{"id":13630,"date":"2025-01-22T13:24:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clallam\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=13630"},"modified":"2026-02-27T06:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:27:34","slug":"green-thumb-2025-the-history-of-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clallam\/event\/green-thumb-2025-the-history-of-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14413 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/01\/Chocolate.by_.Fir002.wikimedia.commons-396x379.jpg\" alt=\"A block of chocolate sits in melted chocolate against a black backdrop.\" width=\"396\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/01\/Chocolate.by_.Fir002.wikimedia.commons-396x379.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/01\/Chocolate.by_.Fir002.wikimedia.commons.jpg 519w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/>Whether it\u2019s mixed in your favorite coffee drink, on your ice cream sundae or straight out of the wrapper, just about everyone enjoys the smooth, creamy taste of chocolate. But the confection we know and love has had a long, interesting and delicious evolution.<\/p>\n<p>Find out how this ground and roasted \u201cfood of the gods\u201d worked its way into our hearts, minds and stomachs!<\/p>\n<p>Join Clallam County Master Gardener Margery Whites<\/p>\n<p>for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe History of Chocolate,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, November 13th<\/p>\n<p>from 1:00 \u2013 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>at St. Andrews Episcopal Church &#8211; 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The Green Thumb Series is no longer being live streamed through Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>Come join us in-person.<\/p>\n<p>Our love affair with chocolate stretches back thousands of years to the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica. Long before it became the sweet confection we know and adore, chocolate went through many changes and iterations. This presentation will cover the origins of cacao versus where cacao is cultivated today, various cacao species, the mysteries of cacao pollination, cacao cultivation and harvesting, cacao usage by indigenous cultures of the Americas, how the Europeans influenced cacao usage, and climate change challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter my coffee presentation in 2023, Muriel Nesbitt asked me to do a companion presentation on chocolate. Thus, this presentation will be dedicated to Muriel,\u201d Margery said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14414\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/01\/MargeryW.GT_.History.of_.Chocolate-396x330.jpg\" alt=\"Master Gardener Margery Whites stands on a wooden deck surrounded by potted tulip plants.\" width=\"396\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/01\/MargeryW.GT_.History.of_.Chocolate-396x330.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/01\/MargeryW.GT_.History.of_.Chocolate.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/>Margery has been a Master Gardener since 2016. She\u2019s traveled extensively in Central America, one of the cacao-producing regions of the world. It is where she first tasted chocolate that was not refined in the European fashion the way that she was used to.<\/p>\n<p>The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held in person typically on Thursdays from January through May, and September through November. WSU Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office or to the WSU Compliance and Civil Rights office https:\/\/ccr.wsu.edu Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact the office at 360-417-2279.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it\u2019s mixed in your favorite coffee drink, on your ice cream sundae or straight out of the wrapper, just about everyone enjoys the smooth, creamy taste of chocolate. 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