Why I planted 2500 Chocolate Trees

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Yesterday I wrote about how I planted 10,000 trees during covid. Today I will share with you 2,500 of these trees. Yes that's right these trees are called Cacao trees and their flower turn into pods that produce chocolate nibs. Would you believe me if I told you I got all these grafted seedlings for free?

Ring Ring Ring
Me: Hello
Agricultural office: Sir would you like to avail our government program for free cacao seedlings?
Me: Hell yes
Agricultural office: Sir how big is your farm?
Me: 5 hectars
Agricultural office: we can give you 2500 seedlings and will send 3 interns with you to teach you how to plant and care for them.
Me: I will be right there!

First truckload with fertilizer

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Second truckload

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Picking up the seedlings from the Agriculture office

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The guy I put in charge of the venture. He would later commit suicided RIP my bro!

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The 3 intern's from the agri office

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The 3 intern's from the agri office

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The 3 intern's from the agri office

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This is how we carry the cacao to the farm.

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our first cacao (farm hand / agricultural expert / father in law

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Learning

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A recent picture of one of the seedlings that is now 5 feet tall

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A beautiful mother cacao tree with pods

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A bag of chocolate nibs that we use for champorado ( chocolate rice )

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Please follow and comment if you would like to see more of my Philippines journey. It is the participation from you guys that inspires me to continue write content here on HIVE.



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Where's my Champorado? Cool story, continue to express yourself, its good to share your experiences.

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Nice project. So sad that you lost a great guy to suicide.

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It's nice to read your article sir. May the soul of your business partner on the said venture rest in peace.

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Very interesting. It's good to see that he government over there is taking the inititive to help small growers prosper. I wonder if we have anything like that here in the US?

Considering the issues with water out west, it seems like they'd have to solve that problem first, as things are getting dire out there. Good luck in your new venture! :)

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You can always move here and plants some cacao. I can introduce you to my friends at the agri office.

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Wow this is very cool, keep doing a good job for nature 😍

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I smiled all throughout this post! Not only did you get free trees - but the free help to plant!!! oh my goodness! I love when these things happen!

This is what happens when people are ready to accept blessings! hehehehe still smiling :)

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also, i'm very sorry to read that your friend took his life. I'm sure that was very difficult on you and his friends and family - and also such a terrible place to be, when you believe that is the only option.

very sad, and my heart goes out to you

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I can smell the aroma of your chocolates here. Great work of dedication and patience.

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