Comments on: Hello, Chocolate, My Old Friend

By: Endangered Species Chocolate

Endangered Species Chocolate — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:26:36 +0000

I think that everyone in America needs to read that book because more people need to be informed that DARK chocolate can be healthy for you; although, it needs to have at least 70% cocoa content for it to be considered a health benefit.

Jordin, not all chocolate is not fair traded. Our company (ESC) is ethically traded, which supports fair trade.

Our cocoa is 100% ethically traded. We buy our cocoa from small properties, helping sustain the habitats and communities they are in. The farmers, from whom we buy our cocoa, are ensured humane working conditions and a fair price for their cocoa or a fair wage.

Savor Chocolate. Save Our Planet.
-Endangered Species Chocolate (www.ChocolateBar.com)

By: The Sojourner

The Sojourner — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:58:01 +0000

Mmm. Too bad we don’t have any dark chocolate in the house right now.

Also, every time I visit your blog my TBR list gets longer.

Also, my boyfriend and I just added Ananda to our list of girl names.

By: Mary G.

Mary G. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:22:23 +0000

ANY reason to eat more chocolate … and the darker the better for me (and when we were in Austria you could get DARK chocolate!) ….

I’ll have to check out this book ….

By: Karen Edmisten

Karen Edmisten — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:09:43 +0000

Lissa, I just read Fruitless Fall (thanks to you) and immediately started looking for his book on chocolate. Thanks for your reactions here!

By: Jordin

Jordin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:46:35 +0000

Both books you have mentioned by this author look so fabulous! I will have to get them!!!

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:26:58 +0000

We all knew that Professor Lupin knew what he was doing when he handed a huge chunk of chocolate to Harry after his first encounter with dementors!

Great post, Melissa. The book sounds wonderful and so does the advice.

(And I always loved the named Ananda too!)

By: Melissa Wiley

Melissa Wiley — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:07:51 +0000

Jordin, the fair trade issue is missing in this post, but *not* missing in Rowan’s book. He gives the matter serious attention and includes a list of fair trade chocolate companies to order from.

My bad; I ought to have mentioned it! I’ve been buying fair trade chocolate ever since Karen Edmisten brought my attention to the issue in a post a long while back .