Category Archives: Events

Weekend of Tea – Eugene, OR

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Guisepi

I knew I was going to be heading to Eugene on Sunday for the second Free Herbalism Project event (see blog entry from the first one here). As time drew nearer, I began to think I should head … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, Mechanical, On the Street | Tagged Acro Yoga, Birds of Chicago, Columbine School for Botanical Studies, Eugene, Eugene Saturday Market, Fermentation on Wheels, Free Herbalism Project, Koha Yoga, Mountain Rose Herbs, OR | Leave a comment

Free Herbalism Project – 20,000th Cuppa Free Tea – Eugene, OR

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Guisepi

After realizing that not having a plan was too rough on me (see this blog post), I decided that it would be a good idea to make some plans in advance, but allow myself a little freedom and flexibility … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged Eugene, Free Herbalism Project, Mountain Rose Herbs, OR, Rootstalk, Rose Madrone, Rosemary Gladstar | Leave a comment

Blues Recess Massive – Placerville, CA

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Guisepi

Over the past several years I have been helped at times by many people to create spaces, serve tea, and more. One of those people has become a dear friend. Ally helped create our first large tea zone at Rootstalk … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged America Bycycle, Blues Recess, Blues Recess Massive, CA, dancing, festival, Nomadesty, Placerville, sustainable | 7 Comments

Wilderness First Responder Training – Orleans, CA

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Guisepi

I had been contacted by a friend in Arcata several months ago to help get the word out about a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course in Orleans, CA in June. The reason this course was so special, she said, was … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged CA, Crimson Sage Nursery, first aid, garden, health, herbal first aid, MASHH, Mountain Rose Herbs, Orleans, Sandy Bar Ranch, tea party, WFR, Wild River Medical Training, Wilderness First Responder, Wish Garden Herbs | 2 Comments

Village Building Convergence – Portland, OR

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Guisepi

In 1996 – ten whole years before I started serving free tea out of my pickup truck on Hollywood Boulevard – Mark Lakeman and other folks at City Repair, were formulating and putting into action a mobile free teahouse called … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged City Repair, Common Vision, community, Dalai Lama, free tea, Fruit Tree Tour, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., Last Thursday, Los Angeles, Mark Lakeman, OR, Planet Repair Institute, Portland, Portland Fire, Rootstalk Festival, Sh'Bang, Shook Twins, T-Horse, Village Building Convergence | 2 Comments

Back to School – Portland, OR

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Guisepi

After such success in Bellingham at Western Washington University, I decided that it would be fun to serve tea at more college campuses. College age people are eager to learn, eager to see what lies beyond the bounds that … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Video | Tagged Bellingham, college, community, garden, Lightfoot, National College of Natural Medicine, NCNM, OR, peace, permission, Portland, Reed College, Rootstalk, security, Western Washington University | Leave a comment

Portland Fire Department – Portland, OR

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Guisepi

My buddy Owen is a fresh-to-the-team firefighter here in Portland. I guess he’d been talking the bus up around the station quite a bit, so they invited me to come by and have dinner with them. It was great to … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged OR, Portland, Portland Fire | 1 Comment

Hello Portland! – Portland, OR

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Guisepi

Yes! It was a BIG step for our 2+ North American Tea Tour to get here. The one big string that was still attached that hampered our no-itinerary/go-wherever-we-want,-whenever-we-want modus operandi was Freddie the horse trailer (mobile shop/storage unit). I’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News, On the Street | Tagged City Repair, First Thursday, Freddie, North American Tour, OR, Portland, Reddit, shop, Tea Tour, Village Building Convergence, WA | Leave a comment

Oly Moly – Olympia, WA

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Guisepi

I’ve driven through Oly many-a-times, but never really stopped here. I’ve known many people who went to Evergreen, heard about this city from many on the road, and my dad even lived here briefly. From all I had heard, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, On the Street, Video | Tagged Common Vision, Fairytale Tea, It's My Darlin', Make Olympia, military, Olympia, One Man Band, parade, Procession of the Species, Spring Art Walk, tea truck, WA, Western Washington University, WWU | Leave a comment

Steepless in Seattle – Seattle, WA

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Guisepi

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 | 1 Comment