Searching for unique, locally crafted products and services? Do you value and want to support artists and entrepreneurs based in the Pennsylvania Wilds region? The 2025 PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide makes it easy.

Published annually, the PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide is a digital publication featuring members of the Wilds Cooperative of Pennsylvania (WCO). The WCO is a network of more than 600 entrepreneurs based in the 13-county region known as the Pennsylvania Wilds that is managed by the nonprofit PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship (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 based in the PA Wilds.

What’s Inside the Guide?

• A curated list of professional artisans, organized by medium. Whether you’re drawn to pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, textiles, or more, you are sure to find something here. Discover products available at wholesale or retail prices.
• Explore the charming regionally based retail outlets we call Trading Posts. Trading Posts often feature handcrafted treasures and regionally inspired items. By purchasing here, you directly support local businesses and communities.
• 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.
• A catalog of businesses that are licensed to use the PA Wilds logo on their products, giving you the opportunity to buy PA Wilds branded merchandise to showcase your love for this region.

Why It Matters

“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.”

Ready to Explore? 

Download the 2025 PA Wilds Buyer’s Guide or learn more about the Wild Cooperative of Pennsylvania at WildsCoPA.org/pa-wilds-buyers-guide/.

ABOUT THE WILDS COOPERATIVE OF PA

The Wilds Cooperative of Pennsylvania is one of rural Pennsylvania’s largest networks of creative entrepreneurs, featuring more than 600 businesses 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 www.WildsCoPA.org.  

ABOUT THE PA WILDS

The Pennsylvania Wilds is a 13-county region that includes the counties of Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Warren, and northern Centre. The PA Wilds is home to the greatest concentration of public lands in the Commonwealth. The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to integrate conservation and economic development in a way that inspires the communities of the Pennsylvania Wilds. Based in the region, the Center is the lead nonprofit for the PA Wilds Conservation Landscape effort, a 15+year collaborative effort by local, state and federal partners to establish the region as a premier outdoor recreation destination as a way to diversify local economies, attract investment, inspire stewardship, improve quality of life and attract and retain the region’s working-age population. PA Wilds Center works closely with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, the region’s county governments, and other investors in the regional strategy.

For more information on the PA Wilds Center, visit www.PAWildsCenter.org. To learn more about the WCO, visit www.WildsCoPA.org. Explore the PA Wilds at www.pawilds.com. Find products made in the region at www.shopthepawilds.com.