The Local Lie: How Big Stores are Pretending to be the Little Guy by Stacy Mitchell for Jackson Free Press

When billboards proclaiming “Buy Local Orlando” first appeared in Orlando, Fla., Julie Norris, a café owner who last year co-founded Ourlando, an initiative to support indie businesses, was excited to see the concept getting such visibility. But she soon realized that the city-funded program, which provides businesses who join with a “Buy Local” decal, seminars … More The Local Lie: How Big Stores are Pretending to be the Little Guy by Stacy Mitchell for Jackson Free Press

Eco-Enterprise by Sarah Sekula for FirstMonday Magazine

Published in FirstMonday Magazine in 2009, By Sarah Sekula By the time 29-year-old eco-preneur Julie Norris cruises into work at 10 a.m., her café is buzzing with activity. She briefly ignores her extensive to-do list and pulls up a hand-painted, secondhand chair for a quick bite to eat. While nibbling away on a Curty Pie … More Eco-Enterprise by Sarah Sekula for FirstMonday Magazine

Grassroots Goddess in Eco Crusade Article in Orlando Magazine

Grassroots  Goddess Earth mother Julie Norris plants the seeds for responsible living in Orlando. Julie Norris hadn’t heard of “organic” when, as a college student, she bit into one of the most delicious pieces of fruit she had ever tasted. “I grew up eating TV dinners and Little Debbies,” she says. “I couldn’t understand why this … More Grassroots Goddess in Eco Crusade Article in Orlando Magazine