In the early months of Cacao Magic, something kept showing up in our ceremonies and celebrations: more women than men, and the women were experiencing something deeper. They were singing. Dancing with their full bodies. Speaking honestly, without filters. Radiating. It made us ask: what is behind this special connection between live cacao and the feminine? What "Live" Cacao Actually Means Most cacao sold commercially is roasted. Roasting extends shelf life and creates the fla

Every culture that has lived with cacao has a story about where it came from. This is the Bribri story. The Bribri are an indigenous people of the South Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, one of the few remaining communities where cacao is still cultivated and processed in alignment with ancestral tradition. We have worked alongside their farming communities for over a decade, and this story — told to us in the forests of Talamanca — is the one we carry with us into every batch o