5 Local Businesses to Support in the Greater Nashville Today
Now, more than ever, local businesses need our support. Following years of a pandemic and difficulty with hiring, many of our local businesses are struggling to stay open. Luckily, in the Greater Nashville Area, we have plenty of talented entrepreneurs and business owners that make it easy to shop local!
Whether it’s opting to eat at a local family restaurant, or to shop at a local boutique rather than a big-box store, by supporting your fellow neighbors, you can help our economy continue to healthily grow! Here are five local businesses to support in Nashville today!
One business that is strongly rooted in giving back to the community is Red Bicycle Coffee. Here, you can enjoy a delicious, hand-picked roast in a comfortable setting, all while enjoying friendly conversation between neighbors. If you love what’s brewing, you can order the roasts online or take some home to enjoy in the comfort of your own space.
Since this modest storefront in the Nashville Farmers' Market sells a variety of locally made products, this one is practically cheating. Batch, on the other hand, is your one-stop shop if you're looking for food, apparel, literature, or just about any other present that shouts "Nashville!" It'll also make and mail a variety box of local items to that friend or customer you owe a particular "thank you" to, proving that you can be both lazy and compassionate at the same time.
We're seeing bigger and more contemporary facilities as Nashville's brewing scene continues to grow. As more brewers enter the local industry, the variety of beer is likewise becoming more unusual. Ken Rebman, the owner/brewer of Czann's, still handles practically everything himself, much as he did when he was a homebrewer in his basement. He may be the most hardworking man in the business, from setting up the comfortable taproom and brewing the beer to cleaning the kegs and distributing to stores. His consumers adore him because of that. You'll do the same.
This coffee store and roastery in the Melrose area has it all. When customers walk up to the counter to buy gourmet espresso beverages and potentially a delicacy from The Wild Muffin (gluten-free, if that's your thing), the fragrance of browning coffee beans from the big roasting process meets them. Brad and Lesa Wood's business has grown from a home hobby to a neighborhood staple and wholesale/retail company that you should check out if you haven't already.
Green Fleet additionally offers cycling voyages through a portion of Nashville's most intriguing areas, notwithstanding bike deals, rentals, and upkeep. To see the sights and hear stories that might be new to Nashvillians, orchestrate your own gathering or go along with one of the coordinated outings. You should simply be the motor, and Green Fleet will give the aides, bikes, head protectors, and water. Since a portion of the local escorts have lived in Nashville for some ages, you can have confidence that you'll just be getting the most ideal data.
Listen up if all you've heard about float tanks for sensory deprivation is the terrifying old film Altered States. In a womb-like setting, Float Nashville is all about changing your state (in a good way) as you float in a warm salt water bath, either in absolute darkness or an open tank, and let your mind wander free. Float aficionados are willing to evangelize about their activity with the enthusiasm of a dozen CrossFitters to you until you've tried it. Maybe not nearly as obnoxious as all of that.