We promise to always provide you ethical, high quality Ceremonial Cacao. It is our mission to spread this beautiful medicine to empower your personal healing journey. In order to ensure that we can continue to provide you ethical Cacao, we have no choice but to increase our prices. We appreciate that this may present challenges for you; this decision was not taken lightly.
Global Cacao supply prices have tripled over the past year due to climate change. As a small business, we are more vulnerable to sudden price hikes than large companies who buy multiple tonnes at once and store it to sell over a long period. We order in small batches; and thus, are more quickly impacted by price hikes. We have maintained our prices as long as we possibly can amongst the skyrocketing Cacao prices.
Gratefully, we have an incredibly strong relationship with our farmers, co-op and production team. We have always valued taking care of them - we want them to feel like they are appreciated and fairly paid. As such, we always accept the prices they offer and consistently find them to be fair. Our farmers’ harvest this year is as little as half as normal; they must receive higher prices per KG to maintain their livelihood. And that is of utmost importance to us; high ethics oftentimes cost money.
Our co-op is made up of small family farms with an average of 2.5 hectares of that utilises environmentally sustainable agroforestry farming techniques. The small co-op is absolutely phenomenal and operates with the highest integrity. Our production team in Peru is made up of three hard working members. And Conscious Cacao is a team of three. Other than our courier, every aspect of our supply chain is a small business.
By supporting small businesses you are empowering all of us to live a more independent life, long-term environmental sustainability and ethical practices. You are supporting our dream of promoting the spread of this beautiful medicine in an ethical manner.
We are eternally grateful for your continued support. Should you have any questions regarding the global Cacao supply crisis or our price increase, please reach out. We always love hearing from you!
Alex Simmons is a Cacao Facilitator and husband of Conscious Cacao's founder, Natalie Simmons. Natalie and Alex offer online group, couples and 1-1 Cacao Ceremonies. Join our mailing list or follow Conscious__Cacao on Instagram to receive notifications of our online group ceremonies. Natalie also offers Akashic Records Readings and distance Reiki. Alex offers spiritual counseling and life coaching with a specialization in the integration of sacred plant medicine experiences and spiritual awakening guidance. You may learn more about their experiences and offerings on the "Offerings" page of this site.
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