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Donations 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 and economic benefits for the town. But, Ecuador has been extremely hard hit by COVID-19 so Freddy and his family have set up a foundation…
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 we’ll have soon have. A family favorite to grow is fresh mint- luckily for us it is such a hearty plant we are never in…
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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 was born! We’ve posted all of our Instagram Live videos and will continue to add more as we make them. Find out how we make…
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 and also producers at origin!
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 to support your local small businesses in any way you safely can. Although we’ve closed our Boston Public Market shop we’re still making chocolate in…
ContinueWe’re a Finalist for the 2019 ICA World Finals!
We’re very proud and excited to announce we’re a Finalist in the International Chocolate Awards World Finals Competition. Each year the International Chocolate Awards holds regional competitions, and we were honored with several awards in the Americas region. Regional winners are eligible for the World Finals, in which the best bars from around the world…
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 priced in the low-to-mid teens, which was more than many people wanted to spend to try something new. After all, what if they didn’t like…
ContinueBack from Ecuador & Peru!
We just returned from a very successful (and warm!) sourcing trip to Ecuador and Peru, where we visited two amazing producers: Costa Esmeraldas Cacao in Ecuador and Ucayali River Cacao in Peru. Our first stop was Costa Esmeraldas. Freddy Salazar and his family have more than two hundred acres of cacao trees on their farm…
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