>> NEXT, ON "YOU OUGHTA KNOW," A LOCAL NONPROFIT SAYS THANK YOU FOR THE DONATIONS.

NOW THEY NEED YOUR HELP WITH A NEW PROGRAM.

WORKERS WANTED.

THE FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE IS HELPING TO PREPARE THE NEXT WAVE OF WAREHOUSE WORKERS.

PLUS, A LOOK AT WHAT GOES INTO PRESERVING THE VILLAGE HISTORIC SITE IN NEW JERSEY.

AND, MARSHMALLOWS FROM THE ARTISAN MARSHMALLOW COMPANY ARE GAME CHANGERS.

HELLO EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

I AM SHIRLEY MIN.

>> I'M REGINA MITCHELL.

I HAVE ALREADY STARTED HOLIDAY SHOPPING.

I WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THEM.

THERE IS NOTHING ON THE SHELVES WHEN I GO TO THE STORE AND LINES ARE RIDICULOUS.

>> YOU ARE RIGHT.

I PROBABLY NEED TO BE A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT THAT TOO.

IN THE PANDEMIC LEFT US WITH LABOR SHORTAGES AND A SUPPLY BACKUP, BUT THERE IS HOPE ON THE HORIZON.

LABOR STATISTICS ARE SHOWING THE WAREHOUSE INDUSTRY IS ROOMING AND EMPLOYERS ARE LOOKING FOR TRAINED, JOB READY EMPLOYEES.

THAT IS WHERE THE FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE COMES IN.

THE NONPROFIT OFFERS AN 11 WEEK WAREHOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM TO MEET DEMAND.

THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS IN A WAREHOUSE.

THAT IS THE CASE IN THE FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE WHERE HEALTH WHERE TRUCKLOADS OF DONATED FOOD ARE UNLOADED, SORTED, AND INVENTORIED.

LAST YEAR, THE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 15 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD.

IT IS IN THE PERFECT PLACE TO TRAIN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FOOD BANK LOGIC COURSE.

LOGIC STANDS FOR LOGISTICS, OPERATIONS, GENERAL WAREHOUSING, AND INVENTORY CONTROL.

>> IN THIS PROGRAM THEY ARE GETTING THE FULL EXPERIENCE OF THE WAREHOUSING WORLD.

THEY LEARN THE BASICS.

THEY LEARN HOW TO DRIVE FORKLIFTS AND BASICALLY BECOME EMPLOYEES.

JOE IS THE WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR.

DURING THE FREE 11 WEEK PROGRAM HIS STUDENTS RECEIVED CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON TRAINING SO THEY ARE READY TO GO ON DAY ONE IN PRETTY MUCH ANY WAREHOUSE.

>> IF YOU ARE A PICKER YOU RIDE AROUND ON THE FORKLIFT OR PALLET WRITER OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE TO PICK ITEMS FROM THE BIN AND WRAP IT UP AND SEND IT OUT.

IF YOU ARE PUTTING THINGS AWAY, YOU PUT THINGS UP ON THE SHELF.

THE INVENTORY CONTROL IS MAKING SURE THAT IF WE SAY WE HAVE 15 OF THIS WE HAVE 15 OF THAT.

WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE, THEY HAVE THEIR OSHA 10 CERTIFICATION AS WELL AS THEIR FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION.

SHIRLEY: THE FIRST LOGIC LAST STARTED IN 2018.

SO FAR, OF THE GRADUATES, 21 ARE EMPLOYED, AND 68% SUCCESS RATE.

CURTIS BRIDGES ON THE TRUCK BEHIND ME GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM IN JUNE.

HE NOW WORKS IN THE WAREHOUSE AT THE FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE FULL-TIME.

HELLO, CURTIS.

>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?

SHIRLEY: ASHLEY WAS GETTING OUT OF PRISON WHEN HER JOB COUNSELOR RECOMMENDED LOGIC TO HER.

>> I LOVE THE PROGRAM.

I THINK IT IS MUCH NEEDED, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE COMING OUT OF PRISON.

WHEN YOU COME HOME FROM JAIL, NOT MANY PLACES CAN HIRE YOU RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

THEY LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY.

I THINK IT IS MUCH NEEDED.

