25 FORGOTTEN Amish Boring Businesses the Government Hopes Americans Never Learn

In 1947, an Amish community in Lancaster County operated 14 self-sustaining businesses while the average American handed 22% of their income to Washington. They are 25 expressions of one decision: start small, sell direct, and never ask permission from a system that charges for permission it was never owed. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:40 #25: Handmade Soap 1:13 #24: Honey and Beeswax Cottage Food 1:59 #23: Dried Herbs and Tinctures 2:56 #22: Open-Pollinated Seed Sales 3:48 #21: Land and Soil Consulting 4:44 #20: Fencing 5:32 #19: Tile Drainage Installation 6:44 #18: Custom Farm Equipment 7:24 #17: Flour Milling 8:13 #16: Custom Feed Mixing 9:09 #15: Raw Wool Sales 9:52 #14: Knitted and Woven Goods 10:43 #13: Natural Dyeing 11:38 #12: Permit-Exempt Outbuilding Construction 12:51 #11: Well Digging 13:51 #10: Windmill Installation and Maintenance 14:51 #9: Natural Ice and Cold Storage 15:47 #8: On-Farm Meat Processing 16:46 #7: Animal Rendering 17:45 #6: Hide Tanning 18:48 #5: Salvage and Repair Resale 19:44 #4: Teaching Trades and Apprenticeships 20:54 #3: Hand-Forged Tools 21:49 #2: Land Leasing by Crop Share 22:51 #1: Community-Funded Startups 24:08 One Posture Not 25 Loopholes