Our Seed to Sip Story
Elevate communities by enriching farmer families.
Beginning with the end in mind, we sowed our first seeds with one goal- weave a compelling narrative for the coconut farmers in the community to readily follow. A narrative of families being elevated, a thriving community being established through the propagation and production of organic fine flavored cacao, the creation of artisan chocolates and the sharing of the narrative to other communities on the island.
Our Founding Farmers
Donna Lecaroz
Co-Founding Farmer
At 24 years old, Donna made herself unemployable. At that time, she was a new and struggling solo parent with three young children. With only a high school diploma, her only option was a minimum-wage job. She had no money, means and ability, yet had a hope for a future that was borderline crazy.
That hope opened up a path that has taken her and her sneakers on an incredible journey- starting as a homebased nano entrepreneur, to the board room of a Hong Kong-based global corporation, before retiring her stilettos for tsinelas.
From the boardroom to the bundok to start a social enterprise. All because her hope has expanded to include those who dare not even hope.
Lenlie Lecaroz
Co-Founding Farmer
Lenlie was a fourth-generation Marinduqueño who, after 30 years in the corporate world, decided to call the island home in order to give back to the island that has been very good to their family. His father was the first Congressman of the province who served 3 terms until Congress was abolished during Martial Law.
He believes farming and not politics is a more sustainable path for him to serve.