David Lee Hoffman
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David Lee Hoffman is an American tea importer. He also founded and directs The Last Resort, an ecology research center, and The Phoenix Collection, a personal tea collection.[1]
History
Hoffman is a self-promoted 'tea guru' and was as a vocal importer and public promoter of Chinese teas to the West, particularly
Hoffman developed his interest in teas during his early world travels. In the early 1960s, Hoffman met the
The Last Resort
Hoffman lives and works at a complex of home and business buildings he dubbed "The Last Resort" in
The Last Resort is also known by Hoffman as a 'living history of architectural research', where for over the past 40 years he has directed the construction of over 25 eclectic structures that constitute the complex, using low-cost and recycled materials and building techniques he learned throughout his travels. "It is an important and significant example of east-west
References
- ^ Obejas, Achy (5 October 2022). "What Will Happen to a Scofflaw, His Composting Toilet and Two Acres of Land?". The New York Times.
- ^ NY Times April 23, 2012-"In Hippie Holdout, a Fight Over Worms and Moats"
External links
- Official Website of THE LAST RESORT
- In Hippie Holdout, a Fight Over Worms and Moats NY Times April 23, 2012
- Tour The Epic Sustainable Home That California Is About To Demolish, Business Insider, July 23, 2012
- David Hoffman's Lagunitas home a work of art or a dangerous eyesore? Marin Independent Journal, July 24, 2012
- All in this Tea: Les Blanks' Return, Village Voice, June 24, 2008
- The Imminent Destruction of Worm Palace
- How the Law Caught Up With a Marin County Visionary