10 SECRET Farming Techniques Invented By The Amish

The average American small farmer spends $4,800 a year on equipment maintenance, fuel, and machinery upgrades. The Amish have kept the same land productive for over 150 years without financing a single piece of equipment. A Worm Fence built from on-farm timber costs nothing in materials and lasts 20 to 30 years. A Spring Box built over a natural spring eliminates $300 to $600 a year in pump costs and some documented examples are still running on original stone construction laid over a century ago. A properly fitted draft horse collar extends the working life of the animal by 5 to 7 years. And the technique at #1 is not a method at all. It is the decision that makes every other method on the list possible. CHAPTERS 0:00 $4,800 a Year vs 150 Years Without a Dealer Invoice 0:41 #10: Minimal Tillage 1:27 #9: Draft Animal Rotation 2:32 #8: Draft Horse Collar Fitting 3:26 #7: Worm Fence Construction 4:37 #6: Wheel Ho Cultivation 5:36 #5: Hand Graded Field Drainage 6:46 #4: Gravity Fed Spring Boxes 7:52 #3: On Farm Seed Selection 9:05 #2: Farm Apprenticeship 10:19 #1: The Decision Not to Borrow 12:45 One System Not 10 Separate Techniques