Wilds Cooperative releases guide to local products and services | Business
Kane, Pa. — In order to connect buyers with locally-crafted products and services, the Wilds Cooperative of Pennsylvania (WCO) has released the new 2025 PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide. The annual digital publication covers the 13-county Pennsylvania Wilds region.
The guide features a curated list of professional artisans organized by medium, including pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, textiles, and other crafts. Both wholesale and retail pricing is available. Included is a full catalog of businesses that are licensed to use the PA Wilds logo on their products.
Another of the guide’s features is a guide to Trading Post retail outlets. These shops often feature local handcrafted items and regionally-inspired products, directly supporting local businesses and communities.
Service professionals covered by the guide include writers, graphic designers, musicians, and web developers.
The guide is available at WildsCoPA.org/pa-wilds-buyers-guide.
“Not only does the PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide help retailers and shoppers find great products that are made with care and craftsmanship, but it also helps celebrate and support our region’s creative economy,” said LaKeshia Knarr, entrepreneurial ecosystem director at PA Wilds Center. “Every member listed in the Buyer’s Guide has built their business in this special rural place. Purchasing from them gives you a unique product that also helps grow businesses, create jobs and preserve our natural and cultural heritage. Visitors at our PA Wilds Conservation Shops are excited to learn that the products they’re taking home are from our region and support local artists, and the PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide provides more opportunities for that type of shopping experience for residents and visitors alike at destinations across the region.”
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