Small Asheville vendors support each other with collaborative market

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — For many small vendors in Western North Carolina, supporting each other is as important as selling their wares. That is certainly the case for Traci Simpson, the founder of Read Me Unconditionally and the organizer behind the Buy Good, Do Good Market.

The Buy Good, Do Good Market will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at Retro Coffee, 2619 Sweeten Creek Road.

Doing good through buying local

Simpson founded Read Me Unconditionally following the destruction caused by Tropical Storm Helene in Western North Carolina.

“I wanted to help people. I wanted to find a way to help the community,” Simpson said. “I decided I was gonna do ‘blind date with a book.’”…

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