SHIRLEY: ASHLEY RECENTLY GRADUATED AND ALREADY HAS A JOB WORKING IN A WAREHOUSE IN NEW JERSEY.

>> THIS IS NOT A STOPPING POINT.

I AM NOT SATISFIED.

I KNOW THAT IF I KEEP APPLYING MYSELF IT WILL ONLY GET BETTER.

>> WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE HELPING HIM IN EVERY WAY WE CAN AT OUR OWN COST.

SHIRLEY: THE NEXT LOGIC SESSION STARTS DECEMBER 6.

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A TWO WEEK PAID WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED AS NEEDED.

THE PROGRAM ELSE WITH RESUME BUILDING, TRAINING FOR INTERVIEWS AND JOB PLACEMENT.

THAT HELPS WITH RESUME BUILDING, TRAINING FOR INTERVIEWS, AND JOB PLACEMENT.

HERE'S HOW YOU CAN APPLY.

A PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT IS SERVING AS THE MAIN HUB FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES.

THE NEEDED TO GET PEOPLE SETTLED IS EXTRAORDINARY.

THANKFULLY, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE WARDROBE HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO LEND A HELPING HAND.

>> WE HAVE ALL SEEN PICTURES OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SITTING ON THE FLOOR OF A PLANE.

THERE WAS NOT ROOM.

WE WERE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FOLKS WHO HAD VERY LITTLE TIME TO PLAN THEIR EXIT.

IF I HAD TO LEAVE AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE, WHAT DO I GRAB?

WHAT ARE THE FIVE THINGS I CAN TAKE WITH ME?

SHIRLEY: AT THE WARDROBE, SHERRI COALE IS USED TO OUTFIT PEOPLE FOR NEW JOBS OR A MAJOR LIFE CHANGE.

THANKS TO PEOPLE CLEANING OUT THERE CLOSETS DURING COVID, SHE HAS PLENTY OF CLOSE FORCING THAT.

WHEN SHE GOT A CALL FROM THE NATIONALITY SERVICE CENTER ASKING FOR ORGANIZATION TO OUTFIT HOUSES OF AFGHAN REFUGEES, SHE WAS NOT SURE THEY WERE UP FOR THE TASK.

>> WE HAVE LOTS OF PROFESSIONAL CLOSE.

WE HAVE MORE AND MORE CASUAL CLOTHES, BUT THIS IS A POPULATION WHO MIGHT NEED MORE TRADITIONAL OR MODEST GARMENTS, WHICH ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT PEOPLE THINK TO DONATE TO THE WARDROBE ON A DAILY BASIS.

REGINA: A CHALLENGE, BUT ONE HER TEAM IS UP FOR.

THEY PUT OUT THE WORD TO GET MORE SUITABLE CLOTHING FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL GUESTS.

>> THE TRADITIONAL AFGHAN GARMENT IS AN OVER GARMENT WITH LONG SLEEVES.

NO PLUNGING NECKLINE.

THEN A LOOSE GARMENT THAT WOULD FALL TO ABOUT YOUR KNEES.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT, LOTS OF WOMEN HAVE BEEN LIVING THE LAST 1.5 YEARS IN LEGGINGS AND TUBE TOPS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

REGINA: BIG SCARVES ARE GREAT DONATION ITEMS AS WELL AS LONG PANTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN AND LONG SLEEVED SKIRTS AND DRESSES FOR ADULT FEMALES.

>> THE ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE NEW , REMEMBER, DEALING WITH FOLKS COMING MAYBE WITH ONE BAG OF ITEMS WITH THEM, SO, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, BRAS, TOILETRIES, LIKE HYGIENE ITEMS, SKINCARE PRODUCTS, ALL OF THAT STUFF.

TOOTHPASTE AND TOOTHBRUSHES.

ONE OF THE THINGS STUDY SHOW IS THAT WHEN IMMIGRANTS COME TO OUR COMMUNITIES THEY START TO ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

THEY START TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

SO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME AND THEY HAVE JUST BEEN THROUGH A TRAUMATIC TIME.

WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING TO HELP THEM.

REGINA: THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT WAS SO OVERWHELMING THAT THE WARDROBE IS NOW SHIFTING EFFORTS TO GET DONATIONS FOR ANOTHER PROGRAM CALLED RETURNING WARDROBE WHICH WILL HELP THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE WITH THE CLOSE THEY NEED FOR SUCCESS.

