DRASTIC CHANGES FOR AMISH In Lancaster, PA

[@michaelb5299]

I used to live around Amish country in PA years ago. Nicest most simple people in the world. Just let them be and be nice.

[@nathana8023]

That's a weird plow. Looks more like a hay rake.

[@markelovett]

Oh yea good point. Agreed. Not a plow.

[@rosmeeker1964]

Yes. He is tedding hay with a rake.

[@rosmeeker1964]

It looks like he has already tedded it once so it's probably got wet from rain.

[@ldg2655]

It IS a hay rake.. Whoever wrote that caption knows nothing about farm implements..

[@ednastern5479]

In fact a side delivery rake.

[@suesally2103]

The modern worlds ways, makes the Amish world look sane 💁🏻‍♀️

[@MotorcycleEngineering101]

The amish way is life in perfect balance with nature, sustainable to the point where nature gets a rest.

[@lspthrattan]

In the opening shot, I didn't see an Amish family getting in the way. I saw a lot of entitled, pushy car drivers ignore traffic safety laws, though. Let's get real about what the real problem is: people rushing around like they're more important than they are.

[@markelovett]

Amen

[@rmason5477]

Agree 💯💯💯%%%. I do not belueve the horse got spooked

[@juliefriske8519]

❤

[@bernster511]

100% spot on

[@TheProphetofLogic]

In the opening shot, the mailbox says "656", only ten more to go.

[@mrmillillion96]

When driving in amish country please be considerate of their mode of transportation, we english are always in a flipping hurry

[@brendamartin7280]

Thank you and I want food as God intended. I love these people who still know this. My prayers are for their success in bringing people what they need.

[@markelovett]

Amen. Agree. Thx for sharing.

[@kimcircagirl474]

Absolutely yes

[@leigh9592]

It’s beautiful, and the young man raking hay has that task mastered.

[@markelovett]

So true. Wish I would have known it was a rake and not a plow when I was making the video.

[@adorable_happycats]

Thanks for going out to film this informative piece. Wisdom is the principal thing therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding.

[@markelovett]

Thx for your comment. God bless you.

[@charlesyates6687]

Want good food go to a Amish restaurant. Want good products go to a Amish general store .you'll be glad you did .

[@americanpatriot2568]

The state and counties should widen the roads. These folks are what the rest of of country should be like!

[@MikeHawk42O]

They pay zero taxes so therefore they shouldnt even use the roadway

[@elizabethweaver3515]

@@MikeHawk42O Of course they pay taxes. Where are you getting your information.

[@kelly3560]

@@elizabethweaver3515they do not… religious exemption

[@kelly3560]

@@TheMoonTheRoseHomestead the roads are not free. and they don’t contribute. The steal wheel buggy are horribly destructive to macadam.

[@americanpatriot2568]

@@kelly3560 Do some research. They have many business that are taxable. They even breed these new high price designer puppies.

[@samsona7826]

How enjoyable family life god has given to Amish family.god bless them all.farming cultivation still with horses.tamilnadu.india.

[@evanstauffer4470]

God is a proper name. It is always spelled with a capital "G".

[@adorable_happycats]

What a beautiful simple lifestyle.

[@SewWhittle]

A lot of them do have old style ringer washing machines, but always hang clothes on the line to dry, even in the winter.

[@markelovett]

1st-The young man is ‘tedding the hay’ not ‘plowing’ the field. By the time I realized my mistake it was already embedded in the clip. There have been dozens of comments pointing this out. Sorry. 2nd - I have great respect and admiration for Amish people for many reasons, too many to detail here.

[@MotorcycleEngineering101]

We would love it if you could study and show how they have kept their real life skills and tangible products, we are what we create and have always lived or died by the things we make in house. Once the controllers have got control of everyone they will start doing this to themselves, they simply don't know when to stop.

[@Yosef_Morrison]

Can you tell us more about the cattle dying from poisoned hay?

[@markelovett]

@@Yosef_Morrison I’m sorry but I haven’t been back to find out.

[@deborahcaldwell9775]

Tedding the hay

[@Alwz88]

Thanks for this very nice and informative video. I have Amish all around me and I know exactly what the Amish man was talking about. We buy from our local Amish farms.God Bless🙏🌞🤗

[@markelovett]

Thank you for sharing. God bless you.

[@Alwz88]

@@markelovett 🤗

[@maryjomoore7379]

Thanks for the video, but please be respectful and not zoom in on their faces without permission.

[@elainecrawford6891]

Thanks for mentioning... was thinking the same.

