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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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Autumn Update – Square Pond, ME
Ah, another season is upon us. I can feel the Fall in the air, and I think I’m ready for it. Our summer has been interesting and fun. After arriving New England for the International Herb Symposium in June, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemy, alternator, apothacary, Appalachian Trail, AR, artwalk, Atlantic Ocean, batteries, bed, Belfast, Blue Hill, Blue Hill Inn, Cape Cod, Chewonki, Common Ground Country Fair, Common Ground Fair, Deer Isle, Down East Maine, Elephant Revival, First Friday Artwalk, GA, Great Norther Sound Society, Homegrown Herb & Tea, Hostel in the Forest, hot springs, Liberty, Liberty Tool, Loose Cannon Jug Band, MA, ME, Mid-Coast Maine, Mountain Rose Herbs, NH, Parsonsfield, Portland, Provincetown, screens, solar, solar batteries, Square Pond, Sugarloaf, The Camp, Tinder Hearth Bakery, transmission, Two Toad Farm, Unity, Willowbrook, window screens, WishGarden Herbs
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Appalachian Trail – Stratton, ME
Wow! What an amazing place to serve tea. My girlfriend in college hiked the Appalachian Trail before coming to school. She told me about the arduous 2,200 mile hike from Georgia to Maine, the highs and lows of trail life, … Continue reading
Austin to Boston – The Road, USA
Traveling far fast is not part of my modus operandi. The longer I stuck around Austin, the less time I knew I had to travel the 2,000+ miles to the Boston area for the International Herb Symposium. Ally, Edna … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys, News, On the Street
Tagged AR, Austin, back highways, back roads, Bloomington, Bloomington Community Farmers' Market, business, community, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, East Otto, Farmers' Market, free, Hollywood Blvd., homeless, hot springs, Hot Springs National Park, IN, Indiana University, International Herb Symposium, Ithaca, Lake Erie, laws, legal, MA, Marshall, Missisippi River, National Park, Norton, NY, OH, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, Peninsula, Ranger, Rochester, serving tea, Southborough, spring water, tea party, Tea Witch Tea, The Cosmic Shed, Trail Magic, TX, Unitarian, WVO
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Austin Tea Parties – Austin, TX
Ahhhh, a great little break for the tea bus. Edna (the tea bus) and I had been on the road, serving tea, and working pretty hard for the previous five month, and Austin offered us a place to decompress, do … Continue reading
Posted in Bus Building, Events, Mechanical, News, On the Street, Video
Tagged Austin, Blanco, Butch Hancock, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, deconstruction, Eco-Wise, Edna, Edna Lu, Edna's Birthday, Eyeore's Birthday, First Thursday, GayBiGayGay, Grace, HelpX, Honk Fest, Honk!TX, Hope Outdoor Gallery, Katherine Anne Porter School, Music on Main, North American Tour, Round Rock, salvage, San Marcos, Shady Acres, So Han, South Congress, Spider House, Stick Farm, Strange Brew, Taylor, Tea Map, Texas Tea Festival, Texas Wild Rice Festival, The Shady Shack, The Tea Spot, transmission, TX, West China Tea Company, Wimberley, WOOF, work-trade, WVO
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Texas Tea Festival – Austin, TX
Well, we made history yesterday. No, it wasn’t that we broke any tea serving records, or that we received national attention, but rather that we got a health permit – the first time in our nine years of serving free … Continue reading
Artwalk Alpine – Alpine, TX
Coming to Alpine for a hardware store run from Marfa, I saw a banner for the annual two-day Artwalk Alpine. It seemed like the perfect time to pass through this small college town of west Texas. I arrived on Friday … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine, Artwalk Alpine, Gift and Take, Marfa, money, train-riders, TX
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Travels Through New Mexico
This is a place of so much beauty, good people, and amazing resources. Ally, Edna (the teabus) and I arrived via back highways to Albuquerque after accidentally running into some beautiful places like La Ventana Arch and Malpais National Monument … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, Balloon Fiesta, biodiesel, breakdown, Carlsbad, Cedar Crest, Earthships, Fall Upcycle Fair, Farmers' Market, hot springs, La Ventana, Las Vegas, Los Cerillos, Madrid, Malpais National Monument, Montezuma Hot Springs, New Mexico, NM, Poetry in Motion, Rio Grande Gorge, Roswell, salvaged, Santa Fe, Taos, Taos Herb Company, The Commons, The ReStore, The Singing Road, Tijeras, Tim's Place, UFO Museum, WVO
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25,000 Cups of Free Tea – Flagstaff, AZ
Another milestone is upon us! On Friday evening we served our 25,000th cuppa free tea at the First Friday Artwalk in Flagstaff. As we set up for the evening, we only had 30 cups to go, and I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, art walk, AZ, Flagstaff, generosity, NM, serving tea, tea party
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A Week Around Orange Coun-Tea – OC, CA
The past week has been filled with some fun tea parties, from Laguna Beach to San Clemente to Santa Ana. I’ve been trying to fulfill my promise to myself to serve tea more often (at least once/week) amongst all … Continue reading