Michael’s apparently tireless crusade to bring no-tethers-attached cacao farming to Mexico (and THE WORLD!) made for an inspirational presentation. Chocolate is allegedly a great fit for re-making the commons as it is aesthetically elegant (delicious), eco-friendly (grows best in polyculture jungle environments, not monoculture plantations), and potentially good for us too…
His company ChocoSol is the first to walk the talk, and they’re aided by solar-powered cultivation technology that enables total independence from governments or corporate interests.