Taste the rainforest.Tired of candy coming in the same old flavors? Ecuador-based Yachana Gourmet offers organic alternatives to the candy mainstream. The all-natural Jungle Chocolate ($2.49) combines dried, roasted cacao cacao (kəkä`ō, –kā`–), tropical tree (Theobroma cacao) of the family Sterculiaceae (sterculia family), native to South America, where it was first domesticated and was highly prized by the Aztecs. beans (the source of chocolate) with sugar cane syrup and a variety of tasty ingredients. Choose from four different mixes: Jungle Chocolate with Pineapple, Jungle Chocolate with Macadamia macadamia (măk'ədā`mēə), name for the nut of the Macadamia ternifolia, an evergreen tree native to Australia, but cultivated in Hawaii. The nuts, also called Queensland nuts, are eaten roasted or raw. Nuts, Jungle Chocolate with Brazil Nuts and Essence of Coffee, or Jungle Chocolate with Raisins and Coconut. This fair-trade company also donates profits to the Foundation for Integrated Education The Integrated Education movement in Northern Ireland is an attempt to bring together children, parents and teachers from both Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions, the aim being to provide a balanced education, while allowing the opportunity to understand and respect all and Development (FUNEDESIN), which to date has preserved 3,600 acres of rainforest, provided health care for more than 8,000 inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. of rural Ecuador, and offered technical assistance for regional farmers. Look for Jungle Chocolate in natural foods stores and on Yachana Gourmet's website. CONTACT: (800)637-7614, www.yachana gourmet.com; FUNEDESIN, www.fundesin.org. |
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