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Organic Chocolate Tasting at the ELC

Written by: Admin January 25 2011

WABASSO ISLAND — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, The Environmental Learning Center is conducting an organic chocolate tasting at 5 PM on Tuesday, February 8. Gina Battle, from the local chocolate boutique, Faith, Hope and Chocolate, will be conducting the tasting at the ELC. This green living workshop demonstrates one small way we can live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Buying organic chocolate, made from cocoa beans grown in South America without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizer, supports this environmentally sound farming practice and encourages biodiversity.

The cost for the chocolate tasting is $30 per adult or $ 27 for ELC members; reservations are required.

Call (772) 589-5050 to make a reservation.

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