France’s first chocolate-makers
Who would have thought of the Basque Country as one of the first places in Europe to be home to
Category: Cocoa
When the cocoa trail becomes the chocolate trail
All good things come to an end. Now it is time for me to return to Europe. But rest assured!
The essentials of cacao tree pruning
The pruning of cacao trees is essential in the management of a cacao field. When done efficiently, pruning helps to
Learning how to manage a cocoa plantation
The last few weeks of my cocoa trail are spent at the Ecuadorean government’s agricultural research institute INIAP, an acronym
On the road to Ecuador to discover the national cacao variety
After several months learning about the intricacies of Peru’s cacao production and the producer-supply chain, I decided it was time
Getting producers to taste their very own cocoa liquor
After my week living with the farmers of Chulucanas, I really wanted to give something back to the communities who
The ins and out of cocoa production
The association, ASPROC NBT, which stands for Asociacion de Productores de Cacao de Nuevo Bambamarca Tocache, currently has 200 members,
A week in the life of a local cacao farming community
Last week I was kindly invited to spend a week living with a local family in the small farming community
Peru’s most exquisite white cacao beans
I am now in the Northern tip of Peru, where you can find Peru’s special white cacao, a genetic variety
Discovering a very rare cacao variety
Immediately after the “Salon de Cacao y Chocolate”, I was invited by the organising committee to visit the area where
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