Journal du cacao

Fall has a way of bringing warming spices back into the kitchen, and they pair especially well with cacao. This Honey Chai Cacao combines Illuminating India with honey, cinnamon, ginger,...

If you’ve ever noticed yourself craving chocolate around your period, there is really good reason for it! Ceremonial cacao’s bioactive compounds are surprisingly supportive for common symptoms during your cycle:...

On Monday, we honored Indigenous Peoples Day - a time to give gratitude to the Indigenous peoples who carry Earth’s wisdom - the original stewards of land, water, and seed....

If you’ve been working with cacao for a while, you may have experienced the difference in potency when intention is put into how cacao is grown, sourced, and related with....

We’re welcoming October with this month’s ritual report, sharing key dates to work with ceremonial cacao. As autumn deepens, this month invites us to tend to our inner world, honor...

Cacao naturally evolved as an understory tree within tropical rainforest ecosystems. It thrives in relationship with shade trees, fungal networks, companion plants, animals, insects, rainfall cycles, and rich organic soil....