Friends of Loving Earth: Cat from Simple(ish) Living

By Cat from Simple-ish Living

We caught up with "zero-waste" advocate, Cat of Simple(ish) Living to chat all about the topic and how she incorporates it into her daily life - including a bit of meal planning! 

New Chocolate Packaging - what's the story?

By Cormac Sheehan

Today we show the world our new chocolate packaging! It's pretty exciting...in fact, no - it's VERY exciting! We've been working on this since last year and it took a LOT of doing before we were satisfied. If you look closely, you'll notice there's a whole system at play here...so why did we do this, and how does it work?

The Agave Growers of Ixmiquilpan - A Bright Future (3 of 3)

By Cormac Sheehan

In the final part of our series, we take a closer look at the successes of the co-op in Ixmiquilpan. The development of the project over the past decade has in many ways been a story of broadening horizons; as one generation has grown to maturity, the next finds themselves in a new world. Ambitions which were unthinkable just 10 years ago are now coming to fruition.

The Agave Growers of Ixmiquilpan - Education & Opportunities [Part 2 of 3]

By Cormac Sheehan

The Agave Project in the fertile mountains East of Ixmiquilpan has been a huge success; last week we looked at the basis for the economic downturn in the area over the past century and the manner in which this new endeavor has allowed hundreds of people to return to the land. This week we’re looking at what this means in relation to peoples’ everyday lives.

The Agave Growers of Ixmiquilpan - Making A Difference [part 1 of 3]

By Cormac Sheehan

Sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of the impact of working at Loving Earth. On one hand, we do get lots of great feedback from happy healthy customers about how much they love our products. But for the most part, the other end of the equation is a lot quieter. Sitting behind a desk sifting through emails, engaged in endless meetings about technical matters or involved in the everyday grind of keeping our products on the shelves, we’re usually far removed from the source of our products: the growers and the earth. But sometimes, we get to experience the true impact of our work.

Alternative Sweeteners 101

By Cormac Sheehan

There’s been a lot of attention in the media lately on the topic of obesity and health with over a million Australians currently affected by diabetes. A fantastic article by Paul Zimmet and Philip James published in 2006 in The Medical Journal of Australia outlines some solutions which could be undertaken on a policy level, though the unfortunate fact is that the situation has continued to worsen over the past five years. It’s all well and good to lobby politicians and discuss solutions, but what we at Loving Earth are interested in is what can we do about ourselves?

Revealing The Magic of Chocolate - Part IV: The Alchemy

By Cormac Sheehan

Making chocolate is a sort of alchemy. It's a very fickle medium to work with and people spend their entire lives experimenting with it, always discovering new things... The modern method of making chocolate revolves around synergy: the synergy between the Cacao and the sweetener. At Loving Earth we make our chocolate by hand-mixing the unique ingredients together and infusing them with our own heart energy and powerful ancient superfoods. This is where the magic really happens...