It Takes a Village
Village made chocolate. Cocoa beans from the local village farmers. After drying they are brought to the Chocolat des Villages artisan factory for roasting. Then they are ground into chocolate paste. Sugar and cocoa butter are added to create these wonderful chocolates. Discover the flavors of natural chocolate
How Chocolate is Made
Made by Hand. From tree to the Market. All Natural. Here are but a few of the careful steps required
Drying the Cocoa Beans
After harvesting the cocoa pods, farmers extract the beans and set them to ferment and dry in just the right conditions for superb flavor.
Roasting Cocoa Beans
The beans are roasted to reduce the moisture and to bring out the natural cocoa flavor
Grinding Nibs to Chocolate Paste
Stone Wheels grind the roasted bean nibs into chocolate. Sugar is added
Molding the Bars
Warm Chocolate is poured into molds and cooled. Then wrapped and taken to the marketplace
Project Hope and Fairness
Tom Neuhaus is the founder Project Hope & Fairness, Inc, established in 2006 to study the shocking inequity between the cocoa farmer and the cocoa consumer. Tom lives in Cordes-sur-Ciel with his wife, Eve. He is currently developing a patisserie/chocolatier business that uses exclusively chocolate made Côte d’Ivoire
Make a donation to support the cocoa farmers
You can make a difference in the lives of the people that grow and harvest your favorite – CHOCOLATE