Amish and Mennonite use of "power"

BB.

A very interesting article on how the Amish and Mennonites work with modern technology and its various sources of power.

Unless you live near them (or happen to be a member of their community)--some very surprising revelations.

Amish Hackers

The Amish have the undeserved reputation of being luddites, of people who refuse to employ new technology. It's well known the strictest of them don't use electricity, or automobiles, but rather farm with manual tools and ride in a horse and buggy. In any debate about the merits of embracing new technology, the Amish stand out as offering an honorable alternative of refusal. Yet Amish lives are anything but anti-technological. In fact on my several visits with them, I have found them to be ingenious hackers and tinkers, the ultimate makers and do-it-yourselfers and surprisingly pro technology...

Since many "off-grid folks" use Amish tech--some background on how they build it "without electricity" (not).

-Bill