Cacao, Chocolate, and the Sweet History of Valentine's Day

Cacao, Chocolate, and the Sweet History of Valentine's Day

Dear Somatines,   Valentine’s Day is here: that strange hodgepodge of Hollywood, chocolate, Portishead and dinner plans that seems to be cool one year, and deeply uncool the next.   Valentine’s Day is the world’s...
Heavy Metals, Chocolate & Cacao: Weighing in on the Media Frenzy Just to get things clear straight up: Please rest assured that all of our cacao is heavy metal safe in accordance with EU, Australian, and US regulations. We have included our latest indepen

Heavy Metals, Chocolate & Cacao: Weighing in on the Media Frenzy

A quick note before you dive in If you’re short on time, you don’t need to read this entire article. The short version:All Soma Cacao is heavy-metal safe and fully compliant with EU, Australian, and...
Fantastic News: GUESS THE NEXT SOMA ORIGIN!

Fantastic News: GUESS THE NEXT SOMA ORIGIN!

  Fantastic news, Somacrew! After a year of searching, scouring high and low across the globe, we have finally landed our next cacao source! It's been a long and awful process, that started with us...
Reflections on Winter

Reflections on Winter

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...
What is a Cacao Ceremony? Deconstructing and Reconstructing.

What is a Cacao Ceremony? Deconstructing and Reconstructing.

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...
Halo from Karkar:  A Special Update from a Cacao Paradise

Halo from Karkar: A Special Update from a Cacao Paradise

Dear Soma Family, We write this to you from the foot of a young palm tree on the beach beside Kuburne Village on Karkar Island, off the coast of Papua New Guinea. We’ve come here...
Understanding the Different Types of Ceremonial Cacao Beans

Understanding the Different Types of Ceremonial Cacao Beans

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...
Couple enjoying a sunny day on the beach, looking out at the ocean waves.

2025: New Year, Same Soma: Market Update & Price Revisions

Happy New Year, Soma Crew! 2024 was a big year for our small business. Cacao commodity prices quintupled from June 2023 to December 2024. We have always paid up for high-quality cacao (10-20x commodity market...
Corruption in the Cacao Industry: A Deep Dive The global cacao industry, which underpins the multi-billion-dollar chocolate market, is often romanticised for its cultural richness and exotic origins. However, beneath this appealing surface lies a complex

Corruption in the Cacao Industry: A Deep Dive

The global cacao industry, which underpins the multi-billion-dollar chocolate market, is often romanticised for its cultural richness and exotic origins. However, beneath this appealing surface lies a complex web of socio-economic challenges, with corruption being...