Blog – Page 8 – Hugh McPherson

26 Aug 2021

Peaches, family traditions and the Voice of the Teller.

Agritourism, Family Business, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

Is this your family? Do you plan outings together to spend time, the most valuable commodity, with each other enjoying the farm? That's why we open our farm. For families like this, and families like yours. Peaches are HERE! Messina & Autumn Star yellow peaches, Blushing Star white peaches (nearly gone!), Fantasia Nectarines - Make an efficient trip and get ALL THREE! Summer Apples: ZeStar, an intriguing, spicy little number and Blondee's, crisp and snappy! Farm & Winery Open Hours Pick-Your-Own: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Farm Market: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Bakery: Fri-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Maize Quest: Opening Saturday Sept 4, 2021!…

20 Aug 2021

Sunflowers end Sunday, don’t miss the joy-filled field.

Agritourism, Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park, Maple Lawn Farms, Maple Lawn Winery, Seasonal Business

Last Chance -> A field of living joy all planted for YOU. Watch above for real footage as we clip the deadheads off the sunflower plants - they almost magically perk up and keep blooming! Hey gang, It's a simple message today. My kids are going back to college; back to high school next week. The seasons are changing as peaches, nectarines and summer apples come to a close over the next two weeks. You never know what next week will bring, so you have to grab life's little moments as they come. The sunflower field is in dazzling beauty right…

18 Aug 2021

Your friends at Maize Quest Designed the Field of Dreams Maze

Agritourism, Family Business, Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park, Seasonal Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoM30hsVUu4 Click to watch a drone video of the Field of Dream site including the corn maze designed by Maize Quest EXTRA EXTRA! The Secret is revealed...Did you see that maze last Thursday on the Major League Baseball game debut at the Field of Dreams park in Dyersville, IA? Yep - You know the designers. (Story Below...) Farm & Winery Open Hours Pick-Your-Own: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Farm Market: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Bakery: Fri-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Sunflower Festival: Final Weekend - Don't Miss IT! -> Aug 20-22 Maize Quest: Opening Saturday Sept 4, 2021! York County’s own Maize Quest DESIGNED…

17 Aug 2021

Register for “How to be ready for anything.”

Agritourism, Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park, Marketing Tools, Seasonal Business

We ARE recording, so if you can't make it LIVE you won't miss out - Listen, learn, absorb and share with each other during this important meeting. You're invited to participate in this webinar, even BEFORE the webinar! Please reply to me and let me know your thoughts, biggest fears & plans for adapting and I'll make sure to work it into the presentation. Hey gang, I am NOT a "Worst Case Scenario" kinda guy, but after last year, I realized that planning is an exercise in preventing emergencies. If you think through all the possibilities, and plan for them, you can't…

16 Aug 2021

Proactive Fall Season Prep: How to be ready for anything.

Agritourism, Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park, Marketing Tools, Seasonal Business

Listen, learn, absorb and share with each other during this important meeting. You're invited to participate in this webinar, even BEFORE the webinar! Please reply to me and let me know your thoughts, biggest fears & plans for adapting and I'll make sure to work it into the presentation. Hey gang, My daughter wants to play clarinet for her life's work. When I played trumpet so many years ago, I used to shake like a leaf during auditions. Annie is a rock, in fact, she once famously said, "I love auditions because they have to listen to me." The difference between the two of…

13 Aug 2021

Sunflowers & peaches survive and thrive after 58mph winds & a rainbow

Agritourism, Family Business, Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park, Maple Lawn Winery, Seasonal Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmsxS1ZgHCM Storm sweeps through the farm! Watch above for real footage as we check things out in the weird afterlight, then see the rainbow at the end of this email. Freestone Peaches & Summer Apples are NOW! Coral Star & Flamin' Fury freestone yellow peachesBlushing Star White PeachesZeStar & Paula Red Summer ApplesSunGlo & Fantasia Nectarines - Make a trip for fruit & fun! Farm & Winery Open Hours Pick-Your-Own: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Farm Market: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Bakery: Fri-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Sunflower Festival: Only two weekends left -> Aug 13-15, 20-22 Maize Quest: Opening Saturday Sept 4, 2021! Sunflowers survive…

06 Aug 2021

Sunflower Early Bloomers is ready, plus Summer Apples.

Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park, Maple Lawn Winery, Seasonal Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjI6wVGKrt0 See over 187,003 Sunflowers on the farm! Watch above for real footage as we finish building the prop stations. Peaches & Summer Apples are HERE! StarFire & Flamin' Fury freestone yellow peaches, ZeStar & Paula Red Summer Apples, & Sun Glo Nectarines - Make a trip for fruit & fun! Farm & Winery Open Hours Pick-Your-Own: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Farm Market: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Bakery: Fri-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Sunflower Festival: NOW Aug 6-8, 13-15,20-22 Maize Quest: Opening Saturday Sept 4, 2021! Sunflowers! It's finally here! Sunflower Festival 2021, our 5th Annual, began at 10AM this morning, and the flowers are…

29 Jul 2021

You know about donuts… but Donut Peaches are here.

Agritourism, Family Business, Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1BOtb0o4B4 See Donut Peaches LIVE on the trees at the farm! Have you ever tried one?? Peaches are HERE! Gala & StarFire freestone yellow peaches, Jade White Nectarines & Eastern Glo Nectarines - Make an efficient trip and get ALL THREE! Farm & Winery Open Hours Pick-Your-Own: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Farm Market: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Bakery: Fri-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Sunflower Festival: Aug 6-8, 13-15,20-22 Maize Quest: Opening Saturday Sept 4, 2021! Maple Lawn Farms Why you have to try stuff, even at the risk of failing. Arnold Schwarzenegger once said, "To be a true maverick, you have to break some of…

21 Jul 2021

Peaches, yesteryear & today, plus some old pictures.

Agritourism, Family Business, Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

That's lil' Farmer Hugh, age 5, working in the packing house. The lid is going on a 38lb, wax box of peaches in approximately 1980. What were you doing in 1980? Peaches are HERE! Sentry & Gala yellow peaches, Jade & Eastern Glo Nectarines and Blueberries - Make an efficient trip and get ALL THREE! Sentry are SEMI-CLING, so they come free from the pit when ripe, but are not technically 'freestone" peaches - but they sure are tasty! Farm & Winery Open Hours Pick-Your-Own: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Farm Market: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Bakery: Fri-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Sunflower Festival: Aug…