I love chocolate. And if you love it too, there are plenty of ways to include it in your wedding. However, you may want to make your purchases wisely as cocoa, like coffee, is a large import and if not grown and processed in the most sustainable way, can have an adverse affect on the land and people who grow and process it.
I was able to sample some varieties of chocolate bars at the SF Green Festival, all of which were organic, meaning they were made from organically grown ingredients. Most were also fair trade, meaning the people who grew the cocoa were paid a fair price for their product so that they can afford to live and send their kids to school. Some were even made from raw chocolate, and others were vegan. The options abound.
Righteously Raw chocolate is raw, organic, vegan, kosher and contains no refined sugars.
This raw chocolate included some foods like goji, maca and acai, which are commonly used for their antioxidants and supposed health benefits.
Theo Chocolate is organic and fair trade and comes in some great flavors including: Coconut Curry, Chai Milk Chocolate and Bread and Chocolate.
They also offer Origin bars with cocoa sourced from different parts of the world that are vegan, and the Jane Goodall bars which donate part of the proceeds to help support cocoa farming that saves indigenous wildlife.
Chocolate Conspiracy offers raw, organic and fair trade chocolate that is dairy and soy free.
Their flavors included mint, goji, maca and wild spice.
I hope all this talk of chocolate didn't get your mouth watering too much!
G&G
All Photography made possibly by: Corduroy Media
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