The bloom of the purple orchid tree, native to south China, growing inside the Garfield Park Conservatory on the southside of Indianapolis on Jan. 13. The Conservatory contains more than 10,000 square ...

Just as Kona coffee became world-renowned in the 20th century, local cacao growers and chocolatiers hope Hawaiian chocolate achieves similar acclaim in the 21st century. These specialty products are ...

HUNTINGTON — Although most harvesting is done in the fall, December was the best time for employees at the Huntington Museum of Art to start picking fruits off its tropical cacao plant. “Our cacao ...

Healthy bat and bird populations don’t only help to keep the endangered tropical dry forests of northern Peru in equilibrium. For the regions’ farmers of cacao—the main ingredient in chocolate— these ...

The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations by either cutting down the old trees or establishing a new crop elsewhere. Frequently, new plantations ...

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...

Ecuador’s Jama-Coaque Reserve, home to a vibrant cloud forest ecosystem, is part of what may be the world’s most endangered tropical forest, of which only 2.23% remains. Third Millennium Alliance (TMA ...

Seamus Blackley is best known for creating the Xbox game console. Now he has a new mission: to start a Los Angeles chocolate company. The challenge? Cacao trees don’t grow in the Southern California ...

Photos, b-roll and Bird Friendly cocoa graphics are available in the Zoo’s newsroom. Eating chocolate is now better for birds, humans and the planet. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...