The Community Services Guide contains listings for Wilmington area businesses that are vegan owned or vegan friendly (offer vegan products or services related to veganism). Thanks to Sabella Fantini for collecting the information used in the Community Guide and completing the first draft of the document.
| Art and Design |
| Sally Martin Custom Artwork. Vegan-owned business. Sally is a local colored-pencil artist and Co-Manager of DaVinSHE’s Workshop. She has contributed work for Art in The Parks and Airlie Gardens and commissions portrait-style and other art. Davinshesworkshop.com |
| Soul Anchor by Adelia Lee: artist, animal rescuer, and voice for the voiceless. Soul Anchor features hand-crafted ocean-inspired jewelry and art. Adelia sells her work at local events and online at Paws4SoulAnchor – Etsy. All purchases support rescued animals at Addie Catz Sanctuary (facebook.com/AddieCatzSanctuary). |
| Companion Animal Care and Training |
| Cape Fear Holistic Dog Training. Vegan-owned business offering integrative behavioral dog training with animal reiki as an additional option for dogs who need extra support. Trainers work with vegan and non-vegan dogs and will provide vegan treats upon request. https://www.capefearholisticdogtraining.com/ |
| WagLovePets. Vegan-owned business with two locations, 7419 Market St and 8 N 26th Street, serving Wilmington and the surrounding area. The salon offers professional dog grooming and natural products. waglovepets.com |
| Grocers and Specialty Foods |
| Caroline’s Cottage Gluten Free Bakery. All weekly menu items are vegan. Caroline bakes out of her dedicated gluten-free, state-inspected home kitchen. Preorders are accepted Monday-Friday for pickup Sunday in South Wilmington. hotplate.com/ccgfbakery |
| Erekani Herbs. Vegan-owned business. A vegan apothecary offering small-batch herbal formulas using whole plants. Their formulas are available at Let it Grow, The Vibe @ Grinder’s, and will be coming soon to Coco Pipa! Erekani Herbs | Wilmington NC | Facebook |
| Home Plate Provisions. Vegan-owned business. Kathy Lindenmayer, owner. Specialty grocery store that includes a vegan section featuring Pleather and All Y-all vegan jerky, Forager carrot lox, Betty Lou’s vegan fruit bars, vegan chocolate from Olive & Sinclair, and a variety of pantry and other items. Feel free to reach out with requests and recommendations. homeplateprovisions.com |
| PureLife Wellness Center. Located in the Cotton Exchange on the Wilmington riverfront, PureLife is a holistic wellness company offering plant-based skincare and wellness products. Owner Victoria Chavez is a holistic health practitioner. Purelife also offers a vegan juice bar and smoothie bar. https://www.purelifeorganic.com |
| Southport Cookies Located in downtown Southport. Southport Cookies bakes gluten free and vegan cookies and other desserts. They offer bulk ordering for large events as well as gift boxes, catering for special events, and nationwide shipping. https://southportcookies.com/ |
| Susie Lucky Microgreens. Susie grows and sells organic microgreen mix and delivers to homes or workplaces. She sells a mix of broccoli, sunflowers, radish, and pea shoots with or without cilantro. Text Susie at 453-463-2008. |
| Health, Wellness, and Medical Practices |
| Ascending Peace with Toni Dafeldecker RN, CCHRMT. Vegan-owned business. Toni is a registered nurse with twenty years’ experience as a Board-Certified Holistic Nurse. She is the Founder of the Christ Heart Reiki System of Cosmic Realignment & Balancing. ascendingpeace.com/ |
| Giselle Blair, MD of DiabesityMD. Medical practice providing holistic virtual diabetes and obesity care, incorporating information about plant-based diets. diabesitymd.com |
| The Healing Point. Vegan-owned business. Carolyn Miller, LCSW, Brainspotting Therapist, Certified Trauma Informed Care. Carolyn offers therapy, supervision, and business coaching for clinicians. https://thehealingpointpllc.com |
