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By choosing to purchase products made from organically grown crops, you are committing to reducing the negative impact human beings have on the environment. The organic provenance of some crops is straightforward: an apple, for example, grown on a tree that is not exposed to synthetic chemicals. Of course, it's not quite as simple as that; organic certification also covers other issues such as the positive stewardship of the land, how the crops are handled and shipped, and so on. Beyond apples, it is important to consider organic status for all sorts of other things we buy and consume, everything from cotton sheets to … chocolate.

Eating organic chocolate supports the well—being of land, animals and people in cocoa plantations. Conventional growers rely heavily on synthetic herbicides, pesticides and fungicides.These chemicals end up in groundwater and river systems and affect the birds, monkeys and other animals that frequent cocoa trees. Plantation workers also suffer from exposure to agricultural chemicals. Organic plantations use other methods, such as interplanting and use of beneficial insects, to control and prevent pest, fungus and weed problems. Organic farmers steward their land, ensuring that it retains its vitality and that the biological web of all of its resident creatures stays healthy.

All of our chocolate, and all of the added ingredients that go into our chocolate, are organic and our products are certified by the Pacific Agricultural Certification Society. Certification is your guarantee that the organic integrity is independently monitored from plantation through production and onto the shelves of your local store. When you buy organic, you can be confident that you are doing the right thing. PACS organic certification #16038