Dandelion Communitea Cafe

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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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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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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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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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 is dedicated [...]

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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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