In Kerala, tropical southern India, most rubber tree farms are very small—a typical holding is less than 20 acres. These are not rubber plantations with thousands of acres of land. Kerala-based Cocolatex, which supplies natural Dunlop latex for Savvy Rest organic mattresses, is a small company, privately owned and operated. I visited Cocolatex during the winter of 2011 and was fascinated by what I learned.
The making of our mattresses begins in Kerala, a region in tropical southern India. I visited Kerala during the winter of 2011 and was fascinated by what I learned.
