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Farm Festival corn maze is for the Birds (click to read source)

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The owners of the Sahl Father Son Farm on Pestalozzi Street have scheduled a Farm Festival Sept. 19 through Oct. 31 featuring a corn maze designed in the image of the Philadelphia Eagles logo.

The 8½-acre maze includes more than a mile of twists, turns, and decision points, according to farm spokesman Jeremy Sahl. It was designed by The MAiZE Co. of Spanish Forks, Utah, which has designed 300 mazes this year alone.

There are also hayrides, a pumpkin patch, corn box, hay jump, mini maze, trench maze, sand pile, Kiddie Koral, Bungee Run, and other activities.

The farm is open 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays; and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays. Special events include an Eagles’ Youth Partnership Fundraiser Oct. 1 to 3, and Flashlight Night Weekend Oct. 30 and 31.

The price is $9 per person with children under 3 free. Field trip hours, during weekdays, are available by reservation. Discounts, group rates and season passes are available at www.fathersonfarm.com. The farm is located at 422 W. Pestalozzi St., about 3½ miles north of the White Horse Pike on Odessa Avenue.

The Sahl Farm Festival 2009 is sponsored by First National Bank of Absecon.

For information call (609) 965-9300 or email fatherson@josephsahlandson.com.

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Headland, Alabama - Standing on a wooden platform above seven acres of corn, the outline of a curvy path seems simple enough to maneuver. But down below, the corn stands above your head, and the simple path becomes a puzzle of twists and turns.

"Next year, there will be a totally different design," said Amanda Knight, who with her husband, Eric, own CornDodgers Farm in Henry County.

Since they visited a corn maze eight years ago, Eric Knight has talked of doing a maze. Everything fell into place this year for such an endeavor. CornDodgers Farm is complete with a corn maze, a corn cannon, hay rides, a corn box and a mini-maze made from hay bales.

"I really just feel it will be something fun," Eric said. "Anybody can do it that's the thing. There's no age limit. Anybody can do it."

Hundreds of corn mazes operate across the country. When the Knights decided to pursue one of their own, they turned to The MAiZE Co. in Utah, a corn maze consulting company with more than 1,200 mazes under its belt.

The couple owned 38 acres on Knowles Road, so they had plenty of space for a maze and other activities. But getting ready for opening day was more than getting corn to grow. They had to create parking, a concession stand, an area for the corn cannon and the corn box which is a child's sand box filled with corn kernels.

Then, there was getting a design that would work, which The MAiZE Co. developed and helped create.

"Planting the corn is no problem," Eric said. "All the rest of it is a lot to put together in a relatively short period of time. Next year, we'll be more prepared."

Mazes are often in intricate designs, shapes or even messages. From the air, the CornDodgers maze is in the shape of a farmer on a tractor with the message "Support Alabama AG." There are actually two unconnected mazes that make up the image and total 3 miles.

"If you took every single right turn and didn't miss a beat, you could do it in 15 minutes," Amanda said.

But for those who are more challenged when it comes to direction, it could take up to an hour to complete the maze. Since some of the maze hours will be in the evenings, visitors are encouraged to bring small flashlights. CornDodgers will rent flashlights and sell glow sticks. Flood lights will help light the maze from the outside.

Signs will be up in the maze instructing visitors how to text CornDodgers for clues to get out of the maze. Volunteers with the Headland High School Naval Junior ROTC will man the maze to help visitors. The volunteers will also assist with parking in return for donations to the program, which has been in jeopardy due to budget cuts. A portion of ticket sales will go the ROTC program.

The Knights did what they could to keep prices low. Ticket prices cover all attractions except the corn cannon, which is three shots for $1. And snacks and drinks will sell for $1 or $2.

"You want to make it something people can enjoy and that's affordable," Amanda said.

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