Affordable rural farmland and proximity to traditional population centers are driving a boomlet of Amish colonies in New York state, according to a study by Elizabethtown College researchers. The ...

Some Amish farmers in Ohio and Pennsylvania have switched from grain and livestock to raising vegetables, such as tomatoes, onions, peppers and sweet corn. This move has helped them receive a steady ...

There are settlements of Amish all around the nation but a large number live in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Amish are a group of plain people who are similar to but different than the Mennonite. The ...

The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario _ and has even led parties to scout recently for ...

Settlements springing up in Colorado, Montana, where cropland is inexpensive. WESTCLIFFE, Colo. — A new road sign cautions drivers to watch for Amish horse-drawn carriages in the valley beneath ...

WESTCLIFFE, Colo. - A new road sign cautions drivers to watch for Amish horse-drawn carriages in the valley beneath Colorado's Sangre de Cristo mountains. Highway pull-offs and dedicated ...

Developer Michael Sullivan has asked for a three-year hiatus on school construction payments for a planned 36-lot subdivision to allow Charles County’s Amish community time to decide if it wants to ...