Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Amish farmer mows a field in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Heike Schmidt-Windhoff/dpa My mobile phone has a photo of pretty ...

Image Credits: Bob Pool / Shutterstock. Farming has always been the foundation of human survival, but the methods used to cultivate the land have changed dramatically over time. Modern technology has ...

The Amish don’t rely on gadgets or apps, but their everyday hacks get the job done—often better. Some of them include off-grid cooling, clever home organization, and old-school efficiency that still ...

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 ...

To the outsider, the Amish way of life is intriguing and sometimes puzzling. Amish customs can seem contradictory. Although the Amish chief mode of transportation is horse and buggy, sometimes they ...

The near absence of tobacco in the Amish community–some men do smoke cigars–results in a 63% lower rate of tobacco-related ...

TLC has announced "Suddenly Amish," a reality series with Amish hosts that documents six outsiders stepping into Amish life in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. What drives this fascination? Audiences are ...