The Village Pantry
at the Bird-in-Hand Artisan Village
The Taste of Lancaster County
Whether you’re shopping for yourself or for a special gift, you’ll find something delicious in the Village Pantry at Artisan Village. Read the stories of the local vendors who stock our pantry – because we believe that food tastes better when you know where it came from.
Bird-in-Hand
Locally Made Root Beer & Meadow Tea
The Smucker family has been growing, preparing and serving good food in Bird-in-Hand for three generations, using traditional Lancaster County recipes that our family has perfected over the years. We always use the freshest ingredients—locally sourced, whenever possible. In fact, we grow some of them on our own family farm right here in Bird-in-Hand. You can taste the farm-fresh goodness in every delicious bite (and every refreshing sip)!
Visit WebsiteGroff’s Candies
Homemade Chocolates
Founders Ruth and John Groff grew up in families with a tradition of producing good homemade foods. At age 15, Ruth began making fudge to sell at a local farm market—and it became a family specialty. Today, Marv and Marie Groff carry on the family tradition of producing some of the best chocolates in America—right here in Lancaster County. Taste them and find out why folks travel miles for Groff’s Candies.
Visit WebsiteHammond’s Pretzels
Hand-Rolled Sourdough Pretzels
Founded during the Great Depression and still in its original Lancaster location, the Hammond Pretzel Bakery is the oldest continuously family-operated hand-made pretzel bakery in America. Using an old family recipe dating to the late 1800s, each pretzel is made from only the highest quality ingredients and is hand rolled the way they were in the old days, small batches for freshness, resulting in the best Pennsylvania Dutch-style hard pretzels you will ever taste.
Visit WebsiteHappiness Is…Granola
Organic, Gluten-Free Granola
Greta Fairbanks and Angel Gray are an adventurous team of Lancaster-based bakers, creators and connectors, focused on celebrating life’s simple pleasures. One of those simple pleasures is their homemade, gluten-free, small-batch granola in a variety of delicious flavors. They believe in sharing happiness, building community, giving back and eating well, and they support community organizations through their hiring practices and direct investments.
Visit WebsiteLancaster Stroopie Company
Dutch Stroopwaffles
Founded to provide meaningful employment for refugee women who have been displaced by war, persecution, natural disaster or other catastrophes, the Lancaster Stroopie Company makes unique caramel-filled cookies meant to be warmed over a hot beverage. They support refugees with paid daily English classes, group education trips, and a safe and welcoming work environment to help these women and their families adjust to life in a new country.
Visit WebsiteLandis Foods
Betsy Lantz’s Hot Sweet Dip Mustard
Some 30 years ago, a seasoned cook named Betsy Lantz created a unique handmade mustard that added a special zing to sandwiches, salad dressings, sauces, deviled eggs and other dishes. It’s delightful as finish for ham loaf, and perfect for dipping pretzels and other finger foods right out of the jar. Today it’s still handmade in Lancaster County using that same secret recipe, with no added salt or preservatives.
Visit WebsiteLiv & July
Flavorful Candied Jalapeños
Sophia Mapes started making candied jalapeños from the peppers that grew in her parents’ garden. Driven by a passion for creating exceptional flavors, she launched Liv & Julz Specialty Foods, named after her two daughters. Today, she offers premium goods made with the finest ingredients, crafted with care and love. In addition to her culinary pursuits, Sophia works for a Lancaster-area foster care agency.
Visit WebsiteMisty Creek Goat Dairy
Artisan Cheese & Caramel Sauce from Goat’s Milk
Based in Leola, Misty Creek Goat Dairy has been family owned and operated since 2003, making handcrafted goat cheese and other products in small, artisan batches. Seventh-generation farmers, they use sustainable, humane practices that respect the earth, the animals and a way of life. Their 150 Lamancha, Saanen and Alpine goats are soy free, fed GMO-free grains and receive no added hormones or antibiotics, so they provide the highest-quality certified raw milk.
Visit WebsiteOasis Creamery
Award-Winning Cheese from Cow’s Milk
An Amish-owned and operated creamery, Oasis partners with small dairy farms operated by Amish and Mennonite families within the community, enabling them to preserve a traditional way of life. These farms rely on manual equipment and technique to tend the land and raise their herds. With lots of time, sunny pastures and plenty of good hay and grass all year, the cows enjoy a better quality of life.
Visit WebsitePepper Lane Fudge & Sweets
Versatile Dessert Sauces in a Variety of Flavors
Nestled in the village of Intercourse, Pepper Lane Fudge & Sweets has been making sweet treats in the same location for nearly 50 years. Today, under the watchful eye of Geoff Cordell, their highly trained team of skilled candy makers use only the finest all-natural ingredients, like pure cane sugar, cocoa powder, corn syrup and 36% butterfat heavy cream. Inspired by their famous fudge, their dessert sauces are perfect on ice cream, as a dip for fruit or pretzels, or to spread on waffles.
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Raw & Filtered Honey
Gary Stockin has been fascinated by honeybees and honey ever since he was a young boy. In 1975 he met Robert C. “Grandpa” Herr of Millersville, who taught him the art of beekeeping. When Grandpa Herr retired a decade later, Gary took over the operation and, in 1992, launched a full-time career as a beekeeper. Today, the whole family is involved in building bee equipment, harvesting the honey and all the other steps involved in bringing honey to market.
Visit WebsiteThe Farmgirls’ Canning Co
Sauces and Rubs
The two sisters behind The Farmgirls’ Canning Co were born with all the grit and grace of a country girl spirit and raised in Lancaster County with the belief that you never compromise great taste or wholesome ingredients. Today, they mix and bottle all of their sauces and rubs in the farmhouse where they grew up to enjoy backyard barbecue.