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\"Edna<\/a>

Edna needs some R&R time.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hello, my community! Edna Lu (the Free Tea Bus) and I are looking for a place in the SW to hunker in for a few months this winter to finish writing The Tea Bus Factory Service Manual. As many of you know, I\u2019ve been working on this book for a few years. I\u2019m currently about 3\/4th<\/sup> of the way done writing, and I need a place to finish it!<\/p>\n

About a retreat space<\/i>: So many places I go, I feel a great sense of wanting to reciprocate and help out (usually by fixing and building things). I need a place now to help my community in a different way: by finishing writing a free book that empowers people.<\/p>\n

Necessities in a retreat space<\/i>:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Space<\/b> \u2013 I need to be able to hunker with little distraction. Mostly, I simply need a semi-level place to park Edna without lots of shade (need solar power to run my computer).
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nearby access to real food<\/b> \u2013 Preferably 1 hour or less of a drive to a town that has real (organic\/local) food.
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WiFi<\/b> and\/or Verizon 4G data service<\/b>. I need these things for research. I\u2019d be open to not having these things onsite if it were easy to bike or walk to them.
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Warmer nights<\/b> (in the 40s+) or, if not, access to<\/b> firewood<\/b> (I\u2019m pretty good at finding wood, whether in the forest, scrap, pallets, etc.).<\/p>\n

Bonuses in a retreat space<\/i>:
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Access to a shower and toilet.
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Access to water for filling my water tank.
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Access to soil\/plants to dump my greywater tank on.
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nearby town where I can serve up some free tea once every week or two.<\/p>\n

Extreme bonuses:
\n<\/i>–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Food provided.
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Access to a workshop for a few small bus projects.<\/p>\n

Time and location of retreat space<\/i>:
\nI\u2019m open to anywhere in the Southwest United States, and potentially even northern Mexico (Baja?). Sorry Texas, I can\u2019t make it this time around. Currently, I\u2019m in Colorado and plan on heading south in late November. Temperatures seem most welcoming in southern Arizona, and even southeast California (Slab City?). I\u2019ve been looking at some free campsites about 45 minutes outside Phoenix, as well as some spots outside Tucson. I\u2019d rather not be in the mountains due to cold, but I could be open to it with proper access to firewood.<\/p>\n

About the book<\/i>:
\nThe Tea Bus Factory Service manual is a guide for small-scale, mobile, off-grid, low-cost, DIY, earth-friendly, and reclaimed living systems that uses Edna Lu, the Free Tea Bus as an example. Some of the systems and topics included are: water and plumbing, electricity and solar, WVO and biodiesel, coolant and utilizing waste engine heat, healthier options, reclaiming materials of all sorts and using them, and some of the philosophical ideas that guide these physical manifestations. One of the main aims of this book is to empower people with their own projects like tiny houses, vehicle conversions, off-grid cabins, and more. When people are able to live a more connected life to the things that make them live, they can focus less on \u201cmaking a living\u201d and more on things that are important to them. The book will be available to all for free as a PDF download, however I may eventually make a donation-based print version.<\/p>\n

Thanks for taking the time to consider if you have a space, or know someone who does. Please share this post with people who you think may be able to help.<\/p>\n

Thank you in advance!<\/p>\n

Guisepi (and Edna Lu, the Free Tea Bus)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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