My Mennonite Neighbors

[chkntrktr]

UMMM this would be largly offensive to the Menonites or Amish if they had computers, well menonites might as they have POWER. But Those you mentioned are CULTS, who think they beleive in peaceful worship n god but kill themselves and others in the name of the lord, the menonits/amish on the other hand DONT!

I'm reminded of the time when those Amish schoolchildren were killed and how forgiving the Amish were towards the man who did it according to the reports I read in the news.
There are different sects of Amish and Mennonite and differing beliefs among them about how modern they can be. We met a family several years ago in a campground, they had a nice pickup and fifth wheel camper but the men were dressed plainly and had beards and the women were also dressed plainly and were wearing little hats. I forgot to mention they were Mennonites. They were very nice people.
Do a search and read about them, very interesting.
Also, great pictures. Thanks for posting, that is truly rural life.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I remember never wearing shoes on the farm when young. Never wore shoes in the summer, except sundays to church. Your feet will get very tough. You can walk on gravel or hot asphalt. And doing hay wearing shorts and no shirt. Oh, and when you step on a cow pie it is squishy like mud. :laughing:

 

[moored4]

I remember never wearing shoes on the farm when young. Never wore shoes in the summer, except sundays to church. Your feet will get very tough. You can walk on gravel or hot asphalt. And doing hay wearing shorts and no shirt. Oh, and when you step on a cow pie it is squishy like mud. :laughing:

And fresh cow pies will warm your feet in the winter as your doing chores! :thumbsup:

 

[Triguy1]

Just for the the record, some of us Mennonites drive Kubotas, and JD and many other brands ...

 

[Triguy1]

And post at midnight on an iPad .

 

[timster2]

When I was a kid I spent the summers at my grandparents house on long island. Shoes came off on arrival and only went on for church on Sunday. To this day I still shed the shoes at the front door and often walk barefoot much to the chagrin of my wife and friends.

 

[firefighter9208]

There are good neighbors.

I'm glad you removed that photo. I have a couple buddies that are big time tomatoe growers. One of them got a visit from the local EPA guy last year. Seems someone didn't like him burning his plastic. He was threatened with a very hefty fine if caught doing it again.

He has enough to cover rows on 5' centers over 75-100 acres. Now he has to load it and take it to the landfill.

Chris

 

[clemsonfor]

I'm reminded of the time when those Amish schoolchildren were killed and how forgiving the Amish were towards the man who did it according to the reports I read in the news.
There are different sects of Amish and Mennonite and differing beliefs among them about how modern they can be. We met a family several years ago in a campground, they had a nice pickup and fifth wheel camper but the men were dressed plainly and had beards and the women were also dressed plainly and were wearing little hats. I forgot to mention they were Mennonites. They were very nice people.
Do a search and read about them, very interesting.
Also, great pictures. Thanks for posting, that is truly rural life.

Just for the the record, some of us Mennonites drive Kubotas, and JD and many other brands ...

And post at midnight on an iPad .

My point exactly! I see them in walmart all the time. There is a good sized population of Menonites in my area. The men i never would of kown that the were not any other religion or following. The do tend to have a few more kids than the avg cpl, and the women almost always have the "old school little house on the prarie" type dresses on with the tiny white hats, girls too. The little boys and teens drees like any other in this area, jeans or shorts and their boots or running shoes. The get in their car and go to there house when they leave. There is a Menonite bakery up the road, it has power they use ovens and freezers. Triguy proved what i was trying to say. There like the rest of us. Amish on the other hand i have not heard that they are like that.

I have heard though that the amish that make things in like Penn, use power tools. They make obvious things like furnature, but also a woman i know whos husband buys furnature up there for a store here and they talk to them when they buy. Anyway she says they have big deisel generators to run the tools and shop but house usually does not have power. They also make things like campers, the bumper pull and 5th wheel type. She said the houses she has been in when doing business are very plain, wood chairs, benches, rocking chairs. No fancy furnishings just utilitarian, and are always nice and fix coffe or tea for them while there.