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IN-DEPTH: Pennsylvania Amish Kept True to Their Traditions—Then the
Government Came

Farmers work hard to adapt while holding fast to cherished
tradition—the government, however, presents a whole different challenge
[94]An Amish farmer's team of horses pulls a hay baler at Old Windmill
Farm in Ronks, Pa, on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)
An Amish farmer's team of horses pulls a hay baler at Old Windmill Farm
in Ronks, Pa, on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)
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LANCASTER COUNTY, Penn.—Among the historic Amish settlements in
southeastern Pennsylvania, faith, fidelity, and long days working in
green fields are the root of traditional farming.

Together, they support and nourish a community and culture steeped in
biblical teachings.

In Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia, the Amish hold fast with
many of the old ways. Their primary means of getting around is still
horse and buggy, and they use herbal remedies for many common ailments.

The Amish of Lancaster County are also a humble and private people
(many Amish do not like having their photograph taken or name
publicized). Shunning pride and vanity, they experience a particular
joy and satisfaction in living close to the earth, free of the stress
and pressures of outside worldly entanglements.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo A buggy pulls up at Old Windmill
Farm in Ronks, Pa., on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

Many Amish still speak a German dialect called “Pennsylvania Dutch,”
living and conducting themselves in an uncomplicated manner.

Traditional clothing—long dresses, aprons, and bonnets for women;
trousers, shirts, jackets, and hats for men—distinguishes them from the
world of “the English,” the term used to denote non-Amish.

The peaceful simplicity of Amish life has its allure and also everyday
challenges and economic realities interacting with the larger society
around them.

Some small multi-generational farm owners, like Jesse Lapp, try to
adapt to these influences through “agri-tourism” and diversification
into the trades, while still passing their wisdom and traditional
farming methods down from generation to generation.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Farm owner Jesse Lapp at the Old
Windmill Farm in Ronks, Pa., on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The
Epoch Times)

“If you don’t pass on the techniques from one generation to the next,
it gets lost,” said Lapp, 44, owner of Old Windmill Farm in Ronks,
Pennsylvania, an unincorporated farming community 63 miles from
Philadelphia.

“Farming is not a textbook,” said the farmer, who learned how to work
the land from his father, who learned it from his father and those
before him.

“You learn things from your parents, from experiences, what your
parents struggled with. You learn from that.”

However, strictly organic farmers in Lancaster County, like Amos
Miller, are confronted with government regulations they see as hostile
to Christian values and personal choices in producing food.

Today, Miller, 45, is at the center of a U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) lawsuit accusing him of violating federal food safety laws.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Millers Organic Farm in
Bird-in-Hand, Pa., is involved in a legal dispute over federal food
safety laws. Photo taken on March 27, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch
Times)

There have been financial penalties and threats of jail time over
selling non-federally inspected and “erroneously labeled” milk and meat
at Miller’s Organic Farm of Bird-In-Hand, Pennsylvania.

Miller views the case as government overreaches targeting small organic
farms to regulate them out of existence.

“There are many farmers that would like to continue to be farmers,”
Miller told The Epoch Times.

“It’s in our culture. We love farming. But the food system is so
monopolized and regulated that we can’t be true farmers. You can’t make
a living on the farm.”
[99]Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Baling hay behind a four-mule
team in Lancaster County, Pa., on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The
Epoch Times)

The Amish in the United States consists of four primary groups: Beachy
Amish, Amish Mennonites, New Order, and Old Order Amish whose forebears
fled religious persecution in Europe during the early 18th century.
They have different views regarding the use of modern technology.

“The Amish do not consider technology evil in itself, but they believe
that technology if left untamed will undermine worthy traditions and
accelerate assimilation into the surrounding society,” according to the
Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown
College on its Amish Studies website.

“Mass media technology, in particular, they fear, would introduce
foreign values into their culture. By bringing greater mobility, cars
would pull the community apart, eroding local ties.

“Horse-and-buggy transportation keeps the community anchored in its
local geographical base.”
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Horse buggies are a transportation
mainstay for Amish families in Pennsylvania. Photo taken on April 27,
2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

As a population, the Amish are among the fastest-growing in America,
with more than 300,000 located in 32 states. More than 60 percent of
the Amish live in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana in local
congregations called church districts.

In Lancaster County, the Amish population is approximately 45,000
adults and children.

