Segundo update
Finally, the day arrives. Gordon was recently in Tarapoto at the time that Segundo's entry into the police academy arrived. Watching him...
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Dreaming of chocolate: Part II
Fermentation takes anywhere from 3-7 days depending on the amount of penetration of acid into the cotyledon you desire. During the first...
Chocolate... Well, cacao, but that's where it comes from.
Fields of cacao trees giving up their pods day after day. Freshly shucked seeds flowing into the co-op on the back of moto-taxis and...
Work at the co-operative
With some fairly serious issues to address our work began in ernest. Cacao is a sensitive seed crop and the way it is handled from the...
The co-op
We all arrived at the co-op on Saturday, June 10th. Euler was waiting for us. We met the crew and began the task of finding out what need...
Two months in the jungle
Denver, Houston, Lima, a short overnight stay and then up over the Andes to Tarapoto. When we stepped off the plane onto the hot, humid...
Segundo Masifuen Education Fund
Segundo lives on the neighboring property on the other side of our pond. He lives there with his seven family members. From the time...
The Sustainable LUSH (SLush) Fund Grant
In February of 2015 we applied for and received a seed grant for building fermentation infrastructure. The key success of the grant was...
The re-generative model
The first meeting began on the steps of the local community hall. Gordon introduced us and began listening. People filed in and the...
The first visit
Ten Days in the Jungle. On the 24th of June 2014 Gordon and I boarded a flight for Lima, Peru. After spending a night in Lima with...
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