Dandelion Communitea Cafe

Aug. 14, 2009 | By Megan Stokes in The Voice
When Sarah Slack feels like having a salad, she doesn’t head for the refrigerator. Instead she goes out to the garden behind her home near the Orlando International Airport and picks salad greens and peppers to quench her craving.”It’s a great feeling to know where my [...]

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Miranda Sophia Solace runs Avalon, a great magical shop a hop, skip & a jump from the cafe.
This is why she is investing: “While I’m not a vegan or even a vegetarian….I have enjoyed Dandelion food very much when I’ve treated myself or friends! Even more importantly, the whole Dandelion concept brought an [...]

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Nancy is the woman behind Daly Strategic Directions. As a Speaker, Author & Facilitator she ignites transformative change in organizations and individuals through planning retreats, workshops, presentations and book-signings. Author of: A Left-Brain Thinker On a Right-Brain Journey, and Finding Joy Amidst the Chaos. www.nancyrdaly.com
Nancy has been a Dandy fan since we can recall. Why [...]

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Brian is a Visualization Specialist & Maggie is involved with The Prayer Company, we are tickled to be a part of their love connection:
“I believe that most couples have a warm fondness for places where they have first dated.  They are always places that are easy to remember.  For us, one of those places is [...]

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Jim Lussier is excited when his legal skills help small businesses succeed.  He notes: “The spirit of ‘new age’ entrepreneurs like the Dandelion Communitea family makes me excited and happy.  Quality products and service spring from quality people.”
Jim is a local attorney working for Matter & Harbert. We can tell you [...]

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After I opened Dandelion, I quickly began to understand that one community-focused cafe wouldn’t (and couldn’t) make it all by itself. Judy Wicks transformed her entire community through her own cafe in Philly & in this interview she explains my own observation about sustainable business so well:
“You cannot have one sustainable business. That’s not what [...]

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Jack sends us this tip: “Simply make everything on the food menu $5.00. People will be lining up down the street. People will return over and over again. Everybody likes a bargain.”
Interesting suggestion, unfortunately, doing that would be the quickest way to put us out of business as we would be selling below cost (also [...]

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