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Announcing West Coast Tour – Spring Update – Alabama Hills, CA
Yes, y’all, you hear correctly! Edna and I will be spending this year serving free tea from San Diego, CA to the San Juan Islands, WA. Our kick off was Edna’s 10-year anniversary in Ocean Beach on the first day … Continue reading
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Tagged AZ, Big Oak Canyon, Blythe, Buccaneer Beach Park, CA, community, Coos Bay, Double-Decker Bus, Dr. Bronner's, Earth Day, EarthRoots Field School, Eugene, Friday Night Festival, Harbor City, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., Humboldt, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monrovia, Nevada City, New York Times, Oceanside, Olympia, OR, Orange County, Palos Verdes, Portland, Quartzsite, Relationship-Based Economy, relationships, Road Trip, Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, Salvation Mountain, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Islands, Santa Monica, Seattle, Seven, Seven Wanders the World, Silverado Canyon, Skooliepalooza, Slab City, solar, Sonoma, Sprinter Van, Standing Rock, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, The Brewery, The Ecology Center, Truk, WA, West Coast, Windansea, WVO, Yoga on the Bluff
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10 Years of the Free Tea Bus – San Diego, CA
Yes, you read right. 10 years ago on the first day of Spring, I purchased a little, empty, yellow short bus. As I drove out the driveway, I asked the woman whom I purchased her from what her name was. … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 years, community, Edna Lu, Mentors, News, North American Tour, Relationship-Based Economy, serving tea
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Winter Update – Writing Retreat! – Blythe, CA
We made it! To our winter retreat, that is. Edna Lu and I rolled into Blythe, CA just a couple days ago in perfect time to start our winter writing (finishing the Tea Bus Factory Service Manual – hopefully!). We’re … Continue reading
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Tagged artwalk, AZ, Beloved Community Tiny House Village, biodiesel, Blythe, breakdown, CA, City of Rocks, CO, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Denver, Denver International Film Festival, Dylan Magaster, First Friday, Friday Friday Artwalk, Gila National Forest, Halloween, homeless, Horizon Middle School, Laura Goldhamer, Longmont, Ludlow Massacre, Manitou Springs, Meow Wolf, NM, Old Colorado City, Phoenix, Quartzsite, Relationship-Based Economy, repair, Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, Santa Fe, Silver City, Skooliepalooza, starter, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, Thanksgiving, tiny house, Trout Steak Revival, Truth or Consequences, Tucson, WVO, YouTube
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30,000th Cuppa Free Tea – Tuscaloosa, AL
A day ago, I was serving tea with great, excited nervousness. I was at Rural Studio in Newbern, AL hanging with a bunch of architecture students and teachers. When Edna Lu the Tea Bus and I arrived at this wonderful … Continue reading
11 Years of Free Tea – Athens, GA
Every New Years Eve, I celebrate the first cups of free tea I accidentally started serving on Hollywood Blvd. in January of 2006 (read more here). As I was serving tea in downtown Athens, GA this New Years Eve, I … Continue reading
Democratic National Convention – Philadelphia, PA
Whew! This past week was a wild ride! Ally and I decided to bring Edna Lu the Free Tea Bus to the DNC both for personal reasons, as well as to make sure people stayed hydrated and cool, while performing … Continue reading
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Tagged #BernieOrBust, #OccupyDNC, #UpToUs, Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter, BLM, climate change, Climate Revolution, cops, Cornell West, Democratic National Convention, DNC, FDR Park, iced tea, Immortal Technique, Jill Stein, Jon Watts, Josh Fox, low-income, march, Marconi Park, Medicine for the People, Mountain Rose Herbs, Nahko, New York Times, North Philly, NYTimes, Overgrow the System, PA, Philadelphia, Philly, Philly City Hall, police, protest, Racial Justice, Rainbow Family, rally, Rootstalk, serving tea, Shailene Woodley, tires, water
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Mother Earth News Fair and More! – Asheville, NC
About 5 years ago Mother Earth News wrote an online article about the Free Tea Bus entitled “Free Tea Parties Build Strong Communities.” It was well received and I was happy to have caught the eyes of such a publication. … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative economics, Asheville, Bee Charmer, biodiesel, biofuels, community, Efland, Food is Free, Food is Free Project, free tea, International Herb Symposium, Mother Earth News, Mother Earth News Fair, Mountain Rose Herbs, NC, Rosemary Gladstar, serving tea, sharing, solar, Tea is Free, Texas Tea Festival, tiny house, WVO
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Spring Update 2016 – Efland, NC
Ah, with the new growth of spring comes another year of Edna and my 2+ Year North American Tour. Eight years ago today, I purchased Edna, knowing she would be built out into a mobile free teahouse, and eventually travel … Continue reading
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Tagged artwalk, Asheville, biodiesel, Bonlee, Bus Projects, CA, Carolina Friends School, Carrboro, deconstruction, DIY, donors, Durham, Edna, Edna Lu, Edna's Birthday, Efland, electrical, Factory Service Manual, Fireside Farm, free, Global Tea Hut, heat exchanger, Hillsboro, interdependence, ME, money, Mother Earth News Fair, NC, North American Tea Tour, North American Tour, permaculture, Pollinator Handmade, polymerization, Racor, Really Really Free Market, ReUse Warehouse, salvaged, serving tea, sharing, skylight, solar, Southern CA, stickers, TBFSM, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, tea party, teaching, Third Friday, Thomas, TX, Webasto, White Deer Apothacary, work, WV, WVO
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10 Years of Free Tea – Durham, NC
10 years ago, I was lonely. I was living in my pickup truck and working 50-60+ hours a week in front of a computer as a video editor in Hollywood. When we finished the rough cut of the documentary, my … Continue reading
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Tagged CA, community, diversity, Durham, genuine human interactions, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., LA, loneliness, Los Angeles, NC, Seattle, WA
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The City that Never Steeps – New York City, NY
A dream has come true. For years, even prior to Occupy, I had a dream of serving tea on Wall St, and another of being featured in the New York Times. Upon arriving in New York City, I realized the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Brooklyn Free Store, drug addicts, Elephant Revival, Free Store, grafitti, human nature, New York City, New York Times, non-monetary exchange, NY, NYC, Occupy, sharing, SoHo, stereotypes, The Bowery, The Bowery Ballroom, theives, Wall St., Wealth of Nations
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