Ignacio & Senovia's Cacao
Farmers: Ignacio & Senovia
Watershed & Region: Columbia River - San Pedro, Toledo District, Southern Belize
Refined Cacao Paste (liquor): Traditional 2 day Ferment, Washed & Dried Beans, Roasted, Winnowed, Stone Ground for 12-24 Hours, Untempered
Unrefined Cacao Paste (liquor): Traditional 2 day Ferment, Washed & Dried Beans, Roasted on a comal over a fire hearth, and hand ground into an Unrefined Paste, Untempered
The Journey: Two in a half miles up the Columbia River in the foothills of the Maya Mountains sits our longtime friends and elders Ignacio and Senovia’s multigenerational cacao grove and homestead. For the past decade, they’ve welcoming us to take the adventure upstream, solely accessible by boat or foot, to share their market goods, camp out, and enjoy a home made meal of tortillas and stewed chicken. From here, Senovia travels to and from market in her hand carved dug out canoe 3x a week to sell their goods as Ignacio tends the land. Just around the river bend lies the headwaters of the Columbia River, a crystalline blue spring that gurgles up from underground limestone caves and supplies life to all of the villages below it ~ a truly magical place.
454g Brick :: $50.00 + s&h
Farmers: Ignacio & Senovia
Watershed & Region: Columbia River - San Pedro, Toledo District, Southern Belize
Refined Cacao Paste (liquor): Traditional 2 day Ferment, Washed & Dried Beans, Roasted, Winnowed, Stone Ground for 12-24 Hours, Untempered
Unrefined Cacao Paste (liquor): Traditional 2 day Ferment, Washed & Dried Beans, Roasted on a comal over a fire hearth, and hand ground into an Unrefined Paste, Untempered
The Journey: Two in a half miles up the Columbia River in the foothills of the Maya Mountains sits our longtime friends and elders Ignacio and Senovia’s multigenerational cacao grove and homestead. For the past decade, they’ve welcoming us to take the adventure upstream, solely accessible by boat or foot, to share their market goods, camp out, and enjoy a home made meal of tortillas and stewed chicken. From here, Senovia travels to and from market in her hand carved dug out canoe 3x a week to sell their goods as Ignacio tends the land. Just around the river bend lies the headwaters of the Columbia River, a crystalline blue spring that gurgles up from underground limestone caves and supplies life to all of the villages below it ~ a truly magical place.
454g Brick :: $50.00 + s&h
Farmers: Ignacio & Senovia
Watershed & Region: Columbia River - San Pedro, Toledo District, Southern Belize
Refined Cacao Paste (liquor): Traditional 2 day Ferment, Washed & Dried Beans, Roasted, Winnowed, Stone Ground for 12-24 Hours, Untempered
Unrefined Cacao Paste (liquor): Traditional 2 day Ferment, Washed & Dried Beans, Roasted on a comal over a fire hearth, and hand ground into an Unrefined Paste, Untempered
The Journey: Two in a half miles up the Columbia River in the foothills of the Maya Mountains sits our longtime friends and elders Ignacio and Senovia’s multigenerational cacao grove and homestead. For the past decade, they’ve welcoming us to take the adventure upstream, solely accessible by boat or foot, to share their market goods, camp out, and enjoy a home made meal of tortillas and stewed chicken. From here, Senovia travels to and from market in her hand carved dug out canoe 3x a week to sell their goods as Ignacio tends the land. Just around the river bend lies the headwaters of the Columbia River, a crystalline blue spring that gurgles up from underground limestone caves and supplies life to all of the villages below it ~ a truly magical place.
454g Brick :: $50.00 + s&h
It is with deep gratitude that we are able to turn this passion project of ours into a small business with the mission to directly support these Maya families while bridging this medicine to our loved ones of the North. We pour every ounce of our love into this process of Sourcing, Processing, Packaging, Marketing, and Distributing, so it can now be received into your hearts and hands, and so that we may continue cultivating a 20+ year relationship with Belize that is sustainable for many more years to come.
We offer sliding scale donation & trade value for all of our products to encourage making this medicine accessible, supportive, and to invite an energetic exchange that feels balanced according to each individual. Because we are a small scale business and source a majority of our beans from single-farm origins, we are only able to fulfill orders up to 5lbs per person this year to allow the opportunity for the medicine to spread throughout our communities far and wide. We appreciate your support and getting to share our love of these people and places with you in this way!
::INGREDIENTS::
100% Organic Cacao Paste
::SERVING SIZE::
Daily Dose: 20g-28g
Ceremonial Dose: 30-40g
Slice and chop cacao into a powder consistency and combine with 8-10 oz of liquid (water, milk/nut mylk, herbal tea) that is hot but under boiling temperature. Add an optional sweetner like raw honey or maple syrup and spice to your desire (bird pepper/cayenne, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric). Whisk or blend ingredients together until frothy and intentionally enjoy! Use as a substitute for cocoa powder in baking ingredients, or temper into a personally crafted chocolate bar!