Daniel Klein: Why Growing Chocolate in Mexico is an Act of Resistance
Daniel Klein - Grist
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February 9, 2014
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In Mexico, Chocolate isn't just a sweet treat. It is a food steeped in history and spirituality that has lost its place in Mexican agriculture and production. This is a story about bringing it back. (The Perennial Plate)

In Mexico, chocolate is more than a sweet treat: It’s a food steeped in history, culture, and spirituality. But its place in Mexican agriculture and production has nearly been wiped out by a variety of a threats - from frosty pod rot to slipping cultural appreciation.

Farmer Dona Demetria Gutierrez Rendon and Casa Tropical chocolatier Hector Galvan are trying to bring it back.

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