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hunter

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3. Yerba Mate is an interesting alternative to coffee...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 11:00 PM

Oct 2014

... and there are green organic versions available, even from worker owned co-ops.

To me it tastes rather like green tea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate

In my imagination there is a caffeinated plant as easy to grow as cannabis. (Not that I've ever grown cannabis, but I have seen it growing as a weed.) I could plant that in my yard and know exactly where my morning beverage came from.

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Made in the Shade: Six Reasons to Choose Organic, Shade-Grown, Fair Trade Coffee [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2014 OP

There's a good organic fair trade at Trader Joe's tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #1

I live in 2naSalit Oct 2014 #2

Yerba Mate is an interesting alternative to coffee... hunter Oct 2014 #3