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Tour Through The South – Winter Update – Hot Springs, AR

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Guisepi

Whew, what a tour! Edna Lu (the Tea Bus) and I just spent the last 3 months touring The South from West Virginia to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and finally to Arkansas, where we are now. … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged adventure therapy, AL, AR, Arts Council, Asheville, Athens, Auburn, Auburn University, Austin, barter, Bernie, bigotry, Black Mountain, Bolldy Sunday, Boone, Brevard, Camp Hill, Charlottesville, Christmas, civil rights, Columbus, Columbus Dispatch, Commercial Dispatch, community cafe, Confederacy, desegregation, DIY, dumpster diving, Edmund Pettus Bridge, F.A.R.M Cafe, Floyd, Foster Well, Front Street Grocers, GA, Greenville, guns, hitch-hike, hot springs, LA, Little Rock, Montana House, Montgomery, MS, nature, nature school, NC, New Orleans, New Years Eve, Newbern, Newspaper, non-calculated exchange, Oconee County, Opelika, Oxford, police, politics, Prattville, rednecks, Relationship-Based Economy, River Arts District, Rosa Parks, Rural Studio, SC, Selma, Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive, southern hospitality, southern hostility, springs, Standing Rock, Starkville, Starkville Dispatch, sustainanility, sweet tea, The Goat Farm, The Homestead Atlanta, The Orange Peel, The South, The Warhorse Coffee Joint, Thomas, tiny house, traditional human economy, Trails Carolina, Travelers Rest, Trump, Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama, University of Georgia, VA, waste vegetable oil, West Asheville, wilderness therapy, work-trade, WV, WVO | 1 Comment

Democratic National Convention – Philadelphia, PA

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Guisepi

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 →

Posted in Events, Journeys, On the Street | 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 | 2 Comments

Appalachian Trail – Stratton, ME

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Guisepi

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 →

Posted in Events, On the Street | Tagged Appalachian Trail, AT, community, genuine human interactions, Gift & Take, Gift and Take, independence, ME, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, police, Reciprocal Altruism, sharing, Stratton, Sugarloaf, Trail Angels, Trail Magic | 1 Comment

The Cosmic Shed – Henderson, TX

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Guisepi

“Y’all are getting a real dose of East Texas, with a capital T,” said our host Cindy partway through our stay at the Cosmic shed. Since arriving at the Cosmic Shed, Ally and I had met backwoods rednecks, experienced a … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys | Tagged art, East Texas, Henderson, police, salvage, salvaged art, The Cosmic Shed, TX | 8 Comments

Touch-a-Truck – Friday Harbor Elementary – WA

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Guisepi

My friend Jason from Island Rec invited Edna and I to participate in an Event called Touch-a-Truck. Every year Island Rec brings all sorts of fire trucks, police cars, dump trucks, ambulances, and other cool vehicles to my old elementary … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged Friday Harbor Elementary, Island Rec, police, San Juan Island, San Juan Islands, serving tea, tea party, WA | Leave a comment

25 Hours at Occupy Oakland

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Guisepi

Bridget and I rolled around the block looking for a place to park Edna Lu and serve tea at Oscar Grant Plaza – the heart of Occupy Oakland. Only one side of the plaza is open to the street and … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, On the Street | Tagged CA, crackhead, diversity, General Strike, kids, Lightfoot, Oakland, Occupy, Occupy Oakland, police, serving tea, tea blending, tea party | 1 Comment

Edna Gets Painted! – Cloverdale, CA

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Guisepi

Oh man, it was a long time coming. I got pulled over in Ojai a little over a year ago after I was visiting Zhena’s Gypsy Tea headquarters. The officer told me that it was illegal to have a “school … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged bus building, CA, Cloverdale, community, Edna, paint, police | Leave a comment

Contention and Compassion at Arts Alive! – Eureka, CA

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Guisepi

I had just told someone that I have never been asked to leave anywhere for serving tea in the 3 and a half years that I have been serving tea (okay, just once by the police on Hollywood Blvd.). I … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, On the Street | Tagged Arts Alive!, CA, Eureka, humanity, police, serving tea, tea party | 1 Comment