PA WILDS–For the 11th year, shoppers can find unique, locally crafted products and services with the newest edition of the PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide. The 2026 PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide offers information to connect retailers with artisan made products from the Pennsylvania Wilds region.
Published annually, the PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide is a digital publication featuring members of the PA Wilds Cooperative (WCO). The WCO is a network of more than 700 entrepreneurs and organizations based in the 13-county region known as the Pennsylvania Wilds that is managed by the nonprofit PA Wilds Center.
Who is the Buyer’s Guide for?
The PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide is a valuable resource for both individuals and retailers who are seeking regionally made products and services from artisans and creative service professionals based in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Artisans can also use the guide to identify retail outlets in the region where they may be able to sell their goods.
What’s Inside the Guide?
- Juried Artisans: A curated list of professional artisans, organized by medium. Searching for pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, textiles, or something else? Discover products available at wholesale or retail prices.
- Retailers: Explore charming regionally based retail outlets. These Retailers often feature handcrafted treasures and regionally inspired items. By purchasing here, you directly support local businesses and communities.
- Creative Services: You will also find a list of the talented individuals and businesses providing professional creative services in the PA Wilds region, everything from writers, graphic designers, musicians, web developers, and more.
- Licensees: A catalog of artisan businesses that are licensed to use the PA Wilds logo on their products, giving you the opportunity to buy PA Wilds-branded merchandise.
Why It Matters
“The PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide is published each year as the premier tool for shoppers and retailers looking for a simple and handy guide to sourcing from the Pennsylvania Wilds,” said LaKeshia Knarr, Community Programs & Marketing Director at PA Wilds Center. “Sourcing products and services locally helps support our region’s creative economy, and it also positions retailers as destinations with unique goods with positive local impacts. These artisans and businesses have rooted themselves in this special rural place. When you purchase from one of these businesses, you are getting a unique product while also helping to create jobs and preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the Pennsylvania Wilds. We see this firsthand at our PA Wilds Conservation Shops, where visitors are excited to ‘take home a piece of the PA Wilds’ and support local artisans. Other retail outlets can leverage this tool and take a similar approach to sourcing and storytelling about their products – creating a truly local shopping experience for their customers.”
Ready to Explore?
Download the 2026 PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide or learn more about the PA Wild Cooperative at members.pawildscenter.org/pa-wilds-buyers-guide.
ABOUT THE PA WILDS COOPERATIVE
The PA Wilds Cooperative (WCO) is one of rural Pennsylvania’s largest networks of creative entrepreneurs, featuring more than 700 businesses and organizations located in the Pennsylvania Wilds. The WCO seeks to grow and connect the unique establishments and creative producers central to our region’s place-based tourism development. The WCO provides members with branding and marketing tools; networking and education opportunities; access to new markets and products, and mentorship and referrals to PA’s financial and technical service programs for small businesses. The WCO is managed by the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc., a regional nonprofit organization that seeks to marry conservation and economic development in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Learn more about the WCO at members.pawildscenter.org.