Old Windmill is a fourth-generation family farm on 65 acres,
raising about a dozen head of cattle, pigs, goats, chickens, and horses
and mules. The owner said he decided to expand into agri-tourism to
supplement cash flow.
[100]Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo An Amish farmer’s team of
mules pulls a hay baler at Old Windmill Farm in Ronks, Pa., on April
26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

“Bigger farms is the way to make a living,” the owner told The Epoch
Times. “Everything is mass produced. When my grandfather was farming,
they had a chicken house. They had some eggs to sell. They had a
tobacco barn right here.”

He said Old Windmill Farm left dairy farming as it became more labor
intense and costly. His crops include rye, corn, alfalfa, and soybeans,
rotating with the seasons. He uses an old hay baler drawn by four
mules, a hay rake, and other gasoline-driven engines.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Buggies sit outside a house in
Lancaster County, Pa., on April 27, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch
Times)

“We don’t have modern machines; we have machines manufactured maybe in
the 50s. Some are antique machines as well,” he said.

A local metal fabricator makes parts to repair the machines when they
break down.

“There are diversified farms” using more modern tools, the owner said.
“We’re sort of die-hard” using older technology.

A typical day at Old Windmill Farm begins at dawn when the lights go
on, and the roosters start crowing.

“If you’re a farmer in the Amish community, you get up around 4:30 or
quarter of five,” he said.
[101]Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Outside pressure to modernize
farming practices is felt within the Amish community. Photo taken on
April 27, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

“Most shops in the area are operating around 6 o’clock. It’s a 10-hour
day. We’re still farmers in mindset. You get up early and make the best
of the day.”

Early morning is an opportune time to begin the day with prayers and
meditation, and everyone is different in that regard.

Lapp and his wife have four young daughters and three sons enrolled in
a local public school. As a rule in Amish society, the children do not
go to school past the 8th grade. Instead, they go to work helping in
the family farm or business.

“We learn to make a living with our hands,” the Old Windmill farm owner
said. “The Amish are very competitive in general, having good products
and good milk to sell and having good products in general. It’s a way
of making a living without having to go to college.

“I’m also a [stone] mason by trade. I have to work down toward
Philadelphia for more high-end work.”
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo A kid goat at Old Windmill Farm in
Ronks, Pa., on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

He said he dreamed of becoming a stonemason in his youth. He likes to
work with natural stone, building retaining and landscaping walls.

“If you work with stone or masonry and with your hands, there’s lots of
pride in that. Working with the fields and keeping them as free of
weeds as possible,” he said.

He speaks of pride in terms of the satisfaction of a well-done job. The
Amish take pride in everything they do—making clothes, building
furniture, or baking pies.

“We put energy into it. We put pride into it. The little, precise
things make a difference,” he said.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo An Amish woman rides a scooter-like
bicycle in Lancaster County, Pa., on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The
Epoch Times)

Although the high standards of craftsmanship may come with a higher
price tag in the store or market, he said local goods made with Amish
hands are worth the expense.

“You teach your children to do their best on the farm or in the shop.
To put pride into a thing, it makes all the difference in the world if
your children can attain that,” he said.

Lapp said the challenge facing the Amish today is whether to diversify
commercially, incorporating more technology while responding to a
changing economy. More Amish now use computers, email, and cell phones
in their daily lives.

He considers the federal case against Miller an indication of the
government encroaching on traditional small farming.
[102]Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Amish workers use both the old
and newer to load hay bales on a large wagon in Lancaster County, Pa.,
on April 27, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

“It’s in a sense more [government] management. It’s keeping tabs on the
smaller farms too.”

“It could be a lot worse, for sure,” noted Miller, who was recently
slapped with an $85,000 penalty for contempt in federal court over his
alleged noncompliance with USDA food safety laws.

The government initially sought $300,000 in fines, “so they get paid
for harassing us,” Miller said.

“I’m concerned. The regulations are a burden. You can’t be true
farmers,” he said.

The 4,000 members who purchase his unpasteurized milk, fresh meat, and
poultry pay a one-time $35 fee.
[103]Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo An Amish farmer with his team
of mules at Old Windmill Farm in Ronks, Pa., on April 26, 2023.
(Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

“We take it back to the natural way of farming. The members love our
products because of that mindset,” Miller said.

“We’re not here to be money collectors. We want the right to farm.”

Miller believes “if God wanted pasteurized milk, He would have put a
pasteurizer on the dairy cow. We’ve completely intervened as humans and
made things unhealthy.”

Product quality, and safety, begin to suffer when animals are confined
in a poor environment with little sunlight and access to clean, natural
feed hay, he said.

