We love shopping locally and supporting really small businesses. And usually there’s someone to help you. But not always. So we rely on the honor system here in Lancaster County. You can find all sorts of fresh vegetables, eggs, fruit, herbs flowers, arranged or cutting your own, and even home-grown garlic! and cheese, oats, …
This is a blog I wrote several years ago. Since it’s pumpkin time again, I thought it might inspire you to go out pumpkin shopping! It’s pumpkin time! Whether they grow them for fun or food, Lancaster County’s farmers sure know pumpkins. I never realized there were so many varieties before moving to Terre Hill. Of course, …
In Lancaster County, The Early Bird Gets….The Best Selection!
Days start early in Lancaster County. Farmers are up working in the fields, most restaurants serving breakfast open by 7, and, if you are in need of retail therapy early in the day, you just may be in luck. You can find vendors in nearby Adamstown, known as the Antiques Capital of the USA, at …
Shopping has never been safer in Lancaster County. All outlets, antique stores and other retailers are complying with CDC guidelines, that’s for sure. But the really fun shopping can be found at our farm stands, on back roads throughout the county. You’ll usually see some kind of sign. These are a few of the stands …
I had driven by many times. I had even seen the family in the fields harvesting. But I had never stopped in. And then she came for a visit – my crazy cousin, Pat, from Ohio. And so it was that I found myself at Smucker’s Gourd Farm on a cold, rainy, windy day in …
We think that Cindi Lauper would agree….you have fun when you go shopping. And, as you can see in these pictures, it seems the guests at The Artist’s Inn never run out of places to shop. What better way to carry on a conversation, discover new things, stop for lunch, and generally…have fun. The thrill …