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Chocosol Traders has been profiled in the Star, drawing deserving attention to their sustainable production and refinement practices:
If you haven't heard of Chocosol, they won a Bicycle Friendly Business Award from the City last fall:"I'm more into the food and nutrition and social justice and ecology side of the business," says Michael Sacco, who has a master's degree in environmental studies from York University.
The business is built on relationships of mutual respect. That includes fair trade – giving Mexican farmers fair price for their beans – but it also means he listens when farmers tell him they don't want the chocolate to be sold at such a high price that most people can't afford it. [the star]
ChocoSol is a leading example of the many ways in which a bicycle can be used to promote and sustain a business. All deliveries and errands are made by bike. Bicycles and bike trailers are used for attending markets and other events, and all employees bike on a regular basis. The business has also custom-built two bicycle-powered machines that are used in the production of their products. [BFBA page]Interested in Chocosol's products?
Sacco and his apprentice Mathieu McFadden, 22, transport them to Dufferin Grove Farmers' Market every Thursday by cargo bike. In the summer, they also sell at Brickworks Farmers' Market and Riverdale Farmers' Market.
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