Pollinator Conservation

Chocolate is one of America's most popular treats, you'll find it in every bakery and grocery store across Colorado. But the long process behind your candy bar starts sometimes over a thousand miles away in the jungles of Thailand or Ghana where the finicky cacao tree is able to grow. Since 2019 Pollinator Chocolate in Carbondale, Colorado has been taking select cocoa beans and turning them into a confectionary that goes above and beyond.

Midwest farmers face lower crop prices and California's grape growers deal with a surplus, while the EPA bans a harmful herbicide. Good news: $2 billion in aid for affected farmers and new Colorado laws to protect pollinators.