Articles by PA Wilds Marketplace

Articles by PA Wilds Marketplace

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.

Shopping small helps the environment
April 3, 2025
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How shopping on the PA Wilds Marketplace benefits our environment

Proudly made in the PA Wilds, our products celebrate the beauty, bounty and rural traditions of our region. Although buying these products can be a real game-changer for the rural economy, it also benefits our environment! Learn how buying from the PA Wilds Marketplace can help take care of our planet.

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. 

Spring glow at Colton Point State Park Tioga County - Bernadette-Chiaramonte
February 20, 2025
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Celebrate spring with these products made in the PA Wilds

Trees are beginning to bud, flowers are starting to bloom, new birds are singing in the forest, tiny frogs are peeping from the ponds... spring is here! To help you celebrate spring in the Pennsylvania Wilds, we've put together a list of just some of the items that reflect this beautiful time of the year. Whether it's something that spruces up your spring wardrobe or helps you get ready for new warm-weather adventures, we have you covered. Best of all, these products are all handcrafted or designed in the PA Wilds by local artists who love where they live.

2024 in Review and New Year Wishes
December 19, 2024
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2024 in Review and New Year Wishes

That’s a wrap! We are only a couple weeks away from a brand new year here in the PA Wilds (and in the rest of the world). This past year has been an amazing time on our marketplace, celebrating our artists and serving our customers. Here are some of the exciting highlights from 2024 on the PA Wilds Marketplace:

The PA Wilds Digital Gift Card that can be used around the region
December 12, 2024
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The PA Wilds Digital Gift Card that can be used around the region

Did you know that the Pennsylvania Wilds has a community gift card that can be used at participating locations all across the region? This makes it the perfect gift for anyone you know! Currently, there are more than 120 restaurants, boutiques, outfitters, and other shops that will accept the PA Wilds digital gift card. There is truly something for everyone! If you are scrambling for a last minute gift, this is a perfect option that is immediately available because it doesn't require shipping.

2024 shipping deadlines: Order your gifts in time for the holidays!
December 6, 2024
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2024 shipping deadlines: Order your gifts in time for the holidays!

Online shopping makes buying the perfect Christmas gift easy! You can order heartfelt gifts made in the PA Wilds, and they can be delivered right to your home (or someone else's) before the holidays. However, it takes time for the elves to package these special presents and deliver them. Make sure that you're ordering your holiday gifts early enough so that they arrive before Christmas.