Posted by Edouard (www.altereco-usa.com) in San Francisco.
Help support small-scale farmers around the world this Valentine’s Day with Fair Trade new ORGANIC Dark Chocolates. By buying organic Fair Trade Certified organic chocolate you can enjoy exceptional quality and actively contribute to sustainable development and the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in developing countries.
ALTER ECO’s new chocolates include the following depths of flavors and cocoa percentages:
• Dark Blackout Chocolate (85% cocoa, intense cocoa, vegan) – An amazingly intense and deliciously dark chocolate.
• Dark Cacao Chocolate (73% cocoa, vegan, with very dark with crunchy nibs of roasted cacao beans) – A fine, dark chocolate with the perfect balance of bitter and sweet.
• Dark Mint Chocolate (61% cocoa, vegan and bittersweet with crystallized bits of mint) –Infused with mint, this dark chocolate is refreshingly intense.
• Dark Twist Chocolate (57% cocoa, vegan and bittersweet with bits of crystallized orange peel) –– A zesty, dark delight with sharp hints of orange.
• Milk Hazelnut Chocolate (32% cocoa, with roasted whole organic hazelnuts) – A perfect blend of milk chocolate and organic roasted hazelnuts.
ALTER ECO chocolates are made with the finest of cocoa sourced from Bolivia – the Criolla bean — and delicately infused with bits of natural mint, orange, cacao and almonds. The cocoa in all of the chocolates were grown and harvested by organic producers of the El Ceibo cooperative located in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon. The unrefined, organic sugar was harvested by farmers of the Alter Trade Foundation in the Island of Negros of the Philippines. Since these chocolates are Fair Trade Certified®, these farmers were paid a better, more stable price for their crops than in conventional trade.
By purchasing these products customers are directly helping small-scale farmers in Bolivia and in the Philippines earn a higher wage while promoting sustainable agriculture.ALTER ECO chocolate products are free of soy, gluten, and GMOs and contain no emulsifiers, artificial flavors or sweeteners. These products are also cultivated using sustainable farming methods that preserve the local agricultural biodiversity. All of the products are Fair Trade, natural and most have completed the process of becoming certified organic.
The five new 3.5 oz bars are available directly to consumers online at http://www.altereco.com. Or, check your local ORGANIC food store for these bars. Alter Eco distributes organic chocolate bars worldwide.”
For more information on Fair Trade, its impact on farmers all over the world, and the third party certification organization for Fair Trade products, visit:
http://www.fairtradecertified.org
To read more about the El Ceibo farmers in Bolivia, please visit: http://transfairusa.org/content/certification/producer.php?floid=1471
http://www.fairtrade.net/el_ceibo_bolivia.htmlTo read more about the Alter Trade farmers in the Philippines, please visit:
http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=688899&prrfnbr=783829
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Eduoard at Alter Eco for ALL the above information.]
