Tag Archives: San Francisco

Bay Area – Spring!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Guisepi

It had been way too long since Edna and I had spent much time in the Bay Area. Other than one day at Occupy Oakland, it had been over a year, and even then it was a short visit. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged Arcata, Bay Area, CA, Eureka, Hollywood, Ithaka, Lake Merritt, Oakland, Occupy, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Stanford, University Ave., West Coast Live | Leave a comment

Old Polka Madre Videos

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Guisepi

A day or so after I bought Edna Lu the tea bus (early 2008), I picked up a gypsy polka band called Polka Madre. Their van had broken down in Mexico and they needed to get to their gigs up … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, Video | Tagged CA, Los Angeles, Mexico, Polka Madre, San Francisco, video | Leave a comment

Traveling with Tea and Lightfoot – WA to CA

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Guisepi

It was a hectic last couple weeks at the shop on Orcas. I was packing up all my tools, building materials, doing some repairs on my horse trailer, welding, cutting, grinding, drilling, and on top of that my good nomadic … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Street | Tagged Arts Alive!, Bay Area, Bicycle, break in, Broadway, CA, Capitol Hill, Eugene, Florence, Gift and Take Jar, Hawthorne, homeless, horse trailer, letter writing, Lightfoot, Lightfoot Box, Lily, Mountain Rose Herbs, OR, Portland, San Francisco, San Juan Islands, Seattle, serving tea, Slow Movement, tea party, WA | Leave a comment

Springtime Journey – Northern CA to WA

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Guisepi

Oh, and what a journey it was! A little break time in Shelter Cove at the house of the Andrews Family – a great crew of folks who have helped me immensely with the bus and keeping me fed, showered, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged alternative building, Arts Alive!, Ashland, Berkeley, breakdown, CA, CO, Common Vision, DC Power Systems, diesel, Earth Day, East Bay, Eco Teas, ecovillage, Edna, Eugene, free, Healdsburg, hitch-hike, Hopland, ID, Lost Valley, Mate, Meridian Collective, Oakland, Ocean Beach, OR, Patchwerk Press, permaculture, Pleasant Hill, Portland, PSU, pu-erh, rideshare, salvage, San Francisco, Saturday Market, Seattle, serving tea, Shelter Cove, Sonoma, Stem, tea house, tea party, Ukiah, WA, We Share the Same Stomache | Leave a comment

Green Festival 2009 – San Francisco, CA

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Guisepi

I can’t even get over this weekend. It went so well. A long drive with a bus full of ridesharers brought Edna and I to the Green Festival in San Francisco. Mountain Rose Herbs gave me a pass for the weekend, and when I was checking in I realized that another … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, On the Street | Tagged Bay Area, CA, Common Vision, Dead Prez, Enjoy the Walk, Green Festival, Hamsla Lila, Immortal Technique, Make Tea Not War, Mountain Rose Herbs, Organic India, Peace Pilgrim, San Francisco, serving tea, Starhawk, tea party, Zhena's Gypsy Tea | Leave a comment

Rideshare – Santa Rosa, CA to Friday Harbor, WA

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Guisepi

Oh boy, what a journey. Working hard on the bus and and a desire to connect with island roots brought my friend Ali (above center right) and I to the conclusion that we should head north for the Islands’ Village … Continue reading →

Posted in Journeys, On the Street | Tagged anarchist book fair, Arcata, Bay Area, Broadway, CA, clown, community, Eugene, Eureka, Friday Harbor, hitch-hike, Islands' Village Faire, Mad Hatter, OR, pirate, Portland, Radical Faeries, rideshare, San Francisco, San Juan Islands, Santa Rosa, Seattle, serving tea, solar hot water, tea party, WA, Wolf Creek Sanctuary | Leave a comment

The Free Farm Stand – San Francisco, CA

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Guisepi

With an invitation from Tree, the Free Farm Stand’s operator, my friend Sara and I headed over to Parque Niños Unidos. We couldn’t find parking at the park, which ended up great, as Tree had a spot for us to … Continue reading →

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The Really Really Free Market/Dyke March – San Francisco, CA

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Guisepi

Several months ago at the Anarchist Book Fair a tea-sipper told me about the Really Really Free Market, which takes place the last Saturday of the month in Dolores Park. The concept is fairly simple. The RRFM is a participant … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, On the Street | Tagged Bay Area, CA, Dyke March, Really Really Free Market, San Francisco, serving tea, tea party | Leave a comment

Anarchist Book Fair – San Francisco, CA

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Guisepi

A crazy rideshare of anarchist, punk, and rainbow kids left my trip to the Bay Area for the Anarchist book fair a little out of balance. We left Arcata to a group of funny travelers and houseless folks singing “cause … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged anarchist, anarchist book fair, Bay Area, CA, communist, rideshare, San Francisco, serving tea, tea party | Leave a comment

Green Festival 2008

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Guisepi

A trip to San Francisco, CA to volunteer at and attend the Green Festival became laden with adventures. Everything from free pretzels to free bread to a free sequin studded jacket came our way. We served all over SF including … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, On the Street | Tagged CA, Common Vision, festival, Goddess Alchemy Project, Green Festival, San Francisco, serving tea, Summer Meltdown, tea party | Leave a comment