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The Pod by CocoaCompassion Makes Chocolate for Good in Westchester
Socially responsible chocolate: It’s a thing, and The Pod by CocoaCompassion in Dobbs Ferry is creating it.
Where to Get Your Dark Chocolate Fix in Westchester
What chocolate can do for you and your body
ThePod in Dobbs Ferry to Present Music, Meditation and Mindfulness Event
Read more about some of our on-site events.
A Chocolate Lover Works to Support Cacao Farmers
It wouldn’t be my idea of an idyllic summer vacation. But Joy and Jared Thaler just returned from Belize where they learned to harvest cacao beans with machetes.
Sustainably Sweet: How one chocolate shop can make an impact
Down the hill from Masters, at 11 Cedar Street in Dobbs Ferry, Joy Thaler, runs a new and sustainable chocolate store, called The Pod. The Pod, a social impact business, first opened a year ago, on Feb. 7, 2022.
Chocothon, the Initiative that Seeks to Save Cocoa Production in Ghana
According to research at the University of Reading, cocoa contributes between 70 to 100 percent of Ghanian farmers' annual household income and employs about 3.2 million workers there.
