all’s fair in love and chocolate

Overall I’ve been pretty good at making sure that the coffee I buy is certified organic, fair trade and shade grown. But I was always skeptical about changing my chocolate habits, since I’m a big chocoholic. I decided to conduct a tasting experiment of several organic bars from Whole Foods as part of my certificate in sustainable design at MCAD. Yep - life can be tough. I was amazed about the great taste of Green & Black’s milk chocolate. Craig Sams, founder of organic food company Whole Earth and his wife Josephine Fairley, an environmental columnist for the London Times started Green & Black’s in 1991. Green stands for organic and black for the deep, rich brown (almost black) color of the chocolate. The packaging of the products reflects the luxurious taste. It proves that USDA certified organic chocolate can look as high-end as it tastes. I’ve to admit I’m converted and I can assure you that I’ll continue my experiment with their fair trade certified Maya Gold product. Also please check out my tip about fair trade chocolate at delight.com. It was featured as part of their ongoing campaign to make small green life-style changes leading up to earth day.