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INGREDIENTS

DIRECT SOURCE, HEIRLOOM, WILD FORAGED
DIRECT SOURCE, HEIRLOOM, WILD FORAGED

HIGHEST QUALITY STANDARDS

Our commitment is to provide you with the highest quality cacao, herbs, and superfoods this planet has to offer. We work directly with our farmers whenever possible and select only the purest of ingredients.

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The Cacao Beans

We work directly with our cacao farmers to import the finest heirloom cacao beans from the jungle of the Cusco region in Peru.

Varietal

Heirloom "Chuncho" cacao variety, native to Southern Peru.

Excellent aroma, high cocoa butter content, balanced flavors.

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Location
Remote, virtually inaccessible valleys

Amazon Jungle Meets Andes Mountains

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Elevation

Altitudes range from

200 meters (650 ft) to 1500 meters (5000 ft). 

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Soil

Rich, loamy soil - mineral-rich and flavorful beans.

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Growth

Partial shade-grown cacao trees cultivated in diverse forest ecosystems.

Diverse ecosystems of plants and animals.

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Cultivation

Traditional farming practices unspoiled by pesticides, herbicides, man-made contamination.

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Harvesting

Small-scale farms (average size 2.5 hectares, 6 acres) Growers to harvest only ripe cacao pods.

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Water

Farms fed by rainfall and crystalline Andean springs and streams.

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Native Habitat

Scientists believe cacao originally developed in the understory of the Amazon jungle.

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The Sweeteners

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Coconut Sugar

Organic Whole Coconut Sugar

Maple Syrup & Sugar

Pure Maple Syrup and Sugar from the prisitne mountains of Vermont

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Panela Sugar

Organic Unrefined Cane Sugar

Herbs/Fruit Powders

Natural sweetness in Leaves, Roots, Barks, Fruits

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Herbs + Superfoods

Flowers, Leaves, Roots, Barks, Fruits

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We source herbs from Andrea and Matthias at Healing Spirits Herb Farm in the Finger Lakes of New York.

In addition we work with small herb farms throughout Vermont.

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Grown with love, intention, and blessing.

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Dried and processed carefully to maintain vitality and nutrition

Wild-Foraged

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High Nutritional Value, Purity of Nature, Untapped Potential

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