Dandy Blend Instant Herbal Beverage with Dandelion is a product of Goosefoot Acres, Inc, Valley City OH, which is a small family owned and run corporation founded by Dr. Peter Gail, renowned ethnobotanist specializing in dandelions and other edible wild plants, in August 1988. Dr. Gail has a Ph.D. in Botany from Rutgers University and was a professor at Cleveland State University in Cleveland OH for 16 years. His primary research focus was on how various cultures use backyard weeds for food and medicine, during which he amassed one of the largest collections of recipes and folklore for wild edible plants in the United States. He left the university to follow his dreams of helping others learn to use wild plants for food and medicine.
In the process, he discovered the formula for Dandy Blend, modified it to make it more tasty and therapeutic, and put it on the market, where it has been for the last 23 years. USA Today, calling him the King of Dandelions, featured him in a LifeStyle cover story in April of 2003.
In addition to selling Dandy Blend, Goosefoot Acres also sells books written and published by Dr. Gail on edible wild plants and the Amish of Northeastern Ohio. Dr. Gail also goes about the country in his motor home lecturing and conducting workshops on edible wild plants.