Oct 02 2019 66 mins
Colleen and Carolyn discuss Dandelion Chocolate’s educational storefront. Greg D'Alensadre pays a visit Sourceress HQ to break down the nuances of the cocoa trade. Colleen and Greg discuss the nuances of sourcing in the global south, and how to be an ally when building a bean-bar company.
This episode also features Ethnomusicologist Danielle Maggio for a segment on West African Highlife. The Highlife genre is a powerful case study in acculturation, the process of cultural change that results when different cultures interact. In this case, West African and African American cultures melding.