Chocolate Factory And Cafe Opens In Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, DC — A "bean to bar" chocolate factory and cafe is now open in Georgetown.

Harper Macaw — a D.C.-based chocolate company that promotes Brazilian reforestation — opened its doors last week at 2920 M St. NW.

Harper Macaw sources its cacao beans directly from agroforestry farms in Brazil's vulnerable rainforests.

Each Harper Macaw product, the company says, helps protect and restore deforested or vulnerable Brazilian rainforests.

"Fine cacao is far from a commodity. Our producers are at the avant-garde of cacao agroforestry, with crop maintenance and pre and post-harvest practices that not only yield tremendous quality but are both environmentally and economically sustainable," according to Harper Macaw's website.

Harper Macaw sells a wide range of chocolates, including: bordeaux barrel aged dark chocolate bars; butter toffee and sea salt milk chocolate bars; cacao nibs; and tropical winter drinking chocolate.