[@2olvets443]

@@elainecrawford6891things have changed. In the past the old order would not talk to you while you recorded them. The man was very tolerant of you doing so. I’m actually surprised he talked to him while doing so.

[@TimSlim-el6kp]

Permission is not required when you're in public you can record anything your eyes can see in public feelings don't override American people's rights

[@2olvets443]

@@TimSlim-el6kp It really isn't about their feelings it is about respecting their rights in their religious customs and beliefs!

[@maryjomoore7379]

I observe peoples integrity whether you do or not....................@@TimSlim-el6kp. You do you, I'll do me

[@johnfrey1500]

Lived Lancaster, PA for several years. Even dated ex-Amish girl. They bring in millions of dollars for the area. Downtown farmers market best of the best and food is fantastic. Americans are very rude people I see that first hand in my travel overseas. My Grand parents taught respect of others and today have no idea what that means especially the kids. Even though they don't serve in the military they serve our nation in many other ways. Good people.

[@markelovett]

I want to go back and check out the farmers market.

[@TheProphetofLogic]

Did you not watch the same video as the rest of us? They are respectful in public but R@pe their own family members. What value system are you using? I also know ex-amish, and I know a bunch of brothers who forced themselves on their younger sisters. Why are you speaking up for them just because they grew good vegetables and are polite??? To hell with politeness, stop screwing children. And what do they need money for? What's the point of being Amish anyway if you're going to be commercial? It's for show. They are polite externally, but obnoxious inwardly. Exactly the kind of people Jesus was against.

[@byrongreene6234]

Like the Brethern, they enter alternative service.

[@3941602]

They want all the religous freedoms this Nation has to offer and never sacrificed for it. Yet they think they are special

[@bjharrison4460]

These guys are giving the Amish some room. I have seen drivers deliberately try to spook the horse, coming so close they about trimmed some hair from it. People are all for freedom unless it's somebody else's.

[@sandybruce9092]

Drivers can be stupid!!!

[@callofgaming5642]

I’ve been horseback riding many times with my parents when we might have to briefly ride along side a road or cross over a road to get to other trails and many people would blow their horns at us just to do it. They didn’t have the good sense the pavement had. Why would anyone want to see someone hurt is beyond me.

[@gloriayoder5173]

For crying out loud, it’s not just the Amish, it’s not just Lancaster PA. This is happening everywhere and to all walks of life..

[@markelovett]

Yes, very true!

[@MotorcycleEngineering101]

Eventually modernity will burn itself out, technology and science is fast becoming a new religion and when religions take hold of reality everything else goes out the windown.

[@johnarmstrong5727]

It is just the same across the Atlantic in the UK the government and others who have never done a days work in their lives , treat anyone who lives and works in the countryside as complete idiots and act if we are all 2 years old.

[@eileenkauffman9390]

That"s part of our heritage in Lancaster County. They don't bother a soul.😊

[@gregholl5011]

The second scene was titled "an amish man plowing" and he was raking hay! Those are big changes!

[@kagnewmp12]

I have seen what happens to an Amish Buggy or in this case a Pony Cart with 3 children going to school. The oldest child was 11 with 2 younger siblings and had apparently stopped at an intersection here in Manton Michigan when what was to be investigated showed that the horse could have panicked and lurched into the intersection where it was hit by a car. The vehicle hit the cart just behind the horse (Horse Survived) and all 3 children were thrown from the cart. The oldest child and one other were killed and the third was seriously injured and spent quite some time in the hospital. I actually live further North in Michigan where there is a small Amish order of some of the nicest people one could wish to know. I do escorts for the huge storage barns they build and also drive them to shopping trips and to take the Men to different work sites. I did like your visits with them but the way you were questioning that Amish Women about her family when her Husband was not around is not really good manners. The Woman answered your questions just to be polite. We might not agree with all their ways but in an Amish Family the Husband is the head of the family and any questions about his home and children should be addressed to him.

[@brendadickenson3547]

That is biblical.

[@irishbygrace9472]

I live close to this community and couldn’t agree more.

[@christianworthinton8000]

Sad to hear about the accident. Under Traffic Law the priority of Right of Way is: 1/ A person walking down the road. 2/ Livestock being used as a mode of travel . 3/ A person traveling by a motorized car. 4/ Commercial vehicles.

[@lubystkaolamonola529]

It is her husband not her owner. She can speak for herself if she wants. She as any other adult can make independent decisions and does not need husband permission. If she needs husband permission to speak to a stranger outside her home it is the sign of pathology/abuse. The fact those women were speaking to him was a sign of healthy relationships in the marriage.

