VegFest 2026

A Taste Of De’Lish

We are a carefully curated food truck business that has been in business for 5 years as a food truck business.

Chick Mush Shew

We are a plate based vegan food truck that make a of our food from scratch

Deez Cookies

We sell cookies that tell stories through their ingredients

Herbal Ascension

Herbal Ascension Tea Company is a wellness-focused herbal brand dedicated to supporting mental, physical, and emotional well-being through intentional, handcrafted tea blends. Rooted in holistic health principles, our mission is to provide natural, accessible alternatives that nourish the body while encouraging moments of rest, reflection, and elevation. Each blend is thoughtfully curated using high-quality herbs and botanicals selected for both their functional benefits and sensory experience. Our offerings range from calming and stress-support blends to formulas that promote immunity, hormonal balance, and overall vitality. We also specialize in custom tea blends tailored to individual needs and intentions. Beyond our products, Herbal Ascension creates interactive, community-centered experiences through our “Build-Your-Own Tea Bar,” where guests can explore herbs and craft personalized blends. As a Black woman-owned business, we are committed to community healing, cultural appreciation, and empowering individuals to reconnect with themselves through plant-based wellness.

Juice Ave

Leerah’s Vegan Treas LLC

Vegan food truck offering a variety of food and desserts made with whole food plant based ingredients. Based in Springfield.

Oohwee Smoothie

We our a local mobile smoothie cafe offering healthy options to create healthy neighborhoods.

Posh Teatime Co. & Perfectly Posh: A Boutique Tearoom

Posh Teatime Co. is a social enterprise & luxury teatime experience company. We partner with local non-profits such as The Huckleberry House Inc. to teach etiquette, home economics & life-skill classes to at-risk youth. We create bespoke High Tea Soirées that are high quality, beautifully curated and impresses adults & children alike. Our handcrafted sweet, savory, and specialty blended teas are served on our vintage & antique inspired china, cutlery and stemware.

Power Plant Kitchen

Power Plant Kitchen based in Columbus Ohio. This will be my 3rd year attending

Squash the Beef

We are vegan comfort food business from Cleveland, Ohio.

Taharah’s Cafe

Taharah’s Cafe is a vegan cuisine, in which our goal is to heal the community within the kitchen. We believe healing starts in the kitchen.

Too Good Eats

Willowbeez SoulVeg

Abundantly Belove’d

Abundantly Belove’d is a concept born from the study of natural medicine through plant therapy. The creator of the business has been a self proclaimed herbalist for ten years and continues to drive the passion of healing through the natural Earth. The aim is to encourage people to remember that we each have the ability to heal and have the resources available in front of our very eyes, within the natural Earth. One must remember nature to remember self. The journey begins. We provide healing services and a wide variety of products including natural handmade body products, natural handmade jewelry, teas, tinctures, meditation products plus services, and art therapy. We are abundant in our nature and my company is a reflection of that. I am here to remind people to return to their natural selves, one healing remedy at a time.

Amani Botanicals

Amani Botanicals is a mineral-first wellness brand sourcing herbs and SEA MOSS from Zanzibar and coastal Tanzania. We focus on restoring health through nutrient-dense, whole-food products rich in natural trace minerals. Our offerings include SEA MOSS, herbal powders, and fruit blends designed to support energy, digestion, and overall wellness. Rooted in the belief that most people are under-mineralized, Amani emphasizes quality, origin, and simplicity—bringing customers back to the source

Aqua's Cosmic Artistry

Handmade jewelry and visual art pieces to help promote healing and lionel clarity

DiamondGrl Art

DiamondGrl Art is an art business that focuses heavily on making and selling handmade original artwork. Her artwork consists of abstract, African-American art, LGBTQ+, realism, funny quotes and many more. There are also face paintings involved which are donation-based and tarot readings.

Envision Positive

Envision Positive invites you to imagine a world where kindness leads and then shows you how to build it. Through her art, her values, and every offering at her space, she's manifesting a beautiful future rooted in intention, creativity, and compassion.

EOP Naturals

Essence of Phreedom handcrafts natural, holistic, plant based products for those wanting to heal and align their mind and body by use of their senses. Our unique essential oil blends, diffuser jewelry, healing salts, Rosewater and healing oils and butters are created with healing in mind and are suitable for anyone wanting to empower their self-care journey naturally! Our goal is to encourage our customers to discover a positive alternative solution to coping with stress and creating healthy habits promoting overall wellness and self care.

Eye Rebel Tea Society

We are a Spiritual Arts & Apothecary offering holistic consultations, workshops, and retreats with multiple healing modalities such as herbal medicine, sound healing, yoga, and reiki.

Flosache's Soap and Candle Essentials

Flosache’s Soap & Candle Essentials is a handcrafted natural skincare and haircare brand dedicated to creating high-quality, family-friendly products made with nourishing butters, botanical infusions, and skin-loving oils.

Henna x Mina

I started Henna by Mina to bring a part of my African culture to individuals who have not been introduced to the art of Henna. Henna by Mina is black/woman owned, and is approaching its third year since inception

Lotus Essentials

Lotus Essentials is a wellness brand offering plant-based protein powders, vitamins, and nutritional supplements to support a healthy lifestyle. We also provide personal training services to help clients build strength, improve confidence, and reach their fitness goals through sustainable, personalized coaching.

