Becoming more than a farm
With the knowledge that the farm's long-term future wasn't looking too promising, I made it my responsibility to shift this outlook.
We had been selling our cocoa for half of what it cost to produce it. So in 2021, we began exporting our cocoa directly for double the price.
But I knew there was more we could we could be doing. And so I began exploring ways to put more of the control into our own hands.
Our cocoa cost more to produce than it did to sell. But we continued to farm the land in the name of preserving precious land and the island's heritage.
Chocolate was the answer
I worked out that chocolate is how we are going to protect our family farm and safeguard its future. This wasn't going to be a quick fix, but a lifetime's dedication.
With a lot of working out and fortuitous friendships made on the island over the pandemic, we finally made our first chocolate bar. Relieved that our chocolate tasted flavourful, three years ensued of learning cocoa at the source, culminating in building our very own little factory in Warwickshire.
So we created our very own supply chain. Beginning with us and ending with you
L'Esterre Chocolate was born
A true cottage industry from cradle to grave, we are directly involved in the entire process from growing, roasting, exporting, grinding, tempering and packing. We have bootstrapped our way to share the magic of L'Esterre, with an unwavering commitment to quality, fairness and flavour. Proud to only use two ingredients in our chocolate, we are free of additives, emulsifiers and flavourings, make it naturally vegan and gluten free. Our chocolate doesn't need anything added because our cocoa speaks for itself.
L'Esterre Chocolate
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