“Vanilla So Black” with Derek Haynes

When:
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026 7:00p -
8:00p

Where:
Online event
Surrounding areas
Boston, MA 02110

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Admission:
FREE

Hosted by:
newenglandbg Liz Nye

Categories:
Food, Lectures & Conferences, Nature

Event website:
https://purchase.nebg.org/PatronEducation.aspx?pid=20205&cal=https%3a%2f%2fpurchase.nebg.org%3a443%2fCalendar.aspx

Join New England Botanic Garden for the second event featured in People & Plants: A Community Lecture Series, a FREE online webinar series featuring thought leaders who are advancing plant knowledge, fostering community, fighting injustice, and championing the preservation of vital ecosystems. Derek Haynes, known on Instagram as “the Chocolate Botanist,” is a botanist and science communicator who lectures on horticultural topics including the story of vanilla. Haynes explores vanilla’s botanical origins, addressing the historical nuances surrounding Black communities and their relationship with vanilla and highlighting the pivotal role of Edmond Albius, a man born into slavery in Madagascar, in the cultivation of one of the planet’s most lucrative spices. Learn more and register online here.

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