Vercruysse Geert's Comments

Thank you for the friend request Geert!

I admire many of the same chocolates that you show in your photos.  As I have said before, someday I will visit your shop and taste your chocolates too!.

Barbie

Geert,

let's try and deliver the bars on July then :) we will do our best - speed up things!

Your shop is full of amazing chocolates - you could leave all the collection to your children and your grandchildren!

Hope to speak to you real soon - great to hear from you, again.

Best wishes,

Domantas

Geert,

so great to hear from you and thank you for your kind words - it is very important for us.

For a while already I was thinking to send you some chocolates from our new collection to try - it would be great if you could give us feedback!

One more time, best wishes and I hope you are doing great with your own business!

Domantas

Thank You so Much :-)

Yes I too strongly believe in sharing,loving and learning from one another.. 

best regards

Jess

Hi Geert, I can send you samples of liquor and -not tempered- couverture.  Please provide me you mailing address.  We are in transition to the Rainforest Alliance certification, but we might source from a local cooperative which is organic certified and fair-trade certifiable.  

Just a note regarding organic certification:  I have been an organic producers for 6  years, but I strongly doubt -now-  that organic means sustainable, at least in cacao.  Most farmers that produce in a organic way, under-fertilize their plantations thus their productivity is very low, and in consequence they cannot move from poverty.  If they fertilice with organic products in the quantity that a cacao tree needs, it would be not affordable (not profitable)

On the other hand, the environmental transfers from a cacao plantation are very low, even with conventional procedures.  

I am more concerned about children working with sharp tools, not going to school because they work at the plantations, fair salaries paid to workers, access to health care in rural areas, education, etc.  

All the social aspects of cacao, which are not verified in any organic certificacion, is more problematic and a current issue, in my opinion.

Hi Geert, I am very proud to announce that a sample of Finca La Amistad in Costa Rica was again nominated to participate in the "Cocoa of Excellence Award - 2011".  We are processing it locally into 70% couverture with great results (for local standards...)

Hey Geert, I finally have the chance to check out your shop for the first time on the 25th of this month.  After drooling over the photos, I'm excited to finally taste your work!

Hi Geert,

 Whereabouts in Belgium is your shop? Sounds excellent! I hope to visit one day and in the meantime I hope you enjoy my bars: any feedback much appreciated.

Duffy