Homemade Applesauce: Accept No Substitutes!
My husband Donnie was raised near the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina,…
Sylvester Graham and His Wonderful Cracker: History of Graham Crackers
Long before I'd heard of Sylvester Graham, when I was a child,…
Non-Electric Dreamin’: Lehman’s Store Serves the Amish, Homesteaders, and the Big Wide World
Jay Lehman had a dream. It was a modest dream. But the…
The Plain Paper: Letters From “The Budget” Amish Newspaper
For the third time, my husband Donnie and I were making a…
Redefining Neighborhoods Back on the Land
It has been speculated that until recent history, around the 1600-1700s, Western…
The American General Store: A Cover Story
Watch any old movie about rural life, cow towns, farming, or…
Debunking the Amish Myth: Common Misconceptions about Amish Furniture
This is a story of greed, corruption, and the struggle for religious…
