Back in the 1950s and '60s, my German grandfather -- a serious gardener living in Spencer, Mass. -- had but one wheelbarrow, a wooden one with removable sides and a metal-clad wooden wheel.

The Livingston county area is home to a growing number of Amish home businesses. ... The wood birdhouses that Samuel Yoder makes are $28, and the simple Mission-style wood clocks are $250.