Everything you buy has a story. Which ones are you choosing to tell?

Much of the world's chocolate comes from cacao beans grown in West Africa, and many of the people who harvest those beans are children and adults who are forced to work with little or no pay.  They are modern day slaves.  Many of the world's largest chocolate producers use cacao beans that were harvested by slaves.

We really like chocolate, but we don't like slavery, so we're encouraging everyone to eat lots of chocolate and to make sure that no slavery or labor abuses were used in its production.  Look for labels showing that your chocolate is fairtrade, or call your favorite chocolate company and ask if they are sure that their beans don't come from slave labor.

Click here to learn more about fairtrade chocolate and the problem of modern day slavery. Use the links to the left to find out where to buy fairly traded chocolate, or bake it forward to creatively share this story with others. Then, send your ideas and pictures to bakeforward@gmail.com and we'll add them to the "your stories" section.