Free Tea Party



We believe that sharing with people builds relationships and strengthens community resiliance.

	TEA SUPPLIES - Organic/local sweeteners (honey, maple syrup, sugar, etc) - Twist Brand Loofah Sponges - Handmade/fun medium-sized tea cups (we love potters' "seconds"). - Tinctures, salves and more. - Milk and cream (organic/raw/local) - Essential oils - Lavendar, Lemon Myrtle, Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, etc. BUS SUPPLIES - A mechanic/shop to help us rebuild the motor. - 1" to 2" diameter salvaged copper pipe and fittings. - Water filters(Doulton Ultracarb 10" candle) - Racor fuel filters (2040tm, 2040sm, 2040n-02, 2040n-10 filter elements). - Blue Shop Towels (heavy duty paper towels). PERSONAL SUPPLIES - Homegrown, home-canned, and excess (organic?) foodstuff - Sprouting seeds (organic?) - FIREWOOD (small dry scrapwood/hardwoods) CONTACT US for more ideas of things to share!		Consider gifting on a monthly basis, or for a specific need: - Stickers ($200/year) - Water Filters ($35, twice per year) - Vegetable Oil Filters ($20/month) - Biocompatible soap ($30/year) - Oil Change ($60, twice per year) - Miscellaneous (your choice up to $500) Please contact us before making larger donations. See FAQs for more info on our money philosophy.


			- Share with tea bus guests via the Gift &Take. - Host your own free tea party - Commit a random act of kindness. Why does sharing with a stranger help the teabus? We believe that sharing creates resiliancy in communities in which we can all thrive.


SPONSORS The Free Tea Party chooses to associate with companies because of their commitment to health, social justice, and environmental awareness.
		Providing the Free Tea Party with more than just tea, Mountain Rose Herbs focuses on organic and high quality products like herbs, teas, and oils. They are a zero waste company and are involved in many sustainability projects. Their contribution to the Free Tea Party has been constant request-based donations, including a large amount of loose leaf organic teas, matcha, t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, tea infusers, stickers, magnets, herb books, and hundreds of "Make Tea, Not war" bumper stickers. Thanks, Irene! Click here for their official website. Please mention the Tea Bus when ordering!
		Organic India is known most widely for it's Tulsi Tea line of teas, but they offer other products too. With an excellent respect for the environment, community, health, service, quality products, and rural farmers in India, they are a blessed donor for the Free Tea Party. Their contribution to the Free Tea Party has been many boxes of their Tulsi teas, both loose leaf and bagged, as well as a vow of continual support. Thanks Heather! Click here for their website. Please mention the Tea Bus when ordering!
		WishGarden Herbal Remedies is an independent, woman-owned, family-run, community-conscious business devoted to helping people achieve health and balance through the use of natural medicinal botanicals, oils, salves, and teas. I can't imagine a better partner for the tea bus than these folks! Their contibution to the tea bus was a box of a couple dozen of their best tinctures. Thanks, Anna! Click here for their website. Please mention the tea bus when ordering!
		Eco Teas is known mostly for their organic unsmoked Yerba Mate, but they also sell blends that include Rooibos and Tulsi (sourced from Organic India). I am happy to say that their company is small and grassroots, dedicated to providing high quality organic and fair trade teas. Their contributions to the Free Tea Party have included several big boxes of good ol' Yerba Mate, Holy Mate, and Rooibos teas, as well as many slightly damaged gourds and small bombillas. Thanks Brendan and Bethany! Click here for their website. Please mention the Tea Bus when ordering!
		Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps are synonymous with Old-World quality and time-honored simplicity, a soap-making tradition that can be traced back to 1858. Renowned for their quality, versatility and eco-friendliness, Dr. Bronner's continues to make our unsurpassed soaps with care and integrity. Their contribution to the tea bus has been several large bottles of their wonderful soaps, as well as some hand soap samples to share along the way. Thanks, Lisa and Ryan! Click here for their website. Please mention the tea bus when ordering!


