Direct Trade vs. Fair Trade
You’ve probably seen the term Fair Trade a lot on product packaging. When you see that label you probably assume that people all along the supply chain, from farmers on…
ContinueSingle Origin Cocoa Butter Is Awesome
It’s true – single origin cocoa butter really IS awesome. I know this because I taste it. A lot. If you don’t agree with me about cocoa butter’s awesomeness you’ve…
ContinueThe Importance of Ethical Sourcing
The Washington Post recently published an excellent article, “Cocoa’s Child Laborers,” detailing the issues with child labor and unsafe working conditions in the global cacao supply chain. The article explains…
ContinueThe Power of Small Business
We’re a small business, and we actively search out and support other small businesses in our community. We’d like to share why the concept of small business is so important…
ContinueDouble Chocolate Mint Brownie Bites!
Happy Spring! We are outside prepping the gardens for our Spring plantings, and it feels so good to dig in the dirt and imagine all of the vegetables and herbs…
ContinueHalloween Haunted Barn
It’s that time of year again! Time for all the ghosts at our 200 year old farm to once again haunt our historic barn. Considering they wait all year for…
ContinueIt’s a Busy Fall on the Farm
Fall is finally here, and apples and pumpkins are everywhere! We’re happy to report that our pumpkin patch is a tremendous success. This is the first year we grew…
ContinueDonations needed for Ecuador COVID Relief
One of our favorite bean origins is Costa Esmeraldas, in Ecuador. Freddy Salazar and his family have a beautiful farm and fermentation facility in Same, where they provide stable employment…
ContinueOur YouTube Channel is now Live!
We’ve been doing live videos to show various aspects of our chocolate making process, and people who’ve missed them have asked us to post them online. So, our YouTube channel…
ContinueStay Home With Chocolate Festival
We did a video as part of the Stay Home With Chocolate festival – it’s available on their website. You can also check out videos from many other chocolate makers…
ContinueA Note on Difficult Times
The current pandemic is hitting everyone hard. Especially hard hit are many small businesses, who rely on a steady stream of customers to keep the doors open. We urge you…
ContinueDominican Republic Sourcing Trip
We had a great visit to Zorzal Cacao in the Dominican Republic! We loved their beans since we first tasted them last year but up until now we haven’t had…
ContinueThe cost of quality
One of our goals when we started was to make great tasting, ethically sourced craft chocolate available to as many people as possible. Most high quality single origin bars were…
ContinueCacao Sourcing in Costa Rica
We just got back from a very successful trip to an amazing farm in the Puntarenas region of Costa Rica. Perched high atop a hill just outside the town of…
ContinueCelebrating 100 Locations!
It’s been just over year since we launched and we’re happy to announce a milestone we’re very proud of – our chocolate bars are now available in over 100 fine…
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