Yerba maté grows in South America wild and is widely cultivated throughout central South America.
Wild Yerba Maté: The wild yerba maté plant is a species of holly in the aquifoliaceae family native to subtropical South America namely Northern Argentina, Southern Paraguay, Western Uruguay and Southern Brazil.
Bio-Dynamic farming yerba maté: At this time we do not know of any bio-dynamic farms growing yerba maté.
Cultivating conventional yerba maté: Most of the global production of yerba maté is grown by using fossil fuel based fertilizers.
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