[@kagnewmp12]

You know absolutely nothing about the Amish people so don't comment till you do @@lubystkaolamonola529

[@RedEyedPatriot]

If you've ever seen what happens when an Amish buggy is hit by a vehicle. You will slow down and respect their way of travel. Here in Kentucky back in the winter there was an Amish home burnt down with a child inside. Was absolutely horrible for that family. Good people with a respectable way of life. I have many Amish and Mennonite friends. I fell in love with an Amish girl named Sara when I was 15or16. Her father said I'd have to become Amish and practice their traditions if I wanted to marry her. I thought it over for a week and when I went back to speak to her father. They had moved to Florida. Broke my heart. I hope she had a happy life and had many wonderful children.

[@markelovett]

Thx for sharing your experience. I’m surprised the family moved to Florida so quickly. You were so young to think about marriage. It was very disturbing to see those cars driving so dangerously and disrespectfully around the Amish family buggy. Felt very sorry for the family.

[@RedEyedPatriot]

@@markelovett i ended up marrying at 18 and just celebrated 23yrs with my wife. So it worked out lol. But yeah people should behave better around the Amish buggys. 75% of the time there's children in them.

[@LiLBitsDK]

most people don't understand that you as a motorist have to take extreme care when passing a horse (or other live animal) since they can spook... so that means drive by slowly, don't use the airbrakes/engine brake, get over as far as possible to keep as much distance as possible etc. etc. most just race by with a few inches to spare... they will die when they get a half ton horse through the windshield... and they can end up killing a whole bunch of people... and they have as much right to be on the road by law as any motorized vehicle

[@virginiamoss7045]

@LiLBitsDK I've come to think differently. Horses and bicycles do not belong on our roads, maybe where the speed limit is under 35 mph. . It's just too big a mismatch even with a well trained horse.

[@LiLBitsDK]

@@virginiamoss7045 well the laws are the laws and the right of way is a very protected law... you might find it annoying, but not everyone live like you and that is to be respected

[@ecoalex]

I lived in Berks Co Pa. Sold hay, oats to many Amish. The false impression is they farm organically. Most use the latest ag herbicides, insecticides, fungicides as the english farmers. They use lots of fossil fuels, gasoline, diesel, propane. They do farm using horse/mule power, and carriage horses. They are great honest folks. There is nothing like seeing a 8 mule hitch plowing the fields in the Spring. I now live in the Ca Sierra foothills, a small farm there. The Mennonite are moving into our county, and are a welcome addition to our county, honest hard working, clean. It is good to see them in our local stores. The boys and girls play baseball in the ball field, near me, just as I saw in lancaster Co when I lived nearby.

[@markelovett]

Thanks so much for sharing your interesting experience. Are you still farming? Is govt making it hard to farm?

[@mr.frederickson329]

The Amish people - on the outside - (their public faces) are congenial people as long as you treat them with the same respect anyone should get in a polite society. Funny thing about them when they think you aren't looking: Some (I emphasize the word some here) Amish are involved in selling of hard drugs to outsiders (The English as they call other Americans). Some Amish are money-grabbing two-faced thieves who will rip off a non-Amish person in a heartbeat. They are like any other community with good people and bad people, but they get away with a lot because no one thinks to look at the Amish community when certain crimes are committed and the usual suspects are not to blame. That's the reality.

[@ecoalex]

@@mr.frederickson329 There are a few in life that are not of the same mindset of the majority. We call them criminals. To lump the Amish as drug pushers is inaccurate. So there are a small number of incorrigible in the Amish community, as in general society.

[@mr.frederickson329]

@@ecoalex That's kind of the reason I used and emphasized the word "some". You did read that part, right?

[@markelovett]

@@mr.frederickson329 Wow! That’s the first time I heard about them selling drugs, but as you say, there’s a small lost element in every group I suppose, some larger than others.

[@zollar98]

In Jackson, Michigan, in rural Ares where many Amish farms are located they have an additional lane for slow moving buggies. They pay property taxes like all the other folks who live in the area.

[@sharonplank6673]

I was on a bus trip just awhile back with more folks, sadly to say our buggy ride was almost going to be hit by non Amish person in a truck came ramming up toward the horses which caused the horse to freak,must say the Amish gentleman who was taking us on tour did a superb job getting the horses under control and we finished the tour

[@7392318]

The way that van got right behind them in the beginning was horrible. I’ve driven those roads. I’m not native to the area but common sense tells you to give the horse drawn carts their space.

