John Basso Posted September 3, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 3, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hallo There. Last weekend I visited the St Jacobs Mennonite community .The farms they run are magnificent .The market overflows with their fine produce . Their transportation mode is supplied by just one horsepower. It might not be fast,but it works for them. Here are a few photo's .Thanks for looking . John Basso. P/S Al Gore might consider a horse & buggy Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/233359-old-fashioned-transportation/?do=findComment&comment=2663089'>More sharing options...
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pauledell Posted September 4, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 4, 2014 John, Interesting shots. I noticed the second picture has a buggy with rubber tires. Around my neck of the woods, the Amish do not allow them, just the old-fashion spoke wheels. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Basso Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted September 5, 2014 Thank you Paul ever so much for your comment.Indeed one has rubber wheels the other spokes wooden wheels. A good observation from you. It seems also by the Mennonites.Some are more traditional , than others.. I guess ;since the Amish split from the Mennonites they might have held on to some of the older traditions; John Basso. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Taylor Posted September 5, 2014 Share #4 Posted September 5, 2014 Really nice to see again, I suppose they don't have electricity running on their farms all natural cooling such as running water to cool down their milk products. I'm sure the food is A1 first class. Thanks for sharing Hank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Basso Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted September 6, 2014 Thank You Hank for your very welcome comment.I think some Mennonites do use electricity as far as I know.There are some who use a small amount of our modern utilities available. Greetings: John Basso. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Barry Posted September 7, 2014 Share #6 Posted September 7, 2014 I'm always impressed by people who "walk the walk." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 8, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 8, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well. the top one has traditional wheels and electric light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbengtson Posted September 8, 2014 Share #8 Posted September 8, 2014 In the Amish and Mennonite groups there is no central authority like the pope or other controlling structure. Each congregation is free to determine how much of the modern world it will accept and under what conditions. Some use electricity and phones for business but not at home. There is cottage industry of adapting modern agricultural equipment to horse drawn use with a wheeled platform mounting a gas generator or hydraulic pump to interface between the team and the modern equipment. There is also a group in the Midwest that uses tractors but only with steel wheels. What is wrong with rubber tires I have no idea, but each to his own beliefs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 16, 2014 Share #9 Posted September 16, 2014 Very nice, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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