While rainwater and well water are abundant, they aren’t always pristine. The Amish employ a variety of purification methods ...

Amish children, primarily residing in rural farming communities across the United States, have been found to exhibit ...

Generally speaking, Amish communities are most likely to avoid a new technology if they believe that it will make them too ...

The fertile backcountry of rural Tennessee offers a vital lifeline to the Amish, a deeply traditional community living apart ...

A young woman has told how she has fled the Amish community and had her haircut and wore a pair of jeans for the first time. Alisha Green, 26, was a generational member of the Amish and Mennonite ...

Eleven of the siblings left the Amish church and lifestyle, with only Ruth Smucker Stoltzfus remaining. Sam Smucker, the first to leave, said he knew at a young age that the lifestyle was not for him.

Researchers have seen changes in the Amish community, particularly in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They said the Amish are ...

In the quiet landscapes of rural North America, the Amish community thrives, embracing a way of life steeped in tradition, simplicity, and a profound commitment to self-sufficiency. However, many ...

Nothing beats the smell of a big pot of Amish beef and noodles that's been braising all day -- and, with just one pot, home ...

Ohio and Pennsylvania are home to 179,000 Amish, all of whom are expected to end their formal studies after the eighth grade so they can return to their families and begin full-time contributions ...

All 39 of us cousins were there as we stood to sing. It was special, but also teary — our dear grandma had passed on to her eternal home. How we rejoiced, despite our grief.

We still have quite a few leaves on our trees, so it made for a very scenic view. It was still snowing when we traveled the ...