| Lillian Hood, LPA. Vegan-owned business. Mental health therapist with Danson Counseling and Assessment Services. Lillian provides therapy via secure video conferencing to promote freedom from the effects of trauma and anxiety. Dansoncounseling.com |
| OM Therapeutics. Vegan-owned business. Tricia Miller has been a Licensed acupuncturist since 1986. She combines acupuncture, therapeutic massage, cranial work, and Medical Qigong in every session. Her office is located downtown in a lovely historic home (217 N Fifth Avenue). She also teaches yoga at the Nir Family YMCA. Tricia’s favorite aspect of her work is educating clients about the benefits of a vegan lifestyle. https://omtricia.com |
| Rooted in Love Reiki. Vegan-owned business. Ashleigh Sereday is a Certified Human and Animal Reiki Master located in Wilmington. She has been practicing for more than six years. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=rooted%20in%20love%20reiki |
| Simply Nourished Life. Jessica Ramos Horne is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist & Health Coach. She provides plant-based nutrition education, disease-prevention classes, and personalized plant-based meal planning to promote optimal wellness. https://www.facebook.com/jessica.simplynourishedlife |
| YOGA SALT. Vegan-owned. business. Yoga Salt is a beautiful, welcoming studio in Wilmington’s South Front District, offering intelligent, authentic, and inspiring yoga for everybody. Yoga Salt provides a variety of classes including music flow, playful inversion classes, yin/yang and restorative yoga, and various workshops. https://www.yogasalt.com/ |
| Home Design, Building, and Sales |
| Richmond Homes. Vegan-owned business. Chad Richmond is a second-generation home builder who designs and builds award winning custom homes. He also worked at Farm Sanctuary for six years and designed and constructed many buildings for them including their large Watkins Glen expansion. Sara Richmond is an interior designer who works with clients to bring their design vision to life. Portfolio can be viewed at Richmondhomesnc.com. |
| Sarah Carroll Home. Vegan-owned business. Sarah is an interior designer specializing in residential design. She also owns a furniture showroom representing 50+ brands. Sarah is passionate about creating homes that are healthy and kind to the planet, particularly in relation to the use of sustainable materials. The storefront is in Dallas and her design firm is in Wilmington. Sarah ships products nationwide and is always happy and able to help and support customers regardless of their location. www.https://sarahcarroldesign.com http://www.https://sarahcarrolhome.com |
| Salons and Skincare |
| Casa Prana is a sustainable salon and head spa free of animal cruelty and focused on environmental stewardship. Casa Prana is a Green Circle Certified Salon and Wilmington’s first vegan salon. The salon is a 5-star Ocean Friendly Establishment. casapranawilmington.com. |
| Hair Republic. A gender-neutral, eco-friendly salon featuring vegan products. Blythe Lundy, Owner. facebook.com/hairrepublic.Wilmington |
| Kind Aesthetics. Vegan-owned business. Svenska Maresca, LE. A medical aesthetics office offering personalized skincare therapy. Svenska uses only vegan and cruelty free skincare products. She also offers assistance in transitioning to a plant-based diet. She plans to hold fundraisers through her office to help animals. https://kind.skincaretherapy.net |
| Nature’s Cabinet North Carolina. Mariah Jane, Owner. Vegan-owned business specializing in handmade home-grown, cruelty-free, vegan remedies and skincare products. https://linktr.ee/naturescabinetnorthcabinet; https://Instagram.com/NaturesCabinetNorthCarolina |
| Other Businesses and Services |
| Jon Campbell Beach. Vegan-owned business. Jon is a PC computer repair specialist with Beach PC Computer Services in the Monkey Junction area of Wilmington. 910-399-8408. https://beachpc.com |
| The Gay Penguin Piercing and Tattoo. Vegan-owned business. Provides piercings and tattoos and works with first-time clients and those who might be anxious about body modification. All products used are vegan. https://tgpenguin.com/ |