MAJOR DONORS
		The Resource Conservation Group, LLC is a Los Angeles-based wood salvage company. Their specialty is flooring, but they also carry products like dimensional lumber. All their wood is reclaimed and sold to you in order to help your building projects be a bit more green. Oh, and they are located next to The Reuse People, which also a great resource to get salvaged building materials. Their contribution to the Free Tea Party was over 80 sq. ft. of pre-WWII Douglas Fir wood flooring - enough to floor the whole bus! Thanks Doug! Click here for their official website.
		Catherine Moore creates amazing artwork for her Character Constructions. Her work, and especially the Mad Tea Party Collection, perfectly embodies the idea of the Free Tea Party and gives this website the feel that it needs. Her contribution to the Free Tea Party has been all the amazing art you see throughout these webpages free of charge. Thanks Catherine! Click here for her website.
		Kelly Kettle is a family owned business out of Ireland that specialzes in making super-efficient rocket-stove-like kettles that run off any dry fuel (sticks, pinecones, dung, etc). Using a water jacket aroung the fire and chimney, they can heat water super fast. Adapters can be added as well to allow cooking. Their contribution to the Free Tea Party was a complete stainless Kelly Kettle kit. Thanks, Glen! Click here for their website. Please mention the Tea Bus when ordering!
		Eneron's mission is to provide innovative solutions enhancing energy efficiency in kitchens to make positive impacts in our life and the environment for the future. They make a whole line of pots, pans, and a tea kettle that have a heat sink on the bottom to increase surface area, and thus make things heat faster. They work quite well, actually. Their Contribution to the Free Tea Party was a stainless tea kettle with a heat sink on the bottom. Thanks, Lee! Click here for their official website. Please mention the Tea Bus when ordering!


