Denman Island Chocolate, located in British Columbia’s beautiful Gulf Islands, was created in 1998 by Daniel and Ruth Terry. Long interested in the organic food movement, the Terrys left the big city for Denman Island in 1994, looking for a more rural lifestyle in which to bring up their two sons and thinking of starting a market gardening business.

 Finding that a great many of their fellow islanders were already self-sufficient in vegetables, they turned (as ever) to chocolate, a shared love that dated back to their search for the perfect fuel while bicycle touring in northern France. Thus was born Denman Island Chocolate, a business which caters to those who like their chocolate organic and dark.

 Denman Island Chocolate is run on the principle that it is important to make a positive change in the world. Every business decision takes this into account. Environmentally, this includes everything from using recycled and recyclable packaging materials whenever possible to wrapping our chocolate melter in a cocoa cosy, reducing the amount of electricity necessary to run it. Also, every year, Denman Island Chocolate donates 1% of our gross income to local groups that support environmental conservation. That means that every chocolate bar you buy triggers a small part of that donation; the 1% from a lot of chocolate bars adds up to tens of thousands of dollars.

Denman Island Chocolate has been a supporter of VFOF since day 1! We are very lucky to have such great friends!

Check out this behind the scenes video of the shop in action