MochaPrism LLC

children's book author

Natural AWA Beauty

Natural AWA is a sustainable skincare brand rooted in the rich traditions of African beauty rituals. Committed to clean and ethical practices, their mission is to encourage self-care and inspire people to embrace their natural beauty. Each product is thoughtfully crafted with unique ingredients sourced through fair trade.

OnDemand_Therapy

OnDemand_Therapy is a Columbus-based mobile massage business serving Central Ohio and beyond. We provide in-home massage therapy, assisted stretching, electric muscle stimulation, with wellness services and products tailored to your needs.

One Eleven Candles

One Eleven Candles, a woman and black owned, crystal candle company based in Columbus, Ohio. All of our candles are intended to utilize the power of crystals. Each candle has been infused with a special blend of oils, crystals and positive energy. The hand-poured soy wax within, provides our customers with a cleaner burn experience, stronger scent and increased candle life. We also carry essential oils, crystals, incense and sage. If you are ready: focus your energy, set your intention & light a candle with purpose!

Paragon Designs LLC

At Paragon Designs we take natural gemstones and crystals and fashion them into wearable jewelry, accessories, and home decor using resin, wood, precious and semi precious metals designed to protect and amplify the wearers energy.

Pure E Natural Products and Ill advised art company

We are a joint duo offering all natural hair and skin products from Pure E natural products and art (various mediums including acrylics and airbrush) through ill advised art company. As a brother-sister duo we’ve been operating our businesses for over 10 years

QUINTESSENTIAL STYLE

Hello, introducing Quintessa who is the curator of QUINTESSENTIAL|STYLE. An eclectic chic Vintage boutique. Featuring women’s, and gender neutral unique finds and elevated basics. Ranging from the true vintage eras to Y2K. As well as statement handbags, jewelry and brooches babe. She is passionate about all things Fashion from styling to the nostalgia it brings. With her love for fashion history and cultural influences being at the fore front of what's curated. Every piece is hand sourced with love and intention to elevate your modern wardrobe & individual style.

Steeped Pearl Tea Co.

Run by a duo of Herbal Storytellers, Steeped Pearl is an Ohio-based artisanal loose-leaf tea company offering herbal blends, curated education, and elevated tea-drinking experiences to the community. We are a Black-woman, queer and veteran owned business.

SVK Essentials

SVK Essentials est. 2023 is all natural skin care line that focuses on beard grooming products for all types. It took me about 7 months to do all of my research on natural herbs & additives. Before I launched which was July 2025 I took a year to test out my product by giving it away to customers to get feedback.

The Healing Garden Café

I offer herbal teas and balms that are alchemized to heal. They are created with the finest organic herbs and alchemized by me. I go an extra mile when preparing all of my products. You can feel the difference. All of my products are 100 % plant based.

The Home Collection by Dajah Elise LLC.

I create handmade candles, wax melts, room sprays, incense and candle accessories! Our products are made to enhance your home through luxurious fragrances.

Amanah Outsiders

Amanah Outsiders is a Columbus nonprofit that reclaims the outdoors as place of discovery. We offer nature-based, culturally affirming programs to youth and their families.

Black Men Build

Black Women In Nature

Bronzeville Food Co-op (OSUWMC)

Bronzeville Food Co-op is partnering with OSU Wexner Medical Center to bring together food access information as well as health and wellness.

Bronzeville Growers Market

Farmers market in Columbus that is celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. We also support gardening and cooking classes as well as actual gardens.

Columbus Animal Advocates

Columbus Animal Advocates are a grass roots local animal rights organization. It is 100% volunteer based. We work with different national organizations like PETA, The Humane League, Plant Based Treaty, CAFT among others.

Fairytales And Tiny Tails Rescue

We are a Queer run, 501(C)(3), Nonprofit kitten rescue here in Columbus. Our volunteers hand make cat toys, jewelry, and art to sell for the proceeds to go back to the kittens for their medical expenses! We would love to find like minded animal and earth lovers and see more of the amazing community!

Food Leads

Food Leads unites food access and nutrition education to empower our community to manage and prevent type 2 diabetes with dignity and confidence. We focus primarily on supporting the Black community, which is disproportionately impacted by diabetes and other chronic conditions - an inequity that our founder has experienced firsthand and that inspired the organization’s founding. We offer a free meal kit program featuring fresh produce from local farms and high-quality ingredients to prepare diabetic-friendly, heart-healthy meals, as well as our Nourish Education Program, a hands-on cooking and nutrition class series. Both are rooted in the belief that support and education must be practical and culturally relevant to truly be useful, so we emphasize programming designed with our community’s realities and culture at the forefront.

Franklin Park Conservatory

Kemetic Wellness

Kemetic Wellness provides Afrakan-centered solutions to chronic illness and generational trauma. Our products and services are designed to encourage self-care for body, mind, and spiritual wholeness. Our mission is to cultivate wellness in our community using ancient Afrakan principles and healing techniques.

Plant The Power

Southside Family Farms

The Cat Welfare Association

Cat Welfare Association is dedicated to the care of and education about cats and kittens. Our pledge is to cherish, nurture and provide veterinary care for homeless, abused, injured, and abandoned felines.