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High Country Food Hub

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The High Country Food Hub is a year-round online farmers' market. We offer fresh produce, meat, dairy, bread, artisan foods, cut flowers, body care products, and plants.

F.A.R.M. Cafe

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F.A.R.M. is a local "pay-what-you-can" restaurant operating in Boone since 2012. They work diligently to build a healthy and inclusive community where everybody eats, regardless of means. F.A.R.M. Cafe is actually NC's first ever donate-what-you-can cafe!

Watauga County Farmers Market

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The Watauga County Farmers' Market shall encourage and promote local agriculture, horticulture, value added, and craft industries in Watauga County and the adjacent area; to provide producers a site to market their goods directly to the consumer; and to provide consumers a market to obtain quality goods directly from local producers.”

Hunger & Health Coalition

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Starting as a food pantry in a closet in 1982, the Hunger and Health Coalition has transformed into a multi-pronged approach to ensuring our community is fed and healthy.

Lovill House Inn

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This cozy bed-and-breakfast, established in 1875, has numerous sustainable features! including solar panels lining the car port, reusable and refillable products, and breakfast made with mostly locally sourced food.

Mast General Store

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The Mast General Store in Boone is an iconic, nostalgic mercantile located at 630 West King Street. Housed in a historic 1922 brick building, it offers an old-fashioned shopping experience featuring barrels of classic candy, outdoor gear, Appalachian artisan crafts, clothing, and footwear.

Boone Fillery

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"Taking care of what takes care of us." A bulk apothecary on King Street built around locally sourced products and ingredients, in a genuinely closed loop.

Little Wing Ice Cream

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"Sustainability is a practice." Boone's neighborhood ice cream shop keeps every tub, cutlery, and piece of packaging that leaves the counter plastic-free.

Regear Outdoors

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A consignment shop for outdoor gear that's still got plenty of life left in it. By closing the loop on outdoor-wear and supporting local nonprofits, Regear keeps good gear out of the landfill and in the hands of the next hiker, climber, or camper.

Rooted on King

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Home to both a cafe + chai bar and Neighborhood Yoga, Rooted on King is about wholesome, affordable, intentionally sourced food and staying rooted in community — with yoga on offer to strengthen the body and quiet the mind.

Anna Banana's Fine Consignment

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A fine consignment shop where shopping secondhand is the whole point. Anna Banana's keeps clothing in circulation through upcycling and gives back to the Boone community along the way.

The Happy Persimmon

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Tucked behind The Speckled Trout Outfitters, The Happy Persimmon purchases with intent to reduce waste, stocks locally sourced produce and merchandise, and stocks its shelves based on requests from the community it serves.

Wildwood Community Market

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A Howard Street market and deli built around maintaining growth responsibly and ethically, prioritizing locally sourced food and goods.

King Street Flowers & Gifts

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A King Street flower shop that seasonally sources its bouquets from local farmers, keeping the supply chain close to home.

Venture Chocolate + Wine Co.

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A King Street chocolate and wine shop built on guaranteed ethically sourced cacao beans and sustainably produced wine.