MORE DONORS!
AK Press - Books Asi Tea - Lots of Yaupon Tea and a couple shirts! Bennett's Honey Farm - Fillmore, CA - Honey and facility tour. Dr. Bronner's - Soap Dream Inspired Design - Long Beach, CA - Eco-friendly printing of SHARE CARDS. Earth First! - Stickers and publications Enbi Studio - Amazing tea cups. Herb Rally - Organic dendelion t-shirt! Isla Botanica - San Juan Island, WA - Delicious tea and tinctures, secret chai recipe (Don't ask - I wont give it to you!) Peace Monger - COEXIST products - All sorts of peace stickers (Mad love, Jerry!) Peace Supplies - Tuscon, AZ - Stickers and discount sticker printing Purple Owl Botanicals &Teas - Steamboat Springs, CO - Several of their unique tea blends, samples, etc. Runa Tea - Broooklyn, NY - Amazing amount of different Guayusa and blends. Thanks, Nick! Scurfield Solar - Eureka, CA - Wholesale price on solar charge controller, cheap wire and connectors, solar advice The Steeping Leaf - Telluride, CO - Several wonderful unique tea blends, make-your-own tea bags, and some steepers Vastu Chai - Canmore, Alberta - A HUGE box of Chai Masala, Green Chai Masala, and White Tea, t-shirt (make chai, not war) Yoko Tea - Santa Barbara, CA - Many teas, a glass tea tumbler, an infuser, make-your-own tea bags and lots of love. Zhena's Gypsy Tea - Ojai, CA - Our first tea sponsor! Thay have given many many teas.
SUPPORTERS			COLLABORATORS
Other significant thanks goes out to (in no particular order): Beth Spadafora - Supporter, mother, and friend. Scott Spadafora - Father, who's thumbs up on the bus was enough to make me feel comfortable on all levels to buy it. All the wonderful anonymous donors. Edward Sanders - Master designer, creator, metal worker, painter and shop supervisor. Jim Dziura - For everything! Bop Bop!!! Levi Ross - Supporter, encylopedia of technical knowledge. Sara Laimon - Sponsor outreach representative and second mother. Owen Cheevers - Friend, community activist, and fellow tea server. Paul Spencer - Vehicle advisor and super volunteer mechanic. Aaron - Alternative fuel vehicle experimentor extraordinaire, advisor, shop supervisor, painter, and friend. Emily - Advisor on wood, flooring, and waxing. The whole LA crew (Bobby, Robert, Nina, Sara, Anaisabel, Anibal, Thais, Rulo, Gege, Chase, etc.) - for supporting, and partaking in, the Tea Party vision. Craig - For creating a List, which in turn help me find Edna and other presents for her. Stephanie and the whole Andrews Family - For food, shelter, showers, supplies, building materials, tools, and love. Joe Duckett - Shop provider, advice giver, and friend. Ric Morrisonn - Metalworking guru, teacher, shop provider, and friend Hans - For the solar hookup! Perry Bressman - For providing so much (showers, place to park, friendship) Peggy M. - Serious second (or third or fourth) mother, supporter, sponsor outreach, etc. Mad love! Also: Abby, Jenna, Caitlin, and Caitlyn (the house of) Abigail and the whole Kahler Family Adrienne B. Akenaton, Amanda and the whole Medicine Tree Family Alex A. Alisha T. Ally and the whole Rugge Family Amanda C. Amanda T. and Isla Botanica Amanda S. (Tea wench!) Amiel and Hallie Andrea of Summer Meltdown Andrew K. Andrew Moore and his family Annie at Pollinator Handmade Arjun Artemisia and Bodhi Arturo and Ana of Communi-tea Culture Ashley L. Aunde at Celtic Herbcraft Aunt Janet and her woolen mill Autumn F. Banyan Becca and Nate at Island Hoppin' Brewery Bequin Bob and Nan Sea Bootstrap Juicebox Brad at Yoko Tea Brendan and Bethany at Eco Teas Bridget, Dango, Dan, Bonnie, Sage and everyone with Elephant Revival Califa, Sara, Greg, Robert, Jonathan, and the Weiss Family Casa Robino Case Catherine Moore Charis Chris E. Chris Prelitz Cindy at the Cosmic Shed All the folks with Common Vision All our craigslist ridesharers Dana B. Daniel G. of Chicza Dara and Moss Darcy C. Daruka (and his mom) David K. David W. Doug at the Resource Conservation Group That drunk guy in Arcata Elise of Terra Vita Eric E. Eugene the drummer Evan, Krissy, Ann, Max, Meg, Jeff, Chelsea, Bridget and everyone at The Ecology Center Felicia Gary G. Gary H. Gidget Glen at Kelly Kettle Gopi Kallayil Grammie and Papap Grandma and Grandpa Gregory and the whole Cavallaro family Greta Grizz and MASHH Hanuman and the Organic Grace folks Harper Heather at Organic India Ilan