Dandelion Communitea Cafe

****Dandelion will close early at 5pm on New Years Eve and open for regular business at 11am on January 1st!**** It’s here. The year 2012 is finally upon us. It’s incredible to think that when Dandelion opened in 2006 we had no idea that the next six years would bring so many major shifts. Our [...]

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We hope you are enjoying this delightful holiday weather as you make your final preparation for the holidays! Just a quick reminder that we will be CLOSED on Christmas and CLOSING EARLY at 4pm on Christmas Eve. Even though the cafe is closed, there will still be a moon circle on Christmas Eve in the [...]

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Wednesday, November 16 at 7 pm Free Admission! Grab your camp chairs and picnic blankets and join us for an outdoor screening The Greenhorns, courtesy of Wise Acre Farm.  This new uplifting documentary is about America’s young farming community.  Dandelion will be selling our delicious Eat Local Week menu inside, along with other yummy foods and refreshments.  [...]

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Hello sweet breezy weather that makes you want to get cozy with a fresh brewed cup of hot tea and a big bowl of homemade chili!!!! As we prepare for VegFest this weekend and with an eye on the upcoming Eat Local Week and Winter Park Harvest Festival, we cannot help but notice the sweet [...]

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We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! Check out this sweet video promotion put together by the awesome couple at In Joy Healthcare. You can enter to win a Iridology & Nutrition Session when you get a Communitea Tumbler which includes a customized nutrition plan, digital photos of the irises, and digital recording of the Iridology Interpretation.  (*** [...]

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My Yard Farm Edible Nursery – Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Looking for a good variety of vegetables and herbs from heirloom and organic seeds for your garden? Well, look no further! My Yard Farm has a fully stocked edible nursery on our patio with lots to choose from, and several varieties of your favorites [...]

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This speech makes my heart sing with joy. Mr Oliver, thank you for saving lives. I’ve never been so bold as to suggest that Dandelion’s role in our community is to do this, but the reason we serve REAL food at the cafe is because, quite frankly, we couldn’t knowingly served you stuff we knew [...]

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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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Just saw this great trailer for Fresh, a movie that looks to be a follow up to Food, Inc. Shows the solutions that are already in place in parts of the country to act as alternatives to our overprocessed fake food system. Take a look:

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Food, Inc. could not have come at a more crucial time. What is revealed about our mass produced food system in this documentary were the main reasons that Chris & I opened Dandelion several years ago. When I saw it recently, I knew that despite the hard times, we had to make sure Dandelion kept [...]

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When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was “direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful.” No pressure there. Let’s begin with the startling part. Class of 2009: you are going to have to figure out what it means to [...]

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