Mate crop

How much mate is produced?

Yerba mate, whose scientific name is Ilex Paraguariensis, is a tree native to the Paraná Jungle, which in the wild can reach a height of between 12 and 16 meters. To facilitate their harvest, the plants are pruned up to twice a year to an average height of 2 meters.   In Argentina, we call [&h...
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Mate

How to prepare the best mate

You recently travelled to an estancia in Argentina and discovered how to drink mate, maybe you even got one for yourself as a souvenir, but now how do you prepare it?   1. Fill a flask or thermos with hot water. The water should neither be boiling nor lukewarm. The ideal temperature ranges betw...
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