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Yerba Mate story for Lauren
Yerba Mate story for Lauren
Date: 3/9/2014 6:02:11 AM ( 10 y ) ... viewed 1131 times
Yerba Mate story for Lauren
Guayaki Yerba Mate shares a taste of fair trade and culture
May 12, 2013
Allison Montroy
amontroy@mustangdaily.net
In South America, long days take pause as people stop to enjoy the cultural tradition of sharing a yerba mate gourd (a cup made of dehydrated vegetable shells) with friends.
At Cal Poly, Thursday morning took a pause as students stopped to enjoy their own yerba mate tea — in cup and bottle fashion — and learn about the fair trade company, Guayaki, which brought the South American tradition to San Luis Obispo and beyond.
The event, part of the Robert E. Kennedy Library’s Science Café series and co-sponsored by the Cal Poly Fair Trade Club, was a break from the library’s normal second-floor bustle. Two Guayaki sales representatives, Michael Newton and Ana Yazdi, spoke about the tea, fair trade and the company’s San Luis Obispo roots while students listened and sipped on complementary yerba mate (Spanish for “herb cup”), tea and pastries.
http://mustangnews.net/guayaki-yerba-mate-shares-a-taste-of-fair-trade-and-culture/
FASCINATING!
http://guayaki.com
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March 9, 2014
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