Family Business – Page 9

08 Oct 2020

When you do what you love, it shows.

Agritourism, Family Business, Seasonal Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M_n-bssNGc CLICK TO WATCH Farmer Hugh loses his mind while walking the pumpkin patch, but please forgive him - He loves this stuff! Farm: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM, Columbus Day 8AM-5PM Maze: Sat 10AM-10PM, Sun 1-6PM, Columbus Day 10AM-4PM! Winery: Sat 12-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM, Sorry not open Columbus Day! When you do what you love, it shows. Hello from the farm! My daughter is a performance clarinetist. She's off to college now after auditioning at half a dozen universities and earning her spot. She has nerves of steel. Once as a 7th grader, she said, "I love auditions because they have to listen to me, and I'll…

06 Oct 2020

The oldest apples on the farm.

Agritourism, Family Business, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

Old farm photo by Gail McPherson of the original apple planting. Farm & Pick-Your-Own Orchards: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM, Open Columbus Day monday, too! Maze: Fri & Sat 10AM-10PM, Sun 1-6PM, Columbus Day 10AM-4PM Winery: Sat 12-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM The oldest apples on the farm. Hello from the farm! I can just barely remember it. Back in 1980, I was 5, and we had recently moved back into the original Maple Lawn Farms home in 1979 after a fire gutted it in 1972. In a field I'd later learn used to be potatoes, my Dad and Mom, Paul & Gail McPherson, would plant the first…

01 Oct 2020

Why your visit matters so much to so many.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h63CNtol5yc CLICK TO WATCH The GoPro Ride to the Pumpkin Patch we filmed when we were in this patch a few years ago. Farm: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Maze: Sat 10AM-10PM, Sun 1-6PM, Pumpkins are here! Winery: Sat 12-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Food Trucks at the Winery: Sat 11AM-5PM Everyone is welcome to enjoy the food trucks, and we'll be offering wine and beer by the glass for purchase with your food receipt per PA regulations. Why your visit matters so much to so many. Hello from the farm! You might think that your trip to our farm ends in your support of Farmer Hugh's family, but…

29 Sep 2020

How to be a rookie.

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

Farm: Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM, Sat 8AM-10PM, Sun 1PM-7PM Maze: Fri & Sat 10AM-10PM Flashlight Nights, Sun 1-7PM, Pumpkins are here! Winery: Sat 12-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM How to be a rookie. Hello from the farm! Each season we employ 65-75 staff to take care of the maze, fun park, orchards, farm market, bakery, and winery. Inevitably, we end up with rookies. A rookie is a worker who is new to the job and often new to the workforce. Maple Lawn Farms has always been the local 'first job' for high schoolers, and that accelerated as Maize Quest grew its need for staff, so we end up each season with…

24 Sep 2020

But you can do this.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPHmxj-1R9k&feature=youtu.be CLICK TO WATCH The NEW MEGA-Strike ultimate gem mining bag be 'unearthed' by two of our guests. It's 20lbs of mining excitement and includes exclusive items such as a BIG mineral, BIG crystal, sharks teeth and more. Farm: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Maze: Sat 10AM-10PM, Sun 1-6PM, Pumpkins are here! Winery: Sat 12-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM You can't control everything, but you can do this. Hello from the farm! My sister and our maze designer Dave; both live in California. Both had to evacuate because the area around them was in flames. I have farm friends deluged with rain from hurricanes in the deep South.…

22 Sep 2020

I got stuck twice this weekend, and it was a good thing.

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

Farm: Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM, Sat 8AM-10PM, Sun 1PM-7PM Maze: Sat 10AM-10PM, Sun 1-7PM, Pumpkins are here! Winery: Sat 12-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Apple picking is the "NEW" thing to do, but you already 'knew' that. Hello from the farm! First things first, Thank You, for a great opening pumpkin weekend. If you are reading this, you are already 'in' with the 'in crowd.' You know the farm, and likely have known it for years. Perhaps some of you have been coming to the farm longer than I have been alive! This weekend, I got 'stuck' in two places, and that taught me some valuable lessons. I got 'stuck' making donuts. I came…

18 Sep 2020

Pumpkin season offers respite from your day to day.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDOHsXe2Vo CLICK TO WATCH Farmer Hugh try to push a GIANT pumpkin wagon as LIVE watchers try to guess the weight and see his flat tire from unloading the heavy bins of fresh picked pumpkins... Farm: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Maze: Sat 10AM-4PM, Sun 1-6PM, Pumpkins are here! Winery: Sat 12-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM "The most wonderful time of the year" Andy got it wrong. Hello from the farm! Joy fills my heart as pumpkin season commences, and people start the search for their perfect pumpkin. Each pumpkin is so tuned to the individual. Warty pumpkins. Big pumpkins. Tiny baby pumpkins. White pumpkins. Gooseneck gourds.…

16 Sep 2020

“The most wonderful time of the year” Andy got it wrong.

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

Farm: Mon-Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM Maze: Sat 10AM-4PM, Sun 1-6PM, Pumpkins are here! Winery: Sat 12-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM "The most wonderful time of the year" Andy got it wrong. Hello from the farm! "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" was released by Andy Williams for Christmas of 1963. It is one of my favorite Christmas songs, yet I disagree entirely with Andy. In fact, I don't think Andy was a farmer. Right NOW is the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" because it is harvest time. I think if Andy had visited Maple Lawn Farms and walked around, enjoying the loaded apple trees, the pumpkins bursting…

27 Aug 2020

Apple season holds hope.

Agritourism, Family Business, Maple Lawn Farms, Seasonal Business

We LOVE apples and YOU get to come pick them this weekend and every weekend throughout Fall Harvest! Apple Season brings a welcome change. Hello from the farm! If you are like me, you are ready for a change in the seasons. Fall is harvest season on the farm, and it has been, as they say, a long hot summer. Apple season arrives and brings with it hope in the harvest. Summer typically brings the joy of juicy peaches, but that was cut short by frost in late spring. Throughout the summer, it was heartbreaking to repeat over and over again…

10 Aug 2020

Timed-ticketing, Covid Signs, & Happy People – Sunflower Festival Report Part 1

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

This is our TicketSpice.com System allowing 50 tickets per timeslot, counting down to SOLD OUT status. We've pushed TicketSpice for a special deal for all our Agritourism clients & friends. If you reach out to use them, remember to ask for the "Platinum Set-up" package and exclusive, "Agritourism Phone Support" package. You can ask me questions, too, my Sunflower Fest link is after the blog. Timed-ticketing, Covid Signs, & Happy People - Sunflower Festival Report. Sorry this is a hurried blog post, we're cranking to get everything ready in-between festival weekends. I'm sure you are running hard, too. I wanted to…