A list of ways to support Vancouver Vegan Small Businesses. I’ll continue to update this over the coming days!
Restaurants
The Juice Truck
Blue Heron Creamery
Gift Cards / Pre-order for home delivery
Chickpea
MeeT
Acorn
Eternal Abundance
Kokomo
Umaluma
Vegan Pudding Co.
Bucha Brew
Online purchase / home delivery
Tea Sparrow
Gomae Meal Delivery
Other Ways You Can Help
- Support businesses you love by talking about them on social media, liking and sharing their posts
- If school is cancelled, considering hiring someone who lost their job for childcare
- For theatre ticket purchases you made, donate the ticket cost to the cancelled event
- Refuse your refund for any cancelled events
- If you’re still eating out, tip generously
- Purchase dishes from local restaurants that freeze well
- Check out online farmers markets (for San Diego see marketbox.sd)
- If you have standing reservations with restaurants that are still open, cancel them instead of no-showing
- Visit smaller markets (eg. Asian, Persian ones) for food staples
- Shop online at smaller local stores for early Easter gifts or upcoming birthday parties
- Pre-book future hair appointments
- Support local artists / place orders for future purchases so they can work through the slow period
- Order local micro greens from Ridge Urban Farm
- Purchase 10-class passes / punch card to yoga studios, gyms, spin studios etc
- Switch your in-person appoints to online / Facetime consults
- Donate to local organizations (money or non-perishable goods to food banks)
- Ask neighbours or the elderly if they need help stocking up on goods
- Take yoga classes online (see Dani Parks on Facebook — classes are by donation)
- Buy coffee beans and tea from local coffee shops
- Buy bread and buns from local bakeries instead of large stores
- Stock up on toys / activities for kids to keep them busy while out of school
- Sign up for CSA boxes from small local farmers