Friday, March 25, 2011

Maze Corner

Hi to all Corn Maze seekers! They are dragging me kicking and screaming into the world of social media! I am blogging for the first time; hopefully my blogs can be fun and informative. Thanks for taking the time to check out our website and read our Blogs, Facebook insights and Twitter feeds. We look forward to hearing from you.

Our Family Farm has been in operation since 1963, (I was hardly even born!). As with all farms, we have had some good years and some really tough years. We were looking for ways to let the surrounding communities know we were still here, growing farm fresh produce. And the best sweet corn ever! Here we are a real ‘on the farm’ Farmers Market, and how could we get customers to make the 3 mile detour off SR441? My brother and sister-in-law looked into what other farms were doing to bring people back to the farm. Agritourism was becoming widespread in America. This is the practice of attracting visitors and travelers to agricultural areas, generally for educational and recreational purposes. Agritourism could help supplement our agricultural business. What did our farm have to offer in the way of recreation? Well we did have corn fields. Hmmm, Corn Mazes were popping up everywhere. So in 2003, Scott’s Maze Adventures was born. We started off the first year with ‘just’ a seven acre corn maze. I say just, because each year we have added something new and now we have many activities.

We hope you will come check us out, we look forward to seeing you on the Farm!

Rebecca Scott Ryan
Maze Manager.
Rebecca@longandscottfarms.com

3 comments:

  1. My son and I enjoyed the maze immensely last year. We really did get lost and couldn't find our way out. The farm is beautiful and it is a wonderful way to teach city folks and children about farming.

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  2. I love being at the farm and maze! What a great way to spend a day with family and friends. It's the best entertainment bargain in Central Florida.

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  3. Thanks guys! I hope to see you again this Fall. We even promise a really fun new activity.

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