JRINK x HARPER MACAW: A SWEET LOVE AFFAIR
YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE (+eat). Very few things make our heart beet faster than high-quality products that are deliciously designed. And this Valentine's, we're bringing this love affair to you: a juice, chocolate & rose trio.
But first, let's meet the beans behind Harper Macaw, a local designer chocolatier we're collaborating with for this limited-edition gift set. Founded by Colin and Sarah Hartman, a former U.S. Marine and Brazilian chocolate guru, Harper Macaw brings the bean-to-bar right here in DC and couples amicable taste with delicious design, you almost want to eat the wrapping (..but we'll frame it instead).
JRINK: So, how did you and your husband, Colin, become chocolatiers?
JRINK: It seems like all the pieces really just fell into place for you two. Congrats! When you finally came to the decision of starting this business together, what did you do to make Harper Macaw different?
HM: We make our chocolate from bean to bar, which means we directly source our cocoa from farms we have personally visited over time in Brazil. We then meticulously craft chocolate in our brick and mortar factory here in Washington DC. Other than the superior quality and flavor of our product, Harper Macaw's bottom line is rainforest restoration and protection in the regions where we source our cacao. 5% of the sales of each chocolate product is reinvested in a rainforest reserve project: this on the ground NGO acquires deforested land and reverts it back to rainforest, which is under a Brazilian perpetuity law. By the end of our first fiscal year, we will be able to determine exactly how many square feet of rainforest each chocolate bar restores! How cool is that? It is a unique business model, and we only plan to source from different origins (such as DRC, Indonesia, Colombia, etc...) if we find an on-the-ground partner that does this same kind of work.
JRINK: Wow that's an amazing concept. Not only is the mission behind Harper Macaw a beautiful one, I have to say that your aesthetic is absolutely gorgeous- why is design and branding so important for you? And of course, no surprise that Design Army was involved!
- 2 cold-pressed juices (Pick Me Up & Cheer Me Up)
- 3 long-stem rose trio
- A Valentine-exclusive Harper Macaw bar
- Price: $30