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Discover the source of chocolate's
main ingrediant, the cocoa bean.
See what life is like on a typical
cocoa farm. Learn about child labor
- and how you can help.
Follow the amazing process from
tropical trees to chocolate treats.
Working with nature to produce
better cocoa beans.
Welcome to THE COCOA TREE. Here you’ll find the story of chocolate from Aztec rituals to rainforest ecology and modern manufacturing.
The cocoa tree, in the wild, can grow up to 50 feet tall as an "understory" tree in the shade of towering 200 foot tall hardwoods and other trees.
