Comments on: Cocoa Farm Pinot Noir

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:21:41 +0000

Perhaps its time to follow up and ask them what the current situation is.

By: John

John — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:01:14 +0000

Now that it’s March 2010, can anyone confirm whether or not ‘Cocoa Farm’ is using Australian cocoa? It seems there was a small amount of deception by ‘Farm by nature’ in their advertising in which they implied their products were made with 100% australian cocoa. Of course the whole time their chocolate was being made with cocoa from south america and africa. Given the impurities (especially lead) that has been discovered in many chocolates, I’m keen to buy a chocolate that is made from 100% australian grown cocoa.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:09:56 +0000

Interesting! My hubby just bought a packet of this particular chocolate and nearly force-fed me a piece (“c’mon you’ll like it, I swear”). Boy am I thankful he did! :-)
It is delicious, perhaps not as dark as I’d prefer it to be but the taste of wine is a smash hit! :-)

I really enjoyed the bits of background information to the product that you offered in this blog and I can only dream of cocoa plantations and wineyards here in frost-ridden Scandinavia where apples are the most exotic fruit we get… ;-)

By: Joey Owens

Joey Owens — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:59:16 +0000

Hi Evelyn, thank you for taking notice of my comment, our favorite fair trade chocolate is the “Green & Black’s Organic Dark Chocolate with Orange and Delicate Spices” which is our favorite. Thanks Alot.

By: Evelyn Charles

Evelyn Charles — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:06:44 +0000

Can I make a correction to my prior comment… I want to say that the traffiking of children has stopped my chocolate consumption, unless it is branded “fairtrade” and actually enjoy it more now that I am having less of it… I realise how special this treat is!!

By: Evelyn Charles

Evelyn Charles — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:02:27 +0000

I have to say, after reading the comments that the concept of Australian grown, harvested and produced chocolate that is slave free is an exciting and long awaited for concept! As a chocolate lover, the traffiking of children and slaves has almost completely cut my chocolate consuming quite harshly… but it is a sacrifice worth making and will continue to make until things change. Can someone confirm? Do we have Australian grown/harvested/produced chocolate yet???

By: Mariangela

Mariangela — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:12:02 +0000

….well, I couldn’t believe my eyes, but two days ago I found the Shiraz version of this bar…!!!! Of course I immediately bought it and… it is DELICIOUS!!!!!!! :-))))
Bye from Italy!
Mariangela

By: Joey Owens

Joey Owens — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:33:03 +0000

Hi Ashleigh, Rather than a good story its a very sad story. Conservatively 43% of cocoa harvested in Africa is produced by child slave labour. You may want to google; chocolate and child slavery and you’ll be surprised. The problem is its nearly impossible to track which cocoa has been tainted and which has not. The purpose of the above post is to find ethical chocolate products.

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:21:16 +0000

Sounds to me like a good story. There may be some child labour in some places, and there may be some slave labour in some places, and there may even be some child slave labour in some places. But to generalise ALL harvest that way is a bit simplistic at best, and silly at worst.

By: Joey Owens

Joey Owens — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:03:53 +0000

We would appreciate if your chocolate company does grow Australian cocoa for it’s products as we’ve been informed that African cocoa beans are harvested by Child slave labour.