The trees play an absolutely critical role in rural life,» observes Peter Läderach of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, who has led research into the effects of climate change on
cacao farming in Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Currently they are using a pure heritage cacao, Arriba Nacional, grown in the shaded
cacao farms in Ecuador's coastal lowlands where the climate and soil conditions occur exclusively.
Three children band together to escape a life of slavery on
a cacao farm in the modern - day Ivory Coast.
Not exact matches
We source our
Cacao Powder from Certified organic farms in Peru, where the cacao beans are grown, harvested, and pressed into fine po
Cacao Powder from Certified organic
farms in Peru, where the
cacao beans are grown, harvested, and pressed into fine po
cacao beans are grown, harvested, and pressed into fine powder.
We source our
Cacao Powder from small, organic farms in Peru, where the cacao beans are hand harvested, cold pressed, and carefully milled into fine po
Cacao Powder from small, organic
farms in Peru, where the
cacao beans are hand harvested, cold pressed, and carefully milled into fine po
cacao beans are hand harvested, cold pressed, and carefully milled into fine powder.
All our partnering
farms use sustainable
farming practices including permaculture to yield the best quality organic fine flavoured
cacao beans that
in turn make some of the most interesting chocolate bars.
After a quick tour of a Chocolate
Farm in Panama, I feel like my eyes have really been opened to the whole fascinating chocolate making process (and I am now a big buyer of both
cacao powder and
cacao nibs — all the good stuff is
in both of these).
Healthworks
Cacao Nibs are grown and harvested sustainably on small
farms and come to you
in their purest, most nutrient - rich state.
«Very few companies globally do this kind of work, and here
in Hawaii our structures for
farming and manufacture represent probably the highest costs anywhere
in the
cacao - growing world,» says Seneca Klassen, a co-owner of the company located on O'ahu.
These include the use of child labour, sourcing chocolate from
cacao farms which use slave labour, stealing rural water resources
in the United States, marketing formula with questionable and sometimes outright illegal claims, etc etc..
After the harvest,
cacao beans are collected and placed
in large wooden boxes, or even piled on the soil at the
farms where they are grown, said Verstrepen.
In both countries, farmers hesitate to invest in trees that their children may not inherit, and many do not want to continue cacao farming unless tree productivity can be significantly improve
In both countries, farmers hesitate to invest
in trees that their children may not inherit, and many do not want to continue cacao farming unless tree productivity can be significantly improve
in trees that their children may not inherit, and many do not want to continue
cacao farming unless tree productivity can be significantly improved.
It reduced production by 80 percent, driving people whose families had grown
cacao for generations to abandon their
farms and move to city shantytowns — effectively destroying
in a few short years a vast archive of
cacao -
farming knowledge built over centuries.
PREMIUM PRODUCT: Caribbean
Cacao Cocoa butter is responsibly grown on a small family
farm in the Dominican Republic; Our close relationship with the producers cuts out the middle man and insures you raw, pure, natural, and the highest quality cocoa butter available anywhere.
You can join Holistic Lacey for a heart opening
cacao ceremony
in Costa Rica, during her 9 Day Holistic Lifestyle Retreat, this April at
Farm of Life.
Slavery still exists
in many
cacao farms, especially
in Africa, and child labor / slavery is a huge problem.
Enveloping us
in the tropical forests and
cacao farms of Africa, The Bitter Side of Sweet keenly inspires empathy
in...
Examine the many benefits of owning your own plot
in a
cacao farm... from low - risk, sustainable returns to a chance to benefit local farmers and workers
in Belize.
There's boutique chocolate from a
farm in Veracruz at Mente de
Cacao, wakame and hijiki seaweed salads at the Japanese home - style deli Delica Mitsu, and local artisan goat cheese at Luna de Queso.
Top crop: Indigenous to the tropical forests of Central America,
cacao trees have grown wild
in Belize for some 3,000 years — flourishing
in the humid microclimates of cenotes — and
farmed since around 250 B.C. Today Belize's
cacao farmers, mostly
in the country's southern Toledo District, cultivate the native Criollo plant, which is considered to be the highest quality
cacao bean native to Central America.
Corporate sponsor:
In the 1980s, the Hershey Corporation partnered with Belize's Ministry of Agriculture to boost the country's cacao production, setting up a large cacao farm along the Toledo District's Hummingbird Highway in southern Beliz
In the 1980s, the Hershey Corporation partnered with Belize's Ministry of Agriculture to boost the country's
cacao production, setting up a large
cacao farm along the Toledo District's Hummingbird Highway
in southern Beliz
in southern Belize.
In South America, you'll find fresh fruits and vegetables, locally produced meat and dairy, and other fresh, affordable local specialties (
farm fresh
cacao!
In a day, you can surf, swim, snorkel, tour an organic coffee and
cacao farm, hike to a waterfalls, sip craft beer, and feast on the freshest ingredients for breakfast lunch and dinner.
There are an abundant of other activities including Mayan ruins, waterfalls, swimming
in caves, visit
cacao farms and see how chocolate is made, learn to play the Garifuna drums, jungle tours or spend you weekend at a jungle lodge or staying
in a real Mayan village.
In the South Caribbean you can tour the sustainable
cacao farms, learn how to make your own chocolate, and sample a wide variety of chocolate made from locally sourced, fair trade
cacao.
6 nights of luxury
in San Ignacio and Hopkins Village exploring Mayan Ruins, making chocolate at a
cacao farm, taking a Mayan cooking class, tubing down the river, going out on the town with a local and dining beachfront at one of our favorite spots.
- Txai is a very special place for relaxing and enjoying nature
in its best state, is located on an ancient coconut and
cacao farm, an estate of 92 hectares (227 acres) situated
in the Environmental Protection Area of Itacaré Serra Grande,
in the Itacaré municipality.