ok amish timothyhay. it is grown by the amishcommunity. im not sure if your tofamiliar but they tend to do things the old fashioned way. no chemicalsect. we have amish families not far away that sellalot of home made items, jellies, pies ect. really reallygood but you pay more for it. that would be reallyan only difference i could see in the hay. not that it isbetter or worse than any other timothy hay, just price!