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Exploring Pennsylvania Wild's 29 State Parks
May 8, 2025
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Exploring Pennsylvania Wild's 29 State Parks

May 11-18, 2025 is National "I Love My State Parks Week," a time to appreciate our most cherished places - our state parks! This week is meant to increase visibility of state parks by sharing their stories, benefits, and how to access them in order to connect with the public to share their memories, stories, and photos and to bring to new visitors to the region.

Creamy Broccoli Salad Featuring Village Eatinghouse's Sweet & Sour Italian Dressing
April 24, 2025
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Creamy Broccoli Salad Featuring Village Eatinghouse's Sweet & Sour Italian Dressing

As the weather gets warmer and our calendars begin to fill up with picnics and barbecues, we are here to provide you with a go-to dish for all festivities. This creamy broccoli salad is sure to impress, but even better, is easy to make and easy to alter based on the ingredients you have on hand or other dietary needs. We recommend using Village Eatinghouse's best selling Sweet and Sour Italian Dressing to take your broccoli salad to the next level.

From The Garden: Products Made from PA Wilds Gardeners
April 17, 2025
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From The Garden: Products Made from PA Wilds Gardeners

When it comes to making eco-conscious decisions about producing products, there are many benefits to finding ingredients straight from the soil. Natural ingredients from the garden can be beneficial for your health, but also for the environment. Finding ingredients from your own garden instead of purchasing ingredients that will need to be packaged and transported helps minimize carbon emissions. 

How this PA Wilds Business Upcycles Cereal Boxes to Make Earrings
April 10, 2025
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How this PA Wilds Business Upcycles Cereal Boxes to Make Earrings

Jabebo is a company owned by Kevin and Mary Abbott in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania with a unique medium for creating earrings. Starting back in the 1990’s, they began playing around with the idea of mismatched earrings with colorful images.  It didn’t take long until they landed on the use of cereal box paperboard as the obvious choice since they were creating the earrings with paper. The inspiration for the business is biodiversity and the natural habitat and community that supports it, particularly through public lands where you and your family and friends can experience it.

Handcrafted, Hand-Dyed, Hand-Painted: Your Guide for Handmade Products in the Pennsylvania Wilds
March 27, 2025
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Handcrafted, Hand-Dyed, Hand-Painted: Your Guide for Handmade Products in the Pennsylvania Wilds

There is something extra special about purchasing, giving, or receiving a gift that is handmade. In a world that is mass produced, the time, skill, and dedication it takes to create a product by hand sets it apart from the rest. Buying handmade also helps support and celebrate the artists who work hard to bring something new into the world. 

Our PA Wilds Makers are Spring Cleaning: Shop Limited Time Deals
March 20, 2025
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Our PA Wilds Makers are Spring Cleaning: Shop Limited Time Deals

It is the first day of Spring! After a long Winter in the Pennsylvania Wilds, we feel like celebrating the sunshine. Our Makers are taking part in some "Spring Cleaning" and offering you limited time deals on locally made products. Browse these exclusive deals that are set to expire March 24, 2025. Discounts will apply in cart.

Spring on the Pine Creek Rail Trail
March 13, 2025
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Spring on the Pine Creek Rail Trail

Popular with hikers and bicycle riders, the Pine Creek Rail Trail is a 62 mile converted railroad bed that travels along Pine Creek Gorge at the floor of the canyon. An article in USA Today named the Pine Creek Rail Trail one of "10 great places to take a bike tour" in the world. Local outfitters are available for equipment rentals and excursion information. Pine Creek, the largest tributary of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, itself is famous for fly fishing.

Stories, Teachings, and Basic Instruction for All Yoga Levels
March 6, 2025
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Stories, Teachings, and Basic Instruction for All Yoga Levels

All yoga levels, from beginner to advanced, are invited to feel a deep relationship with themselves, the trees, the natural world, and yoga through the teachings within these pages. In addition to poses, this book offers an exploration of physiology, lore, art, poetry, and spirituality about trees. 

A Saturday in the Life of Stephanie Distler
Alabaster Coffee Roasters’ Tips for Storing Coffee and Maximizing Freshness
February 13, 2025
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Alabaster Coffee Roasters’ Tips for Storing Coffee and Maximizing Freshness

Alabaster Coffee is a nationally award winning micro-roaster + coffee bar located in Williamsport, PA. Established in 2010, they are a small, family owned business seeking to make a difference both locally & globally. In this guide, learn expert tips on how to keep your coffee tasting its best for as long as possible.