My friend don Miguel was recently out looking for surf in Northern California when he took this self-portrait. DM is one of the founders of Guayaki, the leading company that brings us a fairly traded organic green tea called yerba mate which helps me survive these cold gray Pacific Northwest winters.

Don Miguel, David Karr, Pierre Ferrari and the rest of their crew are doing an amazing job with their company, bringing high quality yerba mate products to the US while generating money to reforest large areas of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.

Look for it in your local grocery market, or if you are in Northern California, stop by their new cafe at 6784 Sebastopol Avenue.

What a great pairing to help survive the winter blues...two eco-friendly Fair Trade products that get your body moving and energized - a soccer ball and a warm yerba mate drink!