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Lanyon, L. E.; Bowser, Timothy – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1988
Described are the history of three German-heritage groups settled in Pennsylvania: the Solitary of Ephrata Commune, the Amish, and the Harmony Society. Suggested are pastoral, agrarian, and commercial agricultural analogs to life-support strategies of these groups respectively. Faustian agriculture emphasizing the connection of agriculture to…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Amish, Cultural Context, Futures (of Society)