by metamate | Feb 18, 2018 | Mativism
Yesterday was the premiere of the movie Ex-Pajé (Ex-Shaman) in the Berlinale. This movie about the Surui Paiter folk denounced an ongoing ethnocide. It beautifully starts with 1969 aerial footage from Jorge Bodanzky, showing the lands of the Surui at the time of their...
by metamate | Nov 6, 2017 | Mativism
The mystery to the rich flavour from Tolloti’s mate does not lay in the native leaves that stem from the surroundings of Palmeiras, the former mate capital of the ‘world’. Perhaps it is enhanced by the fine milling from an ancient wooden morter run...
by metamate | Aug 24, 2017 | Products
In a joint venture with Essential Living, we were fortunate to have the opportunity to harvest some wild Chaga in the Baltic Birch forests this summer. Swedish Meta Matero, Kevala, shared with us the wonders of a healing herb (actually a mushroom) from his region....
by metamate | Aug 15, 2017 | Tutorials
As we aim for the highest quality mate this includes a high level of education. On our you tube channel you will find tutorials in other languages and other videos such as reviews, mate harvesting and presentations We also have other videos about: How to prepare a...
by metamate | Aug 11, 2017 | Knowledge, Mativism
Correcting yerba-mate, erva-mate, or mate tea, attempts to educate mate drinkers about an important mistake in its linguistic history. The name yerba-mate is a neologism coined centuries ago by combining the Spanish word yerba (herb) with the Quechua mate (vessel)....
