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Mateo will present a program on chocolate, March 6 at the Jeudevine Library.
HARDWICK — Take a trip with Mateo of Prophecy Chocolate to the sights and flavors of Peru’s Amazon Jungle on Wednesday, March 6, 6:30 p.m., at the Jeudevine Memorial Library.
This educational presentation with tastings, will follow the cultivation, harvest, fermentation and processing of cacao, the raw ingredient for chocolate, and its jungle cousins: Macambo, Copuazu and Cupui. Attendees will have a chance to taste chocolate bars and the cousins of cacao imported directly from farmers in Peru and will learn about the traditional method of chocolate consumption.
Mateo has extensive experience in organic agriculture, having worked on dozens of organic farms in the U.S. and throughout South America. This event is free and open to the public. The Jeudevine Memorial Library is at 93 North Main St. For information, call the library at (802) 472-5948 or see jeudevinememoriallibrary.org
