Lancaster County Humane League Please give a needy pet a home instead of buying. I am there on a regular basis and never cease to be struck by the incredible volume of nice dogs that are discarded daily.

Bird Refuge of York County PLEASE consult this website before doing anything if you find an injured or abandoned bird! Or call me! I volunteer there during the busy spring and summer season.

The Humane Society of the United States Not into radical groups? Then donate to the HSUS! They do good work!

Cowbelly Pet Photography  Cowbelly is what lit the fire under my butt to start my own pet photography business and I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Jamie in here somewhere. I attended one of her workshops last summer and it was the best thing I could have done for myself. Check out her photos. They’re amazing.

Dane + Dane Studios Nichole is a fabulous designer and an outstanding photographer. She’s also a wonderful human being. She co-taught the workshop with Jamie and they make one heck of a team.

Net Zero Lancaster Lancaster finally has its own environmental magazine! I’m a contributing writer and photographer

Deb’s Pet Buddies Excellent and professional pet sitting service we use when my mom’s not around.

Expressly Local A grocery store downtown that sells all local produce and dairy at prices considerably less than what you find a big stores. Excellent quality seasonal foods. Support your farming neighbors!

Lancaster Central Market The USA’s oldest continuously operating farmer’s market. Not just chow-chow and shoo fly pie, they now have Ethiopian, Thai and Middle Eastern foods right next to the souse and scrapple.

Linden Dale Farms A seventh-generation dairy farm that has now gone caprine. The Mellinger family produces some of the finest goat cheese I’ve ever eaten. Available at Central Market.

Frank’s Place My cousin Laurel and her husband Frank sling the best cheesesteaks in Lancaster.