[@darrellluck7230]

The young Amish man in Strasburg is NOT plowing a field. He is raking hay in a field.

[@markelovett]

Yep

[@juanluisgonzalez4157]

Thanks to the Amish we eat fresh vegetables milk and eggs and milk and cheese and more meat they are hard working people I live in oxford pa

[@tippydog4436]

we all need to follow the Amish ways more in life

[@JLTJr.]

Lead on Macduff .

[@reds6836]

The life style is nice, but they’re religion is a colt!

[@tippydog4436]

@@reds6836 LOL

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@reds6836 Yes it is; I have great sympathy for the children as well as the women. It's horribly paternalistic.

[@TDC7594]

@@virginiamoss7045 Yes, it is wonderfully paternalistic.

[@davidkramer6585]

That plow lays a nice windrow!

[@brokeinmichiganl3921]

The KAL VAL bicycle trail was use originally by riders! As kids we found the old tracks first. Now the horses aren't allowed because they might poo on the trail.

[@brokeinmichiganl3921]

I have pulled out behind the Amish on our roads to keep cars from speeding past. When its clear, I will move back. We own cart ponies and are now afraid to drive our ponies on the road because of rude ignorant drivers.

[@markelovett]

I don’t blame you

[@brendamartin7280]

I agree. I've been on a horse that got spooked and it nearly ran me into a tree! I flew out of the saddle and landed on my feet but I could have had a broken neck.

[@markelovett]

@@brendamartin7280 Horses can be dangerous!

[@brendamartin7280]

@@markelovett yeah, I sold the horse and bought a Honda, split traffic, don't sit in line and always a rush!!

[@markelovett]

@@brendamartin7280 🤣

[@johnevans2772]

The Amish kept going on with life during the pandemic and they where fine

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

I am sure that they PAY property taxes just like the rest of us. Therefore, they have a right to use the roads/highways, just like you and I. Instead of bike lanes, fix the edge of the road for them. That way they could go unimpeded. It's not like we can't slow down for a few minutes, to get by them safely. Why are some people of the impression that they matter more than others. I, for one, love these people. They have a different look at life. It doesn't make it wrong.

[@Munizjr1986]

I’m surprised they allowed you to record them.

[@catherinedunn4865]

I think the people he was talking to were Mennonites, not Amish. The one store he went in looked Amish but I think the lady that sold him onions and the man at the end were both Mennonites. They don’t follow all of the restrictions the Amish have.

[@rollinbontrager9670]

the young man is not tedding the hay he is raking it I wish the people that make these videos would do a little research on what is going on

[@steveberkey906]

I was born and raised in Lancaster County, and the Amish were always Godly, good people to me. I have more respect for them than I do the selfish people who drive the roads and think they own it all. The Amish revere God and the earth, and all we do is destroy it as far as I see God Bless them.

[@markelovett]

Amen. I feel same.

[@lynettecshaffer7858]

I feel same as well they are close to God 😅

[@3941602]

Yeah right. Theey are human just like us and far far from perfect. In fact I think they have more hangups then people realize. The amount of abuse per pop. Size makes it seem there is a problem. Yes you could say this happens in the Catholic church but pop size it seems higher in Amish world. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2W4qaqlrNaKrZofeature=shared

[@johncox2912]

God bless the Amish!

[@here_we_go_again2571]

In areas with a lot of Amish why not build a third lane? It could be gravel. The bicycle riders would like it too.

[@brokeinmichiganl3921]

if you can get your counties to upgrade

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@brokeinmichiganl3921 That's the hard part. Also, (somewhere near Syracuse, NY) the bicyclers want pavement, the runners want gravel. ?!?

[@karinabrampt1556]

Gravel would get caught in the horses hooves, causing pain and sometimes if not removed cause limping for the horse plus infection. The ideal surface would be grassy and medium dense soil, since hard surfaces like bitumen can cause tendinitis over time.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@karinabrampt1556 Agreed that type of surface would probably be better than gravel. Most bicyclists prefer a hard surface instead of gravel. The runners have problems on pavement with their own tendons when they run on bitumen, concrete or bricks (plus, bricks can be very slippery)

[@debrabrooks6138]

I have always respected and admired the Amish, they are very hard working and they stay steadfast to their beliefs. I have grown up next to a few farm, always kind and helpful and very talented woodworkers and soo much more. They should be left alone to live as they do, not to be scrutinized in any way.

[@markelovett]

Very true, but they do have a story and message that needs to get out, and some of them would like to do so, and I would like to help respectfully if I can.

