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Story
It all started in August of 2003. Peter Brydon, the future
founder of Barlovento Chocolates, was at the Berkeley Farmers
Market. He was standing in front of the Smit Ranch stall;
a box of freshly dried Bing cherries sitting before him. They
were plump, moist, glossy and fragrant. Hi picked one up and
as his teeth sunk into the sweet fruit he was transported
back in time. Back to the days when he was only seventeen
and living in northern Ohio's beautiful farm community. This
is where he fell in love with Bing cherries and farmers stands...
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Peter Brydon Story
When me and my friends went to the candy store I was the
only one that would buy a delicious candy called a “Chunky.”
It’s funny, but I should have known then that I would
end up owning my own chocolate business some day. After a
28 year career as a pressman in the printing industry, my
weekly trips to the Berkeley Farmer’s Market led to
my entrance into the chocolate business.
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Venezuelan Chocolate
On small plantations, in secluded coastal valleys, the grassy
plains and the foothills of the Andes, generations of Venezuelan
farmers have developed the art of nurturing the finest varieties
of criollo and trinitario cacao.
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