Empowering Women

Before my second trip to Indonesia in 2014, a stranger prayed for me and said, "I see you working with women." He was right. 

How can the Whole Cacao Pod be Upcycled? Cacao Pod Husks

Cacao pod husks account for two-thirds or more of a cacao pod's weight. Upcycling them transforms waste into food, soap, bioenergy, and valuable farm inputs. 

How can the Whole Cacao Pod be Upcycled? Cacao Fruit

70% of a fresh cacao pod is often discarded in chocolate making. Cacao fruit is ripe for upcycling in these deliciously innovative new products.

"Local" Chocolate for the Global North

How can we best achieve the goals of eating local - lowering our environmental impact and boosting the local economy - in our imported chocolate choices?

Who gets paid for your Chocolate?

Cocoa farmers earn about 1/3 of a living wage. Is fair trade enough?