Yesterday, a small group of us rode to Sundew Gardens for a workshop on chicken farming: Chickens for the Central Florida Homestead. The City of Orlando just launched a pilot program to allow residents to keep hens in back yard coops. I don’t have a back yard (at the moment) but I’ve been curious about raising...
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Healthy Central Florida is encouraging people to take a pledge to do 30 minutes of exercise, three times a week for three months (3:30:3). I filled out the pledge card Monday, then decided to keep track of the exercise I get using my bike for transportation. I didn't change anything, just decided to track...
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Join Bike Walk Central Florida and CommuteOrlando this Sunday morning to the Maitland Farmers Market. We’ll ride a scenic route there at an easy pace, and the weather is forecast to be perfect! The Maitland Farmers Market has fresh produce and related stuff, as well as food trucks. Whoohoo! Food Trucks! Feel free to...
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Ride your bike to Veg Fest! Bike/Walk Central Florida is providing a free bike valet this weekend. Below are some quiet-street routes from various directions to get you to the park. Veg Fest is Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 AM to 6 PM at Loch Haven Park.
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Business travel offers the opportunity to visit many wonderful cities. Often, however, that simply means flying in, taking a taxi to a hotel, and “touring” the inside of yet again another all too familiar lobby and set of meeting rooms. Then it’s a quick dash back to the airport in another cab and jetting...
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There’s a fun, free community event that happens every Wednesday in downtown Orlando and it’s a perfect destination to ride your bike! Starting at 6pm, 7-10 gourmet food trucks gather outside of Firestone Live accompanied by a drink bar and some background music. We feature trucks including Treehouse Truck, Big Wheel Provisions, The Yum...
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Saturday – July 9, 2011 The last thing I expected to see on the Seminole Wekiva Trail was two tall bikes, but there they were. The passed us on our southbound ride and approaching us again on the return. In the best spirit of “Bike Speed”, I stopped and snapped a photo with my...
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Mark your calendar for Sunday May 29, 2011 In continuing CommuteOrlando’s celebration of National Bike Month, let’s rally the gang once more for Bike n Bowl, for what may be our final HooRah for Bike Month. The destination for this ride is Aloma Bowling Center. You can view their game pricing and shoe rental...
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Bike/Walk Central Florida and CyclingSavvy are running a free Bike Valet at Earth Day Celebration at Lake Eola tomorrow from 10 AM to 6 PM. Driving a bike is the best way to get to downtown Orlando on an average day. It’s no contest when there is an event. You do not want to...
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Today Lisa, Diana and I rode to the Leu Gardens plant sale. This is the only day of the year the on-street parking on Corrine Dr. is full. People will end up parking nearly a mile away and walking to this event. But bikes go right in.
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