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Beautiful bars of chocolate goodness...

Studded with a variety of dried fruits, nuts and spices, these bars of organic and Fair Trade chocolate are a beautiful, gourmet treat for any chocolate lover.

Our twist on a traditional French confection...

Traditionally served at the end of Christmas dinner, French mendiants are chocolate disks, studded with nuts and dried fruits to symbolize the four mendicant or monastic orders. We've taken these sweet little confections and incorporated fruits and nuts from around the world, making our Chocolate Mendiants a beautiful treat for anytime of year.

Quote of the Week - 11.25.12

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

~ Thomas Edison

Good chocolate is what happens when cocoa meets with Fair Trade.

~ Coco-Zen

Stuff We Found Today - 11.18.12

Amazing Shapeshifting Mimic Octopus

Food Stuff

• Hershey sued over alleged child labor abuses - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "The Hershey Company faces a lawsuit from a shareholder that claims it uses cocoa produced through unlawful child labor in West Africa."
• Climate Change Could Wipe Out Coffee by 2080 - (Inhabitat) Nooooooooo...not coffee!!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Make  A Sweater From Your Pet's Fur! - (Inhabitots) Hmmm...cool or creepy??

Tech & Science Stuff

• World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Generates Energy for the First Time - (Inhabitat)
• Solar-Powered Lightning Motorcycle Sets New Speed Record for Production Motorcycles at 189 MPH - (Inhabitat) This is for all you speed loving motorbike riders...
• LA Metro Signs $3.6 Million Deal With VYCON to Harvest Energy from Speeding Subway Trains - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...wonder if SF Muni subway has anything like this??

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Beluga whale 'makes human-like sounds' - (BBC News) This is so cool!! Listen to the recording linked in the article.
• Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Ocean Food Chain - (Huffington Post)
• 'Chasing Ice' Follows James Balog's Mission To Capture Climate Change - (Huffington Post) Looks like a cool movie...the images are spectacular!
• The Amazing Shapeshifting Mimic Octopus! - (TreeHugger) Check out the videos in this post...these are the coolest creatures ever!

International Stuff

• Sweden Needs More Trash, Because It Has Turned All It's Got Into Energy - (Co.Exist)
• Germany Set to Export More Energy Than Ever Despite Nuclear Phase-Out - (Inhabitat) Does that say more about their green energy production abilities, or their ability to conserve the energy they use...hmmm?

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Top Eco Advent Calendars for Green Families - (Inhabitots) Some of these would make great DIY projects too...and save some $$!

Quote of the Week - 11.18.12

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

~ E. E. Cummings

The most wasted of all days is one without Fair Trade chocolate.

~ Coco-Zen

Quote of the Week - 11.11.12

He is able who thinks he is able.
~ Buddha

He can have Fair Trade chocolate who thinks he can have Fair Trade chocolate.
~ Coco-Zen

Quote of the Week - 11.04.12

Love is just like rice - plant it elsewhere and it grows.

~ Malagasy Proverb

Love is like Fair Trade chocolate - share it and it grows.

~ Coco-Zen