A Works Progress Administration study conducted during the latter years of the Great Depression found that Lancaster County’s Old Order Amish comprised the most economically and culturally stable ...

When life feels too complicated, I can regain a sense of balance by driving to farmland where Amish families intentionally live quietly, simply and conservatively. Add “mysteriously,” if you’ve had ...

Amish children, primarily residing in rural farming communities across the United States, have been found to exhibit significantly lower rates of allergies and asthma compared to their counterparts in ...

A study reveals that Amish children in northern Indiana exhibit remarkably low allergy rates. Early exposure to farm environments appears to strengthen their immune systems. Contact with animals and ...

(The Conversation) — Much of the tourism industry that’s sprung up around Amish areas says more about Americans’ own identity than Amish values, a scholar writes. (The Conversation) — Ohio’s Amish ...

Much of the tourism industry that’s sprung up around Amish areas says more about Americans’ own identity than Amish values, writes Susan L. Trollinger, a professor of English and a scholar of rhetoric ...