• 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

    Season Transition in Amish Country...

    Published: Mar 17, 2016 · Updated: Mar 17, 2016 by Kevin Williams | 2 Comments

    By Kevin Williams

    I was in Wayne County, Indiana's Amish community yesterday and all around were signs of spring, now less than a week away. Greenhouses were coming to live, buds were beginning to awaken, horse-drawn buggies were out and about.  The Amish produce auction season kicks off on April 15.

    For newcomers to this site, Wayne County, Indiana's sprawling Amish settlement is unusual in the Midwest in that it is a  "Lancaster County, Pennslyvania" Amish settlement smack in the middle of the Hoosier state.  The distinctive cultural traits of the Lancaster County group are on evident display.  These include: gray buggies, using scooters instead of bikes, the distinctive double-peaked kapps worn by women, and even the clothing colors.  You go north 20 miles and visit some of the "Swiss Amish" in neighboring Henry County, you'll find a completely different set of characteristics: different clothing colors, open buggies, and even beards that are trimmed a little differently.  Interestingly, these two Amish groups don't interact much at all.

    Soak in some late winter scenes with me:

    The Amish produce auction kicks off its season on April 15.  Turn in your taxes and go buy some fresh early season lettuce!

    The Amish produce auction kicks off its season on April 15. Turn in your taxes and go buy some fresh early season lettuce!

    A gray-topped buggy driven by an Amish young person clatters down the road

    A gray-topped buggy driven by an Amish young person clatters down the road

    An Amish school-house after the students are home for the day. A couple more months and it will begin its summer slumber.

    An Amish school-house after the students are home for the day. A couple more months and it will begin its summer slumber.

    No buggies in the bikepath!  The Cardinal Greenway bike path parallels busy US 35 between Muncie and Richmond and makes a tempting alternate route for buggies.

    No buggies in the bikepath! The Cardinal Greenway bike path parallels busy US 35 between Muncie and Richmond and makes a tempting alternate route for buggies.

     

    « 5 Places The Amish Are Headed Next
    Amish Etsy: Vintage Cookie Cutters, Folk Art Tray, Blueberry Shortcake Yum! »

    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

    Comments

    1. Carolyn

      March 17, 2016 at 5:26 pm

      Keven
      Thank you for the great pictures. I am always happy to see anything Amish. I was looking at your weight chart. It seems you are holding at about the same number, ma-by a pound or two higher or lower. I do not know what your weight should be for your height etc. You really do not look overweight to me, I guess ma-by your feeling a little uncomfortable with your currant weight. Summer is approaching it is much easier lose weight during summer months. I suppose because we are more active, although you seem quite active. Good luck with your effort dear. Keep your chin up, and relax.

      Reply
      • Kevin

        March 17, 2016 at 6:05 pm

        Thanks, Carolyn, yes, I am hoping summer melts off a few more pounds...No, I am not terribly overweight...I just haven't ever been in the "230s" until the past year or two and I know if I don't fight it now, the 240s will be next and then what? So trying to fight it now!

        Reply

    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