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Big Mama’s Backyard Garden just sold its 20,000th bottle of the tangy, addictive Calamondin Vinaigrette that South Florida can’t stop pouring on everything.

What started as “Big Mama” harvesting rare calamondin fruit from the trees in her Miami backyard—and turning them into small batches of dressing for friends and neighbors—has officially become one of the fastest-growing local products in the region. The vinaigrette is now the top specialty dressing at Milam’s Markets and was just named “Best Locally Made Product” by The Florida Villager (Nov 2025).

“This dressing is literally my mom’s backyard recipe,” says co-founder Ethan Shapiro. “Selling 20,000 bottles means more than twenty thousand people have tasted a little piece o

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