Chocolate and Climate Change

It looks like climate change may be hitting where it hurts! Climate change has begun to affect our chocolate stock. Although there are other social issues at work, one of the biggest concerns is ecological.

The Ivory Coast and Ghana, the largest cocoa producers, are suffering from low crop yields as a result of temperatures rising, soil depleting and unpredictable rainfall. You can help by looking for products labeled ‘sustainable’ or ‘organic’ when you go to the grocery store to get your chocolate fix. These forms of farming try and leave the surrounding environment and the community healthy so that they can keep growing cocoa for years to come!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/valentines-day/savour-that-chocolate-while-you-can-still-afford-it/article1904608/page1/

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