Kauffman’s Bulk Foods 3215 Five Corners Road Jasper, NY 14855 Inside an Amish Bulk Foods Store Tom shares some photos today from an Amish bulk foods store in the Jasper, New York Amish community (about 90 minutes south of Rochester). Horses go here. Tom observes: “It is interesting when I go to Kauffman’s there are…
Osiah Horst grew up in an Old Order Mennonite family in Canada. Osiah’s father Isaac wrote a column for a local newspaper which eventually grew into the book A Separate People: An Insider’s View of Old Order Mennonite Customs and Traditions, a witty and incisive look at Old Order Mennonite society. Isaac penned 2 dozen…
Summer is prime time for auctions. The town of Belleville smack dab in the middle of Big Valley in Mifflin County, PA is home to a long-running auction and flea market, which attracts a large contingent of Amish and English alike. The auction is held each Wednesday year-round. Livestock, farm equipment and many other items…
I think you’ll enjoy this guest post today from Kate Hastings, about a special publication with a long and interesting history: I was excited when Erik asked me to be a guest blogger, although I feel unworthy of the honor. I teach journalism, film, and writing at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, and I am not…
2010 was the 4th full year of this blog. I thought it’d be nice to look back at the year’s “best” posts. If you’re new here, it might also be a good way to catch up on what we’ve been up to. Here, “best” means posts that got lots of responses from you, or lots…
Florida Plain newspaper The Pinecraft Pauper gears up for season #2 The Pinecraft Pauper is a community newspaper of the Pinecraft neighborhood of Sarasota, Florida, home to a small but sturdy collection of Amish and Mennonites. The Pauper was founded by local writer Daniel Fisher, and features news, human interest stories, puzzles, cartoons, tips (“Make…
Though we’ve done quite a few book giveaways lately, I realized I’d never given away my own. So let’s do that! Win a copy of Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive I’ve got 3 copies of Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive to give away….
Sherry Gore is a national scribe for The Budget, editor of The Pinecraft Pauper, and columnist for the Amish magazine Ladies Journal. Sherry is also a mother of three residing in Sarasota, Florida, home to Pinecraft, a well-known community of Amish and Mennonites. Sherry has written an especially neat cookbook called Taste of Pinecraft: Glimpses…
Hi, welcome to Amish America. My name is Erik Wesner. No, I’m not Amish. But since 2004 I’ve been visiting Amish communities across America. “If you want to know anything (and everything) about the Amish, this is the website for you.” – Tricia Goyer, USA Today bestselling author Jump to: Who is Erik? | Publications…
Two days ago, I sat down with Harley Stutzman, an Ohio Amish furniture finisher (Holmes County settlement). I had heard that Harley had been through an ordeal since our last meeting. Harley shared his remarkable story as we sat on his front porch sipping ice cold Pepsis on a beautiful spring afternoon. By way of background,…