INDIANAPOLIS — Endangered Species Chocolate (ESC) announced today that its chocolate bar line has received certification by Fairtrade America and is now offering the first ever chocolate bars made in America from Fairtrade certified West
African cocoa beans that can be fully traced from
farm to chocolate bar.
Gilbert Larose, who describes his ancestry as a mix of
African, French and Indian, spent five years developing the two - hectare site on a grassy slope, which includes a medicinal garden, tropical fruit trees, some
farm animals, heritage art, a small museum and an opportunity to see how traditional food staples, such as
cocoa sticks and manioc are prepared.