THE WARDROBE IS LOOKING FOR MENSWEAR DONATIONS.

HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE FOR A LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED.

SHIRLEY: FOR SOME PARENTS, IT IS TIME TO SHED LIGHT.

REGINA: OUR GUEST IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITH US.

WHY DO YOU THINK THIS WAS A TOPIC?

>> BIRTH TRAUMA IS MORE COMMON THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

IT HAPPENS A LOT IN PHILADELPHIA BECAUSE OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS WE HAVE.

BIRTH TRAUMA CAN BE ANYTHING FROM AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION TO YOUR BABY ENDING UP IN THE ICU, ESPECIALLY IF SOMETHING WAS NOT DIAGNOSED IN ADVANCE.

WHAT HAPPENS IS PARENTS CAN END UP IGNORED.

SHIRLEY: WHAT IS CRAZY IS AFTER READING THE ARTICLE YOU ALL PUBLISHED ONLINE, I WAS LIKE, I HAD A BIRTH TRAUMA AND I DID NOT EVEN KNOW THAT IS WHAT IT WAS CALLED.

I DID HAVE AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION BUT NOBODY CAME TO ASK HOW I WAS DOING.

THE ISSUE IS THE FOCUS IS TOO MUCH ON THE BABY AND PARENTS ARE LEFT ON THEIR OWN.

>> AND, PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES.

THAT IS WHY WE WANTED TO PUBLISH THIS STORY.

WE DID A REPORT, A MONTH OF REPORTING HAVING PEOPLE TELL US THEIR STORIES AND TALKING TO EXPERTS ABOUT WHY THIS IS.

THE MODERN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HAS A LOT OF FEAR OF LAWSUITS AND MONEY.

NOBODY IS INTENTIONALLY HARMING PARENTS, BUT, IN THE END, THE FOCUS GOES TO THE BABY AND THE PARENTS ARE SOMETIMES LEFT ALONE.

HIS WIFE WAS RUSHED OUT FOR AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION.

HE SOUGHT OUT THE ROOM FULL OF BLOOD AFTERWARDS AND DID NOT EVEN KNOW IF SHE WAS OK OR THE BABY WAS OK FOR 12 HOURS.

THERE WAS NO ONE THERE FOR HIM.

REGINA: ME AND SHIRLEY ARE BOTH PARENTS.

THIS IS REALLY SCARY.

HOW DID YOUR READERS RESPOND?

>> READERS REALLY RESPONDED OUT OF THE WOODWORK.

WE HAD AN OUTPOURING OF PEOPLE EMAILING US AND TWEETING US AND SAYING THANK YOU FOR RAISING THIS ISSUE.

IT IS A SITUATION WHERE THERE ARE SOME SOLUTIONS IN PLACE.

LIKE, YOU CAN HIRE A DOULA, A TRAINED PERSON WHO WILL BE WITH YOU DURING THE BIRTHING PROCESS.

BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY MEDICAID IN PENNSYLVANIA.

IT IS NOT COVERED BY MOST HEALTH INSURANCES.

NEITHER IS MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING OR FOR SOMEBODY TO COME OVER AND SAY ARE YOU OK?

SHIRLEY: THERE ARE RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES.

>> BIRTHS THAT CAN LEAD TO TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE ARE MORE COMMON FOR WOMEN IN MAJORITY BLACK OR MAJORITY TO TINO COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF WOMEN IN PHILADELPHIA.

OR MAJORITY LATINO COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF WOMEN IN PHILADELPHIA.

ONE OF THE THINGS, LUCKILY, READERS, SOME OF THEM STEPPED UP AND SAID IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND I FOUND A SOLUTION.

PLEASE COME PUBLICIZE THE SOLUTION.

SHIRLEY: I THINK BECAUSE THE RESPONSE WAS SO GREAT, YOU DID A FOLLOW-UP AND LISTED SOME RESOURCES FOR PARENTS.

I THINK THAT IS AMAZING.

>> YES.

