You Can Still East Chocolate and Live Happerley!

Matthew Rymer
Jul 25, 2017 · 1 min read

Absolutely delicious…. and Chocolarder source their cocoa beans directly from farmers — so they can be sure that payment is truly going to those doing the hard work. This means that not only do farmers receive higher than market value for their produce, but also that Chocolarder can be pickier about the quality of the beans they receive

Chocolate becomes a magnificent treat when Living Happerley. As it should be and used to be.

Mike Longman, founder of Chocolarder explains:

I don’t have a mission, just a strict level of ethics in making chocolate that seem to have been forgotten over the years, and it’s these ethics that are bringing back a revival in small bakeries, coffee roasters, breweries, this new artisan world.

Sourcing is very important, not only for flavour, but because the production of the raw beans is so labour intensive. The producers of cocoa have been exploited to the level where they have no idea what cocoa beans make; they do not know the value of their crop. Taking care of the growers takes care of the flavour, and everyone benefits.

Find out more here.

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