About Us

My idea of Pennmade began over the past four summers as the market manager of the Scottdale Producers’ Market in Westmoreland County. Our vendors sold local produce, baked goods and custom beef, sheep, pork and chicken. Nearly everything originated five miles from where it was sold. Producers were face to face with the customer buying their product.

Our customers could have gone to large chain grocery stores nearby, but they gave us their business. I learned that our customers wanted quality for their money because they wanted to buy local if it was available. In addition, they liked the one-on-one attention and knowledge our vendors had with their products.

These same customers wanted to buy local, handmade goods. They didn’t want to buy the foreign products from the chain stores, but they didn’t know where local products could be found. Therefore, the purpose of Pennmade is to continue to link consumers with quality Pennsylvania goods. Secondly, I hope PennMade's customers will develop the same confidence in our vendors as those I met and talked with at our farmers' market a couple years ago. If customers will increase their purchases of Pennsylvania merchandise, I'm certain our state's economy will return to steady, long term growth.

Pennmade does not list vendors who sell vegetables or fruits grown in Pennsylvania. PA Preferred does that. Please visit PA Preferred for those vendors.

Pennmade does not seek to link Pennsylvania businesses on the wholesale level. PA Source Net does that. Please visit PA Source Net.

Pennmade does not list computer hardware, software, prescription or over the counter drugs vendors.

Tom Bailey
Scottdale, Westmoreland County
8/12/09