Category Archives: News

Two Years Off the Road – San Juan Island, WA

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Guisepi

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 | 1 Comment

Announcing West Coast Tour – Spring Update – Alabama Hills, CA

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Guisepi

Yes, y’all, you hear correctly! Edna and I will be spending this year serving free tea from San Diego, CA to the San Juan Islands, WA. Our kick off was Edna’s 10-year anniversary in Ocean Beach on the first day … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged AZ, Big Oak Canyon, Blythe, Buccaneer Beach Park, CA, community, Coos Bay, Double-Decker Bus, Dr. Bronner's, Earth Day, EarthRoots Field School, Eugene, Friday Night Festival, Harbor City, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., Humboldt, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monrovia, Nevada City, New York Times, Oceanside, Olympia, OR, Orange County, Palos Verdes, Portland, Quartzsite, Relationship-Based Economy, relationships, Road Trip, Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, Salvation Mountain, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Islands, Santa Monica, Seattle, Seven, Seven Wanders the World, Silverado Canyon, Skooliepalooza, Slab City, solar, Sonoma, Sprinter Van, Standing Rock, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, The Brewery, The Ecology Center, Truk, WA, West Coast, Windansea, WVO, Yoga on the Bluff | 1 Comment

10 Years of the Free Tea Bus – San Diego, CA

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Guisepi

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 →

Posted in Events, News, On the Street | Tagged 10 years, community, Edna Lu, Mentors, News, North American Tour, Relationship-Based Economy, serving tea | 1 Comment

Winter Update – Writing Retreat! – Blythe, CA

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Guisepi

We made it! To our winter retreat, that is. Edna Lu and I rolled into Blythe, CA just a couple days ago in perfect time to start our winter writing (finishing the Tea Bus Factory Service Manual – hopefully!). We’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Mechanical, News, On the Street | Tagged artwalk, AZ, Beloved Community Tiny House Village, biodiesel, Blythe, breakdown, CA, City of Rocks, CO, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Denver, Denver International Film Festival, Dylan Magaster, First Friday, Friday Friday Artwalk, Gila National Forest, Halloween, homeless, Horizon Middle School, Laura Goldhamer, Longmont, Ludlow Massacre, Manitou Springs, Meow Wolf, NM, Old Colorado City, Phoenix, Quartzsite, Relationship-Based Economy, repair, Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, Santa Fe, Silver City, Skooliepalooza, starter, Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, Thanksgiving, tiny house, Trout Steak Revival, Truth or Consequences, Tucson, WVO, YouTube | 2 Comments

Tour Through The South – Winter Update – Hot Springs, AR

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Guisepi

Whew, what a tour! Edna Lu (the Tea Bus) and I just spent the last 3 months touring The South from West Virginia to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and finally to Arkansas, where we are now. … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged adventure therapy, AL, AR, Arts Council, Asheville, Athens, Auburn, Auburn University, Austin, barter, Bernie, bigotry, Black Mountain, Bolldy Sunday, Boone, Brevard, Camp Hill, Charlottesville, Christmas, civil rights, Columbus, Columbus Dispatch, Commercial Dispatch, community cafe, Confederacy, desegregation, DIY, dumpster diving, Edmund Pettus Bridge, F.A.R.M Cafe, Floyd, Foster Well, Front Street Grocers, GA, Greenville, guns, hitch-hike, hot springs, LA, Little Rock, Montana House, Montgomery, MS, nature, nature school, NC, New Orleans, New Years Eve, Newbern, Newspaper, non-calculated exchange, Oconee County, Opelika, Oxford, police, politics, Prattville, rednecks, Relationship-Based Economy, River Arts District, Rosa Parks, Rural Studio, SC, Selma, Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive, southern hospitality, southern hostility, springs, Standing Rock, Starkville, Starkville Dispatch, sustainanility, sweet tea, The Goat Farm, The Homestead Atlanta, The Orange Peel, The South, The Warhorse Coffee Joint, Thomas, tiny house, traditional human economy, Trails Carolina, Travelers Rest, Trump, Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama, University of Georgia, VA, waste vegetable oil, West Asheville, wilderness therapy, work-trade, WV, WVO | 1 Comment

30,000th Cuppa Free Tea – Tuscaloosa, AL

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Guisepi

A day ago, I was serving tea with great, excited nervousness. I was at Rural Studio in Newbern, AL hanging with a bunch of architecture students and teachers. When Edna Lu the Tea Bus and I arrived at this wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News, On the Street | Tagged AL, Newbern, Rural Studio, Tuscaloosa | 1 Comment

Thankful in Floyd, VA

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Guisepi

Every now and then I stumble into a place that I know no one, but get absorbed rather quickly. What I find in there is more community, more sharing, and more genuine human connections than I could hope for. Most … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, News | Tagged Arcata, Blue Mountain School, Blue Ridge Parkway, CA, CO, Colorado Springs, community, deer, ecovillage, Farmers' Market, Ferris, Floyd, Floyd Country Store, food bank, Friday Night Jamboree, homestead, Kalispell, Left Bank, MT, Orcas Island, Plenty!, pressure canning, Sharing Economy, Spikenard Bee Sanctuary, Springhouse Community School, Thansgiving, The Honestary, VA, WA, waste vegetable oil, water, WVO | 3 Comments

Summer Update – Thomas, WV

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Guisepi

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 | 1 Comment

Transmission Mission – Mooresville, NC (NASCAR Country)

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Guisepi

Wow, I am stunned… About 2 weeks ago, as we were driving from Asheville to Hot Springs, NC Edna’s transmission gave out. She wouldn’t move forward nor backward… nothing. We were on the side of the road all day, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Mechanical, News | Tagged AAA, Asheville, breakdown, community, Efland, hot springs, money, Mooresville, NC, transmission | 4 Comments

Spring Update 2016 – Efland, NC

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Guisepi

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 →

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