Support cacao forests & enjoy dark chocolate (11 oz.)!

[Guest guest]

Correction: With your $45 or more Gift of Hope to SHI, you receive

an 11 oz. jar of Robin's Tropical Dark Chocolate, made with organic

shade grown cocoa.

 

To give a Gift of Hope, see

http://sustainableharvest.org/2009gohvdayca.cfm

 

To learn more about Sustainable Chocolate, see

http://sustainableharvest.org/BelizeChocolateAdventure.cfm

 

, " carmen_cebs " <carmen_cebs wrote:

>

> Support Sustainable Harvest International (SHI)'s work with

families

> in Central America growing cacao in multi-story shade forests.

These

> forests protect soils and provide a home for wildlife. In fact,

> approximately 85% of the birds that have left deforested areas are

> returning to these " forest gardens. " Cacao is a valuable cash crop

> that enables the families working with SHI's programs to increase

> their incomes while protecting the environment. SHI's local field

> trainers provide families with materials and training in

techniques

> like pruning which can increase cacao production by as much as

70%.

> Charity Navigator recently named SHI as one of the 10 Best Managed

> Environmental Nonprofits.

>

> For just $45, you can Plant A Forest of Chocolate! SHI will send

you

> a beautifully-designed Gift of Hope notecard and a delicious jar

of

> fair trade, organic chocolate sauce from Robin's Chocolate Sauce.

> Your Gift of Hope will give a family in Central America seeds,

> nursery materials and training to plant an organic multi-story

plot

> of cacao in their community. Cacao (what is used to make

chocolate)

> is a valuable cash-crop that can be grown in plots that mimic the

> natural forest. These multi-story farms provide families with a

> diversity of produce, mitigate global warming and create wildlife

> habitat

> With just a hint of lime flavor, Robin's award-winning Tropical

Dark

> chocolate sauce is made with 70 percent dark chocolate. Robin's

> Fair Trade Certified ingredients help family farmers in developing

> countries receive a fair price for their products, which leads to

> higher living standards, thriving communities and more sustainable

> farming practices. On Fair Trade farms, slave labor is strictly

> prohibited and farms are inspected to ensure that Fair Trade

> standards are being met.

> To give a Gift of Hope, see

> http://sustainableharvest.org/2009gohvdayca.cfm

>

> To learn more about Sustainable Chocolate, see

> http://sustainableharvest.org/BelizeChocolateAdventure.cfm. Tour

> includes stay at Cotton Tree Lodge, which is a SFVS Discount

> Provider (http://www.sfvs.org/discounts.php)!

>