How Are Chocolates Made From Cacao?

It’s a long, wonderful process all the way from growing cacao trees to harvesting, fermenting, drying, roasting, winnowing, grinding, (refining, tempering), and molding. And what better way to learn it than to experience the process first-hand in the farm.

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Grateful for the Blessings of 2022; Looking Forward to a Bountiful 2023

2022 came and was gone in a flash. What a fast year this was! For me at least. One day, it’s Monday, the start of the week; and suddenly I’m facing a Friday. Funny how time drags when there’s nothing much on your plate, and how time flies when you’ve got much to do.

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