S. Irene, Marshe', Erin, Thomas, Sean, Julie, Mike, Mason, and all the people at Mountain Rose Herbs Islando and Heather Jaime and Andrea at Zhena's Gyspy Tea Jeff D. (Broner) Jeffree Alan Jesse B. Jessica at Purple Owl Botanicals Jodi, Adam, and Willow Joe and Kelli Jon W. and Megan Jon U. Jorgan Josh H. Josh R. on Lopez Josh S. The Juggling Jollies Julian de R. Kaliko Kaori and Jake on Natural OC Kara at Oregon Country Fair Katie and Jules Kelly and the three generations of Young's Market Kelly C. Kelly H. Kerri C. KJ of The Do Lab Kyle at West Coast Sailing Kyra and Sea Leaf Tea Lefty in Hollywood Lily Luck Lee at Eneron The Leeds Family in Laguna Lisa Liz Lookout Arts Quarry (and all the individuals there!) Lorna at AK Press Lorna from Herbalista Lunchbox Malcolm S. Malia Maria M. Mark at Bakery San Juan Mark Lakeman Mason (and Amelia) Matt and Ronnie Matthew M. and Steph Mikey and Missy B Mister E Misty in Hollywood Natalia in Berkeley Nikki and Garret The Oasis in Bellingham The Orchard ouside Santa Cruz Pat G. Patty G. Pepper Proud Pete K. Phillip in Flagstaff Pilgrim Polka Madre Randall and Lisa at Fireside Farm Raven and Ronnie Ray in Porland Reem Rene at the Erotic Museum Ric and Joan Rich in Arcata Rosa and Grisha Rowan N. and his Fam! Rudi B. Ryan and Michelle of America ByCycle Sangjun Seve Shana G. Shawn O. Shipwreck The Shook Twins Smalls Snake in Hollywood All the folks at SOKA University Special Stephanie C. Steven R. Stoney Susan in Greensboro Susie at Bennett's Honey Farm Sylvia and the Poareo Family Tea Q. Tom and Mas Ms. Tracy Truk That trucker outside Salt Lake City Uncle Paul Winston H, Whit and the Funhouse Will of Bici Arte Wolf and Kiva of Herb Folk Gathering			Aaron’s Autobody Acorn Community Ally Rugge America ByCycle Andrew Dahl-Brenin Anneliese School Arts Alive! Eureka Asi Yaupon Tea Aunt Janet’s Woolen Mill Bear Creek Studio Bennett Honey Farm Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture Blues Recess Massive Festival Bootstrap Juicebox Brooklyn Free Store Bus Fest Caitlin Jemma Califa Coyotea Camp Woolman Carolina Friends School Casa Robino Case Conover Catherine Moore Celtic Herbcraft City Repair and the T-Horse Common Vision Communi-Tea Culture Contraparatus One Man Band The Cosmic Shed Crimson Sage Nursery Downtown Santa Ana Farmers’ Market Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap Dream Inspired Design Earthroots Field School Eco Teas The Ecology Center Electric Powered Oddysey Elephant Revival Enbi Studio Eneron Farm To Market Fermentaion on Wheels Fireside Farm Food Not Bombs (Eureka, Berkeley, Taos) Free Farm Stand Free Herbalism Project Fremont Market The Funhouse The Hanuman Temple, Taos Harper Poesy The Herb Bus AKA Herbalista Free Clinic Herb Folk Gathering Hostel in the Forest Humboldt Made Fair Isla Botanica Island Hoppin’ Brewery Island Rec’s Touch-a-Truck Islands’ Village Faire Ithaka Community House Jim Dziura Jorgan Harle Kelly Kettle USA Koha Yoga Kurley Fries Lightfoot Sustainable Post Lightning in a Bottle Festival Lookout Arts Quarry Lost Valley Educational Center Manila Anarchist Book Fair March Against Monsanto Marfa Public Radio MASHH Miracle at Wabash and Union Mother Earth News Mother Earth News Fair Mountain Rose Herbs Nature Joe Navigator Stoveworks National School of Natural Medicine New York Times Nomadesty Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy Occupy Oakland Orcas Island Sustainability Fair Organic India Panhe Festival Peace Monger Peace Supplies Pepper Proud Pollinator Handmade Portland Fire Department – Station ??? Purple Owl Botanicals & Teas The ReStore Albuquerque Reed College Renunu Resource Conservation Group Ric Morrisonn Rootstalk Festival Runa Tea Saddleback College Sea Leaf Tea Scallywagon Scurfield Solar Sh’Bang Festival Shook Twins Silva Acres Disc Golf Course Soka Instructional Garden Solflower Bakery Spadafest Stanford Storytelling Project The Steeping Leaf Telluride STEM Steve Roberts Sweet Earth Farm Taarka Taos Herb Company Teen Night at The Funhouse Tera Vita Herbalism Symposium Terlingua Farmers' Market Tuesday Night Music at Brickworks Travels with Benji Summer Meltdown Festival Vastu Chai Vaudevellingham We Share the Same Stomach West Coast Live WishGarden Herbs Yoga Bungalow Yoga on the Bluff Yoko Tea Zeitgeist on Wheels Zhena’s Gypsy Tea




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