Matt visits Chocosol Traders on St. Clair, gets a hot chocolate and learns about their deep commitment to ethical and sustainable chocolate from Mathieu McFadden, Chocosol's 'Chief Chocolate Pedaller.' Chocosol takes real care of their entire supply chain from bean to bar, developing meaningful human relationships and supporting regenerative agriculture.

Matt and Matt talk about bikes, solar roasters, pumpkin seeds, popular education efforts in Mexico, forest gardens and more. It's surprising how many different problems chocolate can solve if you make it right!

Learn more at: https://chocosoltraders.com/

Book a Virtual Tasting: https://chocosoltraders.com/products/online-taste-and-tour

The sensory check-in in this episode is a 5-minute history of chocolate accompanied with sips of real hot chocolate based on the book 'The True History of Chocolate' by Sophie and Michael Coe.

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:
Jungle Quiet by tcbbk -- https://freesound.org/s/493896/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 (recorded in Mexico)