“If they’re on an unnatural diet—if they’re just fed corn and
soybeans—that’s completely unnatural. But if you take that back to
where God has put the animal out in the pasture, roaming around, in the
sunshine, and you don’t use chemicals or harsh fertilizers on the soil,
it actually is an extreme benefit and medicine in the raw milk from the
cattle out on pasture.”
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Amish farmers are proud of the
quality of goods they can provide to their customers. Here a farmer
collects colored eggs from his chicken house on April 26, 2023.
(Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

Miller’s troubles began in 2016 when the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) identified listeria in raw milk at Miller’s farm.

Listeria is a disease-causing bacteria in harvested, packaged, or
processed food, whose flu-like symptoms can last for days or weeks.

The FDA reported two people became sick with listeriosis after
allegedly consuming milk from Miller’s farm, and one of them died.

Miller argues there was never any clear link between his milk and the
cited instances of contamination and illness by the government.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Horse-drawn buggies and modern cars
co-exist on the roads of Lancaster County, Pa., on April 26, 2023.
(Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

“Our members concluded that preservative-free is the best,” Miller told
The Epoch Times.

“If you use preservatives on the meat, how can the body break it down?
It’s so preserved the body can’t break it down, and the body starves to
death because the body isn’t getting true value in preservatives.”

A USDA investigation resulted in the government seizing more than 3,000
pounds of Miller’s meat and poultry from his 55-acre property in 2019.

On April 4, 2019, U.S. Attorney William McSwain announced a civil
lawsuit to prevent Miller’s farm from “continuing to violate federal
food safety laws.”

Miller’s case drew the support of his members and the public, garnering
thousands of dollars through various online fund-raisers.

Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo

“My grandfather took a stand in the 1950s and 60s against sending his
children past the eighth grade,” Miller said.

“He went to jail for that. He stood strong in faith. His goal was to
keep children on the farm. He could teach them on the farm—keep them
away from worldly views. He set a great example. My goal is to do the
same.

“It’s hard to make a living and deal with the modern ways the
government promotes.”
[104]Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo An Amish farmer’s team of
mules pulls a hay baler at Old Windmill Farm in Ronks, Pa.., on April
26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

Miller said the USDA wants him to devise an intervention plan to bring
him into compliance. He disagrees in principle and faith.

“They want us to get a license to comply with all the rules and
regulations. We feel it is the wrong direction. They can change it all
and pick on a farm and see something wrong and pull the license. You’re
out,” Miller said.

An agency spokesman told The Epoch Times, the “USDA does not comment on
ongoing litigation.”

Next to his faith, organic farming travels close to biblical teachings,
said Miller, who regards the land as a gift and blessing.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Horse buggies are common among the
Amish community in Pennsylvania. Image taken on April 27, 2023.
(Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

As a steward of the land, he considers organic food healthier since it
does not have chemicals and preservatives in processed food.

“We believe in staying intact with nature. That’s very important. You
get closer to creation with farming,” Miller said.

“I still think the old-fashioned way is the best. Horse farming is
ideal. Horses take no gasoline, and they create fertilizer for the
soil. A true farmer believes in feeding the microbes in the soil. If we
don’t have any microbes, we are done with producing food for our
nation.”

In Lititz, Pennsylvania, a quiet farming community about 13 miles from
Bird-in-Hand, Jesse Stoltzfus said the reality for many Amish now is
“we all can’t be farmers.”
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo A young Amish man works in a metal
workshop in Ronks, Pa., on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch
Times)

“So, if the father isn’t home as much, it’s not as much a community as
it was years back. We all have jobs,” said Stoltzfus, 32, sporting the
traditional bowl-shaped Amish haircut and long beard signifying he is
married.

He and his wife have three young children. Stoltzfus dons the same
simple clothing style other male Amish congregation members wear: black
pants and jacket, a bright straw hat with a black headband.
[105]Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo An Amish farmer’s team of
mules pulls a hay baler at Old Windmill Farm in Ronks, Pa., on April
26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

Stoltzfus raises 400 chickens on 16 acres. He wants to do more with
animals rather than grow produce because of the water supply. He works
at a nearby farm selling farm seed, fertilizer, and animal nutrition.

“I’m still connected with agriculture,” said Stoltzfus. “I want to work
at home. That’s my goal. I’m gravitating toward that.”

Stoltzfus said that every Amish community member chooses whether or not
to join the local church and get baptized, or to raise children like
any other family.

Most children join a youth group when they turn 16 to search for a
future spouse. However, some young people may choose to experience life
in the outside world of the English, but that percentage is low, he
said.

“I’m going to say everyone at that certain age—whether you’re Amish or
not—needs to figure out certain things, whether to join a church or
not,” Stoltzfus said.

