Belize Harvest
Colorful piled pods of pure Criollo Cacao; typically tiny, grafted from rare wild trees scattered in the surrounding jungle. Designated … Read More
Cacao ready to ship
Cacao ready for export at Maya Mountain Cacao in Southern Belize. This cacao is grown by Mayan families throughout the … Read More
Snakes. Don’t talk to me about snakes.
Visiting Tufts biology student Allegra playing with a Tropical Kingsnake that wandered by. Pretty easygoing snake compared to the venomous … Read More
Heirloom Cacao Preservation
Hanging out with the Heirloom Cacao Board at the. Criollo farm in Belize. A nice break between strategic planning sessions. … Read More
Elmer Tzalam, Cacao Guru at BFREE Belize
Elmer oversees BFREE’s cacao farm. He’s the one who spent 3 days in the rain forest locating and tagging the … Read More
Cacao in Belize
Chef Donna and I hanging out with Jacob Marlin at BFREE’s research cacao farm. BREE’s doing some interesting experiments to … Read More
Wild Criollo Cacao
A 40 minute walk into the Braden Reserve rainforest yields a precious sight: BFREE’s pure wild cacao–genetically tested and validated … Read More
Chocolate (and lime juice) in Belize
4am. Bus to Boston. 7am. Airborne. 0930, two hours earlier. Swarms of Dallas travelers , an hour delayed. 2pm. Belize. … Read More