Cultivating Organic Yerba Maté

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Farming Yerba Maté

Cultivating organic yerba maté: Small family farms in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay grow organic yerba maté.

Ilex paraguariensis or Yerba Maté is a subtropical dioecious evergreen tree that can reach 2 to 5 meters in height. Yerba Maté is a flower and fruit producing tree, flowering from October to November in the southern hemisphere and produces fruit from March to June. The Yerba Maté tree requires large amounts of water. On most farms and in the wild this water comes in the form of annual rainfall, the Yerba tree needs no less than 1300 mm through out the year. Hence it only grows in subtropical climates. However the tree is much less susceptible to temperature, being able to withstand temperatures of –2 °C, with an average annual temperature of 22 to 25°C. The latitude that most of the worlds Yerba Maté can be viewed on our Organic Yerba Maté Production and Sales Site.

 

Call To Action

Plant A Tree: Mendo Matté® has committed to planting a tree for every bag that we sell online & wholesale. When you purchase a bag you plant a tree!

How: Its easy to plant trees with us! Shop for your favorite blend of Mendo Matté® and checkout. Then we send the email to plant another tree in Mendocino County!

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Why take action: Because few things have ever changed without it. We care deeply about our environment and while we are not perfect we try to be the change we believe in.

 

 

 

Zero Waste Commitment

How so: The site you are on now runs the entire company of Mendo Matté® and our 3 divisions. We no longer use paper -or- have an office. We use hard disk storage instead of filing cabinets. None of our employees commute to work. We use a 3rd party distribution center. Most packaged products are made of biodegradable bags. We even try to use recycled boxes.

* Zero commuting waste.
* No office environment waste.
* Carbon offset distribution.
* Recycling on every level.