The Xocolatl Garden

The Xocolatl Garden Chocolate marketplace featuring over 200 fair trade selections worldwide

One day late. But can't forget .chocolate It was so much fun sharing some of our women owned businesses during March thi...
04/01/2026

One day late. But can't forget .chocolate

It was so much fun sharing some of our women owned businesses during March this year!

From a 3-year-old chocolate dream to a community-powered Chocolate Lounge… AhHome 🍫✨

Meet Evergreen Love—chocolatier, creator, and forever inspired by the magic of cacao. What started as a love for rich, real dark chocolate turned into a journey of crafting superfood chocolate that not only tastes amazing… but truly feels amazing too.

At AhHome, chocolate is more than a treat—it’s nourishment. Made with intentional, high-quality ingredients and infused with the natural benefits of cacao, every bite is designed to uplift your body, mind, and spirit.
But the heart of AhHome? Community.
From sharing chocolate by donation at Evergreen's first festival… to building a chocolate factory with 800+ hours of love and support from this incredible town—this dream has always been bigger.

AhHome is becoming a space to gather, connect, and feel at home. A place for good food, music, creativity, and meaningful moments. A place where chocolate brings people together.
Because when we feel good, we create good—and that ripple starts with us 🤎

Today, for Women's History Month, we have the pleasure to share with you one of our favorite brands!Based in Guadalajara...
03/30/2026

Today, for Women's History Month, we have the pleasure to share with you one of our favorite brands!

Based in Guadalajara, México; Metiche is a bean to bar project that pursues expressing Mexican cacao through chocolate.

Metiche began as a self exploration project where curiosity for flavors, terroirs and native cacao were the driving force…

As it is well known;
México and cacao have coexisted for centuries.
Chocolate represented the beginning and ending…
Ceremonies and celebration…

Women and cacao have a unique relationship;
Women were the ones who prepared the ceremonial drink.

Merging cacao, history, Mexico, terroir, flavor, and femininity;
Chocolate Metiche makes chocolate,
ran and operated by women,
for everyone to enjoy as and for life,
which is a celebration within itself.

As the world is being dragged into more wars; we find even more reason to honor Women's History Month and the peaceful w...
03/13/2026

As the world is being dragged into more wars; we find even more reason to honor Women's History Month and the peaceful warriors who continue to spread their love through their crafts made with intention. Today I would like to share the story of Lydia Love, a friend and founder of

When a health diagnosis forced Lydia off sugar entirely, most people would have mourned their chocolate and moved on. Lydia went into her kitchen and invented her own.

This Florida native brought her sunshine spirit to the Pacific Northwest, and starting in 2010 while living in Olympia, WA she perfected a dark chocolate sweetened purely with stevia — no sugar, no sugar alcohols, no compromise. She began selling her handcrafted treats at local events and on Etsy, where her shop quietly became a haven for anyone navigating low-carb, low-sugar, or restricted diets.

In 2014, she joined forces with business partner Sean Bonsell to officially launch Pure Love Chocolate, and the business has been growing — and melting hearts — ever since. In 2019, Lydia and the business put down new roots in Eugene, Oregon, where Pure Love Chocolate ships nationwide with hundreds of glowing customer reviews and a loyal following among people who thought they'd never get to enjoy chocolate again.

Lydia's mission has always been bigger than a candy bar: she believes that when we take care of our health, we show up better for each other and the world.

Happy International Women's Day (and Month)!Shout out to Katie! Creatix of Flower Child Fudge — but not the kind you’re ...
03/08/2026

Happy International Women's Day (and Month)!

Shout out to Katie! Creatix of Flower Child Fudge — but not the kind you’re used to.

Her fudge is sweetened only with dates (yep, the whole fruit!) By doing so, the chocolate doesn’t cause a rapid blood sugar spike. Choosing only superfood ingredients (cacao, coconut, & dates), our fudge crafted to be as kind to the planet as it is to your taste buds. Wholesome, chocolatey goodness that still feels indulgent.

