Lancaster County
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA is known as the
Garden Spot of America.
The farming history of Lancaster is evolving into a sophisticated region of highly talented professionals, growing families and a huge counter culture of artists, musicians, and discerning foodies.
Lancaster has long enjoyed the benefits of eating locally grown and organic foods well before the current trend. Anchored by the oldest Farmer’s Market in America, Lancaster Central Market embodies Lancaster’s agricultural history while weaving innovative craftsmanship and elegant style of Lancaster present throughout.
Many folks are drawn to Lancaster County for the Amish community, but soon discover and enjoy all the other things that make Pennsylvania Dutch Country special. Amidst picturesque Amish farmland are the fields, the farms and the tiny factories that create some of the world's favorite foods. Foodie towns, market towns, family style dinners, fine dining, wineries, craft breweries, and culinary trails litter the landscape that stills resembles a bygone period of simple and plain living.