Tucked away in Sarasota, there’s a neighborhood where tricycles are the luxury vehicle of choice, homemade pie is considered essential nutrition, and the pace of life moves slower than a turtle with a sprained ankle.
This is Pinecraft – Florida’s unexpected Amish and Mennonite enclave that feels like it was teleported straight from rural Pennsylvania.
When most people think “Florida,” their mental slideshow flips through beaches, theme parks, and retirement communities with golf carts zooming around like bumper cars for the AARP crowd.
Not bonnets, suspenders, and some of the best homemade baked goods you’ll ever taste…