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…
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28 Sep 2018

Take it when you can get it.

Agritourism, Family Business, Maize Quest Corn Maze & Fun Park, Seasonal Business
Hey, Take it when you can get it.. In parenting, as in life, I find that you have to take it when you can get it. I don’t know about you, but my kids are in every activity: Soccer, symphony, marching band, chorus, youth group, working on the farm, vocal ensembles, private instrument lessons, NJHS, student council, and on and on and on. As a parent, when I can get a night to watch a TV show with my son, I take it. When I can take my teenage daughter out to each, I take it. When my wife and I get to go…
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