Mate Factor Yerba Mate is hand harvested under the Paraná Pines of Southern Brazil at an elevation of 800 to 1500 meters above sea level. This subtropical forest consists of rolling hills with ravines, canyons and many creeks and rivers. The weather is cooler here, where the Mate trees thrive. Our Yerba Mate is a combination of cultivated trees (which grow up to about 12 feet tall) and our wild shade grown trees (which reach up to 60 feet tall and are more difficult to harvest). Both are grown and maintained organically and responsibly.

Southern Brazil has remained mostly unchanged since the immigration of the first European settlers of the area. It has begun feeling the effects of modern cities and industrial crop-raising in the last century, a practice that is being opposed strongly by the mate growers and small organic farmers. By purchasing Mate Factor Yerba Mate you are helping to preserve this unique region by supporting families who live and work together in harmony, with one another, their Creator and the land.