Local Businesses We Want to Keep 

Located in West Asheville, this 50 barrel Production Brewery features a taproom open to the public. Enjoy the view of the brewery while sipping on crowd favorites straight from the tap. Be sure to swing by the bottle shop for gear and beer to go!

Wicked Weed West

Franny's Farmacy provides hemp and CBD products.

Franny's Farmacy

The historic Grove Arcade is a shopping, dining, and lifestyle center in the heart of downtown Asheville featuring over 30 local establishments. Grove Arcade is also home to an open-air artisan market called Makers Market, open daily.

Grove Arcade

Established in 1916, the farm is open year-round. We offer 100% grassfed beef, pasture raised pork & poultry, lunch, brunch, seasonal events, in-house butchery, gifts, baby animals, group tours, venue rentals, concerts, catering, and family fun.

"Everything good and wholesome about farms and southern Appalachia! This is our favorite place to eat, play or just hang out and watch the goats.  Best food and amazing vibe.  Don't hesitate - just go!"
~ HNG Customer

Hickory Nut Gap Farm

Small, healthy grocery store with hot bar featuring local restaurants.

French Broad Food Co-Op

FILO Pastries by day, Post 70 Indulgence Bar by night. Post 70 delivers a comfortable atmosphere in which to enjoy small plates and craft cocktails.

Filo/Post 70

Chestnut serves Lunch and Dinner daily and Brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Our style would best be described as eclectic American hand-crafted food and drinks.

Chestnut

Copper Crown is located in East Asheville, close to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The menu offers a little something for everyone and reflects their appreciation of local products as well as their varied influences.

"Best burger in town!"  "The brussels sprouts are AMAZING!!" "We love having them in East Asheville”

Copper Crown

Highland Brewing was founded in 1994, establishing it as the pioneer of Asheville, NC’s craft beer scene. With a portfolio both established and inventive, Highland is known for consistently excellent beer.

These guys have a wonderful tap room. Free live music on the weekend, a family friendly Meadow and patio space during the warmer months. They always have specialty small batch beers on tap that are only available at the brewery. Super friendly staff.

Highland Brewing Company

The place to go all year long to find local fresh fruits and vegetables and artisan made products.
The WNC Farmers Market is set on a 36-acre site overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Biltmore Estate.

WNC Farmers Market

Unique live music venue in the Asheville/Black Mountain area of Western NC. White Horse Black Mountain is a true listening room, where top quality artists go to connect with attentive and appreciative audiences, and vice versa!

Enjoy concerts, events, poetry, dance, and more in a unique setting focusing on the connection between performer and audience. White Horse Black Mountain also serves great local brews. See what's coming up and grab tickets at whitehorseblackmountain.com!

White Horse Black Mountain

Asheville Bee Charmer curates the world’s best selection of pure honey including our local Sourwood honey, monofloral honey varietals, in-house infused honeys, and gifts for bee and honey lovers.

100% pure, raw honey is all they offer. They work with beekeepers across our local Western North Carolina region and around the world to curate a selection of the most delicious raw honeys.

Asheville Bee Charmer

Asheville's only "old age" metaphysical shop. We specialize in locally handmade supplies and items needed to perform all kinds of magical workings. Witch-owned and operated. Open daily.
Not affiliated with Ravenandcrone, LLC of Gaynor, SC.

Super interesting shop! The staff is very helpful and friendly. You’re missing out if you don’t check this place out!
Everything you need and didn't even know you needed and missed out on for your witchy needs.

Asheville Raven & Crone

Discover the daily drink and beer specials that Asheville locals know, plus the best Asheville craft beer, breweries, beer tours, and beer festivals. Download the app to see what's happening in the beer scene today near you.

Asheville Beer, Breweries, Drink Specials, Deals, Pint Nights, Tastings, Tours and more

CBD Hemp products for health and relaxation. Learn about the benefits of cannabis from the experts.

CBD Hemp Asheville NC

Asheville is full of entrepreneurs passionate about what they do. Keep up with your favorite locally-owned stores and feel good about where your money is going.

