Yoder’s Amish Home

When traveling up to Amish country this is a definite must. The tour of the 2 Amish homes was the highlight. Our guide, a former member of the Amish church, was chock full of history, knowledge, fun facts and humor. She truly made the experience all I had hoped it would be.
The «bakery», another highlight, was filled with delectable goodies at reasonable prices. Make sure you bring cash (small bills if possible) because that is all these lovely ladies accept. We had the fried fruit pies and cookies. Delicious!!!
The school house tour is another great stop. The information shared was wonderful and I liked that they allowed us to ask many questions. I left there with a fuller understanding of the Amish school system. Our «guide» was sweet as could be and very approachable.
Why the one star deduction you ask? The buggy ride. I almost felt taken advantage of. The buggy ride consisted of two loops around a small gravel way. It lasted under 5 minutes. How can you charge for that? Our guide was pleasant but really offered no information or much conversation at all. Not worth the money at all.
Overall, this is a must stop on your Amish itinerary. Plan for about 3 – 4 hours and enjoy every minute of it!

They offer tours of an Amish home built in the 1860’s, a barn, old school house and buggy ride. A complete package will run you $ 12. The house tour alone is $ 7.50. I do highly recommend the house tour, which is what we did. It provided great insights into Amish history, lifestyle and beliefs. I found it quite informative!
One word to the wise, eat before you go!!! Staff are about taking care of the premises and baking home made goods. The aroma from the kitchen is quite enticing! They do sell various Amish made crafts and other souvenir novelties, but I recommend the baked goods from their own kitchen. They are very reasonably priced and very tasty!

Nice place to explore about Amish people and culture.

We went once and got the full tour which is interesting if you’ve never been to Amish Country or another place like the Farm at Walnut Creek. It’s a bit overpriced, especially the buggy ride which is a joke. However, we often go back to this place to go their barn. My kids love to go in and pet the animals, they usually have puppies, kittens, chicks, sometimes baby pot belly pigs, goats, rabbits and horses. The kids have a blast petting them. And like anything in Amish Country it will cost you, $ 1ea to enter the barn. I hope Amish pay taxes like the rest of us because like this place and Disney, everything in Amish country is designed to separate you from your wallet.

Whenever we take friends to visit Amish country, Yoder’s Family Home is on our tour agenda. It’s a way of counteracting the touristy knickknack shops and schtick that fills most of Amish country, and allows them a chance to get a small idea of what Amish life is about.
If you take the whole tour, you will first visit the old house, which shows the simplest of lifestyles, then the new house, where the tour guide will explain the variety of choices that different orders of Amish make regarding what technological advances are acceptable. It’s quite interesting to realize that the Amish are not as faceless and uniform as their dolls.
In the kitchen of the new house, you will be given the opportunity to purchase baked and canned goods, many of which are produced right in this very kitchen by young Amish girls who are employed by Yoder’s. This is a great place for a sweet snack at a very reasonable price.
After the house tour, you may visit the barn, where livestock is living out its very easy life. There will likely be kittens and puppies to cuddle, and maybe even lambs. This part of the tour is at your leisure, so you may spend as much or as little time as you want.
After the barn, exit back out through the (inevitable) gift shop, and walk over to the one-​room schoolhouse. While this schoolhouse was built strictly for demonstration purposes, the young teacher there will be happy to answer questions about Amish education and lifestyle.
Finally, line up for your turn to ride in the buggy. The drivers we’ve had have been very friendly and happy to talk while giving you your two turns around the carriage path.
The people working at the farm aren’t all practicing Amish. Some are Mennonites, some are people who have left the faith. But they are all enthusiastic about sharing the history of the Amish. We learn something new every time we visit.

I highly recommend Yoder’s if you want to get a bit of Amish life and history. Much of the staff that I met were actually Amish, and they we all very friendly and responsive to our questions. The house tour was very interesting and filled with a lot of fascinating history and information on contemporary Amish living. At the end of the tour you can buy baked goods that are made right in the house.
The barn tour was likewise worth the time, and the nice old Amish gentleman giving the tour was great. After that we took the buggy ride, which lasts just a few minutes, but it was an enjoyable opportunity to talk to Roman, our Amish buggy driver. The schoolhouse tour was kind of a waste of time as it takes a separate ticket, yet it lasted only about 3 or 4 minutes.
All in all, I was very happy with our visit. There are several Amish tourist farms in the area, but I was looking for one that was authentic and not too «touristy». Yoder’s fits the bill.

With a friend visiting from out of town we decided to head to Amish country for a taste of the simple life. She wanted to experience a real Amish farm and I knew we had to go to Yoder’s. I’ve been there before and could vouch for the knowledgeable tour guides, beauty of the land, friendly staff, breadth of experience and delicious Amish bakery. It did not disappoint. At Yoder’s you really get a taste of what Amish life is like, without all of the commercialism on other properties. Sure there is a gift store and they sell Amish goods but it isn’t obnoxious. We had a great time and learned a lot.