How to Eat Like Plain People
Grow your own fruits and vegetables., Can fruits and vegetables for the winter. , Fill up the freezer., Raise your own livestock., Get a hunting permit.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Grow your own fruits and vegetables.
Amish eat a lot of fresh foods in the growing and harvest months.
Sweet corn, celery, beets, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, peas, and a wide variety of other vegetables are grown in the typical Amish garden.
Amish may have fruit trees or grapevines on their property as well. -
Step 2: Can fruits and vegetables for the winter.
, Depending on the level of technology permitted in a congregation, Amish may freeze large quantities of food, particularly meat. , Many Amish have laying hens which produce a steady stream of eggs.
Chickens may be slaughtered for meat.
Some Amish will raise pigs for the same purpose.
Amish dairies provide farm families a steady supply of milk and dairy goods.
Families without a dairy may have a “family cow”.
Amish often drink milk raw, and claim that it has health benefits, though selling raw milk to the public is not permitted in some states. , Deer and other wild animals killed while hunting serve as food sources for the family as well. -
Step 3: Fill up the freezer.
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Step 4: Raise your own livestock.
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Step 5: Get a hunting permit.
Detailed Guide
Amish eat a lot of fresh foods in the growing and harvest months.
Sweet corn, celery, beets, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, peas, and a wide variety of other vegetables are grown in the typical Amish garden.
Amish may have fruit trees or grapevines on their property as well.
, Depending on the level of technology permitted in a congregation, Amish may freeze large quantities of food, particularly meat. , Many Amish have laying hens which produce a steady stream of eggs.
Chickens may be slaughtered for meat.
Some Amish will raise pigs for the same purpose.
Amish dairies provide farm families a steady supply of milk and dairy goods.
Families without a dairy may have a “family cow”.
Amish often drink milk raw, and claim that it has health benefits, though selling raw milk to the public is not permitted in some states. , Deer and other wild animals killed while hunting serve as food sources for the family as well.
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