Cocoa Farm

This was a really neat experience! Our host mother took us to her village, where her mother was royalty. We got to see her mother's tomb and meet all the children who had never seen a white person before. It was a rural village that made local gin that was made from palm water. We got to pick a few cocoa pods and try the fruit around the beans. It had a strange but delicious tangy flavor, although it had a very slimy texture. It is said to have anti-cancer qualities, which would explain the low cancer rate in Ghana.

The air around the trees is very fresh and cool

All of these cocoa trees belong to our host family 

This is what the pod looks like when it is ready to pick

YUM

not ripe cocoa pods

Baby cocoa pods

Gin making

Last step in the gin making process

Raw cocoa

Raw cocoa

Rosemary's Mothers' grave

Village children