Amish children raised on rural farms in northern Indiana suffer from asthma and allergies less often even than Swiss farm kids, a group known to be relatively free from allergies, according to a new ...

When Amos Stoltzfoos moved his family to Littlestown in 2020, he said they were one of just 11 Amish families in the area.

Researchers have seen changes in the Amish community, particularly in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They said the Amish are diversifying their occupations, moving west to find more farmland and ...

So far this year, LNP-LancasterOnline and other media have reported three fatal farm accidents. All of the victims were children or teenagers, and all were buried in Amish cemeteries: Do reports like ...

People in Amish country prepare a horse team to work on a farm in Pulaski, Pa., Wednesday, June 23, 2021. In 2023, LNP | LancasterOnline reported on three fatal farm accidents. All of the victims were ...

In the Aug. 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the researchers showed that substances in the house dust from Amish, but not Hutterite, homes were able to engage and shape the innate ...

In trying to explain America’s rising rates of allergies and asthma, one of the common theories is that we’re just too clean. And that theory just got a boost by scientists studying traditional ...

Amos and Elizabeth Lapp, an older Amish couple looking to move off the farm, eyed a cozy, two-bedroom house for sale. It was in the middle of a quiet street of little houses close to New Holland. “We ...

LANCASTER (AP) — After years of resistance, a growing number of Amish families are putting their farms into land-preservation programs. Amish farmers traditionally spurn government programs. But ...

Amish families go down a road in Lancaster, Pa., one on foot and the other by horse-drawn carriage. The high cost of farmland is driving some Amish people to move to where land is more affordable.

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — If you're looking for something fun and active to do this summer, "goat yoga" at The Amish Farm and House in Lancaster County could be a good fit! If you've never heard of this ...