August 23-25, 2024, is the celebration of 150 years since the Mennonite mass migration from the steppes of Asia to the plains of North America, bringing with them the seed stock of Turkey Red Hard Winter Wheat.Of the five landraces (adapted varieties) of wheat at the time, they found that Turkey Red was best suited to the sometimes-harsh climate conditions of the steppes and was an excellent wheat for milling into bread flour.
By: By Curstie Konold MPH, LCSW, QMHP Everyone we know, meet, or pass in the grocery store has their own set of personal life experiences… Login to continue reading Login…
Editor’s Note: Gloria is traveling this week to visit family, so we thought it would be fun, or perhaps bittersweet, to look back at Gloria’s first column which debuted 10 years ago this week as she began writing The Amish Cook.
By Ron Wilson What’s cookin’? Let’s open a cookbook and find a recipe. What if we had a bunch of cookbooks in which to look?… Login to continue reading Login…
Have you ever tried to plant a fall garden?
Editor’s Note: Judith is a friend of Gloria’s and fellow member of their Amish church.
Mental health treatment within the criminal justice system plays a pivotal yet often overlooked role in both the well-being and rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals.
Life gives us challenges!
How are things on the old homestead?
I have those moments that just make me smile; there are little reminders of Daniel and his absolute dedication to us.