THERE IS EVERYTHING FROM THE OCEAN FAMILY CENTER IN NORTH PHILLY TO DIFFERENT CENTERS AROUND THE REGION.

THERE ARE HOTLINES YOU CAN CALL.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN COLLECTED IN ONE PLACE.

SO, WE DID A FOLLOW-UP ARTICLE THAT LISTED THAT.

THAT IS ON OUR SIDE.

REGINA: SUCH A DEEPER CONVERSATION TO GET INTO.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RESOURCES, HEAD TO THE WEBSITE.

SHIRLEY: EVERYTHING COMMUNITY THAT SITS IN THE PINELANDS OF NEW JERSEY IS A COMMUNITY THAT SITS IN THE PINELANDS OF NEW JERSEY.

COME WITH US AS WE VISIT THE VILLAGE MEET THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP IT RUNNING.

IN 1964, WHEN THE PARK FIRST OPENED TO THE PUBLIC, THE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED, THE VOLUNTEER GROUP THAT RESTORED HISTORIC BASTO VILLAGE.

WE PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THINGS LIKE MANSION TOURS, OPERATING THE POST OFFICE.

WE HOLD A VARIETY OF SPECIAL EVENTS HERE DURING THE YEAR TO RAISE MONEY FOR RESOURCES AVAILABLE.

THERE IS MORE DEPENDENCE ON VOLUNTEERS TO FILL GAPS CREATED BY THAT.

IT IS A SMALL GROUP BUT WE HAVE A RICH HISTORY AND WE ARE TRYING HARDER TO KEEP IT GOING.

BATSO IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE BUT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPENING.

SOMETHING THAT DEPICTS WHAT WENT ON HERE.

THEY WANT TO SEE SCENES IN THESE PLACES.

IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT LOOKING AT BUILDINGS.

YOU WANT TO SEE THINGS GOING ON.

FRANKLY, I THINK IN LARGE PART THEY WOULD NOT SEE ANY OF THAT RIGHT NOW WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEER HELP.

SO, THAT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEPING THOSE ACTIVITIES VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

>> IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE COME AND VOLUNTEER AT BATSO.

I VOLUNTEERED AT THE NATURE CENTER.

WES SAID, I REALLY NEED SOMEBODY TO DO THE POST OFFICE, THE OLDEST IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

IT WAS HERE BEFORE ZIP CODES.

THERE ARE ONLY FOUR IN THE COUNTRY.

THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

CURRENTLY, I AM THE ONLY HISTORIAN ON STAFF.

IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO HAVE THIS DEDICATED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS COME OUT AND HELP ME PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR THE PUBLIC.

WE GIVE VILLAGE TOURS.

WE GIVE MANSION TOURS, HELPING WITH CATALOGING, COLLECTION.

THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART TO THE PARK.

>> THE IDEA OF GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY IN SOME WAY WITH ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO ME.

WORKING WITH COLLEAGUES LIKE SEAN AND OTHERS AND TRYING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SOUTH JERSEY.

>> DO YOU NEED SKILLS TO BE A VOLUNTEER?

>> YOU REALLY DON'T NEED ANY PARTICULAR SKILLS.

YOU NEED A PASSION FOR HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF THE SITE.

THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS PEOPLE CAN HELP WITH.

IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC, ALTHOUGH, THAT HELPS.

>> THE IDEA OF PEOPLE GETTING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, IT HAVE AN INTEREST IN SOUTH JERSEY AND WANT TO SHARE THAT HISTORY AND CULTURE WITH OTHERS, IT IS IMPORTANT THEY CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING HERE.

>> IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING AND JOY.

SHIRLEY: TOURS OF BATSO VILLAGE ARE OFFERED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE JEWISH MEDIA FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATING ITS 40TH YEAR WITH A NEW NAME AND NEW FILM FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND A NEW WAY FOR EAGER MOVIEGOERS TO SEE THEM.

>> LAST YEAR WE GOT AN AMAZING TURNOUT.

PEOPLE ARE STILL SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.

WE CONTINUE TO ENTERTAIN, ENTHRALL, AND EDUCATE MOVIE BUFFS AND MOVIEGOERS IN GENERAL THROUGHOUT THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION.

