It's that time of year again! Time for all the ghosts at our 200 year old farm to once again haunt our historic barn. Considering they wait all year for this it's understandable they go all out for the occasion. In addition to our ghosts we think neighboring specters show up as well. 💀💀💀 Although our spooky barn isn't open to the public please join Monica and me for a video tour of this year's spookiness. Not only will it...

Fall is finally here, and apples and pumpkins are everywhere!   We're happy to report that our pumpkin patch is a tremendous success. This is the first year we grew pumpkins, and we ended up with dozens of large, healthy ones. You'll notice that some of the pumpkins are slightly different colors, and that's because we planted several varieties, including Jack Be Littles, Big Maxes, Owl's Eyes, Red Warty Things and Spartans. Who knew there were so many different types...

As a small craft chocolate maker it's always gratifying to be recognized by the Academy of Chocolate, and this year we're proud to have received 14 awards - more than any other craft chocolate maker in North America! About the Academy The Academy of Chocolate exists to, among other things, promote a greater awareness of fine chocolate. There's a lot of chocolate in the world but only a very small amount is produced by makers who are dedicated to ethical...

One of our favorite bean origins is Costa Esmeraldas, in Ecuador. Freddy Salazar and his family have a beautiful farm and fermentation facility in Same, where they provide stable employment and economic benefits for the town. But, Ecuador has been extremely hard hit by COVID-19 so Freddy and his family have set up a foundation to raise money for medical supplies needed to help fight the virus. We know there are many needs out there right now, but if you're...

Last year we were fortunate to make history as the first chocolate maker to sweep the Dark Chocolate category at the Specialty Food Association's annual Sofi Awards. This year we not only repeated the feat, winning Gold, Silver and Bronze, but took home Best New Product as well! The Sofi awards, which Bloomberg dubbed the "Oscars of Artisanal Foods," celebrates the best specialty food products from around the world. Past winners in the Dark Chocolate category include such notable names...

We've been doing live videos to show various aspects of our chocolate making process, and people who've missed them have asked us to post them online. So, our YouTube channel was born! We've posted all of our Instagram Live videos and will continue to add more as we make them. Find out how we make our award-winning chocolate, how to make chocolate at home, and more!

We did a video as part of the Stay Home With Chocolate festival - it's available on their website. You can also check out videos from many other chocolate makers and also producers at origin!    

The current pandemic is hitting everyone hard. Especially hard hit are many small businesses, who rely on a steady stream of customers to keep the doors open. We urge you to support your local small businesses in any way you safely can. Although we've closed our Boston Public Market shop we're still making chocolate in our factory. As a licensed wholesale kitchen, inspected by the FDA, we've always had strict sanitation procedures in place but we've added new enhanced procedures...

We're excited to announce our Las Palomas Coffee bar is a 2020 Good Food Award winner! We're proud to have won a Good Food Award each year since we launched - three in a row!

We're proud to announce three of our bars won Silver at the International Chocolate Awards World Finals! Winners were announced at the awards ceremony in Antigua, Guatemala on November 18th and represent the best of the best from bars crafted by chocolate makers worldwide. Our winners this year are: Ucayali 70%, Asochivite 77% & our 100% cacao bar.