Journal

Here you’ll find articles we've written on the science of chocolate, visits with cacao farmers, and our favorite recipes.

Recent Articles

Cacao Prices:  Up, Up, and Away

Cacao Prices: Up, Up, and Away

After college, I spent five years working in Bozeman as an Agricultural Market Analyst. My job was to help corn and wheat farmers find the best price for their crop...

Cacao Prices: Up, Up, and Away

After college, I spent five years working in Bozeman as an Agricultural Market Analyst. My job was to help corn and wheat farmers find the best price for their crop...

Recipe: Real Fancy Hot Chocolate

Recipe: Real Fancy Hot Chocolate

What you’ll need: 2 tbsp of our Drinking Chocolate (find it here) 3/4 cup of your favorite milk 1/8 tsp of vanilla extract a pinch of salt Directions: Bring 3/4...

Recipe: Real Fancy Hot Chocolate

What you’ll need: 2 tbsp of our Drinking Chocolate (find it here) 3/4 cup of your favorite milk 1/8 tsp of vanilla extract a pinch of salt Directions: Bring 3/4...

Our Heavy Metal Manifesto

Our Heavy Metal Manifesto

We wrote this article to share our perspective on the topic of heavy metals in chocolate, to offer some research for further reading, and to help you feel confident in...

Our Heavy Metal Manifesto

We wrote this article to share our perspective on the topic of heavy metals in chocolate, to offer some research for further reading, and to help you feel confident in...

Impact Notes: Microlending

Impact Notes: Microlending

Lauren has been the big driver of “impact” being part of our chocolate company, and a chance encounter is what got us looking more closely at microlending in recent months....

Impact Notes: Microlending

Lauren has been the big driver of “impact” being part of our chocolate company, and a chance encounter is what got us looking more closely at microlending in recent months....

The Science of Stone Grinding Cacao

The Science of Stone Grinding Cacao

We get a lot of good questions about why we stone grind cacao and how the process works. We typically grind cacao for three to four days to make chocolate,...

The Science of Stone Grinding Cacao

We get a lot of good questions about why we stone grind cacao and how the process works. We typically grind cacao for three to four days to make chocolate,...

Why is our chocolate more expensive than the grocery store stuff?

Why is our chocolate more expensive than the gr...

That’s a good question! And one we think about often. All chocolate makers have to choose 2 out of the 3 items listed below when making their recipes: High cacao...

Why is our chocolate more expensive than the gr...

That’s a good question! And one we think about often. All chocolate makers have to choose 2 out of the 3 items listed below when making their recipes: High cacao...