With Valentine’s Day approaching, you’re probably thinking about what to get your True Love (or yourself.)
Today, Recycla is here to talk about CHOCOLATE.
Chocolate is a big part of Valentine’s Day and for good reason. This product of the cocoa bean has been revered for centuries for its aphrodisiac qualities. Mmmm hmmmm. And isn’t that what Valentine’s Day is all about?
So don’t just go to Target and buy your True Love a heart-shaped box of generic candy — get something special.
But what’s good enough for your True Love?
Does your hometown have a local gourmet chocolate shop? Shop local! Recycla is lucky enough to have a couple of amazing gourmet chocolate shops in her town. They use the freshest ingredients and make their chocolates by hand, one at a time
If you don’t have a gourmet chocolate shop in your town, search for organic and Fair Trade options.
Why?
- Organic chocolate TASTES better. And doesn’t your True Love deserve the very best?
- Organic chocolate keeps pesticides and chemical fertilizers out of the cocoa beans, promoting a safer and healthier Planet Earth.
- Lots of organic chocolate is Fair Trade. Opt for this and you’ll help ensure livable wages for farmers in developing nations.
Some of Recycla’s favorites:
- Vosges Chocolate — This is Recycla’s favorite chocolate these days, with a variety of flavors to tickle your tastebuds and make you beg for more.
- Lake Champlain Chocolates — Recycla is a huge fan of LCC — they use quality ingredients to create heavenly chocolates.
- Green & Blacks — This one is a favorite among Eco Warriors. The chocolate is so good, you’ll feel your taste buds reacting.
- Dagoba Organic Chocolates — Given the name, perhaps this is a good choice if your True Love is a Star Wars fan.
Tell the Eco Women — what is YOUR favorite eco chocolate?
The Eco Women are not affiliated with the chocolate companies listed here, nor were they paid to do this review. Photo credits: Lake Champlain Chocolates, Vosges Chocolate.
Fair Trade Chocolates are my favorite- especially the dark ones. You can really taste the chocolate without all the sugar and the milk.
For Fair Trade–Dagoba. For locally made–Wilmar’s. Now I need some!
My husband is a Star Wars fan but I think I’m going to try and make some peanut butter truffles all on my own. We’ll see, I may end up running to the store at the last minute.
I’m fortunate to be able to support local family-owned businesses and buy chocolate. They may not be organic, but they are moving toward fair trade and they are locally owned and operated.
And I have PMS, too. Now the cravings are really, really horrific.