Forum Activity for @Michael Nickel

Greetings fellow chocolate lovers!

Posted in: Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Thanks sebastian!

updated by @Michael Nickel: 07/12/16 02:06:56PM

Greetings fellow chocolate lovers!

Posted in: Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Greetings all!  By way of introduction, my name is Michael.  I love flavorful, minimally processed, high percentage dark chocolate.  I currently live in Peru and have been growing several T. cacao varieties for almost 5 years.  Presently, I am learning how to ferment and dry cacao from my current (second year) harvest focusing on developing flavor.  It is tough work, but very satisfying especially in the context of a complex agroforestry system and forest garden.  I am also very interested in finding a balance between growing a high quality economically viable cacao harvest and practicing tropical rainforest/biodiversity conservation.  

updated by @Michael Nickel: 03/01/16 04:15:22PM

Cacao Research - An Annotated Bibliography of Scholarly Articles about Cacao

Posted in: Opinion

Eric, thanks for posting this useful resource! 

updated by @Michael Nickel: 07/12/16 10:03:50PM