REGINA: AS MOVIEGOERS MAKE THEIR WAY BACK TO THE BIG SCREEN, SOME OF THOSE LOOKING FOR INDEPENDENT FILMS.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TO ATTEND THE FESTIVAL.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER ATTENDED THIS BEFORE, THE FESTIVAL PROGRAM AND DIGITAL MANAGER SAYS DO NOT LOOK FOR HOLOCAUST MOVIES.

>> THEY CAN HAVE A DIGITAL ANGLE BUT ANY FILM THAT I THINK EMPHASIZES THE JEWISH CORE VALUES AND JEWISH THEMES IS WITH US.

WE SHOW A LOT OF FILMS THAT DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE JEWISH CONTENT, BUT THE DIRECTOR IS JEWISH OR THE THEMES IT EXPLORES RELATE TO JUDAISM.

WE ARE SHOWING ONE FILM CALLED THE CONDUCTOR WHICH DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE JEWISH CONTENT.

IT IS ABOUT A VERY FAMOUS FEMALE CONDUCTOR AND HER ALL-TIME IDOL THAT GOT HER INTO BECOMING A CONDUCTOR WAS LEONARD BERNSTEIN, WHO WAS JEWISH.

REGINA: THE ORGANIZERS DECIDED THE EVENT NEEDED A NEW NAME BECAUSE THEY WILL BE SHOWCASING FILMS FROM ALTERNATIVE MEDIA PLATFORMS.

>> WE ARE SHOWING A FILM CALLED 100 MILLION VIEWS, A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THIS COMEDIAN YOUTUBER, SO FASCINATED BY HOW PEOPLE NOWADAYS >> WOW >> CAN BECOME FAMOUS BY SIMPLY POSTING VIDEOS OF THEMSELVES ON YOUTUBE OR TIKTOK OR ANY OTHER SUBSCRIPTION MEDIA APP.

REGINA: COVID PROTOCOLS WILL BE IN PLACE AS PEOPLE MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE EVENT.

IF YOU ARE NOT VENTURING OUT JUST YET, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MISS A THING.

>> WE ARE CALLING OURSELVES A HYBRID FESTIVAL THIS YEAR.

WE WILL BE VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON.

A BUNCH OF FILMS WILL BE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY.

OH, YOU DO NOT NEED TO WATCH THEM AT A CERTAIN TIME.

SO, YOU DO NOT NEED TO WATCH THEM AT A CERTAIN TIME.

REGINA: FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

SHIRLEY: SCATTERED THROUGH NEW JERSEY ENDED EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ARE REMNANTS OF HISTORY BEING RECLAIMED BY NATURE OR DESTROYED BY VANDALS.

WE JOINED AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER KATHLEEN BUTLER AS SHE EXPLORED PRISON FARM RUINS.

A LOT OF HISTORY IS DISAPPEARING BEFORE OUR EYES.

WE ALREADY LIVING THE MOMENT NOW WHERE WE CAN SEE HISTORY IN FRONT OF US.

IT HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHAT LIFE LOOKED LIKE BACK THEN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS A PRISON FARM.

AND, THE HISTORY THIS HAD.

THE RUINS ARE BEAUTIFUL.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN THE LATE 1700S BY THE TOWNSEND FAMILY.

A BANK BARN IS A BARN WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS IT EASILY FROM DIFFERENT LEVELS.

IN 1831, THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND CONVERTED IT TO A PRISON FARM FOR A PRISON.

WHEN YOU SEE THESE HOLES, THIS IS WHERE WOOD BEAMS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCATED.

THE BEAMS WOULD HAVE WENT FROM HERE ACROSS THE BUILDING.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR FIRST FLOOR.

SO, YOU SEE THE STONE PORTION.

THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE BANK ON ITSELF.

THE BANK BARN WAS BUILT IN THE 1700S.

WHAT YOU SEE WITH THE CONCRETE, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN LATER ON.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HISTORY.

THESE RUINS ARE A COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

THEY HAVE WEATHERED HURRICANES.

THEY HAVE WEATHERED NASTY STORMS AND ARE STILL STANDING TODAY.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RUINS THAT ARE EITHER RELATED TO A FORBIDDEN TRAIL THAT WAS A TURNPIKE AT ONE POINT.

