"With green and eco-friendly designations popping up on everything from lightbulbs to auto mechanics, more chocoholics may be asking that question this Valentine's Day, when 45% of us of are expected to give or receive candy as a gift. But be warned: If you are looking to make a serious ecological statement with chocolate, it may be simpler to just pass on that box of bonbons."
That bombshell is followed by opinion by the "expert":
" 'There is no way chocolate can be made green when the major ingredient has to be shipped thousands of miles from where it's grown to where it's processed into chocolate,' argues chocolate expert Clay Gordon, author of Discover Chocolate (Gotham Books)."
And then comes the reason:
"Indeed, chocolate is harvested in rainforests close to the world's equator, although some growers are experimenting with crops in Hawaii and the southern tip of Florida. But putting aside the distance food travels from the point of production to consumption, many chocolatiers are trying to make a social as well as environmental impact on the way chocolate is grown, manufactured, and distributed."
My commentary: Stop trying to green everything! Or rather, green all you want, but leave chocolate alone. Ask yourselves this: Is a rainforest-laden world worth it if we must give up chocolate?
1 comment:
As long as we have chocolates around the office, I say it's okay. :-)
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