Stay with the Amish? One way to do it
Ever wondered if you could stay overnight on an Amish farm? Here's one way to do it.
My name is Erik Wesner and I'm not Amish. Back in 2004, I met the Amish while selling books. Since then, I've visited 5,000+ Amish homes & dozens of Amish communities. My book on Amish business, Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive, was published in 2010. I run the Amish America website: amishamerica.com/
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I have never stayed at a Amish home but I defiantly would like to. As someone that's older and not tied to social media, etc., it seems like an Amish stay would be very relaxing and perhaps eye opening.
@wlonsdale1
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If you’re defiant they won’t want you.
@notsosilentmajority1
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@@wlonsdale1 Lol, yes I believe you are right. Now I have to leave it like that, you realize that, right? Thanks for the laugh. 🤣
LOL!! That cow is giving us the "side-eye" when you said "Farm smells"!!
@AmishAmerica
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😅it felt like the perfect image for that part
It would be an excellent way to escape the pressures of our modern world ... for a while.
Giving an Amish farm a 1 star review because the 1 electrical outlet quit working............ I laughed so hard the coffee I was drinking shot out of my nose !!!
Being from the county I miss the smell of hay, and cow poop. Pigs and chickens, not so much. :) I live such a minimalist life the Amish would be proud of me. The only thing I gave in to is power and internet.
Thank you for all the Informative videos about the Amish lifestyle. 👍🏼
Hi, this is something we haven't experienced but I think it would be fun! Thanks for sharing!
You mentioned the website, however I have another suggestion, we shop monthly at a Amish grocery store.. just as you exit they have a bulletin board anyone can use.. mostly driving service as the buggy can only go so far. Put your card up. Southern Iowa has stores as well northern Missouri.. they are in places you wouldn't expect.. the little weekly shopper newspaper is how we found ours. As for meeting an Amish person, I used a local Walmart and almost every day the town had a Amish person walking, I talked to a man and apparently they come to town for a doctor's care and stay at a nearby motel. I'll warn you, he had halitosis like mad, as if he drank very sour or butter milk.
Thank you for another great video!. Never stay in one but have visited the beautiful country in Lancaster
Great idea! More and more people are looking to go back to basics. In the RV world the huge trend is to go solar and stay off grid. I'd be surprised if more of the Amish do not sign up for Harvest host where people can stay for a night in there parking lot to drum up more business. But it would have to be some of the more progressive ones because it's many done on line.
@SKBottom
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Or they could just hire someone to make the website and do the administrative stuff.
My husband is Amish. He left when he was 18 year olds and he say that he would not go back living on a Amish farm. His family don't like when he said that he went to do a police officer. Then he told them that we was going to get married to me. I am a Mennonite. His family don't like him married a Mennonite. They had a Amish girl for him to married. It hard to raise our kids when they are half Mennonite and Amish. So we raise them in some Amish away and Mennonite life style.
@wlonsdale1
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So you killed TWO traditions
Super informative, Erik! Do you know of anything like this in Holmes County? I grew up in Ohio and upon occasion make my way back there. Would love to have that option in Ohio Amish country. Keep up the good work, my friend!
@AmishAmerica
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I think there are some Amish offering this there, but haven't come across a similar site where it's organized this way. Thanks for your kind words on the vid and thanks for watching! 👍
Welcome to our barn. Enjoy your stay. 🌾🐮🍛😃 🐮🐮🌾 Amish people are smart business people ~ you want trendy "Farmhouse" living? They got it!
Did you know that Mennonite and Amish cook and bake the some recipes. My grandma who was a Mennonite pass down his cookbooks to me after I get married. When I look at the cover of the cookbook read Amish family recipes.
Definitely putting this on my bucket list Thanks 👍
@stantonmagid4126
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@Amish_America1 direct message?
@stantonmagid4126
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@Amish_America1 ok
Another great video Mr. Wesner. Thanks for sharing these details!
