The Cacao tree
Junior getting ready to bust open a cacao seed
First stage of fermentation process
Drying the cacao beans
Sunday, March 9, 2008
San Antonio
Yesterday, I went on a tour to San Antonio to see the Cacao farm. The cacao is grown in Belize and then sold to Black and Greens, a fair trade ($2.50/pound) in the UK. Eventually, the chocolate ends up in stores in the US. Below you will see a few pictures of the fermenting process. Once the beans are dried, they are bagged and taken to the local fair trade area at which point the beans get turned over and the cacao owners get a check.
The Cacao tree
Junior getting ready to bust open a cacao seed
First stage of fermentation process
Drying the cacao beans
The Cacao tree
Junior getting ready to bust open a cacao seed
First stage of fermentation process
Drying the cacao beans
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hi heather-
i sent the external caths today-let me know when you get them-eww-spiders are creepy-i remember being at a camp site in the texas pan handle and having a ranger get everyone up and in thier cars because of a tarantula invasion-needless to say i didn't go barefoot for a while-gayle p
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