Cacao Journal

Guatemalan Mountains of True Peace

May 10 2019

In March after visiting our farming partners in Belize, we made our way to the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala. Alta Verapaz translates to 'mountains of true peace' and the...

Create Your Daily Cacao Ritual

May 01 2019

As spring has sprung, I've found that I'm having more cacao "dates" with friends, during which we meet up to share gratitude and prayers verbally as we sip cacao. I...

The Power of Cacao and Mushrooms

Apr 24 2019

Last winter, I noticed that our Medicinal Mushroom cacao quickly became our most popular as the seasons changed. For several years I had been making various medicinal mushroom teas with reishi...

The Healing Love Qualities of Ceremonial Cacao

Apr 18 2019

Probably the most influential love compound in chocolate is PEA, phenethylamine. This chemical, which occurs in chocolate in small quantities, stimulates the nervous system and triggers the release of pleasurable...

Cacao Ceremony In A Maya Cave

Apr 12 2019

After our island retreat, we explored a beautiful cacao forest at Martín's family-run cacao farm in Belize. We were greeted with bottles of fresh cacao juice recently made and frozen,...

Microdosing Cacao On An Island

Apr 12 2019

We started off our 18-day trip to visit our cacao farming partners in Belize & Guatemala with a little rest and relaxation. In our typical adventurous style, Sena & I...

The Secret To Quality Cacao

Apr 12 2019

Our last stop in Belize was a visit with Minni and the team at Maya Mountain Cacao. MMC, founded in 2010, put Belize on the craft chocolate map as the...