Bio

Julie Norris is a community visionary and proud mother to Maya Juniper Rose, who was delivered painlessly at home in August 2009. Involved in many social enterprises in Orlando, Julie wants to make the world a better place by being the change she wishes to see. She loves live music, delicious food and watching the world transform into a more peaceful and harmonious place to be. Some of her projects are listed below.

Dandelion Communitea Cafe, Co-Proprietor and Tribal Leader
An organic, vegetarian cafe located in the heart of Orlando.
(http://dandelioncommunitea.com)

GaiaMama, Blogger
Peace on Earth Begins at Birth. Natural birth advocacy and personal reflections on motherhood, family & homemaking.
(http://gaiamama.wordpress.com)

Progressive Local Alliance for Community Enrichment (PLACE)
Co-Founder & Co-Creator
Non-profit organization whose mission is to empower the Ourlando (http://ourlando.org) community to co-create a vibrant and sustainable local living economy through authentic creative culture, social equity and environmental harmony.

Front Porch Radio, Founder & On-Air Host
Front Porch Radio is a local talk variety show which spotlights folks who are making a difference in OurLando in the indie music, art, business and eco communities. Find out what the locals are up to and catch some great music by local favorites every Wednesday at noon. Tune in online at http://wprkdj.org or WPRK 91.5 FM in the OurLando area. (http://frontporchradio.wordpress.com)

Velocity Magazine, Community Editor
Julie writes regularly for this local, independent, woman-owned publication which is published bi-monthly. (http://readvelocity.com)

Skills and talents

Making Connections, Creating & Manifesting, Mothering, Writing, Marketing / Social Media, Radio Host, Painting, Ecstatic Birthing, Place-making, Exploring Authenticity, Co-Creating Community, Graphic Design, Visioning

Interests

Astrology, Childbirth, Collaboration, Community, empowerment, herbalism, Indeginous cultures, local economies, local organic food, Music, self-reliance, spirituality

What I'm Reading

Reality Sandwich!

What I'm Listening To

Live Local Music: Token Gamblers, Oak Hill Drifters, Legendary JC's, Matt Butcher, The Wynn's. MGMT. Shaman Inti Cesar Malasquez. Janis Joplin. Leonard Cohen. Nina Simone. Anything delicious, really, which is quite a lot.

Movies I've Seen Recently

I mostly watch indie films & particularly love docs.

Website I'm Into

Civil Eats

Education

High school

Yes

College

Yes / Business Degree

Graduate school

of Life

Additional study

Herbalism. Doula Training on the Horizon. Flower Essence Training too.