A letter from the Amish community, every Sunday morning.
Each week we write to our readers about life among the Old Order Amish families who weave our baskets here in the Heartland. It arrives Sunday morning, it takes about ten minutes to read, and it has been arriving every week for years.
We never share your address.
What comes in the letter
- A story from the community about the season and its traditions, from cutting ice for the ice houses in January to putting up the harvest in August.
- News from the families who wove your basket. What happened on the Mast farm this week, who the Yoders had over for supper, what the children found in the creek.
- A recipe from one of their kitchens, the way they make it.
- A word of Amish wisdom, the kind that gets written on a card and stuck to the refrigerator.
- And a note from a reader about the basket in her own home.
From one of our Sunday letters
During a barn raising years ago, a group of young, inexperienced boys installed windows upside down, a humorous mishap that has since become a lighthearted memory in their household. It also served as a gentle reminder of why the community pairs less experienced workers with knowledgeable guides. Lessons like these, though sometimes learned the hard way, are part of what makes barn raising a living, breathing tradition.
…The rest of that letter, and a new one every week, arrives Sunday.
"I always look forward to next Sunday's newsletter."
- Kathy P., a reader since 2024
That’s the whole of it.
One letter, on Sunday, from a community that does not have email of its own and trusts us to pass along what they are willing to share. Now and then, in the busy seasons, we will write during the week as well.
Every Sunday morning. We never share your address.
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