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South Fork Area Shopping
Several Amish auctions and craft shows are scheduled throughout the year. Popular auctions include the Produce Auctions, Quilt Auctions, and Christmas Craft Auctions.
Please do exercise caution when driving through this area as many pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies are sharing the roads as well.
Discover American-made, Amish-built solid wood furniture that is of heirloom quality! Our showroom, located in Liberty, KY, is brimming with high-quality hardwood furniture that will leave you wanting more. Our furniture experts can guide you through all the benefits of owning top-notch, American-made furniture. You will be amazed by our solid wood construction and the use of precision joinery techniques such as dovetail, mortise, and tenon joints. Stop by today and experience the quality of our furniture for yourself!
2644 S Fork Creek Rd, Liberty, KY 42539
Store Hours: 9:00 AM-5 PM, closed Tuesday and Sunday
Spring & Fall Consignment Auction: See Events Tab for upcoming event dates
The Casey County Produce Auction House is located in the heart of the South Fork Creek Amish area and has a variety of wholesale and consignment auctions. Click the Auction Schedule below to find when plant & flower auctions, produce auctions, hay & firewood auctions, and a bi-annual consignment auction.
Discount Groceries, ice cream, meats, cheeses, and more! Located in Liberty, KY, Sunny Valley Salvage Groceries offers customers close-dated and recently expired groceries to their many valued customers who travel from throughout Casey County and beyond. Each week offers a unique opportunity to purchase great deals on a full range of groceries and household goods.
Displayed among charming decor, find fresh seasonal produce at Lavern’s Country Market. They offer a great selection of local and home-grown items—Lavern’s offers bulk products as well as an assortment of groceries—fruits, vegetables, flowers, jams, jellies, candies, fudge, meats & cheeses.
The Quilter’s Trunk is a family-owned and operated fabric and sewing machine store located outside Liberty, Kentucky. Now in our 7th year, we strive to provide sewing and quilting supplies at an affordable price.
We carry two brands of sewing equipment, Baby Lock and Bernina.
Our repair technicians are certified and experienced with most major home sewing and embroidery equipment brands.
The rolling hills of Crittenden County are home to Kentucky's largest Amish Community with a population of over five hundred. Cabinetry, furniture, baked goods and bulk foods as well as seasonal items such as plants, vegetables, pumpkins and gourds can be purchased from individual Amish families.
The largest Amish settlement is Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and adjacent counties followed by Holmes and adjoining counties in northeast Ohio, about 78 miles south of Cleveland.
Yes, they do. Many Amish communities have their own general stores that carry groceries, bulk food and other items needed by the community, but they frequent the local grocery stores as well. The Amish go to Costco, Target and other stores, just like anyone.
Mennonites typically hold worship in traditional church buildings. In contrast, the Amish practice their religious gatherings in a more decentralized manner, rotating religious gatherings among different households within their settlements.
While many Amish communities tend to be private and not get involved with anything government related, the Amish respect and consistently abide by tax laws that are appropriate to their communities. These taxes include but are not limited to sales, income, property, and public school taxes.
Each person sleeps on their side of the bed, with a board in between them to prevent any physical contact. The couple is allowed to talk to each other during the night, but they're not allowed to touch each other.
Amish represent a collection of different demes or genetically closed communities. Since almost all Amish descend from about 500 18th-century founders, genetic disorders that come out due to inbreeding exist in more isolated districts (an example of the founder effect).
There are indeed wealthy Amish people, but their view of wealth differs from that of most Americans. While they acknowledge the importance of money, the Amish believe it isn't the most crucial aspect of life.
Walmart's grocery section offers a variety of bulk food items that are essential for the Amish kitchen. Items like flour, sugar, oats, and other staples are commonly purchased.
While the Amish are governed by the law, they don't want to have social security numbers. However, they do get one when they join the church as an adult. Because the Amish come from the Anabaptist tradition, they believe that you should be baptized as an adult when you're fully able to consent.
Staying in an Amish guesthouse or B&B is ideal for those who are interested in observing the Amish way of life “up close and personal”, and who are willing to forego some of the creature comforts, conveniences & connection to technological gadgets that we are used to.
But before getting started, let us begin by stating that the Amish speak a language called Pennsylvania Dutch. It is considered to be their first and native language. The Amish learn to read, write and speak in English, allowing them to communicate with the 'outside world'.
First, the Amish do not evangelize and seek to add outsiders to their church. Second, outsiders would need to live among the Amish and demonstrate a genuine conversion experience and faith that results in a changed lifestyle.
Travel back to the turn of the century by visiting the Mennonite Community located between Ky 100 and 585 and Ky 1333. Calling themselves "the plain people", they lead a simple life with no electric or gas powered machinery.
The Swartzentruber Amish are among the most conservative Old Order Amish. They originated in Ohio, and live mostly there and parts of Pennsylvania. Donald Kraybill has written many books about the Amish culture. Perhaps you can google and find one to read.
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