Our 6+ acre corn maze has always been a highlight of the fall season. It’s a fun activity and definitely something to do while you’re at the farm in fall … but it’s also a much anticipated conversation starter for many folks.
A friend of ours stopped by the farm yesterday with his drone and got a few good pictures of the corn maze for us. It looks, well, it looks a-MAZE-ing!
Our farmers are big Mets fans … they say they “bleed blue & orange”, so we knew they would outdo themselves on this corn maze tribute to Mike Piazza’s baseball Hall of Fame induction.
There’s a sod infield – complete with bases and foul poles. There’s a scoreboard, and even a Home Run Apple. YUP! The guys outdid themselves on this one … and our staff thinks this maze is the most challenging one we’ve had.
The corn maze is open daily from 1-6pm. The last ticket sold is at 5pm. The maze is open on weekends from 10am – 5pm as part of our one price Fall Harvest Weekend activities. The last 2 Fridays & Saturdays of October, we offer our Moonlight Corn Maze and Campfires. Visit our website for more details!
We’re excited to announce our new farm location in Washington, NJ! It’s a BEAUTIFUL farm full of scenic views, gorgeous sunrises, and breathtaking sunsets. It’s endless acres of opportunities, hopes, and dreams. It’s going to take lots of blood, sweat, and tears (as well as time!!) to get it to where we want it to be, but we’re excited about the challenge.
No, we’re not moving. And no, we won’t be hosting any of our usual VonThun Farm events up there any time soon. What we will be doing is planning and cleaning and planning and organizing and, well, planning. We’ve got LOTS of planning to do! Eventually we’ll plant crops that we can offer for pick-your-own. And down the road maybe we’ll do a corn maze and have a pumpkin patch and fun fall activities. But that won’t be any time soon.
BUT – we do have some plans for VonThun Farms in Washington for this season…
We are planning to use the farm as a Host Site for our CSA Program. Our Washington CSA Program will differ slightly from our South Brunswick based CSA Program, as it will only be a 12 week program. We’re in our planning stages of this program, so please spread the word to anyone you know in the Washington NJ area that might be interested in joining!
Our new farm came with a barn with horse stalls. (Look…our barns in Washington are RED!!) So guess what … we found a barn manager and we’re getting ready to board horses, give riding lessons, start a kids Saddle Club, and host some other horse programs. We’re SO excited!!
Later this spring, we’ll also welcome some Red Angus beef cows to the family, as there’s plenty of fenced pasture for cows. (The farm’s former owners used to keep water buffalo in the cow pastures. Cool, huh?!) Who knows, maybe in a few years we’ll be able to offer a homegrown Angus beef share option to our CSA program!
This fun program was designed for kids age 2-6 who have an interest in farm life and a love of outdoors. Each week has it’s own farm theme (see below). We’ll start each session by learning about our topic through the reading of a book, we’ll meet some farm animals, and we’ll do a hands-on activity. The Barnyard Buddies Program is now available at BOTH of our farm locations!
Additional Information:
WHEN: Sessions are offered on Friday mornings from 9:30 – 10:30.
AT VONTHUN’S, SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX COUNTY): Class meets at VonThun’s Farm Market, 505 Ridge Road, South Brunswick, NJ 08852 and will move outside under the tree
AT VONTHUN’S, WASHINGTON, NJ (WARREN COUNTY): Class meets at VonThun’s Farm Market, 438 Route 57 West, Washington, NJ (between Tractor Supply & Warren Co. College) and will move outdoors
TO REGISTER: Register in the farm market. Registration starts 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.
CLASS TYPE: For kids!
AUDIENCE: Kids who love outdoors. Parents must accompany their children for the entire program.
THINGS TO BRING: Water bottle, sunscreen or hat, chair, towel or mat to sit on for story time.
COST: $10 per child per session
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Email Cindy@VonThunFarms.com
2020 Weekly Themes:
June 19 … Cows
June 26 … Pigs
July 3 … Chickens & Eggs
July 10 … Goats
July 17 … Sheep
July 24 … Bugs & Bees
July 31 … Donkeys
August 7 … Corn
August 14 … Flowers & Seeds
August 21 … Chickens & Eggs
August 28 … Tractors
