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Two Years Off the Road – San Juan Island, WA
Wow, has it really been that long? Ally says she’s surprised at how well I’ve adapted to a new life that has almost completely altered my identity. Although, it hasn’t been as smooth as she makes it out to be. … Continue reading
Posted in News, Video
Tagged Big Red, Discard-Ware Store, Edna Lu, elders, Friday Harbor, gift economy, gifting, home, homestead, magic, Mentors, reclaimed, salvage, San Juan Island, Sh'Bang, solar, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, tools, WA
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Front Street Grocers – Thomas, WV
I warned y’all recently that I was going to start posting more having to do with the other kinds of sharing we practice as we travel. Although serving free tea is one of the main ways I like to … Continue reading
Posted in Projects
Tagged alternative energy, Bake Alley, community, food desert, Front Street Grocers, highly-calculated exchange, kombucha, less-calculated exchange, locally-milled wood, money, non-calculated exchange, salvage, salvage woodworking, salvaged, solar, solar power, Thomas, wood-fired oven, WV
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Summer Update – Thomas, WV
Well folks, summer is here, and so are some changes! I’m writing to let you know to expect a few changes in some of the things you see here on freeteaparty.org, as well as on social media. The biggest change … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged 4th of July, alternative energy, creative reuse, DIY, dumpster diving, Edna Lu, food preservation, free tea, Front Street Grocers, Hollywood Blvd., homegrown, local, local food, Maine, money, North Carolina, off-grid, Possessed by Paul James, relationships, salvage, salvage woodworking, security, small-scale, solar, solar power, sustainability, sustainable, SW, Texas, Thomas, WV
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The Cosmic Shed – Henderson, TX
“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
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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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Back in the Big Bend – Terlingua, TX
Our trip out west on the train was extended by about 5 days, so we arrived back in Alpine, TX just as an abnormally bad ice storm was easing up. There were downed branches and trees everywhere, power was out … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys, News, Radio
Tagged Alpine, Big Bend, Farmers' Market, Marfa Public Radio, natural building, plumbing, salvage, Terlingua, Terlingua Farmers' Market, TX, WVO
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Disc Golf and Curtains – Nevada City, CA
I just wanted to give a quick little update from the journeys of Edna Lu the teabus and myself, Guisepi. I’m sitting in a cute little tea shop in Fresno, where I spent way too much money on a pot … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Journeys, News
Tagged CA, curtains, disc golf, fresh water, Fresno, Mountain Rose Herbs, Nevada City, projects, ReStore, salvage, Silva Acres, Southern CA
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Garden! – Eureka, CA
I’ve been lucky to again be using the shop space in Eureka where I built much of the interior of Edna the teabus. This time I was focused on getting my garden put in. For the past few months I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Bus Building
Tagged Camellia Sinensis, Crimson Sage Nursery, garden, medicinal plants, NCNM, salvage
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Steepless in Seattle – Seattle, WA
No, not really, I guess. We weren’t steepless at all. More like steepfull. We pretty much served tea all weekend here. I contacted my friend Pepper Proud upon arrival and asked what was happening and where would there be people … Continue reading
Posted in Events, On the Street
Tagged Ballard, Bear Creek Studio, burlesque, Capitol Hill, Dream Dance, Elephant Revival, Fremont, Fremont Market, Mongrel Jews, Nectar Lounge, Nu Klezmer Army, Olympia, Olympia Art Walk, OmCulture, Pepper Proud, Procession of the Species, recycled, Renunu, salvage, Seattle, Sh'Bang, Shook Twins, WA, Woodinville
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Vaudevillingham – Bellingham, WA
What a great last event to do in Bellingham. Hosted monthly at the CirqueLab, this event brings out the best of variety entertainment from juggling to comedy to dance. There was such a fun group of performers and crowd alike. … Continue reading