Professor Eric T. Jennings, Chair and Professor in the Department of History at Victoria College, gives a virtual lecture on how vanilla, the only edible orchid, went global.
The lecture was originally part of Alumni Reunion 2026. It is now available on demand from September 16 to October 31, 2026 for those who register through the U of T alumni events page.
The U of T alumni online programming lists it among its lectures and workshops, which the page describes as a way to be part of a community of discovery.
Reported from What’s so vanilla about vanilla? Find out how it made history as more than a spice. (U of T alumni events, September 16 to October 31, 2026).
More from the original reporting: alumni.utoronto.ca/events/whats-so-vanilla-about-vanilla-find-out-how-it-made-history-more-spice