@AmishAmerica
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Glad you thought so! I hope this comes in handy
Hi next spring I 2ould like to come stay couple days
Great information, thank you so much for sharing. We plan on making a trip next summer.
Take a big whiff of that farm air. It smells just like home. Particularly if Berwick Pennsylvania is your hometown.
@ajalicea1091
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I understand where you are coming from grew up as a teenager on a farm and on summer vacations as a child we would go to my grandparents Farm. My grandfather owned his own feed mill and would grind feed for various farmers in the area. So every time I go get feed from my local Mill I just stand there and I inhale deeply and memories just start.
I love the warning of farm smells!
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Good job.
Vai sair que maravilha bacana 👏👏👍
I think that this would bea good ides
How common do you think it is for amish kids to have mobile phones?
The Amish must think some English are so bizarre. I mean, who pays to stay at someone elses farm just to observe how you live?? For a vacation? Seems like a very urbanite thing to do. Like, this is a farm, not a hotel or an exhibition. We have work to do.
We are not a spectacle..
Hello! Stop pronouncing “home” as “hooooohhhmee”. Thanks!
@marylee7467
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Excuse me but that was a very rude statement. His pronunciation is directly from where he lives. I'm from NY living in VA for over 20 years and the moment I speak people know I'm from NY. If it offends you....tough!
@Nanner823
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Rude! You can't just tell people to stop pronouncing words a certain way. You aren't perfect, and you probably speak differently based on the area you are from. Now excuse me while I'm rude to you for a second. Hello! Stop being a dumbass. Thanks!
@ajalicea1091
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@@marylee7467 I agree with you. Due to living in various areas as a child growing up there are certain words I pronounce in a different way than the local area that I live in now. Quarter, Park, garage, I speak with a northern accent. Pecan, you all, stay awhile, I speak with an southern accent. When I was younger I said home and roof like Erik. Someone told me that I sound like I'm from north Texas. One of my children say puurty in place of pretty. So to me that what makes each of us unique.
@Tom-sj3vn
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@@marylee7467 well it’s disgusting and he should do better because it’s offensive
@marylee7467
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@@Tom-sj3vn YOU ARE OFFENSIVE!! Apparently you like to post on his videos always saying the same thing. You are rude, childish and just wanting attention. Did this give you enough attention? I hope he blocks you.
How can you make sure that it’s not exploitative Catholics pretending to be Amish……..Amish flavor
@rexanguis214
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@@marylee7467 The catholics have committed more genocides, more wars, more rapes, more rape of children, murder of children, human trafficking, narco trafficking than any organization in history and murdered millions of protestants for their faith...........the USA and US constitution and our mottos......like "under god"......as in not under a tyrant pope, was modeled as an anti monarchical and anti tyranical state..............in as much against the catholic church as any specific other monarchy..............the romans murder jesus and then murdered pagans and then murdered millions of christians..............they have been doing this over millenia.............they are weak currently and have been for a few centuries..............they may be dormant but they are not lacking in evil............just biding their time................as for the amish.............I am sure you have seen their explotative works on the likes of history channel............"reality TV"..............well they love explotiation in real reality as well............they have fake amish restaurants, fake amish stores, et cetera et cetera et cetera..............this show has a strong wiff of that explotation about it.............gods bless you
@rexanguis214
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@@marylee7467 "there is a website...............ran by a non amish person"................no shit..................when he says amish...........he means amish style
@rexanguis214
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@@marylee7467 The Romans murdered jesus, and then when the Romans were weak they appropriated jesus followers and tenants and created an abomination to hold onto what power they had left and grow it............they murdered whole towns and villages of protestants just because they were protestant, they murdered women and children because they were singing hymns..............they love to torture people, physically and sexually if they can but mentally as well...........even their own...........ask gallileo gallillie..........tortured for have a solar centric view of our solar system...........it goes on and on and on and on