March 5, 2025
Building Stronger Communities with Fair Trade Microgrants
This year, we’re proud to donate 1% of sales from our Signature Bar line to build stronger cacao growing communities with a new microgrants program with Fair Trade USA™.
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September 23, 2024
Project Tocache: Clean Water Initiatives for Cacao Farmers
This year, we’re proud to be donating 1% of sales from our Signature Bar line to Project Tocache.
This exciting initiative aims to bring essential infrastructure, like
clean water supply, to the cacao farming cooperatives of Tocache in Peru.
May 30, 2024
Why the Price of Chocolate is Increasing
The price of chocolate is increasing at a drastic rate. Learn how disease, climate change, unsustainable farming practices and increasing prices for raw ingredients, freight, and labor continue to put added pressure on the cost to make chocolate.
May 11, 2022
The inspiration behind the new Lioness Chocolate Bar
Africa is
a long way from Vermont, but when chocolatier Lake Champlain Chocolates
partners with New York Times best-selling author Chris Bohjalian, the magical
landscape of the Serengeti comes to life in the new limited-edition Lioness Chocolate
Bar!
March 16, 2022
How is Maple Syrup Made?
Did you know that real maple syrup begins as sap
collected from sugar maple trees? Living in Vermont, the maple syrup capital of the country, we are fanatical about this versitile treat. Learn how maple syrup, which starts off
mostly as water, becomes the delicious syrup you love to enjoy on your pancakes.
February 23, 2022
Enter our Food for Thought Giveaway!
While
we all like our quiet moments of sweet serenity where we can enjoy a square of
organic chocolate (or two), it’s time for some much-needed celebration. After
all, good food is made even better when it’s shared with friends! We’re out to
make 2022 all about sharing good food with great friends, like you. That’s why
we’ve partnered with some of our favorite food companies for the ultimate Food
for Thought Sweepstakes.