[@debrabrooks6138]

Very true also, Times are changing for sure. I wish you and them all the best!@@markelovett

[@markelovett]

@@debrabrooks6138 Thank you Debra. God bless you too.

[@GiGiGoesShopping]

The dumb drivers pass on the solid yellow line on the road which means DO NOT PASS

[@dianekreider2684]

Not around here it doesn’t😂

[@snuder9832]

They need many children to help in doing the work of running the home and farm . Their lives are so labor intensive. I love and respect these people !

[@markelovett]

Me too!

[@joycebegnaud9645]

That’s not why they have that many children, although they do help with all the work. In the Bible it says to be fruitful and multiply. So I think that is what they do. No birth control used. I respect them for how they choose to live.

[@markelovett]

@@joycebegnaud9645 Truth

[@theresewalters1696]

My grandmother had 50 grandchildren and wasn't even Amish. My grandparents were farmers until the 60s with 10 children.

[@gentlegiants1974]

I'm not Amish, but I use draft horses and have to travel on the roads and up the highways near me. My horses are quiet in traffic, and most of the shoulders are wide on the highways, so it is okay. I do wish people would give a little space though. tractor trailers roaring by at 90 kmh just a foot away from my team and me. I have the same problem driving my tractors on the road, everyone in a rush, and no time to wait and no understanding or patience. Where do they think all the food comes from? If not for farmers and ranchers we would have nothing.

[@markelovett]

I thank God for you farmers and a slower more peaceful life. Where are you located?

[@gentlegiants1974]

@@markelovett Ontario Canada

[@edwardzarnowski5558]

They do that to the tractor driving farmers too.

[@jbondy6395]

In California Lancaster is pronounced LAN-caster, but in PA it is pronounced LANK-ister.

[@markelovett]

I didn’t know that

[@sandybruce9092]

YES! I correct people all the time - I was gone in York, PA right across the River from Lancaster! Pronunciations differ in many areas so don’t presume that you know the correct one! I live in the South and there are many different ways of pronunciation of words!

[@ME-c-no-evil]

💯

[@sentlioness2424]

Yeah they will correct you if you don't say it their way.

[@nascentebio]

at 1:36 that is not plowing......that is just putting the dry hey together for gathering after. Born into a small farm in Switzerland, this is the most common way. We had to do it even by hand, when I was a child (no help of machines)

[@stephenwinter8892]

Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I really enjoyed the video my father had a great relationship with the amish people in st Jacob's elmira and Elora area here please Google and with the Mennonite my dad drove a navy car and always wore a dark suit and he was the only salesman that had been accepted by the amish and he convinced the owner to install a fax machine and back in the day my dad used a pay phone unless long distance his cellphone was like a brick in size

[@markelovett]

Im old enough to remember those brick cell phones. Radio Shack used to sell them for $1200, then later they went down to $900. Your dad sounds like a real good father. Do you still live near the Amish?

[@stephenwinter8892]

@@markelovett I actually worked on a Mennonite farm before graduating from high school at age 18 I spent 3 months with them and had to dress the part but unfortunately they spoke in German my dad is now 91 I'm 51 so I do stay involved the family has a clamshell cell with no internet connection

[@scotthodgen5647]

1:45, umm, not plowing. Amish man is windrowing cut hay with a hay rake.

[@markelovett]

Thx brother

[@joeysanguine3596]

So happy to subscribe; please remember Linda Stoltzfoos💖✝️

[@YouBetterPreach]

Great video brother! We goto Lancaster often and love eating at Dienners in Ronks PA. Every time we enter Lancaster its almost like I feel a strong presence of the Holy Spirit. The oppressive spirit of the world seems to leave. Not sure how else to explain it. Blessings!

[@markelovett]

Thx for your comment brother. You must live fairly close. Keep spreading the Good News!

[@nikkinikki9205]

Their horses work really hard. I hope they treat them nice and let them rest

[@markelovett]

@@nikkinikki9205 They take care of their horses.

[@matahari650]

Won’t it be better that a no car zone on Amish land as cars are just a nuisance and let the Amish in peace and continue their life without people disturbing their r peace.Cars and people can be damaging to other life .

[@dennisharnish9063]

I am from Wisconsin. I visited the railway museum in Strasbourg. Beautiful people. I believe that is the roadside market I visited.

[@markelovett]

Nice!

[@dustbin5044]

I pray that more of America turns back to this way of living. Amish folk are respectful, considerate, nice people who place God first before all else. They also have no idea what youtube is.