Each piece is handmade with love and designed to look as beautiful as it tastes, adorned with a pop of dried flowers on top - a little square of art you can eat.

Just as much love (if not more) goes into our packaging. Since she's all about sustainability and standing out, each fudge comes in it’s own outfit (an ever-evolving variety of adorable floral fabric pouches). The pouch is then sealed with a ribbon of colored paper according to the flavor (they hand press all our paper and infuse with wildflower seeds) and secured with a bit of melty golden wax, and the Katie's fingerprint, ensuring quite a literal handmade mark. Fudge to savor, fabric to repurpose, and flower to plant.

A truly one of a kind gift to yourself and the Earth!

And she's just getting started. More specialty treats soon — always made with good-for-you ingredients, and always earth-friendly, right down to the packaging.

Treat yourself (and the planet) to something sweet!

On this day, in honor of Women's History month, we would like to highlight our dear friend Blanca Chávez Pasos. The hea...
03/07/2026

On this day, in honor of Women's History month, we would like to highlight our dear friend Blanca Chávez Pasos. The heart behind Cacao Muse — a Ceremonial Chocolatería born from a visión she received after communing with Ayahuasca for 10 nights in the jungle.

Native to México, Blanca has devoted over 20 years to walking in relationship with cacao as a sacred seed of consciousness. Long before cacao became a global trend, she was living in cacaotales, crafting chocolate directly from the fruit, and studying and interpreting ancient codexes that honor cacao as a bridge between worlds and diving deep into ancestral wisdom from Mesoamerica.

She is a guardian of the heart’s medicine — weaving together the ancestral and the modern, the mystical and the gourmet. Through Cacao Muse, Blanca transforms cacao into an experience: a ritual, a remembrance, a return to the feminine intelligence that listens, feels, and creates life. She is known for her ancestral Metate ceremonias, her vast knowledge of the Toltec, Mayan and Aztec wisdom, the ancestral Tonalpohualli calendar, and her service as a Sacred Chocolate maker.

This Women’s Day, we honor the hearth that keeps the fire alive — the woman behind the medicine.

In honor of Women's History month, today we would like to highlight one of our favorites brand of many years still going...
03/05/2026

In honor of Women's History month, today we would like to highlight one of our favorites brand of many years still going strong!

Sarah Ann Lesslie has been making chocolate since 2005. Through a series of serendipitous events, she found herself apprenticing with Kelly Johnson of Sedona Chocolate Superfoods. At that time, she had a history of being diagnosed with Dysmenorrhea, or extremely painful periods. Her desire to treat herself naturally led her to study herbalism.
One day, it struck her to combine herbs and cholate together for cycle support, and it worked! She began sharing it with her friends, and an entire herbal chocolate business built from there. The line has expanded over time to include different functional bars for specific purposes like Aphrodisiac and Meditation to name a couple. Sarah loves to share her passions for herbalism and chocolate with the world through her chocolate line, Chocolita. Now, over twenty years into making chocolate, her passion for the craft remains as strong as it ever was. To see her share her story, go to chocolita.com and watch the Arizona Highways and Fox 10 News features posted on the website.

Lots of cool gifts still left! Come check em out 💘
02/13/2026

Lots of cool gifts still left! Come check em out 💘

Lots of amazing rare Vday gifts still available! Come get em!
02/09/2026

Lots of amazing rare Vday gifts still available! Come get em!

Just a lil preview of the many Xmas specials we just put out! Some we have plenty, some are almost out already so come b...
12/09/2025

Just a lil preview of the many Xmas specials we just put out! Some we have plenty, some are almost out already so come by soon!

Alma Cacao is packed with essential nutrients, antioxidants, and adaptogens to support your well-being.One of their caca...
11/16/2025

Alma Cacao is packed with essential nutrients, antioxidants, and adaptogens to support your well-being.

One of their cacao varities is sourced from a women-run cooperative in northern Peru’s Amazon region, where the Awajún and Huambisa tribes cultivate native and Criollo beans using traditional methods.

Come get some and let us know what you think!

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