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We aim to help chocolate makers & consumers get to know the farms and producers responsible for exceptional cacaos and to cultivate transparent global connections, curiosity, & empathy.
2019 Wrap-Up: Stasi’s Lessons and Reflections
What a year! I initially got excited thinking about the opportunity to share some lessons learned and takeaways I have from a year of testing, tasting, hunting, and discovering cacaos. When I start...
Launching QR Codes to Bring Consumers Closer to Origin
The chocolate makers who buy from Uncommon Cacao know that they are participating in an ethical, transparent supply chain when they purchase our beans. Through our radically transparent price repor...
Back from Bundibugyo: An origin report of Semuliki Forest
In western Uganda, twenty kilometers from the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lies Bundibugyo, a town known for cocoa production. The community sits at 800 meters, nestled into the ...
The 2018 Transparency Report is in!
Read the full Report Every year since 2012, Uncommon Cacao has published a Transparency Report showing pricing data for our supply chain and sharing stories and information about the incr...
Cahabón, Guatemala By Emily Stone The steep ascent from the Rio Cahabón to the hilltop village of Tzalamtun is one of my favorite wild terrain drives of all time. Three hours southeast of Coban on ...
A light overview of heavy metals - a cadmium story.
Follow this article on Medium here: https://medium.com/@uncommoncacao/a-light-overview-of-heavy-metals-a-cadmium-story-6ec076d2253e There’s been a lot of talk in the chocolate industr...
For the long form version of this article on Medium please click the link below: https://medium.com/@uncommoncacao/what-does-uncommon-cacao-do-32b737c496ed Historically when I’m asked t...
In memory of Gabriel Pop, co-founder of Maya Mountain Cacao
In memory of Gabriel Pop, proud father, brother, son, and co-founder of Maya Mountain Cacao. When Maya Mountain Cacao first was established as a business, Gabriel worked tirelessly alongside Emily ...
Belize has just two highways, one running north-south and one running east-west. You can drive for miles any day of the week without passing another vehicle. Nearby El Salvador squeezes a populatio...
Farmer Interview-El Mamo of the Arhuacos
(Two farmers in the Arhuacos community wearing traditional clothing. Photo courtesy of Cacao de Colombia) Transparency in our supply chain means that we prioritize meeting cacao producers and learn...
Quality Control from Farm to Factory
1. Quality in the field High quality cacao starts at origin beginning with the plants themselves. Cacaogenetics and changing climate conditions require adjustment of fermentation protocols over the...
Our 2017 Transparency Report Has Landed!
We are thrilled to share with you our 2017 Transparency Report. This is our sixth annual report covering Uncommon Cacao’s work across fourteen origins and six countries where we sourced our premium...
Highlights from Guatemala Chocolate Week
Highlights from Uncommon Cacao's June Guatemala Chocolate Week! ...
Update 2 from Guatemala Chocolate Week
Our group is very sad to hear about the destruction of the volcano eruption in Antigua. We are continuing on to Lachuá today to visit ASODIRP and wanted to say that we are all safe and very far awa...
Update 1 from Guatemala chocolate Week!
What a great visit to Finca Chimelb! Thanks to the team there for an amazing family meal where we enjoyed everything that was grown on premise such as the beef, fish, lemons, fresh veggies, honey, ...
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