Arcadia Natives Plant Nursery is open spring of 2024 by appt only. There is limited parking and…read moreappts can be made on their website. My husband and I stopped by last weekend looking for some hardy ground cover for our wooded shady dry hillside. The owner suggested dwarf crested isis, a local low growing perennial with blue-violet spring flowers. Picked up three to plant early in the season. Looking forward to stopping by next month to see what new plants are available.

With the current interest in native plant gardening, it can be difficult finding a reliable nursery…read morethat provides straight species plants. Look no more! Arcadia Natives nursery is an amazing place that is just a few years young, right outside Washington, PA, in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The plants are mostly hand grown on site by one woman, Kelly Strope, who fell in love with everything native and is providing the bones to recreate an ecosystem to replace our world gone wrong. If the creatures who are integral to our area can't find the food to survive and reproduce, we're in trouble. Kelly has lovingly grown the most beautiful plants you can purchase anywhere in the area. She has also created an easy to use library of downloadable and print ready plant cards for reference, besides an eagerness to answer any questions during your visit about starting or maintaining your gardening experience. I can't recommend her enough!

Trax Farms is a great local spot that my family has visited since my daughter was a toddler. The…read morefarm market has fresh produce, baked goods, homemade apple cider, and a full deli. They also have a large greenhouse filled with plants and flowers, along with a gift shop for home decor. Beyond shopping, their seasonal events, hayrides, and family activities make every trip special.

Bought several different veggies from Trax they are really fresh! The corn on the cob is delicious!read more

The Restaurant is absolutely fabulous. They serve Breakfast and Lunch. We tried the Egg and cheese…read moreveggie wrap. We also ordered a cheeseburger as we heard they were absolutely incredible. The wrap was filled with fresh vegetables it was yummy. The cheeseburger comes with fresh hot thin French fries that were so yummy. The burger comes with pickles and mustard and ketchup you can ask for them not to put it on. It was perfectly cooked and the flavor was absolutely on point. The Amish market also has a donut shop that is wonderful. Each donut is 2.00 and they are made all day long. Open Thursday thru Saturday. There are cheese and cold cut vendors. Furniture and custom leather belts and hats. They have a place you can purchase dips for fruit and veggies and they make up beautiful trays daily. Homemade stuffed pretzels with everuthing from breakfast items inside them to just cheese. Fresh cup up fruit and veggies. Every kind of prepped salad you CAN think of. Veggies who veggies sliced. Fruit whole fruit sliced. The best place to find goodies for the weekend. Fresh meats to buy and take home and cook. Ready to eat prepped foods to eat there or take home. A shop for spices and wonderful things to use in the kitchen. This place also has a section where you can buy homemade fresh baked cookies cakes pies, breads. So much here to look at. Candy too. We went back to eat and again I had the Egg veggie wrap. It was fabulous. My friend had the breakfast burger. Crazy good. Burger cooked perfectly on a bun with cheese, sausage gravy, and an egg cooked any way you want she chose scrambled and some sliced home fries. Crazy Combo with a fabulous taste.

The donuts and pastries at the Amish Market are amazing. They are fresh and generously sized. My…read morefavorite is the Apple Fritter. It is so good! They make them in two sizes... small and large. They are great with a cup of coffee.