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Santa Barbara, California is gearing up for the Santa Barbara Writers Conference in June 2008. This annual event has attracted an impressive following since its inception in 1973 and more than 400 “wordsmiths” are expected to attend this year. You ask: “What do writers have to do with yerba mate?”
Remember the hippies of the 1960′s? They had a reputation for bending the rules and avoiding responsibility. They were not very welcome in polite society either. Today, a different breed of hippie-looking folks still come to the beach in buses like this one. In 2008 however, thanks to the “legal leaf” from South America called yerba mate, they are very much welcomed as a part of a new health-conscious culture.Â
Jim Worsham - is the author, editor, publisher, and owner of this blog. He resides in Long Beach, CA.
