Addendum to Holiday 2010 Post

Since upgrading the website this summer, I'm still learning that there is more to learn about the wonders of our website - at http://www.smithorganicchocolates.com/.

Each product will have it's own Holiday 2010 code that will be product specific.

For example:

Say you want to order a pound of Organic Peanut Butter Balls through our Simply Chocolate package. Go to the Simply Chocolate product, choose One Pound, then Organic Peanut Butter Balls. Your code at checkout will be: H10-SC-1. The cart will automatically calculate your price.

Happy shopping!

Why Organic?

No Sprays—No Artificial Preservatives

Scientists and researchers are only now beginning to see the long-range of negative effects of spraying crops with pesticides.

Why do farmers use pesticides? The obvious answer would be “to kill the bugs” but the actual answer is a little more complicated than that.

After WWI, chemicals used for warfare were turned into sprays to “kill bugs” and the government subsidized farmers for using them. It seemed like a win-win situation. The American people had apples and other fruits without the characteristic “hole” from where a worm had eaten part of the apple, the chemical companies didn’t have to go out of business (which would have put a strain on the economy and soon the Great Depression of the 1930s), and the American public had “pretty” food to eat—more appetizing to the eyes.

What they didn’t know then, that we are now learning, is that over a period of years, our livers have had to try to “break down” these chemicals in our bodies. This has put a strain on our overall health. Our livers may stay strong, but other things “broke” down instead; our hearts, our digestive systems, our circulation, our joints, and our immune systems.

Pesticides also get into the soil and leach into our water systems—so it’s not just the food that is “poisoned” by pesticides, our water and our soil is affected too.

The demand for organic chocolate is growing. The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) says, “...The demand for organic cocoa products is growing at a very strong pace, as consumers are increasingly concerned about the safety of their food supply along with other environmental issues. According to Euromonitor International, global organic chocolate sales were estimated to have increased from a value of US $171 million in 2002 to US $304 million in 2005.”

Smith Organic Chocolates is committed to serving you with the best information available so that you can educate yourself and your customers.

Our website is http://www.smithorganicchocolates.com/. It is a fully operational web store.