Dandelion Communitea Cafe

Thank you for standing by us this year. It’s a beautiful example of what is possible when we participate in community. Have a wonderful holiday!

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Blissful Birthing Dinner & Discussion Facilitated by Julie Norris, Co-Proprietor of Dandelion Tuesday, December 15th // 6:30 to 8:30pm Includes entree and bottomless Mommy-To-Be tea. Co-Proprietor Julie Norris shares her insights into Blissful Birthing & Radiant Pregnancy with open discussion amongst participants who want to share their own knowledge and experience with each other. Suitable [...]

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Intro To Flexitarianism Facilitated by Julie Norris, Co-Owner of Dandelion Tuesday, November 17th // 6:30 to 8:30pm Includes dinner & wine or beer. Julie answers your questions about sustainable, organic, local and ethical eating while exploring the concepts of Flexitarianism with open discussion amongst participants who want to share their own knowledge with each other. [...]

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Featuring the the documentary “Food Fight” by Chris Taylor and food by Chef Josh Oakley. Tickets: $18, includes hors d’oeuvre, beer, coffee and tea. Durng last year’s Florida Film Festival, I watched the film Food Fight with a couple of other sassy ladies in the local food movement & we immediately began planning this “Farm [...]

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The American Clay Renovation is officially underway! This slideshow shows the cafe before, during & after, with pics of the Primer Painting Party with volunteers from our community & Jeff Barrett doing the plastering.

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After a year of living with no indoor shower, dishwasher or central air-conditioning, an east Orange County couple calls it an off-the-grid paradise.Terry and Tia Meer built their electric-sipping, super-efficient log cabin down a gravel path alongside the Econlockhatchee River as a way to live what they preach — making as little environmental impact as [...]

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By Michelle Gienow For the past three years, following the typical Michael Pollan–fueled, now-I’ve-seen-the-locavore-light conversion experience, I’ve been trying hard to feed my family good food. It’s more difficult than it sounds; the supermarkets are full of tempting, affordable, food-like products that ultimately owe more to industry than agriculture, once you start reading the labels. [...]

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UCF student, Stefanie Kuncman put together a little voice/video piece on our potlucks. She came to the Ourlando hosted potluck this week. Check it out here or read her article about it here.

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We’ve had a shaky internet connection for awhile now & it’s finally, thankfully been upgraded & stabilized by one of our loyal customers, Rich Miller. Our system was formerly set up in the attic, apparently a big no-no, so now it’s been relocated to a cooler, more accessible location & majorly upgraded. Rich mentioned he [...]

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Thanks to alert friend & customer Nanette, we’ve just been turned onto a brilliant concept called Slow Money. Think about it: A million Americans contributing to a grassroots, non-profit seed fund supporting small food enterprises and building the nurture capital industry. . . Is it typical philanthropy? No. Is it investing as we’ve come to [...]

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