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10 Years of the Free Tea Bus – San Diego, CA
Yes, you read right. 10 years ago on the first day of Spring, I purchased a little, empty, yellow short bus. As I drove out the driveway, I asked the woman whom I purchased her from what her name was. … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 years, community, Edna Lu, Mentors, News, North American Tour, Relationship-Based Economy, serving tea
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Democratic National Convention – Philadelphia, PA
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
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Mother Earth News Fair and More! – Asheville, NC
About 5 years ago Mother Earth News wrote an online article about the Free Tea Bus entitled “Free Tea Parties Build Strong Communities.” It was well received and I was happy to have caught the eyes of such a publication. … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative economics, Asheville, Bee Charmer, biodiesel, biofuels, community, Efland, Food is Free, Food is Free Project, free tea, International Herb Symposium, Mother Earth News, Mother Earth News Fair, Mountain Rose Herbs, NC, Rosemary Gladstar, serving tea, sharing, solar, Tea is Free, Texas Tea Festival, tiny house, WVO
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Spring Update 2016 – Efland, NC
Ah, with the new growth of spring comes another year of Edna and my 2+ Year North American Tour. Eight years ago today, I purchased Edna, knowing she would be built out into a mobile free teahouse, and eventually travel … Continue reading
Posted in Bus Building, Events, News, On the Street
Tagged artwalk, Asheville, biodiesel, Bonlee, Bus Projects, CA, Carolina Friends School, Carrboro, deconstruction, DIY, donors, Durham, Edna, Edna Lu, Edna's Birthday, Efland, electrical, Factory Service Manual, Fireside Farm, free, Global Tea Hut, heat exchanger, Hillsboro, interdependence, ME, money, Mother Earth News Fair, NC, North American Tea Tour, North American Tour, permaculture, Pollinator Handmade, polymerization, Racor, Really Really Free Market, ReUse Warehouse, salvaged, serving tea, sharing, skylight, solar, Southern CA, stickers, TBFSM, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, tea party, teaching, Third Friday, Thomas, TX, Webasto, White Deer Apothacary, work, WV, WVO
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International Herb Symposium – Wheaton College – Norton, MA
What an unusual weekend! Ally, Edna Lu the teabus, and I spent almost a month making our way from Austin to Boston for the International Herb Symposium. The whole trip was interesting because on one hand I had committed to … 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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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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Summer Update – San Juan Capistrano, CA
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
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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
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Announcing our North American Tour! – North America, Earth
Yes, folks, you read it correctly – we (Edna Lu the tea bus and myself) are starting our BIG journey. Five years ago when I purchased Edna, I knew I had to finish building her and take off on … Continue reading
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Tagged Brickworks, Friday Harbor, North American Tea Tour, serving tea, tea party, teapotluck, WA
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Free Tea Bus Interview – Palo Alto, CA
What a better way to bring in the new year than with a fun little video. Shot and edited by a Stanford University woman named Rosie Cima, who I met in early 2012 in Palo Alto. It’s fun!
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Tagged CA, Edna, Healdsburg, history, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., Palo Alto, serving tea, video
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