Southern Indiana Amish farm
Orange County, Indiana Amish farm photo courtesy of Cindy Seigle. Wintry weather means staying inside, mostly. Is this farmers’ favorite time of year?
Orange County, Indiana Amish farm photo courtesy of Cindy Seigle. Wintry weather means staying inside, mostly. Is this farmers’ favorite time of year?
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Contributor Don Burke recently paid a visit to the small Amish community at Garnett, Kansas. He calls the piece below “Not Exactly What I Expected to See.” Sure enough, you’ll see Don found some things not too common in other Amish places. Don’s virtual visit to Garnett gives us a good example of how Amish practices can vary–sometimes quite significantly–in different communities and regions. — After a recent…
Despite what the ads might imply, the miracle heater is not how Amish keep their homes and buildings warm. Here’s a shot of a stove in an Amish fabric shop. With winter around the corner, these will be getting a lot of use. Â One thing I always enjoy when staying with Amish friends in the wintertime is the toasty warmth circulated throughout the home by…
Amish resistance to photography is fairly well-known. But not by everyone. Or at least it’s not respected by everyone. Tourists can still be a problem, frustrating the Amish and even causing accidents. The Amish believe posing for photographs is a form of pride. Reporters dealt with the issue, some tactfully, others less so, while covering the Nickel Mines incident last year. There are exceptions to…
Tonya Clifford shares a batch of photos today from Ethridge, Tennessee.
The Amish settlement near Munfordville and Horse Cave, Kentucky is the largest in the state, with 13 church districts as of 2010. Last week I had a chance to visit a number of Kentucky Amish communities, including the Munfordville settlement. The Amish here live among the hills of Hart County, which lies about halfway between Lexington and Nashville. Munfordville and Horse Cave are both small…
I grew up in a place that got little snow. When winter weather happened in central North Carolina, it was something special. Now I live in a place that gets a lot of it, and it’s not so special. Â Is this how it works for everyone? Â You like winter weather if you don’t get much of it, but live in it, and it gets old…
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looks so peaceful
I would love to purchase some Amish food and amish items someday.