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One of hundreds of Amish businesses in Lancaster County.
One of hundreds of Amish businesses in Lancaster County.
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Here’s a nice video giving a little look into maple syrup production, plus a visit to Amish baker Emma Miller’s bakery for a baking demo and interview. Host Robin Benzle comes to us from Burton, Ohio, which is in the Geauga County Amish settlement in northeastern Ohio. Last week we had a look at the goods on display in Miller’s Bakery in Holmes County, Ohio….
Changes in the tobacco industry–lower prices, declining demand, and a heightened stigma towards the trade–have had many small farmers reeling. Many people don’t realize that some Amish grow and use tobacco (especially those in Lancaster County and related settlements). In this Washington Post article, southern Maryland Amish farmers, along with some non-Amish counterparts, have refused a state-sponsored buyout and shifted to producing a higher-demand leaf…
One of the more remarkable interactions between Amish and civic society occurs in Lancaster County, in the form of Amish and other Plain People volunteering, at a quite high level, on local fire crews. This article details that involvement, as well as Plain participation as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Â These aren’t just a few token Plain people. One local fire and EMS company is described…
Next week the annual Jamesport, Missouri Spring Hill School Consignment Auction will be held. This is a large two-day auction drawing a lot of interest. As a preview we have some photos from last year’s event, courtesy of Don Burke. All photos and commentary on this page are provided by Don. You can see more of Don’s Jamesport auction photos and others in full size on his…
The lanes leading to the homes of Swartzentruber Amish are often pretty rough-looking. They are usually dirt, with perhaps a few stones mixed in. A dirt lane can be interesting after a downpour. This is the first time I’ve ever seen this type of warning. I imagine the families who live on this farm in Ohio have had their share of mud-stuck vehicles. This reminded…
Most Amish have a fairly healthy attitude toward tourism–and tourists can mean different things to different Amish–a slight annoyance for some, a significant profit source for others, a chance for an interesting conversation for another bunch. Lancaster Amish by far have the most to deal with when it comes to visitors, though if you get out of the heavily-trafficked areas such as Amish tourism capital…
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That home made Amish rootbeer is some pretty horrible stuff….
I haven’t tried it yet..! I was tempted already but did not have the guts. This is the week. I will have to weigh in on it.
The zucchini bread, on the other hand…if I had to choose a desert-island food…
Wonderful photo. I often pass this sign on my way to The Country Gift and Thrift Shoppe in White Horse. (The thrift shop is a Mennonite Central Committee Re-Uzit Shop). I find that the root beer is very sweet.
Do Amish welcome outsiders to their businesses?
Rose this sign and others like it always intrigued me–these Amish have decided to ‘throw open their doors’ in a sense on one of the most heavily traveled roads in the county. It seems a very ‘un-Amish’ thing to do.
It’s the reality that the Amish have had to rely more on home enterprise, but it seems there are varying degrees to which given families are willing to accept outside contact.
In any case this family must really be ‘people people’!