Posted on October 27th, 2011 by Julie Norris
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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Posted on October 21st, 2011 by Julie Norris
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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Posted on April 21st, 2011 by Julie Norris
We wouldn’t miss one of the biggest events of the year in honor of Mama Earth!!!! Central Florida Earth Day started five years back at Dandelion & this party soon outgrew our little block! Instead of the event coming to us, we head over to Lake Eola and set up a tent with our world [...]
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Posted on April 3rd, 2010 by Julie Norris
I’d like to invite ya’ll down to the Florida Film Festival to a special screening of What’s “Organic” About Organic? on Saturday, April 10th at 3:30pm. This film explores many of the issues I discussed in my last post. There will be a mini farmers market hosted by the Ourlando Local Food Alliance after the [...]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2010 by Julie Norris
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked this question, and the frustration that ensues because the answer is not absolute. The answer is: It depends. Our Food Philosophy outlines our thought process in depth when it comes to making these choices in our region, but deserves some elaboration in light of a [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Julie Norris
Like we said here, bottled water is a total sham, which is why we don’t sell it at the cafe. All the water at Dandelion goes through a whole house water filter system.
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Posted on February 16th, 2010 by Julie Norris
We are blessed to bring you a message from deep in the Amazon this week. Good friend and customer Janice Steiber Rous recently returned from the Amazon tasked with Awakening the Dreamers in Florida. She’s starting this week at Dandelion by introducing us to the Pachamama Alliance at Green Drinks, Thursday, February 18th at 7pm. [...]
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Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Julie Norris
The next couple of weeks are going to be delicious, educational and entertaining, we promise. Here are some highlights: For more on the local food movement, watch the above video (taped in 2007) and check out our answer to Why Local? Eat Local Week by Slow Food Orlando is January 25-31st As you know, Dandelion [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by Julie Norris
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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