Archive for the ‘Farm’s’ Category
Posted on: September 11th, 2015 by Morrie Fink |
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John A. Hostetler, a renowned sociologist and scholar of the Amish who grew up in the Big Valley, called this area “one of the most diverse expressions of Anabaptist-Mennonite culture anywhere in North America.” This region, approximately thirty miles long and four miles wide, is home to no less than twelve different Amish and Mennonite groups—all of which are derived from one original Amish settlement. These groups range from some of the most integrated and liberal Mennonites to arguably the most conservative Old Order Amish sects in North America.
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Posted on: September 10th, 2015 by Morrie Fink |
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The Byler Amish Church, also called die Alt Gemee (the Old Church), is descended from the Samuel B. King split. This sect, the smallest of the Old Order Amish groups in the Big Valley – Mifflin County PA. (also called the Kishacoquillas Valley) with 3 congregations, is often distinguished by the yellow roofs on the buggies of its members, earning them the nickname “yellow-toppers.”
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Posted on: March 16th, 2015 by Morrie Fink |

We had 10″ of snow the day before. The temperature dropped well in to the teens. I had taken my camera along to work with me thinking I would see what I could find on my way to and from work. (got there a little late) It was getting close to sunset when I remembered this scene. For sunsets I like to stick around after the sun goes down because you never know what the sky is going to do. This image was made about 20min after the sun went down.
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Posted on: March 14th, 2015 by Morrie Fink |
Of all the farms in Lancaster County this is one of my favorites.
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Posted on: March 13th, 2015 by Morrie Fink |
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Posted on: September 13th, 2014 by Morrie Fink |
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Posted on: August 30th, 2014 by Morrie Fink |
Lone tree on a back road.
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Posted on: August 2nd, 2014 by Morrie Fink |
Farm Lane
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Posted on: July 26th, 2014 by Morrie Fink |
Sunday morning on the farm.
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Posted on: July 19th, 2014 by Morrie Fink |
Lancaster County has preserved 100,000 acres of farmland, making it the first county in the nation to reach the milestone.
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