#cacaofarming

#Repost @costaesmeraldas with @get_repost ・・・ Harvest time isn't like most crops, as pods are ripening at different frequencies. We need to double, triple, and quadruple back to areas and trees that we've already harvested from in order to collect the pods at peak ripeness to ensure the best quality fermentation and bean possible. . . . #craftchocolate #beantobar #cacaofarming #harvest #farming #ecuador https://www.instagram.com/p/CIkmsInDEVb/?igshid=1mc3u1xcbfzd4

“I think that what cacao does, and what chocolate does for a lot of people, is this immediate feeling of pleasure, and deserving that pleasure.” . To quote L’Oreal’s iconic phrase, “Because You’re Worth It”. And though there was a time when you’d hear this alternate every half hour or so between the late night binges, it’s a lifetime’s work for many. Monday, get in there⚡️⚡️⚡️ . Ep 24 Christina and Cacao with @secretcacaogarden available @itunes @applepodcasts @anchor.fm . #beantobar #cacaofarming #cacaoagriculture #farmerbuyer #directtrade #cocoabarometer #ceremonialcacao #healingchocolate #heartopener #cacaoindustry #herbalinfusions #gutsnglorypodcast #podcast #community #connection #biopsychosocialspiritual #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B0fy_fJn-sf/?igshid=n05b18owl3nj

“Seeing it as a commodity.” . There’s power in where you place your hard-earned cash, your god-given voice, and when the individual becomes a body politic. . Ep 24 Christina and Cacao with @secretcacaogarden available @itunes @applepodcasts @anchor.fm . #beantobar #cacaofarming #cacaoagriculture #farmerbuyer #directtrade #cocoabarometer #ceremonialcacao #healingchocolate #heartopener #cacaoindustry #herbalinfusions #gutsnglorypodcast #podcast #community #connection #biopsychosocialspiritual #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LyuUaH9wF/?igshid=z7epldhqy6rg

“My first memory of a block of chocolate was at a tennis club, it was a tournament, and they just brought out a brick of chocolate with a big knife and bananas. And I was like oh my god.” . The way to my heart...and also possibly my dinner for tonight😂 . Ep 24 Christina and Cacao with @secretcacaogarden available @itunes @applepodcasts @anchor.fm . #beantobar #cacaofarming #cacaoagriculture #farmerbuyer #directtrade #cocoabarometer #ceremonialcacao #healingchocolate #heartopener #cacaoindustry #herbalinfusions #gutsnglorypodcast #podcast #community #connection #biopsychosocialspiritual #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B0JaTcVHVcT/?igshid=1810r2w272rtd

She deals does she!? . Christina and Cacao PART 2 coming through!!! What does Cacao look like as an industry? Cheap profit, deforestation, exploitation of indigenous communities and culture…you’re not wrong there, but in sitting down with Christina, I like to think our conversation spoke more so to the solution-driven energetics that are being implemented globally; though we may not always see or know of it. . It might not make headlines, your local newspaper, or that of your daily instagram feed, but this bean speaks to a lot more than just its drool inducing tendencies. Human rights, culture, communities, a lack of government-wide enforcement, company infrastructures, downstream to our own retail frontlines, right into that mug of steamy cocoa. . Cacao is known as a heart opener. It did Christina’s, it has done so for many, and will continue to do so for those to come. It’s not going anywhere. I say so because of people like Christina, because we talked, because I got to listen in on someone who’s trajectory stands testament to what we’re capable of in learning, cultivating, protecting, and sharing when it’s something we hold dear. . We also talk cacao face masks and rituals. Because what are we if not ritual abiding creatures with a penchant for chocolate. . This is Christina and Cacao Part 2 with @secretcacaogarden available @itunes @applepodcasts @anchor.fm . #beantobar #cacaofarming #cacaoagriculture #farmerbuyer #directtrade #cocoabarometer #ceremonialcacao #healingchocolate #heartopener #cacaoindustry #herbalinfusions #gutsnglorypodcast #podcast #community #connection #biopsychosocialspiritual #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8EL5Woxfl/?igshid=1b3lpif3qst9j

“I just had to leave and get my mind out of this place of, ‘things are never going to get better.’” . You facilitate your current state. It is up to you to rise with all that you are, and when you lay your head back down on that pillow, know that not one ounce of yourself didn’t authentically show up that day. It doesn’t have to look pretty, or put together. Just you. . I mean, just look at this lady in all her glory. This was taken on her birthday May 4th (our birthday!!!). I think we forget that these are days we came into this world. We made it this far, regardless of what came before or what is to come. Now all you have to do is work on looking this fabulous😂✨ . Ep 24 Christina and Cacao with @secretcacaogarden available @itunes @applepodcasts @anchor.fm . #beantobar #cacaofarming #cacaoagriculture #farmerbuyer #directtrade #cocoabarometer #ceremonialcacao #healingchocolate #heartopener #cacaoindustry #herbalinfusions #gutsnglorypodcast #podcast #community #connection #biopsychosocialspiritual #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/BzyL-jQHbQR/?igshid=ymj8xnhm641b

“And I remember thinking, on bus rides, commuting, or during a lunch break; this is my life and it’s just going to be like this all the time. Work and eat and sleep.” . Goes to show the grind is what you make of it. Power to you. . Pictured is one of Christina’s melanger progressions: Majambo Bean (Mishky Majambo: Peru) Panela Raw Sugar Cane (Peru) Cacao Butter (Ecuador) Blue Lotus (wild crafted @animamundiherbals) . Ep 24 Christina and Cacao with @secretcacaogarden available at @itunes @applepodcasts @anchor.fm . #beantobar #cacaofarming #cacaoagriculture #farmerbuyer #directtrade #cocoabarometer #ceremonialcacao #healingchocolate #heartopener #cacaoindustry #herbalinfusions #gutsnglorypodcast #podcast #community #connection #biopsychosocialspiritual #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlF3G8Hy7I/?igshid=pmawsd65uq3w

“To realize it’s there for everyone to have.” . Gentle reminders on this new moon in Cancer and solar eclipse🖤 . Ep 24 Christina and Cacao with @secretcacaogarden available at @itunes @applepodcasts @anchor.fm . #beantobar #cacaofarming #cacaoagriculture #farmerbuyer #directtrade #cocoabarometer #ceremonialcacao #healingchocolate #heartopener #cacaoindustry #herbalinfusions #gutsnglorypodcast #podcast #community #connection #biopsychosocialspiritual #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/BzabrNfn_mF/?igshid=12887zk87a32g