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Lapp's Toys & Doll Furniture - The Thought Behind the Toy. - Good's Store Online
Nov 24, 2021
Lapp’s Toys is a small, thriving company located in the heart of Lancaster County near Bird In Hand, PA. It is a thriving local small business that makes and sells wooden toys and doll furniture. The owners are John & Mima Lapp, and they graciously allowed us to interview them about their business.
Yonie's Harness Shop- A Risk That Paid Off - Good's Store Online
Oct 29, 2021
Nestled among the fields of Honey Brook, PA is a beautiful Amish farm. From the...
Classic Corn Brooms—A Timeless Product for a Timeless Problem - Good's Store Online
Sep 21, 2021
For this blog article, we travel south towards Quarryville, and visit the home of Aaron...
The Woodpecker Family— Making Birdhouses and Birdfeeders Shaped Like Birds! - Good's Store Online
Aug 24, 2021
Made in Lancaster County—In 2011, Dave Fisher and his family launched The Woodpecker Family, which makes one-of-a-kind wooden birdfeeders and houses, designed to looks like gold finches, woodpeckers, cardinals, hummingbirds, and other feathered favorites.
Cattail Foundry: Casting Iron in Gordonville, Pennsylvania - Good's Store Online
May 25, 2021
Learn about another local business in Lancaster County! Since 1976, Cattail Foundry has been making cast iron goods and parts.
Keeping Lancaster County Rolling- Valley Road Wagons - Good's Store Online
Apr 28, 2021
Learn about one of Lancaster's family-owned businesses! For thirty years, Valley Road Wagons have been used by families and farmers.
Rohrer Seeds: Supplying Lancaster Farms & Gardens Since 1919 - Good's Store Online
Mar 23, 2021
Read the latest post in our Made in Lancaster County series— Rohrer Seeds, located near Smoketown Airport, between Bird-in-Hand and Lancaster City, was founded in 1919. The Rohrer family has run the business ever since then.
Use It Again!— Upcycling Wood and Tin at Summitville Woodworking - Good's Store Online
Feb 26, 2021
Another Made in Lancaster County Business! When old wooden fences and scrap tin arrives at Summitville Woodworking, this creative business turns yesterday's building materials into tomorrow's lawn decorations.
The Birdhouse Builder- the Story of Ebersol Poly Crafts - Good's Store Online
Jan 10, 2021
Welcome to a new series of stories about Lancaster County small businesses! At Good’s Store, we sell many locally made, hand-crafted items, and this year we’d like to introduce you to the people and places behind the products— the small businesses that benefit our community in so many ways. Daniel Ebersol, founder of Ebersol’s Poly Crafts, is living an entrepreneur’s dream— a childhood pastime turned into a thriving business that manufactures thousands of birdhouses, birdfeeders, and mailboxes each years.