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We are not Amish nor have we ever been Amish or Mennonite in any way.
Anytime you go onto a website and look around and find a few things you like, you end up making sure you can trust the website owners. We want to assure the reader of our love and dedication to our websites as the owners and writers of this website. We also star in our own videos from the actual locations around the Ethridge area Amish community. We have expertise in the lives of the Amish people as we know many of them personally. This friendly context and background gives the website visitor our authenticity as people who would easily be called out as liers if they tried to fake their experience. We only type true and legitimate words here so that the visitor can have trust in us to tell them true and trustworthy sentences and if we don't know something, we write it in as something we don't yet know.
amish of ethridge tn group of boys getting hay
The Amish of Ethridge website is under the umbrella of The Progeny Adventure Group LLC who owns and distributes the content shown in this website. Mike and Josh are the main controlling members of The Progeny Adventure Group LLC and want to show the areas Amish people in a way that would attract visitors to come see them and have fun in Lawrence county and the surrounding area. This should make since being the "progeny" means kids and "adventure" and "group" mean the website companies under the umbrella all have adventure with kids as a central theme!
About our team
Mike Pilkinton
About the author - Michael Pilkinton
Mike is the main owner with a majority share in the company and all of the websites under the Progeny Adventure Group LLC . When his wife Tara had a 1 pound 13 ounce baby daughter Alana that spent 89 days in the NICU, he knew that parenting was a huge task and one not to be taken lightly. His passion turned into questions that led him to find answers from his 24 years of working in engineering to be applied to parenting with a purpose!
Josh Brown
About the author - Josh Brown
Josh is the only son of an Army special forces father who was on a mission to keep Josh in line. He had to miss several fun things with his friends to mow grass or paint for others. He was a janitor who decided he needed to be teaching rather than mopping the floor. So he went to Trevecca University and received a masters in business science. Josh's father died before seeing him walk the stage or see his son David being born and this makes him want to be a great father.
Growing up in Ethridge
So how do we know anything about the Amish in Ethridge? Mike grew up on 109 High Avenue across the street from his grandparents Henry and Louise Pilkinton and nextdoor from his uncle Donald that everyone called "Hopsing". Across from him was his great grandmother Lillian Wright who was a Dickson before she married. Mike would walk with his grandpa Henry to the Amish on Indiana Avenue and toward South Brace where the majority of Amish lived. They were friends with the Amish and Mike grew up around them. Josh would grow up in Lawrenceburg but befriended people in school who lived in the Amish community as English people. The Amish boys would also hang out with them so Josh got to know them as he grew up and out of school.
Henry and Louise Pilkinton Home.
High Avenue was beside a store and the Farmer Co-Op feed store . The Amish buggies would bring a constant clopping of horse hooves on the road that would make us look out to see them.
Mike's dad who was also called Mike but had a different middle name to avoid the senior and junior titles was a feisty youth who would play tricks on the Amish people. Along with his brother Hopsing, they had a race car and would drag race at what is now the Ethridge Motorsports Park just down from where they lived. They have many stories to tell about Ethridge and the mischief they got into. In a way this website was easy to write and explain since the places and features are just like it was years ago. Time doesn't move things along here and the most common response we get from visitors is "It seems like I went back in Time" when they visitors tell us of their journey.
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Wow! The Amish Country Store has updated their store from when Bruce owned it and now it looks amazing! They do have a breakfast on Saturday and sandwiches all week! They are very committed to the healthy lifestyle and feature many local products and small batch items. They also have coffee and teas I believe you will love! I show examples below and they will soon have their drive through open for those who would like to get back on the road. They still have their meats and cheeses and many items from the way many of us remember so go in today and see the improvements! See their page here - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577949503460 - as they have new meats from Abel's Acres in their new freezer and others you may want to pick up for grilling season. Kids love the sweets and snacks so be sure to get something for them while you're here!
The Amish are back to work as usual today and tomorrow. Being that they probably didn't pick the garden yesterday, they should have a lot of vegetables out today so I believe there will be a lot out and at the Plowboy Produce Auction at 1pm. English peas, zucchini, yellow squash, sweet and regular red type potatoes, beets, and more has been out and found by ladies I trust. Who will have them when you go looking? That's why I say "to Amish is to hunt" as I myself would have to look for them the same as you. People are feeling the squeeze financially and the Amish have the reputation of having cheap produce so expect a bit of competition this year as others start coming in to see what they can find.
The Amish are off today for Ascension Day but we are still here to give you the best advice for your Amish visit. I personally made a premium guide where I teach people how to take the best vacation here. I show the history of the Anabaptist movement to how the old order split and how Ethridge came to be one of the best places to visit in the country! Plus I show how to chronicle your visit after you get home and talk to others about the experience. I also have a ton of resources for kids! The only downside is that it's 24hrs long when you add up all the lesson video time. see the link here - https://progenyadventuregroup.com/the-complete-guide-to-visiting-the-amish-in-ethridge/ to see my page where you can find out more.
Beets are coming in now and yellow squash and onions are still coming in with good numbers. You will have to hunt them down or go to the plowboy auction. I will says places along Buffalo road had them but keep in mind that others may get to them before you do. Hours of 8-5pm are good at most homes and be sure to bring cash.
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