Taiwan Cacao

Meya Farm Crash Course 3 - Fermentation

Fermentation is basically all about babying the cacao beans... and patiently waiting for magic to happen. What is the very first step? Marching straight to the banana trees about ten...

Meya Farm Crash Course 2 - Opening Pods and Col...

Need to de-stress or blow off some steam? Craving some social time while working with your hands? Come join us and crack open cacao farsm at Meya Farm! After the...

Meya Farm Crash Course 1 - Harvesting

What would you expect from harvesting cacao fruit, opening pods, and fermenting cacao beans? Easy peasy? Turns out... it became quite the crash course for us! We met at the...

2026

2026 marked our third year of adventures exploring cacao culture and cacao farms in Taiwan. Back in January 2024, with nothing but curiosity (and a tiny bit of nervousness), we...

Drying Cacao Beans

What is Olivia doing here? During our visit to Pingtung, Taiwan this April, we caught these magical cacao beans basking in the sun at Fu Wan Chocolate's drying room. Full...

Coming Back to Meya Farm

A school of koi fish happily swimming in a fish pond in the middle of a cacao farm? Yes, that's what happens with a forward-thinking aquaponic system at Meya Farm...