• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Amish 365
  • About
  • Amish Recipes
  • Amish Culture
  • Amish Marketplace
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Amish Recipes
  • Amish Culture
  • About
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Amish Recipes
    • Amish Culture
    • About
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Home » Everything Amish » Plain Culture

    Plain In My Backyard - Part II: Wayne County, Indiana

    Published: Aug 5, 2013 · Updated: Feb 2, 2021 by Kevin Williams | Leave a Comment

    CAPTIONS: A typical gray-topped buggy in Wayne County, Indiana with a produce cart and box of watermelons, a typical sight at the produce auction. Below are other scenes.

    The Amish settlement in Wayne County, Indiana has been steadily growing since it was first established in the mid-1990s.  One of the main reasons the group moved here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is the availability of cheap farmland, something in short supply back home.  But as the crop yield has grown among the Wayne County, Indiana Amish the need for a convenient, profitable place to move product became apparent. And that demand is what gave birth to the Wayne County Produce Auction several years ago.  The auction has grown to the point that it is held three days a week. The auction is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday through Oct. 19. The only exceptions are Oct. 3 and 10. The auction opens at 1 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays.

    While the auction generally attracts wholesalers, there is a "retail" table set up for shoppers who just want to get some fresh fruits and veggies to take back home.  Rachel and I bought a bag of green beans and some heirloom tomatoes.  The Amish woman running  the register told me that the auction attracts growers within a 125 mile radius, that is the distance they must be within to be considered "local produce."  Nearby the produce auction are some Amish-owned and operated greenhouses and one of the many one-room school-houses that now dot the northern Wayne County, Indiana countryside.

     

    « Doughnuts and Cinnamon Rolls - Yum!
    The Amish Cook: Week of August 8, 2013 »

    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Kevin Williams - The Amish Editor Amish Cook Column

    Hi There, I'm Kevin!

    Welcome to Amish365, where I share my knowledge of Amish cooking and culture! I’ve spent almost three decades exploring Amish settlements and kitchens from Maine to Montana and almost everywhere in between. I’ll occasionally throw in stories of my travels, journalism adventures (I’m a Pulitzer prize-nominated journalist), fascination with grocery stores and Kmarts, and much more!

    More about me →

    Latest Amish Recipes

    • The Amish Cook - Daniel's Delicious Crispy Homemade Waffles
    • How Do The Amish Celebrate Easter?
    • Amish Easter Brunch Casserole
      Amish Easter Brunch Farmers Casserole
    • Do the Amish Allow Photographs?
    dutchcrafters

    Download The "Almost Amish" Ebook

    Footer

    Footer

    About

    • About The Amish Editor
    • Download "Almost Amish" Ebook
    • Amish Communities
    • Amish Marketplace

    Contact

    • Work With Us
    • Contact

    *As a member of various affiliate programs I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2000 - 2020 Amish 365 | Powered by Touch The Road