![]() ![]() Guayaki does reforestation projects to help better the environment while growing the plant, which also creates jobs for the locals, Sanchez said. The holly plant mate comes from is grown in the shade. “We look forward to supporting the students further as they innovate and become pioneers for the service and betterment of future generations,” the statement read. They are happy to represent Guayaki and honored to be of service to the Cal Poly students, Sanchez said in a statement from Guayaki. ![]() Sanchez and the rest of Guayaki hope to build bridges with Cal Poly, he said. They marshal and lead the parade,” Sanchez said. “Grand Marshal is just the people that are at the front of the parade. Sanchez and National Events & Education Cebador Don Miguel, another Cal Poly alumnus, will be representing Yerba Mate as the Grand Marshals of Cal Poly’s Open House this year. They would share yerba mate in class and spread the word about it to their classmates. “You’ll notice most people in Argentina, from drinking so much mate, have a lot of crease lines on their mouth from pinching the straw.”Ĭal Poly alumni Alex Pryor (from Argentina) and David Karr founded Guayaki as a senior project. “Mate was kind of like the bonding point all the time,” Jordan said. And when you pass the mate, the bombilla (the traditional straw/filter), needs to be facing the other person. You only say thank you once you’re done drinking. You don’t say thank you when someone passes you the gourd, nor when you pass it back to the cebador. Sanchez explained there is a certain etiquette when drinking mate. Seeing the steam come off of the herb, maybe in a chilly night, it just was really something that I can vividly look back at. “I would always admire it, because in Argentina they’re covered with silver usually. “My earliest memories in Argentina (are of) my stepfather, (who) was always drinking mate,” Samson said. ![]() “And our spirit, our company culture is to bring that to the communities we share mate in,” Sanchez said.Īgricultural and environmental plant sciences freshman William Samson lived in Argentina for 14 years of his life. It’s how you build trust in Argentina because everyone drinks from the same gourd, Sanchez said. The symbolism emerged when the Spanish came to South America and struggled with the communication barrier between themselves and the indigenous peoples. Yerba mate was a symbol of friendship, hospitality and community. ![]()
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