As of today, we're into possibly one of the least necessary awareness weeks of all time: it's national chocolate week.
Personally, I find that this 'week' tends to take place around once a month. But if you're the sort of person who feels the need to give an excuse for enjoying a tasty snack, you might want to get some serious munching in over the next few days! I was pleased to see that some organic and fairtrade brands (newcomers and old faves alike) have got involved, offering freebies, so follow the jump to find out where to grab your gratis treat!
• The generous guys over at Ethical Superstore will be giving free bars of Divine 45g milk chocolate with every order made on the site this week. They've got pretty much every aid to green living you can imagine in their store (the clue's in the name) so why not order that green gadget you've been procrastinating over for weeks and get a chocolatey bonus at the same time?
• Oxfam Online are giving away a 100g bar of dark chocolate -- also from Divine -- with every order. This chocolate is said to be perfect for baking cakes, so check out some mouth-watering recipes over on the Divine website.
• Divine themselves have a different fabulous prize to give away every day of the week and it's not just 100g bars, this time: hampers, weekends away and chocolate workshops are all up for grabs in this divine draw.
• Cocoa Loco are a new kid on the fairtrade chocolate block, and make scrumptious artisan chocolate from organic ingredients and using ingenious eco-friendly packaging. During Chocolate week, they'll be opening up their 'chocolate barn' in West Sussex to the public for the first time. Go here to check out how you can arrange a special chocolatey day out.
Has anyone tried the wonderful selection of organic & fairtrade chocolates from Zotter? They make their own chocolate from bean to bar and everything is certified organic & fairtrade. www.zotter.at