We were down to a mere 5kg of artisanal mate from the Family Drey when our 2015 harvest of Meta Mate finally arrived in Berlin, and we were excited as we swarmed around the LKW to unload the boxes, handling the mate with care as the labels advised! We are pleased to...
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Caffeine Hackathon
We are pleased to open up our doors and host the 2nd Caffeine Hackathon in conjunction with Guarana Brause on September 12th, 2015 starting at 13 hrs. Many might be wondering, what exactly is a Caffeine Hackathon, or if one has to have a certain level of programming...
Mate & Politics Part 2
Syria is sliding its way into the headlines quite often these days with tales of stranded refugees, and violent clashes in this war striven Middle Eastern land. According to the international Business times, 'Germany is likely to receive 800,000 asylum-seekers this...
Mate & Politics I
This weekend I went to a celebration in the country side of Berlin in Binnenwerde. It is a farm run by food activists. They are a collective and deliver to alternative food shops in Berlin, including the one near our house, the BioKraftKeller, Schwedterstr. 253A in...
Creative mates for the Commons #CCC2015
Looking for a good Mate session at the CCC Camp this weekend? Just tweet to @oinfiltrado23 or stop by La Quadrature du Camp for our daily scheduled Mate sessions. MIER - a CC Licensed Mass Product: On August 15th at 5,15pm, Fabricio will share his experiences with...
Here will one day be a forest… from Soya Monoculture to Mate Permacolture
Once upon a time it was all forest. And we are hoping one day it will resume its original form. In one generation most of the native mate trees have been uprooted with soya fields encroaching on the few remaining native forests in the region. It takes decades to...
The Yerba Mate Cancer Controversy
There are many conflicting reports that either claim that Mate has carcinogenic substances while others state that Mate consumption helps prevent cancer. The only statistical relationship between consumption of mate and cancer is in the context of thermo-inguries...
5 years of MATEing in Berlin
5 years ago we arrived in Berlin from Brasil with our kids, suitcases, 10 kg of self-made Mate and a dream - to spread the Mate culture amongst as many people as possible and share this amazing drink that had kept us company throughout our nomadic wanderings. Unaware...
Powering Fusion with Mate
We are pleased to play a role in caring for and providing some the 'rocketfuel' that will energize Fusion guests this weekend. Need a booster and thirst quencher in the midst of dancing? An easy option would be to go to the closest bar and grab a bottle of Premium...