Making Chocolate
The Cacao seeds are protected by this hard outer surface
Is Child Labor & Children working the same thing?
No
What industry is responsible for most of the tree loss in West Africa?
The cacao industry
For chocolate sales: Retailers make 40%, Manufacturers make 35%, and farmers make 5%. This requirement of being fair trade certified would help balance these numbers out.
False: it was probably venison, swan, duck and goose.
True or False: It's the fruity flesh of the Cacao plant that we use to make Chocolate.
False
In order to be Child labor the work has to be harmful to a child's ______ & ______ development
Physical & Mental
Describe Deforestation
the action of clearing a wide area of trees
Companies that are certified as Fair Trade also likely...
a. educate workers how to harvest more cacao on small acreage of land
b. to allow children to work for their companies
c. ensure workers are not missing school
d. All the above
e. only A & C
e. Only A & C
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
a. 2,000 - 3,000
b. 3,000 - 4,000
c. 1,000- 2,000
d.5,000+
b. 3,000 - 4,000
Nobody likes wet chocolate, this step in the chocolate making process is necessary to help the chocolate develop flavor
Roasting
As a kid Mr. Glasson would help is family with yardwork sometimes after school and on the weekends for a couple of hours. Is Mr. Glasson a victim of Child Labor?
No
Mr. Glasson still went to school and only working for a couple of hours let Mr. Glasson still have a childhood.
Most Cocoa Farms are _____ family farms
A. big
B. small
C. corporate
D. state-sponsored
B. Small
One goal of fair trade companies is to Protect the planet → promote environmental sustainability
What does sustainability mean?
the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. Without depleting natural resources.
The First Turkey Trot was in Buffalo, New York in 1896.
Do we have a Turkey Trot this year in Canton, CT?
Yes, the 13th annual O'BRiley 5k Turkey Trot is this year.
Two answers required: Cacao itself is quite _____ and typically needs to be grinding up and mixed with ______ in order to get the flavor that we know chocolate to be.
Bitter & Sugar
Name a positive of Children Working
Money
Responsibility
Helping the Family
Life Skills
Cocoa & Forests Initiative, founded in 2017, was designed to bring together farmers and the _____ of Ghana Ivory Coast
a. governments
b. economies
c. businesses
a. governments
Fair trade is mostly a good thing. However, what is the main drawback of fair trade practices.
Hint: It would impact Halloween generosity
Leads to higher prices of the good/ Chocolate would cost more $$$
What unofficial holiday is the day after Thanksgiving?
Black Friday
Sharing it's name with the pointed end part of a pen. What is the official name of the crushed insides of the cacao bean that we use to make chocolate.
Cacao Nib
Child Labor and Forced Labor are typically not the same thing... Why?
A lot of times children are choosing to work in order to help their families and they are not forced to.
One of the goals of the 2017 Cocoa & Forests Initiative is to help protect and ______ forests
Restore
Name the 6 categories on the 2024 chocolate scorecard that evaluates fair trade
Traceability & transparency
Living income (fair pay)
Child Labor (ideally none)
Deforestation
Agroforestry
Pesticides
What is America's favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
A. Mashed Potatoes
B. Green bean casserole
C. Sweet potatoes
D. Stuffing