Collection: Ora Provisions

Cacao nibs are magical because you’re ingesting the seeds that could grow a cacao tree, full of potential for the future. You’re invited to meet cacao with gratitude in your heart while contemplating your vision of a beautiful future.

Most people think of cacao nibs as a healthy, chocolatey snack to add to trail mix, smoothies, or baked goods. But the cacao nibs have a story long before they get to us, connecting us to peoples and ecosystems across the world.

We source the highest quality fermented cacao beans from regenerative family farms (not monoculture cacao plantations), lightly roast them in micro batches (it’s an obsessive art form), and shell and crack them into small pieces (voila! cacao nibs). This careful sourcing and minimal processing gives our nibs a rich, nutty flavor…and has social impact. We call them "activated" instead of "raw", because this is the wisdom of indigenous traditions that we've learned from. Dried cacao beans can store for a decade, but once we lightly roast them, their aroma blossoms and it has no negative impact on the beneficial compounds (we've lab tested this to be sure).

Our organic cacao is grown in a regenerative agroforestry project in the Rwenzori Mountains of Uganda, part of the headwaters of the Nile River. 50% of the small-holder farmers are women and 70% are under 35, so with these cacao nibs, you’re supporting the next generation of farmers and protecting a diverse ecosystem. 

Disclaimer ... it is very hard to make any form of drinking chocolate from these without professional equipment because they will not melt with heat. If you are interested in drinking chocolate, best to buy our ceremonial cacao. Or if you'd like to use traditional methods, there is a hand tool used in Central America called a metate, if you are lucky you can find one on eBay :-)