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23 Mar 2020

Close your feed and write.

I do not like being told what to do. Yes, I just gave you a robust declarative statement, but it was for your good: Close your feed and write. We are no longer conditioned to write, yet our consumption of words, posts, videos, pictures is higher than ever. Your mind has become one-way as you push the vast majority of the traffic into your head and offer little back out, aside from a double-tap 'heart' or laughing emoji. Overwhelm and anxiety stem from this one-way flow. Your mind is struggling to keep all this information in with no safety valve…

13 Dec 2019

Long-distance relationships.

Agritourism, Family Business, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

Above is Case's autonomous tractor - No Cab! It's already in testing and coming soon to a farm near you, just not sure how soon... Long distance relationships. Hey Friends, Technology in agriculture sure has come a long way. Think of what we take for granted. I have always been a nerd, and by nerd, I mean interested in future technology and willing to give things a try even when there is no immediate benefit evident. My middle school buddy and I tied up two landlines, two modems, and connected a mac computer and a DOS computer in 6th grade so that…

22 Nov 2019

Life’s too short, only read what you’re interested in.

Agritourism, Employee Management, Family Business, Maple Lawn Farms

Working with corn maze clients across North America and the UK, creating attractions and marketing plans for hundreds more farms and entertainment businesses, plus managing nearly 100 staff across three businesses and 1,400 acres of production, retail, and entertainment in a family business generates a lot of stories. This blog is a connection point for seasonal and family business owners to look inside, learn from our mistakes, and connect on a level only people in the small business community can. Choose what you'd like to read by category or search, then surf around occasionally for something interesting you might not…

21 Aug 2019

Maple Lawn Farms “Trying Apples to Zinnias, on the farm.”

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idi-gpsnGYk Aug 31, 2019 the Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park open with an incredible new attraction - 50,000 Pick-Your-Own Zinnias - CLICK to Watch the Video! Peach Season is PRIME Right Now with Messina & Autumn Star, Fantasia Nectarines, Blondee, GingerGold, Zestar & Gala Summer Apples, Get (3) fruits in (1) trip! Orchard & Market Hours: OPEN NOW 8AM-5PM Weekly: Hours are Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery Hours: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM "From Apples to Zinnias on the farm." A to Z, it's a saying and a depiction of trying a little of everything; or a store carrying a vast array of…

09 Aug 2019

187,000 Sunflowers in Bloom at the 3rd annual Sunflower Festival

Agritourism, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

ALL the sunflowers are blooming! Read all the details in our official media release, then plan your day and click above to get your tickets. Sunflowers are the “Happiest Crop on Earth” at Maple Lawn Farms, host of the 3rd Annual Sunflower Festival Aug 9-11 and 16-18, 2019. The farmers have planted over 187,000 sunflower seeds for 2019’s event, and many varieties produce more than one bloom per seed. This sunflower field is no ordinary ‘patch.’ This year’s field, the size of 10 football fields combined, features special plantings in a display garden, the “Big Field of Yellow”, the “Red Sea”, “The Wilds” and…

18 Jul 2019

Maple Lawn Farms “Peach Season Hits The Big Time.”

Agritourism, Family Business, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnDJQaBoWUM StarFire & RedStar peaches are ripe and ready for picking, so plan your adventure - Farmer Hugh CLEARLY was on an adventure this morning - CLICK to Watch the Video! Peach Season is PRIME Right Now with Starfire & RedStar, Nectarines GREAT, Blueberries GOOD, Get (3) fruits in (1) trip! Orchard & Market Hours: OPEN NOW 8AM-5PM Weekly: Hours are Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery Hours: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Peach Season Hits The Big Time. Yes! Peaches are here! It's always a celebration when our signature fruit ripens, and the orchards open to welcome YOU. Peaches formed the bedrock of Maple Lawn Farms'…

04 Jul 2019

Maple Lawn Farms “Autonomy & Its Price”

Agritourism, Family Business, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

American farmers feed our country and the world. It is a patriotic act done quietly, competently and consistently each day. The Blueberries PRIME Right Now Orchard & Market Hours: Blueberry Patch OPEN NOW 8AM-5PM Weekly: Hours are Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery Hours: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM YES - We are open on July 4th, 8AM-5PM! Blog "Autonomy & Its Price" Happy 4th of July. The birth of our country built on the principles of freedom and autonomy. Agriculture is a business and lifestyle that provides freedom and autonomy, but like everything worthwhile, it comes at a price. The United States of America came…

21 Jun 2019

Life on the Farm: “691,200,000,000 kernels of corn”

Agritourism, Family Business, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwAcdYIjW9w The Sweet Cherries & Blueberries Ready Friday! Orchard & Market Hours: Cherry Orchard & Blueberry Patch OPEN NOW 8AM-5PM Weekly: Hours are Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Winery Hours: Sat 12PM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Life on the Farm: "691,200,000,000 kernels of corn" Farms are entities that last beyond a single individual. It hit me when we were planting new peach trees that my Dad, who is 76 and works hard every day, might not see the end of these trees' 20+ year life span. The innovative grain elevator that he designed and built in 1968 or so, is finally at the end of its lifespan and…

01 Apr 2019

Maple Lawn Farms & Fun Park Closing, a new direction for 2019.

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

A new direction for this family farm. Hey Gang, This doesn't happen often, but every generation is different, so we're taking a new direction at Maple Lawn Farms. Kids will be kids, and my kids, the 6th generation at Maple Lawn Farms have spoken - it's time for a different phase. Our kids just aren't into the whole, "Crazy Farmer Hugh & Mazes" stuff, so they have opted for a new path: Beef Cattle. We'll be tearing out the slide, the labyrinth, though the bamboo will stay in place. The pedal kart track is leaving as well, and the corn box will remain, but as a…

05 Jan 2019

So what do you do now?

Agritourism, Family Business, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

"So what do you do now?" Hey, I got out of the maze mobile in front of our farm market and office, and it was utterly silent. At 9:06 am, I was over an hour late for my usual Saturday arrival and, though a weak pang of guilt was niggling in the back of my mind, the silence reconfirmed it was OK; I was OK. We are closed in January. Farm market, maze complex, and wine tasting room are all shuttered through the dreary Pennsylvania winter months. Our farm is not, as anyone who has visited can attest, near a busy town, busy…