If you regularly follow this blog (All Thai'd Up in Bliss & Where's My Bliss?) then you know already that we’ve had issues with our supply of coconut milk. Our main supplier, a family farm in Thailand, suffered the worst drought in twenty years this past season. Sadly, this shortage is affecting our ability to maintain stock on all of our flavors throughout the summer months.
All Thai'd Up in Bliss
Imagine yourself preparing a delicious meal for some special guests. You are
grateful that you get to create your favorite dish and share your bliss with friends.
As you sing and twirl around your kitchen, collecting ingredients and spices, you are
shocked to find that you are out of a crucial ingredient. You still have time to run to
the store. When you get there, you see in place of your favorite ingredient is a little
sign that says “temporarily out of stock”. A moment of panic – what now?
At Coconut Bliss, this parable became our reality a few months ago.We knew our
supply of coconut milk was diminishing, but did not expect to open the cabinets and
find the shelves bare. Our primary supplier of coconut milk, a family run organic grower
and processor in Thailand, was out of coconuts. The 12-year drought cycle had kept its
word and left the land without enough water to grow the amount of coconuts necessary
to bring endless bounties of Bliss to the people.
What ensued was a siren call of epic proportions...
