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March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Transparent Trade, 2023

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Understanding where your food comes from is incredibly important.  Most people usually have very little understanding of where their food is grown, the process by which it reaches them, and…

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February 7, 2023

Aid for Turkey

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The recent earthquake in Turkey has caused massive devastation and suffering, and created a humanitarian crisis.  Two of the hardest hit cities are Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa, which is where the…

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January 18, 2023

Opening a Cacao Pod

tom and monica with a cacao tree, goodnow farms chocolate

Chocolate comes from a fruit!  In this video from our sourcing trip to Ecuador we show you how to open a ripe cacao pod.  

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January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

2023 Good Food Awards Finalists Announced

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The Good Food Awards honors craft foods that are not only exceptionally flavorful, but which also meet strict sustainability criteria.  We’re happy to share that this year’s finalists were just…

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December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

Bean to Bar, and the meaning behind it

When we communicate our chocolate’s value proposition, one of the terms we use is Bean to Bar.  Being craft chocolate makers so heavily involved with the weight and intricacies of…

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November 18, 2022

Our new holiday bar is in the grinder

goodnow farms chocolate grinding

We love discovering new flavors, and trying different flavor combinations in our bars. The holidays give us a good excuse to let our creativity run free, and this season we’re…

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November 8, 2022November 18, 2022

IN-PERSON at The Northwest Chocolate Festival

Northwest Chocolate Festival

Affet two years of virtual gatherings we were excited to finally attend The Northwest Chocolate Festival in-person this year!  It was two nonstop days of chocolate sampling and education, and…

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March 10, 2022March 16, 2022

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…

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January 30, 2022March 16, 2022

The 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…

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January 15, 2022March 16, 2022

Double 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…

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October 21, 2021October 21, 2021

Halloween Haunted Barn

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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…

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September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

It’s a Busy Fall on the Farm

it'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…

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August 27, 2020September 30, 2021

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…

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April 8, 2020September 30, 2021

Our 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…

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April 3, 2020September 30, 2021

Stay 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…

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