Cassowary sighting
You can be lucky and see a cassowary at Mission Beach. Board member Pete Faulkner provided this photo. Cassowaries tend to stay to their territory; until chicks are evicted. His property has a family of four cassowaries. The fourth, father, was out of the picture.
Mother and two chicks at Mission Beach – Oct 2024
Record harvest from Mt Edna
The Thursday before the AGM was harvesting day. The wet weather from Feb to July held back cocoa flowering. But with warm sunny weather the cocoa trees got their skates on resulting in an all-time record harvest. Here are some after harvesting pictures. The pods are extremely high-quality. The benefits of our high-quality Australian agriculture.
Our record harvest
The Cassowary Crossing – the saga continues
And finally, a blog would not be complete without the latest on the Cassowary Crossing. Currently closed to cassowaries, whoever (State, Council) is growing trees on the structure to enable a smooth passage for our favourite birds. Let’s see if this works. Look closely and you will see some small plants on the structure. Possibly cocoa trees grow more quickly.
Shop extension
Our shop customers are increasing with space at a premium. Not quite fitted out, here is an early view of the extended shop. The plan is to also stock local produce.
Charley’s – what’s it all about
- Ethically sources and produced luxury Australian Chocolate
- Higher price due to high quality local ingredients and Australian labour costs
- Plantations adjacent to a tropical rainforest; thought to contribute to the unique creamy flavour of out Mt Edna single origin chocolate
Christmas Quiz
Do you eat chocolate for
- the cocoa flavours
- the sugar hit it gives you
If 1, then chose Charley’s single origin. If 2, then go to the supermarket
Merry Christmas, everyone