WE ALSO HAVE A CAVE, WHICH AN OCCULT LEADER LIVED IN AT ONE TIME IN THE 1700S.

SHIRLEY: YOU CAN FIND BOTH BOOKS ON AMAZON.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED ABOUT LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE ABANDONED RUINS OF NEW JERSEY OR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHECK OUT BUTLER'S WEBSITE.

REGINA: IT IS A MARSHMALLOW WORLD IN THE WINTER, OR MAY MARSHMALLOWS.

SHIRLEY: WE VISITED THE ARTISAN MARSHMALLOW COMPANY FOR A LOOK AT THESE TASTY HANDMADE TREATS.

>> WE STARTED THE ARTISAN MARSHMALLOW COMPANY ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.

I HAVE BEEN DOING MARSHMALLOWS FOR CLOSE TO 15 YEARS NOW.

IT HAD JUST BEEN SOMETHING I DID FOR HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL EVENTS, FRIENDS.

IT JUST KIND OF TOOK OFF SO WELL.

WE OPENED THE STOREFRONT IN MULLICA HILLS IN FEBRUARY OF 2019.

MY GRANDFATHER OWNED A BAKERY WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

MY FATHER WAS A FANTASTIC BAKER.

THIS KIND OF BROUGHT THAT INTO IT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT TWIST.

IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

IT IS SOMETHING UNIQUE.

YOU CANNOT GO IN EVERY BAKERY OR SPECIALTY SHOP AND FIND A GOURMET MARSHMALLOW, LET ALONE, A REALLY GOOD GOURMET MARSHMALLOW.

YOU ARE USING QUALITY INGREDIENTS AND THINGS THAT NORMALLY WOULD NOT BE USED TO MAKE MARSHMALLOWS.

AND OF COURSE, THEY ARE ALL MADE WITH LOVE.

THERE IS NO CHALKY RESIDUE TO ANY OF MY MARSHMALLOWS.

THEY ARE NICE AND FRESH AND SQUISHY AND EVEN YOUR BASIC VANILLA MARSHMALLOW IS A LOT OF A BETTER TASTE THAN WHAT YOU WILL GET IN ANYTHING ELSE.

IT IS NOT JUST THE MARSHMALLOW.

IT IS ALSO MY EXTRACTS AND NUT BUTTERS AND STUFF THAT I REALLY ENJOY MAKING AND CONSUME MYSELF.

I LOVE WHAT I DO.

I ENJOY BEING IN THE SHOP AND HELPING PEOPLE AND EXPLAINING TO THEM WHAT I DO.

I HAVE A GIRL THAT IS GETTING MARRIED IN THREE YEARS.

SHE HAS ALREADY GIVEN ME ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR THE FLAVORS FOR HER WEDDING BECAUSE SHE WANTS THE MARSHMALLOWS TO BE THAT BIG OF A PART OF HER WEDDING.

IT IS AWESOME FOR ME THAT PEOPLE SEE MY PRODUCT AND BY BUSINESS THAT WAY.

I HAVE WEDDINGS BOOKED FOR THIS YEAR THAT ARE A HUGE, SPECIAL PART OF THEIR LIFE THEY WANT ME TO BE A PART OF.

I THINK THAT IS AWESOME.

I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

IT IS NOT JUST A LITTLE TINY MARSHMALLOW.

IT IS NOT JUST SOME RANDOM BAG IN A GROCERY STORE.

IT IS LIKE GOING TO A RESTAURANT AND ORDERING DESSERT.

THAT IS HOW I SEE MOST OF MY MARSHMALLOWS.

IF YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON A CUP OF HOT CHOCOLATE, HAVE AT IT BECAUSE THEY TASTE AWESOME THAT WAY AND I AM NOT MATTER THAT EITHER.

REGINA: THOSE LOOK AMAZING.

THEY JUST OPENED A NEW LOCATION IN PITMAN, NEW JERSEY.

I NEED THESE IN MY LIFE.

YOU CAN GET MORE ON THE WEB AND FIND A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.

MY KIDS LOVE THEM FOR SMORES AND HOT COCOA IN THE WINTER.

SHIRLEY: MY KIDS LOVE MARSHMALLOWS ANYTIME OF THE YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TONIGHT EVERYONE.

WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE.

BYE.