Locally Owned Asheville Shops, Boutiques & Businesses - DigLocal Asheville NC

Dig Local has your guide to Asheville drink and food specials happening around you today including the best brunch in Asheville, taco Tuesday locales, and food truck specials.

Asheville’s Daily Drink and Food Specials - DigLocal Asheville NC

When it comes to the most “dog-friendly cities in America, Asheville, NC makes the grade. According to an extensive rating system “Bring Fido” ranks Asheville second only to Portland, Oregon as THE most dog-friendly city. (BTW, what’s up with all of the AVL vs PDX competition? We’re always vying for the title of “Beer City” with our Oregonian counterparts, too!) But back to the dog thing. We dig it! 

So yes, indeed, Ashevillians love their canine companions as do many of the visitors who travel with their dog in tow. So it’s pretty obvious that one of the draws of this area for dog lovers is the massive hiking trail systems in our Blue Ridge mountains. Our access to the great outdoors is hard to beat. But, alas, our city slicker friends still have plenty of opportunities to bring their dogs along if getting into the woods is not their jam. Strolling the extensive new greenway system along the French Broad River and through the River Arts District is really fun and there are dog waste stations along the way, too. The vast majority of Ashevillians are very respectful about picking up poo, thank goodness. 

Places in town. There are many dog-friendly bars, breweries and restaurants in Asheville where you can comfortably take your dog for an outdoor patio outing. Most of the hotels allow pets and we even have the Wag Bar- a bar serving adult beverages attached to, you guessed it, a dog park. While there is a fee to take your buddy to this dog park, there are also several public dog parks maintained by the City of Asheville that are completely free.

Many people love to take time to visit The North Carolina Arboretum which is extremely dog friendly and has over 10 miles of hiking trails along creeks and through beautiful gardens. We love taking Ruby and MoJo (the Dig Local mascot duo) to explore this area. Admission is only $16 per car so load up your friends and their dogs for a day of fun. 

For those of you with deeper pockets the Biltmore Estate is an awesome place to take your dog. Did you know that George Vanderbilt was a big fan of big dogs? He had a beloved Saint Bernard named Cedric who had full reign of the estate and would cozy up to the plethora of fireplaces on very expensive Persian rugs (there are photos!) And although you can’t take your dog inside the 250 room “house”, There are 8000 acres of outdoor spaces to roam. Dogs are welcomed to wander the paths of the well manicured landscaped gardens. And don’t miss the miles of nice trails along the Swannanoa River. You may even see a dog cruising down the river on a paddle board (with a human, of course.)

And finally one of the very best things about Asheville is that we still have locally owned and operated vet clinics! We did a little research and what many people don’t know is that most vet clinics and hospitals in the U.S. have been acquired by private equity groups. We dig that we have some of the last “hold outs” who refuse to sell out and offer the best in veterinary care. We also have some incredible LOCAL pet supply shops who have been in business for decades even when large corporations set up shop a stone’s throw away. Offering specialty goods & food, training services, and unbeatable lived experience as fellow pet-lovers, we dig these businesses! We even have makers in town that rescue spent beer grain and turn it into delicious (according to MoJo and Ruby) dog treats! Ashevillians love supporting our local dog-friendly business and know that by doing so their dollars stay within the Asheville community. 

That’s it for now. Gotta take the girls out for a quick jaunt and maybe a beer. Asheville makes


Asheville is one of the dog-friendliest places on the planet.

Dig Local shares daily & weekend Asheville entertainment like food and beer festivals, crafts and arts events, local music venues, shows, theaters, local musicians, performers and more.

Asheville Food, Beer, Arts & Music Festivals & Events - DigLocal Asheville NC

Some women owned businesses provide retail supplies, some make their living from producing amazing artwork. No matter what it is, you can find some of the top area businesses here that are owned by women.

Local Businesses We Want to Keep

Rebekkah

Some favorite things that make Asheville like no other place on the planet.

List is empty.