[@wademacdougall1600]

First thing on the road is that a horse 🐎 has the right away no matter where your from

[@nobillclinton]

@ 1:26 the young man is NOT plowing - he's tedding hay - could also be straw. . .May God continue to richly bless the Amish.

[@markelovett]

My mistake, he’s raking

[@SusieP-UT]

I used to live on Twin Elm Rd in Strasberg. Loved the people and the community.

[@markelovett]

Very nice! How far away do you live now?

[@keithhiggins9382]

Absolutely ridiculous! These people lived in this area long before many of those who would say things have, or need to be drastically changed. People should be learning the intrinsic values of these fine people and adapting them to their own lives.

[@jamesbrooksbank9721]

What is the address or name of the farm? I'll be in Lancaster next month and hopefully we can go there. Great video.

[@markelovett]

@@jamesbrooksbank9721 Sorry, dont know it

[@interlinkplus8236]

A long time ago I was working at a farm implement shop in Ronks, really close to Strasburg. I was out front laying on the ground fixing a planter when a car with New York plates rolled up, the passenger rolled down the window and asked, "Where do they keep the A-mish?"

[@markelovett]

He was probably trying to be funny. Sad. Persecution, mocking happens.

[@kimcircagirl474]

Very much appreciated this video. I always go to tears when I get into Ohio and we've been to Lancaster once but we need to go back 😁

[@markelovett]

It’s so beautiful and peaceful.

[@kimcircagirl474]

yYyess:)😁👐

[@donrainey199]

We are only one EMP. From all becoming Amish.. I love the way they live off grid .. GOD bless them..

[@annrunacres3982]

I visited Lancaster County many years ago, and we were warned the main ruling for driving around there, if you are behind a Amish buggy, then on no account do you overtake, but follow at their speed until they turn off. We had the pleasure of following one buggy with small children in the back, and we spent the time following, exchanging waves with the children. Simple respect and courtesy.

[@markelovett]

Amen. Im sure the delay would be less than five minutes.

[@dennisharnish9063]

I love the wisdom of the signs in the road side stand.

[@markelovett]

Which one?

[@dennisharnish9063]

@@markelovett the one that is faith is not knowing the future, faith is knowing who holds the future.

[@markelovett]

@@dennisharnish9063 oh yea, I love that one too!

[@JDegori]

They almost one cop or none in Lancaster pa Amish area where I live at beautiful come visit or move here trust me very peaceful

[@markelovett]

Yes I know. I would love it there.

[@jeremybritt5187]

Love the Amish! They are ones who never forgot how to live! Technology has stolen the lives of many people in today's world. Faith in God and unbreakable family ties is all anyone needs in this lifetime! God Bless the Amish.

[@sentlioness2424]

Smh 🤔

[@tomshear5950]

That young man shown working 1:36 on the timeline is not plowing a field. He is raking hay, an entirely different task. He would have used more horses and would have been turning over the soil and not turning over hay. This aids drying and handling. I am not Amish, just old. This may be why I would not view them with the same perspective as others who have not lived this way in some respects.

[@sharonholmes2470]

I really love all the Amish videos! Wish all the videos were Amish I'd subscribe.

[@georgew.5639]

I miss living in Millersville. I lived there from 5/17 to 5/19. I moved there when I married. I’m divorced and living in central Montgomery county again. There are a few farms here. But not like it used to be. And nothing like Lancaster.

[@markelovett]

I’m in Montgomery County as well. What city?

[@christianworthinton8000]

Going Amish is the way to go. More People will be doing it as the Second Depression begins.

[@deepauley2742]

If only they had the land to garden and grow. Now it all being sold and built on.

[@derek3992]

You also going to adopt their strict repressive religion as well..?

[@williamjackson5942]

Baloney, without modern farming techniques half the population starves.

[@christianworthinton8000]

@@williamjackson5942 So true! But the People made the choice to turn food production over to agri chemicals and corporate farms. They now devote ALL their time to working for Corporations to earn the Almighty dollar. People have decided that Agriculture is best left to chemicals and minimum wage imported slave labor. ' As you sow, so shall you reap! '. People are waking up to this fact (no inputs or concern). They are now trying to regain the ability of self sufficiency.

[@gracietilert8952]

I always feel so bad for those poor horses.

[@markelovett]

Actually I’ve heard from horse trainers that they love to work, but those cars speeding around them is another story.

