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John Miller’s Journey From Growing Up Amish to Spearheading an Interest in Sustainable Living

The president of Superb Canning and co-founder of the Food Independence Summit returned to his roots where homesteading is a way of life.
John Miller’s Journey From Growing Up Amish to Spearheading an Interest in Sustainable Living
John Miller and his wife Susan stand next to an apple tree outside their home in Dundee, Ohio, on May 27, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Jeff Louderback
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SUGARCREEK, Ohio—Growing up Amish before he left the community to carve his own path, John Miller likes to say that he traded driving a horse-and-buggy for a Pontiac.

The journey eventually led back to the rolling hills of northeast Ohio and the second-largest community of Amish in the world.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.