Tag Archives: community

Summer Update – San Juan Capistrano, CA

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Guisepi

Another season is upon us. It seems like they just keep rolling through. I guess time does fly when you’re having fun… Since our last update in Spring, Edna and I haven’t traveled too far or served an enormous amount … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News, On the Street | Tagged Aliso Creek Beach, AZ, beach, CA, community, drum circle, Earth Day, Earth Hour, Farm to Market, Farmers' Market, full moon, garden, greywater, Laguna Beach, Mountain Rose Herbs, Orange County, organic farm, Panhe Festival, permaculture, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, San Onofre, serving tea, Soka University, Solstice, Summer Solstice, sun tea, sustainability, tea party, teaching, The Ecology Center, tinctures | Leave a comment

Spring Update – Trabuco Canyon, CA

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Guisepi

Today is a big day! Not only is it the first day of Spring, but it marks 6 years since the day I bought Edna and the one year mark of our Two+ Year North American Tour. According to plan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged Abbot Kinney, Anneliese School, art walk, CA, Common Vision, community, Costa Mesa, drum circle, EarthRoots Field School, elementary school, Farmers' Market, Free Yoga, Friday Night Festival, full moon, Gift and Take, Giving Garden, Harbor City, health inspector, health permit, Hollywood, Hollywood Bl, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monrovia, North American Tea Tour, Ojai, Orange County, Pacific Crest Trail, Pasadena, San Pedro, Santa Monica, spring cleaning, street fair, Sugar Shack, TerraVita Herbal Symposium, Trabuco Canyon, Venice Beach, WVO | 1 Comment

Back on the Boulevard – Hollywood, CA

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Guisepi

Wow folks, this is where it all began! Eight years ago this month I was lonely. Working more than full time for little pay, I was craving genuine human interaction without having to spend money. In fact, I was finding … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, On the Street | Tagged America Bycycle, CA, community, diversity, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd. | 3 Comments

New Years Eve – Nevada City, CA

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Guisepi

Every year I celebrate the New Year as an anniversary of serving free tea. It was eight years ago this January that I first started serving tea on Hollywood Blvd to strangers. I learned in those early days that included … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, On the Street | Tagged CA, community, Hollywood Blvd., Nevada City, New Years Eve | 2 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

Village Building Convergence – Portland, OR

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Guisepi

In 1996 – ten whole years before I started serving free tea out of my pickup truck on Hollywood Boulevard – Mark Lakeman and other folks at City Repair, were formulating and putting into action a mobile free teahouse called … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged City Repair, Common Vision, community, Dalai Lama, free tea, Fruit Tree Tour, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., Last Thursday, Los Angeles, Mark Lakeman, OR, Planet Repair Institute, Portland, Portland Fire, Rootstalk Festival, Sh'Bang, Shook Twins, T-Horse, Village Building Convergence | 2 Comments

Back to School – Portland, OR

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Guisepi

After such success in Bellingham at Western Washington University, I decided that it would be fun to serve tea at more college campuses. College age people are eager to learn, eager to see what lies beyond the bounds that … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Video | Tagged Bellingham, college, community, garden, Lightfoot, National College of Natural Medicine, NCNM, OR, peace, permission, Portland, Reed College, Rootstalk, security, Western Washington University | Leave a comment

Tea Bus in Video about Arts Alive! – Eureka, CA

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Guisepi

Arts Alive has become such a part of our experience when we’re in Northern California. I’m stoked to be a part of this community.

Posted in Events, Video | Tagged Arts Alive!, CA, community, Eureka, video | Leave a comment

Rootstalk Festival 2011 – Salem, OR

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Guisepi

Cultivate Revolution! For so long I have been guided by an idea that my father taught me: If you really want something to get done, you have to do it yourself. I live this when building and fixing my bus. … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys | Tagged community, DIY, Eugene, festival, Free Tea Pavilion, Kelly Kettle, Lightfoot, Mountain Rose Herbs, OR, Rootstalk, Salem, serving tea, solar hot water, sun tea, tea party, Turbo Kettle | 4 Comments

Rootstalk 2011 Photos

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Guisepi

Posted in Photos | Tagged community, festival, Mountain Rose Herbs, OR, Rootstalk, Salem, serving tea, solar hot water, tea party | 1 Comment