This summer we pass the cuia to the next generation of Materos. And as long as the sun keeps shining at a minimum of 23°, our junior Cebadors will be happy to serve you a refreshing terere. Stop by and enjoy a calm moment. For the Month of July we will have...
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YERBA MATE MERGER: YUYO DRINKS BECOMES PART OF META MATE
A perfect match for ethical mate The global rights to UK based yerba mate infusions brand YUYO DRINKS LTD1 have been acquired by German mate company META MATE2. The two ethical and organic brands are joining forces as a partnership, and operations for both companies...
Celebrating Caa’s Cuia
With its roots in the realm of the wild Gauchos, modern day mate culture is mostly male dominated. Similar to the monocultural landscapes from where mate is sourced, its production sphere is generally dominated by patriarchal structures. Both are aimed at increasing...
Spreading and Sharing the Mate Culture
The past few months have been busy times for Meta Mate as we continue with our efforts to spread and share the Mate culture. Besides Fabricio's travels to South America to make the mate, and then to the US and now UK to present it, we have also been receiving many...
West Coast Mates
Meta Mate has been infiltrating the globe this past summer with a US tour to set the ball rolling for Meta Mate USA We had the pleasure to visit our friends at Noisebridge in the Bay Area for a mate hacking workshop and show them how to get wired in a natural way...
Legalisation and Preservation
Great news to be shared is that the Gehm Barbacua is ready and will be inaugurated with the 2018 Dream Harvest on June 16th, 2018. This is a milestone in our efforts to legalise the craft mate production by autonomous family producers. A museum will be dedicated in...
Moonlight Mate Harvest – IllumiMATE – Buddha’s Birthday Meta Mate
The Meta Mate team has gathered and commenced the season's harvest. According to ancient knowledge and new-age recommendations, Mate should be only harvested in the months without the letter 'R' and medicinal plants under the full moon. Though we do not judge the...
Mate in Berlin Symposium
Although most of the world wakes up with a cup of coffee everyday, there is a segment of the population that instead consumes mate on a daily basis, stated Conselheiro Durval Carvalho de Barros, as he opened the Mate in Berlin Symposium at the Brazilian Embassy on 30...
MATE in Berlin
Germany is the largest European importer of Mate, and 100 years ago, almost all of this mate was sourced from Brazil. Brauses or bottled Mate carbonated drinks have been popular in the Belrin sub-culture since the early 1990's and today these mate drinks are...