“Technically, they don’t leave. They still dress Amish and have the
Amish haircut and all that for the most part.”
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo A member of the Amish community in
Lititz, Pa., wears traditional clothing on April 27, 2023. (Allan
Stein/The Epoch Times)

Stoltzfus said the Amish way of life offers stability and a sense of
belonging that only exists to a different degree among outsiders.

“I had wonderful parents. The most powerful thing to keep someone in
the family is unity and peace. For most, it’s unity and togetherness in
the family and community. That’s hard to find anywhere else.”

The COVID-19 pandemic made people more aware of the importance of good
nutrition, he said.

Suddenly, everyone wanted to know where their food came from. “So, they
will support their local farmers as much as they can. I think that’s
great,” Stoltzfus told The Epoch Times.

On traditional farming, Stoltzfus said the outside pressure to
modernize is felt within the Amish community. More small farmers are
now moving toward regenerative agriculture and raising their food.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo Members of the Amish community feel
using horse-drawn buggies rather than motor vehicles keeps their
community closer. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

“People are becoming more aware of the harm conventional farming is
doing. All Amish farming equipment is horse-drawn, but limiting in some
respects,” Stoltzfus said.

“A farm will be more sustainable if you share equipment. It will be
more resilient. If you don’t share equipment, that’s where the
challenge comes in financially.”

“With tourism, if you want to make a living on a smaller scale, you
can—better than many places because we can get more pounds per acre. A
better yield than a lot of places,” Stoltzfus said.

He said he supports Miller in his legal battle with the federal
government.

“I respect him for what he’s doing. He will open it up for the
community if he sticks to his beliefs. He’s opening the gateway for all
of us. In my opinion, what he’s doing is not illegal.”
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo A young man cuts grass for hay in
Lancaster County, Pa., on April 27, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch
Times)

When COVID-19 swept across the country in 2020, Lancaster County’s
Amish community was not immune to the virus. The owner of Old Windmill
Farm said there were deaths associated with the coronavirus.

The religious enclave became one of the first to achieve “herd
immunity,” according to news outlets.

Most Amish in Lancaster County chose not to get a vaccine, the farm
owner said.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo A young Amish man uses an arc
welder in a metal workshop in Ronks, Pa., on April 26, 2023. (Richard
Moore/The Epoch Times)

In Ronks, a local welding shop owner expressed his mixed feelings on
the government’s handling of the pandemic.

“Honestly, when that pandemic hit, I trust to say the majority of our
people sort of hit panic mode,” he said.

“All of a sudden, we were faced with a pandemic. I was like, ‘This is
the real thing. We need to take care of this and keep our social
distancing.”

The shop owner said the local church suspended Sunday services, which
raised questions about how and when to reopen.
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo A road sign warning car drivers to
keep an eye out for horse-drawn buggies on the roads of Lancaster
County, Pa., on April 28, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

“The bishop of our church came around and said we were going to have
church—this was after the pandemic hit.

“We skipped church a few times in this district. And then, we decided
to have church again, and they left it up to each individual whether to
shake hands,” the shop owner said.

“I went to church that morning and decided I wouldn’t shake hands. Some
people were shaking [hands], some people weren’t. These little children
came around and looked up at me and wanted to shake my hand. I held my
hand back.

“I regret that to this day.”
Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo An Amish farmer checks moisture in
a hay bale in Ronks, Pa., on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch
Times)

The Old Windmill Farm owner said the virus helped unite the Amish
community and strengthen their faith.

“The Amish are very cautious—as all Christian groups are. The Bible
talks about what’s to come. We’re always cautious about things coming
up—cautious about the COVID thing. Cautious about the vaccines. We’re
always cautious about things against the Bible and our faith,” he said.

Today the question is the degree to which the Amish wish to have
contact with the larger society of the English.

The farm owner said many adults would prefer to remain faithful to the
past and adapt as they must.
[106]Epoch Times Photo Epoch Times Photo An idyllic rural landscape in
Lancaster County, Pa., features many mule-drawn pieces of farming
equipment on April 26, 2023. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times)

“Most Amish kids are uncomfortable with the outside world because
they’re not exposed to it,” he said.

For Miller, it’s a matter of keeping traditional organic farming
central to the Amish way of life free of an intrusive federal
government.

“The government giving us a hard time united us as a community. It made
us stronger—together. The goal of Amish leaders is to keep families on
the farm. That keeps the community together. It brings us closer to
nature. That’s an important thing in our community,” Miller said.

“Sometimes, when you go through a trial, it puts you in a better
relationship with God. I feel this has put me in a better relationship
with God. God does things for a reason.”
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