We are asked from time to time why our cacaos come into and out of stock. Of course the reason is occasionally us - we try to fit enough supply to meet an ever-growing...

Dear Somarafters,   Those of you who watch the news will probably have heard about the rain we’re having in Fat North Queensland. Depending on what news source you subscribe to, you will have interpreted...

Dear Somastars,   The days are getting warmer, and life is hotting up at Soma. All five of our cacao origins are fully stocked - it feels like having all our children home for Christmas....

Dear Somaliers,   Last week we saw a report called The Great British Honey Scandal, in which England’s leading honey sommelier talked about honey fraud, saying that most honey in British supermarkets is “honey-flavoured syrup,”...

Humans started consuming and cultivating cacao 5300 years ago. Migration and commerce spread cacao through Central and Tropical South America, and into the Caribbean. From 1500, European influence carried cacao to tropical areas around the...

Every year in North Queensland there’s a week around the start of August when winter seems to end. The mornings are hot and still, the sun has bite again, the nights are balmy, the winter...

The Ancient Roots of Cacao Cacao has been used for millenia in ceremonies by the indigenous people of Mesoamerica. These peoples have cultivated a close bond with the cacao plant, and weaved it like a...

This week we want to explore a trending topic in the world of cacao. We’re aware some of you flirt with other cacao brands, receive their advertising advances, maybe even have a fling  from time...

Greetings, Soma Crew!   It’s mid-January already (and midsummer!) - we have reached that time when the new year ceases to be a resolution, and starts to become a reality.We hope you’ve all settled into...