Tag Archives: Arcata

Summer Update – Arcata, CA

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Guisepi

Well, our West Coast Tour has been shaken up a bit. After receiving news of a family emergency, Edna and I cruised on up to Arcata to be with family. This means that we probably wont be making it to … Continue reading →

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Thankful in Floyd, VA

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Guisepi

Every now and then I stumble into a place that I know no one, but get absorbed rather quickly. What I find in there is more community, more sharing, and more genuine human connections than I could hope for. Most … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, News | Tagged Arcata, Blue Mountain School, Blue Ridge Parkway, CA, CO, Colorado Springs, community, deer, ecovillage, Farmers' Market, Ferris, Floyd, Floyd Country Store, food bank, Friday Night Jamboree, homestead, Kalispell, Left Bank, MT, Orcas Island, Plenty!, pressure canning, Sharing Economy, Spikenard Bee Sanctuary, Springhouse Community School, Thansgiving, The Honestary, VA, WA, waste vegetable oil, water, WVO | 3 Comments

Autumn Update – Arcata, CA

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Guisepi

When you have no strict itinerary, there’s a lot of wiggle room. And I like it! I left Portland and headed straight to my Wilderness First Responder course (see blog entry here) knowing only that I was going to see my … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, News, Photos | Tagged Arcata, Arts Alive!, Arts Arcata, Ashland, Bayside Park Farm, BBCRC, biodiesel, Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture, Blues Recess, Blues Recess Massive, CA, Camp Woolman, campout, Chico, Chilcoot, Coos Bay, Eco Teas, Elixart, Eugene, Free Herbalism Project, Islands' Village Faire, Medford, Mt. Shasta, Nevada City, nomads, North American Tea Tour, OR, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, Roseville, Sacramento, San Juan Island, Shelter Cove, Sierra Mountains, spring water, Summer Nights, work-trade | 3 Comments

Summer Update – 3 months of Tour – Arcata, CA

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Guisepi

It’s been an interesting one, folks. Three months ago Edna (the teabus) and I started a 2+ North American Tour with no itinerary. The plan has been to have no plans, allowing us to roam the country with no obligations and … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Arcata, Arts Alive!, Arts Arcata, CA, community, Eureka, Nature Joe, nomad, OR, WA, WFR, WVO | 3 Comments

Bay Area – Spring!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Guisepi

It had been way too long since Edna and I had spent much time in the Bay Area. Other than one day at Occupy Oakland, it had been over a year, and even then it was a short visit. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged Arcata, Bay Area, CA, Eureka, Hollywood, Ithaka, Lake Merritt, Oakland, Occupy, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Stanford, University Ave., West Coast Live | Leave a comment

10,000 Cups of Free Tea

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Guisepi

A year and a half ago I hosted a tea party that I talked up as the party where I’d serve my 5,000th cuppa free tea. It was a grand celebration, with many folks in attendance, most of whom were … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News | Tagged 000, 10, 5, Arcata, CA, Eureka, HSU, Owen, quality, quantity, serving tea, tea party, Trinidad | 4 Comments

Steeped Leaves and Elephants – Northern CA Coast

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Guisepi

This past week, Edna Lu the tea bus caravaned with Ivan Dured, the late great space-shuttle/tour-bus of the Colorado-based band, Elephant Revival. For six days we traveled from show to show, down the coast, over hills, and over bridges. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged Arcata, Bay Area, Berkeley, CA, CO, Common Vision, Edna, Elephant Revival, Free Peoples, Ivan Dured, Lavender Tea, Santa Cruz, Sebastopol, serving tea, tea party, Telluride, The Steeping Leaf | Leave a comment

Five Years of Free Tea – Eureka, CA

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Guisepi

Can it be that long already? Oh how (tea)time flies. As I sat in the bus while prepping to serve tea in Arcata on New Years Eve, I reflected on the past five years while writing in the 2010 guest … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News, On the Street | Tagged Arcata, CA, Eureka, guest book, Hollywood, homeless, New Years, tea masters | 1 Comment

5000th Cuppa Free Tea – Arcata, CA

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Guisepi

People often ask me how I count my cups of tea. I do have to admit that it is an estimation, not an exact science. Basically, I estimate that there are 20 cups of tea in a gallon of water, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, On the Street | Tagged 5000th cuppa tea, Arcata, CA, serving tea, tea party, tuesday tea | 4 Comments

Anarchist Book Fair – Manila, CA

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Guisepi

This was the beginning of a 16 hour, 3 event tea serving day. Whew, exhausting… I was actually surprised at how few people at this fair came to drank tea. I thought that of all people, it would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged anarchist, anarchist book fair, Arcata, Arts Alive!, CA, community, Eureka, Galactivation, grassroots, Manila, serving tea, tea party | Leave a comment