So what do farmers do now since one of their main crops (tobacco) has been taken away from them? Well, in Southern Maryland farmers have come up with different ideas, but I'm going to tell you about one of my personal favorites that is not only unique but successful as well!
(photo: somdthisisliving.somd.com)
The owners of Bowles Farm have been creating corn mazes for the past six years. For those of you who do not know what a corn maze is, it is simply what it sounds like; A maze, made out of corn. It is open to the public and only a small fee is charged to wander through the extensive mazes. Bowles Farm also has a petting zoo, picnic areas, barrel rides, wagon rides, and a place to find the perfect pumpkin for Halloween. During the spring summer and winter, Bowles Farms also rents out one of their barns, which is not your typical barn, it is furnished, has heating/air conditioning, a state of the art kitchen, restrooms, etc. The most popular events that the barn are used for are wedding receptions/parties, and dances or fund raisers. I recently went to one of these fund raisers held by the Young Farmers Association and it was pretty neat!
(photo:bowlesfarm.com)
1 comment:
Nice job on the Corn Maze! Interesting.
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