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Older Generation

Phillip Coblentz

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Topics mentioned: Adapting to Technology, Church Rules and Practice, Work and Daily Life

Phillip is a farmer and rancher at heart and by trade. He shares stories of herding cattle, discovering his love for horses, and making hay — lots and lots of hay. Can a community’s conservatism be revealed by their haymaking method alone? Phillip could convince us. He also shares how he handled the years of tumultuous change and how his relationship to Amishness has developed over time.