Amish Business

Visiting The New Emma’s Popcorn | Lancaster County (17 Photos)

Visiting The New Emma’s Popcorn | Lancaster County (17 Photos)

You might recall our visit to Emma’s Gourmet Popcorn back in 2022. At the time I was told they’d be moving to a new location. And Emma’s has in fact gone big, opening up in a new building closer to the heart of the community. This is the original video, from the previous, smaller location, if you missed it:  Comparing that to what you’ll…

At A Swartzentruber Amish Auction (10 Photos)

At A Swartzentruber Amish Auction (10 Photos)

Jim Halverson shares another batch of photos from an Amish auction – this one in Gladwin County, Michigan. Gladwin County has two distinct Amish communities. This is a Swartzentruber group. We saw this community in the recent Amish barn-raising series. Jim shares some beautiful shots of an event that took place this autumn. In the foreground of this photo, we see a farm implement by…

John Esh on Amish Life & Cheese (Video)

John Esh on Amish Life & Cheese (Video)

If you caught the “Is Amish Life Hard?” post of a couple weeks ago, that was an excerpt of a longer conversation with John Esh. Today I’m sharing the full video of our talk. John is an Amishman living in the Nittany Valley community of Centre County, Pennsylvania. Goot Essa is John’s company. For about the first half of this 27-minute conversation, we discuss Amish…

Inside Country Corner Bulk Foods – Mio, Michigan (12 Photos)

Inside Country Corner Bulk Foods – Mio, Michigan (12 Photos)

We learned about Mio, Michigan recently here as a part of the Michigan Circle Amish churches. Now in this photo set by Jim Halverson, a look inside an Amish bulk food store in the community – Country Corner Bulk Foods. This is one of a number of Mio-area businesses. As you can see by the map here, there are quite a few Amish businesses in…

An Amish Cannabis Company? Owner Riehl, 29, Explains

An Amish Cannabis Company? Owner Riehl, 29, Explains

Back in 2019 we had a look at the Amish and hemp farming, a trend that emerged after Pennsylvania legalized hemp cultivation. Now four years later, a new piece at DailyMail.com looks at “the booming business of Amish cannabis farmers” with a visit to the retail location of Lancaster County Cannabis, owned by a 29-year-old Amishman who goes only by his last name in the story…

Visiting an Amish Grocery & Variety Store (24 Photos)

Visiting an Amish Grocery & Variety Store (24 Photos)

Let’s take a look inside some Amish food and variety stores today. These stores are in the community at Kalona, Iowa (photos by Jim Halverson). Kalona itself is a sleepy-ish town lying next to one of the country’s oldest Amish settlements. Amish settlers first came here in 1846, even before there was a town. Today they number about 1,400 in 11 church districts. Within that…

10 Views From Yoder’s Consignment Auction (Shipshewana)

10 Views From Yoder’s Consignment Auction (Shipshewana)

Jim Halverson shares a nice batch of photos from Yoder’s Consignment Auction – including a shot of the most expensive Amish buggy I’ve, and maybe you’ve, ever seen. Yoder’s Auction takes place twice a year in Shipshewana in northern Indiana. As you’ll see from Jim’s pictures, it draws quite a crowd. The latest event took place two Saturdays ago. First, come hungry, and you’ll be…

Check Out What’s In This $3 Amish Auction “Junk Box”

Check Out What’s In This $3 Amish Auction “Junk Box”

Reader Denise Joyal sends a report from a benefit auction which took place in May in Hopkinton, Iowa. While there, Denise purchased a $3 “junk box” – and by the looks of what was inside, she got a great deal! Let’s check out what three Washingtons can get you at an Amish auction these days. First, here’s the newspaper ad for the auction. It was…

Five Interesting Finds in an Amish Appliance Store (Eash Sales)

Five Interesting Finds in an Amish Appliance Store (Eash Sales)

Jim Halverson shares several photos of Amish appliances taken in the well-known Eash Sales store in Shipshewana, Indiana. What you’ll see in the photos below are things that help Amish wash clothes, stay warm, stay cool, and light their homes. Some of these are adaptations of the English version of a given appliance. Others are more old-fashioned. Eash Sales is perhaps better-known for its outdoor…

Have A Look At Some Amish Garage Sales (12 Photos)

Have A Look At Some Amish Garage Sales (12 Photos)

Jim Halverson shares some photos today from “Amish” garage sales in northern Indiana. Garage sales are popular in the community, as they are in other places. Amish both attend as shoppers and put on the garage sales themselves. And these aren’t just single-family sales. Jim writes: Topeka has a city or area-wide garage sale every year in the middle of May. This year it was…