Yes, indeed, they are extremely self sufficient, and I am grateful to have learned much from them over the past 9 years. 10 years ago I never dreamed that I would one day be simplifying my life - growing a garden; canning; returning to church services; being no longer interested in "keeping up with the Jones-es;" learning their PA German language; and, above all, having them enter into my life. My so-called "good friends" disappeared. CoVID was the major factor, but they could never handle even hearing anything about the Amish.
I remember a 50 mile biking event in Amish country we went to. We were at a rest stop, all decked out in our riding gear (helmets, jerseys, riding shorts, clip-ins, etc), Canondales everywhere and a bunch of Amish kids rode by barefoot on old bikes with innertubes slung over their shoulders - I guess heading for the river. Girls in frocks and boys in pants. The extremes of techno-folk versus simple-life made me chuckle.
Yes, indeed, they are extremely self sufficient, and I am grateful to have learned much from them over the past 9 years. 10 years ago I never dreamed that I would one day be simplifying my life - growing a garden; canning; returning to church services; being no longer interested in "keeping up with the Jones-es;" learning their PA German language; and, above all, having them enter into my life. My so-called "good friends" disappeared. CoVID was the major factor, but they could never handle even hearing anything about the Amish.
I remember a 50 mile biking event in Amish country we went to. We were at a rest stop, all decked out in our riding gear (helmets, jerseys, riding shorts, clip-ins, etc), Canondales everywhere and a bunch of Amish kids rode by barefoot on old bikes with innertubes slung over their shoulders - I guess heading for the river. Girls in frocks and boys in pants. The extremes of techno-folk versus simple-life made me chuckle.