Sip To Live Herbal Tea Company

This section contains links to innovative artists, businesses, and organizations.  

Ayurveda

Lecture on Ayurveda by Dr. Sudha Prathikanti, MD for UCSF Medical Students

 
Food & Food Systems Links

SolPops makes tasty organic popsicles.  Check out their Pop Shop in Portland, and look out for popsicles made from Sip to Live teas this summer!

The Peoples' Grocery is a non-profit organization dedicated to food justice.  Everyone should have access to nutritious food, but it is hard to come by in many low-income communities.  The Peoples' Grocery has been developing innovative solutions to address this problem for several years, and Sip to Live will be partnering with them to combine outreach, education, and commerce in 2009. 


Woody Johnson is a sculptor and painter who is part of the bedrock of Oakland's artistic and activist community.  His art has blessed every home that I have ever lived in, from my earliest years to the present day.  His work is a manifestation of the continuity of history's currents because he often depicts the times we live in through the artistic styles of the ancients.  For over thirty years, he has represented the arts community in various capacities: art teacher, university lecturer, mentor artist-in-residence, curator and gallery board member. His work has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions and has been commissioned to do city and school projects.


YOURS (Youth Organizing Urban Revitalization Systems) is a non-profit that is dedicated to creating a network of community-owned cooperative programs serving and benefiting the public of Baltimore.  YOURS was founded in 2004 by a group of Baltimore City public schoolteachers and one future tea-slinger.  It's activities focus on community gardening, after-school programs, and urban entrepreneurship development.  The YOURS store, managed by a former YOURS student, features student-created products as well as Sip to Live™ teas. 

Nik Doodles
Nik Doodles is a Portland-based painter, photographer, and all-around interesting artist.  She does some ill paintings, and her sketches of people on Portland's public transit system are insightfully incredible. 
 

Jennifer Johns is a visionary vocalist from Oakland, CA whose positive energy has inspired the likes of KRS-One to sing her praises.   Her music reflects the joy, sadness, and mystery of life. 



Vosica Consulting is a business consulting firm that specializes in bringing small firms with innovative ideas and social consciousness to the next level of business.  Rasul Sha'ir of Vosica has developed a unique perspective on the intersections of business, culture, and social responsibility, and his input has been instrumental in the development of Sip to Live.   

DJ Scientific is  a rocket scientist who knows how to ride the wheels of steel (turntables).  He manages the integration and test facilities at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center by day, but his skills as a DJ have earned him high-profile gigs and several appearances in Big Tigga's Basement.  Put one of his mixtapes in your cd drive and you won't need to hit fast forward- the thought of hitting "Stop" won't even cross your mind.