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2025 SDGs × IDGs Eco-Body-Mind Workshop Series – Sustainable Food: Cocoa as a Medium of Connection

When

2025.11.22

Where

National Sun Yat-sen University · Kaohsiung · Taiwan

Format

In person · workshop

Language

English

Organiser

IDG Kaohsiung SDGs Hub · a hub on idg.earth

Hosted at

Aerosol Science Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University (國立中山大學氣膠科學研究中心)

Part of

IDG@Taiwan event series (Aerosol Science Research Center, NSYSU)

Framed by the principles of the SDGs and IDGs, this workshop used cocoa as a medium to explore nourishment, sustainability, and inner awareness. Participants were guided to understand the cultural significance of cocoa, its relationship with sustainable agriculture, and its potential role in supporting emotional and psychological balance. Through multisensory tasting, cocoa-based cuisine, hands-on cocoa butter crafting, and bean-grinding experiences, the program invited participants to reconnect with nature, the land, and their own emotional states, cultivating a form of sustainable living that extends from food to inner well-being. The workshop also featured a ceremonial cocoa ritual, creat