MENNONITE FARM COUNTRY
Mennonite farmland
(March 25, 2006)
Near Montezuma in Macon County is a community of Beachy Amish Mennonites.
The roots of these Mennonites go back to the Old Order Amish of Somerset
County, Pennsylvania and they
share many of the same beliefs. They wear plain clothes
and the women wear head coverings. Unlike the Amish, they have church buildings,
drive automobiles and use electricity. But they do not watch television or participate in other forms
of modern entertainment..
If you would like to take a drive through this farm country, go west from I-75,
exit 127 on Ga.
Highway 26. After a little over 11 miles, a small
Mennonite country store called Yoder's Country Market will be on the right side of the road.
This little store has items such as old-fashioned candy, spices, and Amish tonics
as well as basic staples.
Continue west for another couple of miles to Yoder's Deitsch Haus &
Bakery. This is a good place to eat lunch or dinner and it has been open since
1984.
YODER'S DEITSCH HAUS & BAKERY
There is a gift shop in a separate building to the left of the restaurant. It
stocks a variety of items including chow-chow, Skinner's Vaporizing Salve,
and pepper jelly. It has an assortment of home-style jams that are made with
real sugar instead of the high-fructose corn syrup that is used in most supermarket
brands.
Go west 0.1 mile from Yoder's Deitsch Haus and turn right (north) onto White
House Inn Road for 1.8 miles. This will take you to the White House Farm. This
is a Mennonite Bed and Breakfast Inn. It is also a dairy farm with lots of
animals. Overnight guests can experience the workings of this active farm.
MENNONITE BED & BREAKFAST INN
Turn left at the stop sign onto Mennonite Church Road and go west
0.5 mile to Kauffman Strawberry Farm. Kauffman's is a good place to pick fresh
strawberries. Strawberry season
in this part of Georgia is normally April and May.
Kauffman strawberry farm
When Kauffman's is open, be sure to go into the silo and look up. Strawberry
season is the best time to stop at Kaufmann's, but it also sells local produce
during other seasons as well.
Continue west a little over a mile from Kaufmann's. Just before the stop sign,
turn left onto the dirt road (not the main road). This is also Mennonite Church
Road. Follow this road (south) until it ends at a stop sign. Turn left at the stop sign
onto Mennonite School Road. This will take you past the country school that the
Mennonite children attend.
When you come to the next stop sign past the school, you have completed a loop. Turn right and
this road will lead you back to Ga. Highway 26.
GEORGIA’S AMISH MENNONITES KEEP THE FAITH
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Make every effort to
live in peace with all men and to be holy;
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This page last updated on July 05, 2009 |