[@rockmack7343]

Horses love to work wake up

[@torikazuki8701]

@@markelovett People often say the same thing about Border Collies. That they are being 'tortured' to get them to work their long hours. My Wife & I have been the proud owners of a B.C. for just over 3 years now. She's a Search & Rescue dog and LOVES her job. One time my Wife tried to find out how long she could play Fetch before she got tired. At just over 6hrs my WIFE got tired & had to stop, but Ellie was still raring to go. ^_^

[@markelovett]

@@torikazuki8701 Exactly. We all need our exercise, especially if it’s fun doing it. I like chasing balls like dogs, which is why I play a lot of tennis.

[@diwi1942]

Yeah, it's great hauling the people around on hot days in paved roads or in the fields. Horses of no further use are sent to slaughter. Amish are big puppy millers in Pa. Women have few rights. You can keep that lifestyle.

[@rentslave]

Can you imagine Jekyll Islanders plowing fields? Those people aren't very fond of working,preferring us to do it for them. They're the only people on Earth who can contract carpal tunnel syndrome from counting rent money.

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

How did Jekyll island come up? Is that where you’re from? I lived near there and use to go there often, so I was curious.

[@rentslave]

@@cumberlandquiltchic1 Check out the famous meeting that happened there some 110 years ago or so and its participants.

[@markelovett]

🤣

[@danabe3220]

I always wondered why there arent horse and buggy paths through or on the edge of the fields. It seems they could find room for them. I realize the paved surface of the roads is a big advantage but sharing the roads with gas vehicles is so dangerous.

[@markelovett]

Yes you’re right, it is very dangerous for them to share the roads.

[@jimmyjolly4184]

The government should pave lanes on the busy roads just for the buggys. The Amish pay taxes and I bet they don't look for loopholes and writeoffs like the rest of America does

[@JohnSmith-xi3sq]

More to the point why are those cars crossing a solid yellow line to overtake? A few minutes behind a buggy won’t affect them as much as pushing past & frightening the horse will.

[@vickijohnson9367]

Everyone should be respectful to horses and horse & buggies on the road. Slowdown and give them the respect you would give a highway patrol or road crew working. Our “English” society is incredibly disrespectful on the road. I am a horse rider, and was raised around the Ohio Amish.

[@Growmap]

@@vickijohnson9367 More needs to be done to raise awareness that animals ALWAYS have the right of way except on freeways where they're prohibited. Even in areas with many horses, drivers are not aware of the law.

[@coyotedust]

The Lancaster Amish farm I've stayed at for 2-3 weeks, 2x a year for over10 years, because one they were friends, lady that I stayed with on her son's farm she quilted for me, and her daughter in law sewed for me, used back roads with their buggies. So I would rent a car for two weeks, and it got used very heavily, and I learned every back road from Bart, PA to New Holland and Intercourse. I would've a hard time getting buggy rides with a rental car. But when I did get a buggy ride it was pleasant. It gets dicey when you get on the highways with 18 wheelers and more traffic. Those excursions are planned to be as short as possible. Like the Walmart in one of those towns, we were on the freeway actually, the shoulder for about a couple miles, but you could feel the wind from the trucks go by.

[@markelovett]

Wow very nice! I would love to go back and do some more interviews, videos and find out more about all the changes taking place. Do you think your Amish friends in Lancaster might be interested?

[@virginiamoss7045]

Are you referring to an interstate highway or any road with limited access to motorized vehicles only? That's unlawful just like walking on or beside a limited access road is unlawful. So you and they were criminals.

[@leerevell5998]

I think the world has a lot to learn from these people ,

[@joyceyoder9401]

Interesting video! One clarification-the young man in the field wasn't plowing, he was raking hay!

[@Noone-rt6pw]

With all the yanks moving south, it should free up land for Amish to farm more or does it?

[@carlbrown5150]

Biden will sell it to China.!!😞

[@markelovett]

Good question. Land is very expensive in Lancaster.

[@kathykaczmarek5868]

That guy PASSED on a hill?!?!?!?!

[@dianekreider2684]

That was dumb. Be patient and wait until you can see!

[@deejay6016]

I feel sorry and exhausted for the horse, lugging around that many passengers plus the weight of the cart itself.

[@markelovett]

I don’t think it’s much of a strain. I would imagine once the momentum has started it rolls pretty well, and they travel very short distances.

[@sandybruce9092]

Listen people, when you are in or near an Amish area wherever that might be, it’s your job to take care of who is using the road! Maroon making it someone else’s fault - like the buggies!!!

