompona Project TM was created by Annette Renée Crymes, when the idea came to her while taking a university course in the Amazon jungle. Most indigenous people are unaware of the potential economic value of their crops. The Pompona Project is headed up by Crymes, who is currently pursuing her PhD at University College at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri... The Pompona Project TM is a group of dedicated people who work together to promote Peruvian vanillas. We work closely with the Peruvian Vanilla Coalition to provide and share information on how to grow, harvest and properly care for and cure Peruvian vanillas. We buy properly cured vanillas directly from the farmers... We are excited to create awareness of this natural resource as we develop Peruvian vanillas for entry into the commercial market. Using the fruit of the Peruvian vanillas, the Pompona Project TM plans to produce high quality extract and other vanilla products for personal and commercial use.