
http://www.organicvalley.coop/our-story/meet-the-farmers/heartland/the-bontragers/page-1/
Amish Country Tour! We visited Cashton home of the biggest Amish community in Wisconsin. They started moving here from Ohio in 1966. They were seeking a place that is nice, quiet, good for farming and raising a family. So they found southwest Wisconsin!! Their living is based on Agriculture. They don't use tractors like we do, they use horses! Their main transportation is horse and buggy. Even on rainy and snowy days,,,,,. Amish in the Cashton area milk cows by hand. They put milk cans in a spring box to cool the milk down and then they bring it to the creamery that is run by none Amish people. We can get fresh cheese curd and lots of different kinds of cheese made from the Amish milk! Some of them grow vegetables for Organic Valley

They don't use Electricity except for certain things. They ware very simple cloth with certain rules. They are hard workers. Men work on their farms, women make beautiful quilts, yummy sweets, canning, and so on. Family are always together. Their kids learn farming, cooking from their parents (kids also go to their own school until 8Th grade). Since I've met them, I've always thought that they have such a wonderful life, living without convenient things. They are originally from Europe. During the reformation period, a group of people tried to reform the Catholic Church. they believed in the separation of Church and state and that people should be baptized as an adult. the catholic powers at the time didn't like these ideas and hunted and killed many Amish. so they fled to the USA, the country of freedom and Liberty. their is tons more back ground history, but that's the short version! So no Amish live in Europe now. There is tons more interesting things about Amish. Why don't you come and see more about their unique life here in Wisconsin!

尚美さんと一緒に今回もアーミッシュ達のベーカリー、クイルトショップ、家具屋、キャビンに訪れ、数々の作品に感動してきました!が、アーミッシュ達を尊重し、写真は控えて、、、と。最後にたどりついたのがこのDown a Country Roadというお店。オーナーは地元の方ですが、アーミッシュではありません。が、アーミッシュ達がここに自分たちの作品を運んでそれをまとめて売っているお店です。
We visited their bakery, Furniture shop, Quilt shop and cabin builder shop. It is amazing to see their crafts and skilled works and also we can buy directory from them at their home shops!!!! We didn't take a picture out of respect to their culture. But look at this picture below!


http://www.springflavor.com/ ←尚美さんのお店のウェブサイト
ここにはアーミッシュグッツのほかにも色々な雑貨が置いてあります。尚美さん、お気に入りのバスケット、とうとう買っちゃいましたね~~~~すっごいかわいいです!
Naomi looks so happy with lots of good stuff! She has a shop in Japan and she sells American country goods!! http://www.springflavor.com/
She fell in love with a beautiful basket so she decided to buy it!! Nice one!!

3 comments:
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Susan Graham
Thanks Susan! We hope people enjoy from rural life in Wisconsin!
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