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Participate in a weeklong celebration promoting connection, community, culture and cuisine in Central Florida.  Grab your family, friends and neighbors --  and head to participating dining establishments during the last week of January, 2010.

Goals of Eat Local Week:
  1.  Emphasize that eating local in Central Florida is not only possible, it’s delicious. The Eat Local Week definition of “local” is anything within 200 miles of Orlando’s city center. 

2. Help local restaurants, farmers and artisans to develop lasting, mutually beneficial relationships. Slow Food Orlando wants to see locally owned and operated farms and restaurants succeed.  By facilitating relationship building between Central Florida dining establishments, farmers, ranchers, and artisans, we hope to help businesses grow and become more profitable.

3. Build consumer awareness of local food and farmers, and promote reconnection with family and friends around the dinner table. Slow Food is all about taking the time to savor the food we eat and the people we share it with.  When our food is produced in a sustainable, responsible and conscious manner, it is healthier for the environment and healthier for us.

4. Raise awareness about the importance of a local food economy and keeping money in our community. Purchasing food directly from producers or dining out at restaurants that feature locally grown ingredients cuts out the middle man and puts your money directly in the pocket of the people who produce your food.  When you, the consumer, spend your money with local businesses, those businesses reinvest your dollars in the community, thus contributing to a more sustainable future for Central Florida’s food system.

Hello Friends of Soft Exposure!

Poetry night will begin at with featured readings by Stacy Barton and Meg Sefton, and will continue after with a poetry open-mic where you can share 5 minutes of your own words. As always, admission is free and the audience is warm and accepting. I hope you can come out and join us for our first event of the new year!

Stacy Barton is a short story author and playwright. Her collection of short stories, Surviving Nashville, was released in 2007.

In August 2008 Meg Sefton received her MFA in Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University. While there, she worked closely with Robert Clark, Sandra Scofield, and Gina Oschner.

If you're looking for the perfect gift for a tea lover in your life, we've taken the guesswork out of selecting and wrapping -- stop in and see our variety of pre-made gift baskets starting at just $10.  Or create your own!

If it's a gift card you're after, we are running a promotion -- buy a $25 gift card and get $5 free; buy a $50 gift card and get $10 free; buy a $100 gift card and get a coupon for a free lunch on us!

A little over five years ago, we returned from Peace Corps Guatemala and opened a 14-seat organic tea house with the goal of introducing Orlando to tea and vegetarian/organic goodness and providing a Third Place for our community -- a home away from home where peace and familiarity reside.

Since then, we have had the privilege of meeting some of the most amazing, lovely and inspiring people we've ever encountered inside the doors of Infusion Tea.

We have learned a lot, we have been blessed with two sweet little girls, and we are proud of Infusion Tea's mission:  to do its part to help make this world a better place.  We thank you, Infusion's guests, staff and friends, for your continued support. It means the world to us. Thank you for five wonderful years in College Park -- and here's to the next five!  Tell us Happy Anniversary at the tea bar today (Fri Dec 4) and get a free tea!

Great workshop at Infusion Tea!  Thursday December 3 at 7pm. FREE!

With a background in interpersonal communications and mental health counseling, Kristie has a passion to help people find harmony in both their internal and external landscapes.  This seminar will focus on helping you create a vision of what you want for the holiday season and then charting a course to get there.

Infusion Tea has delicious NEW menu items:  Crepes, Pierogis, and delicious hot new Pizzas. Looks like a good night for a date night -- BYO wine/beer and we'll cork & serve for free!

Ever wish there was something safe and fun your little one could get wrapped up in nearby while you enjoyed a cup of tea at Infusion?  I know we have!

Enter our new kids area, complete with a puppet show, stuffed animals, art center and plenty of books. Hang out there with your little ones, or let them play with a friend while you talk with yours! 

Donations are always welcome to our little kids haven. You'll find it tucked beside the couch area, between Infusion and Artistree. Enjoy!