[@subdawg1331]

sad very sad same here up in Ontario Canada

[@ruthannmarie7119]

Beautiful

[@RoadTrekker866]

I admire the Amish they live a hard life, but a simple life. The rest of the world can’t seem to do anything unless we hold a cell phone in our hand. I’m old-school when it comes to making change. today. A young adult cannot make change unless they use a calculator.

[@markelovett]

Same. I respect Amish very much.

[@sentlioness2424]

You do realize they have cell phones...😂😂. They go through that faze where they enjoy the pleasures of the world. You think they stopped sinning too...😂😂😂

[@christianrebatrimeloni269]

I was in Ephrata in Lancaster pa my son used to live there and i loved to visit him it is beautiful there

[@markelovett]

Yes it really is gorgeous there.

[@bret354]

I live in Amish country and have worked for mennonites trust me they aren't all that.

[@markelovett]

What do you mean?

[@RWebster325]

The young man at about 1:27 IS NOT plowing a field. He is using a hay rake to rake the cut hay in the field making windrows of the cut hay.

[@markelovett]

Read the dozens of other comments addressing the same topic

[@RWebster325]

@@markelovett I did. I also found that a number of them are incorrect in trying to identify the action as tedding when it is not. An FYI, tedding is where you spread and turn the cut hay for a different type of drying. There are two types of tedding, on is to spread it, the other is to fluff it. Turning a windrow is not tedding.

[@SoyyodavidZzxy]

Is that tobacco behind the guy gathering hat?

[@markelovett]

No I dont think so

[@bessiemann7468]

Been years since I went to Lancaster It's very beautiful place. The Amish sure make some good bread

[@markelovett]

Yes it is, and I love their bread too.

[@yourewelcome192]

Amish need to protect themselves better. Stranger danger.

[@karinabrampt1556]

Just watching those horse's ears as they plough is funny.

[@virginiamoss7045]

The only thing I don't like about the Amish is the way they treat their horses, very severe, based on fear.

[@evanstauffer4470]

We also have a big problem with "puppy mills" in Pennsylvania, and the largest group of offenders are the Amish. Unfortunately, it seems the Amish do not always share the "English" values of humane treatment of animals. Then again, they don't always share our views on humane treatment of humans either. "Shunning" - permanently cutting off, for life, all contact with a friend or family member who has been judged guilty (NOT by an impartial jury) of violating some particularly rigid and arcane Amish religious rule, is an extraordinarily cruel practice, for example. Just like the rest of us, the Amish have a constitutional right to their own religion. I respect that right, but I have the good sense and common decency not to engage in the Amish-worship exhibited by many of the comments expressed above. They are no more saints than the rest of us.

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@evanstauffer4470 Well said.

[@linda-xz9fm]

That's where I was born and r as used in Lancaster County,Pa.😊

[@markelovett]

Do you live in beautiful Lancaster right now?

[@kathykaczmarek5868]

Here’s a thought: if some states DEMNAD on having a bike lane, why can’t they widen the road a bit so these buggies have a wider and safer area to travel?

[@tiffany123178]

They should have there own lanes on each side of the roads. Less accidents for them and it would save their lives.

[@RebelJew777]

So I’m in this video, well my vehicle is but I’m driving it. I use to drive the Amish places when I lived in Lancaster, now in Hanover, still not far and I’m still in Lancaster a lot, Intercourse area. Great video by the way.

[@markelovett]

Thanks so much! Would you happen to know any Amish that would talk to me about changes going on? I would like to come back and go into more depth with them.

[@kimcircagirl474]

beautiful farm. beautiful home 😆🌷🙌👐🙏😁🩷

[@markelovett]

Yes it sure is.

[@kimcircagirl474]

😁😊

[@boydguie8129]

The buggies can be a little dangerous but give them all the room you can . Respect their way of life it is how our great grand parents lived .

[@markelovett]

@@boydguie8129 Amen

[@adorable_happycats]

These Amish are Blessed.

[@markelovett]

Amen

[@arrmamaniac3354]

I live in strasburg pa now . I have lived in Lancaster county all my life I’m 50 years old . Trust me when I type Amish are not much different then us . They have the same issues and problems as we do . I’ve seen stuff that involve Amish that would make you sick . Most are nice but you can find ones that are not nice at all . I won’t even get into how some treat the horses . This video is stupid it don’t show anything different from how they use to be lol .

[@kimcircagirl474]

,oh this such a phenomenal sight👐🩷🌸🌺

[@markelovett]

Yes, it’s like impatient, inconsiderate new world pushing old world out of the way. There is such a distinct contrast.

[@kimcircagirl474]

@@markelovett ur spot on markelovett