September 26, 2009 | Story by: Hal Goodtree | Categories: Agriculture, Events
Entrance to Phillips Corn Maze. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
There are a lot of benefits to having an agricultural sector in town. Fresh food. Fresh Air. Don’t forget the pleasures of a good Corn Maze.
What’s a Corn Maze, you say? Corn Maize? The best ones are intricately cut designs or illustrations utilizing a corn field as the canvas. One interacts with the installation by walking through the pathways. Or running.
Check out Phillips Corn Maze on Good Hope Church Road. It’s a tribute to NCSU coach Kay Yow.
Phillips Corn Maze
But Phillips Corn Maze is a whole lot more than just getting lost in the tall stalks for a couple hours (not a bad thing in itself). There’s also a huge pumpkin patch, 20 foot pipe slide, cow, train, and duck races, face painting, a kiddie corn maze and a hay jump, too.
We brought 8 kids: 5 teenagers, a 12, 10, and 8 year old. All of them had a great time. Because there were ten of us we were given a group discount. We were there for 3.5 hours and finally dragged them away with the promise of ice cream. The bigger kids want to back one night and do the maze with flashlights in the dark. They did the maze three times. First time just to work through it. Second time to see who could run it the fastest. Third, they were in there playing tag. In addition to the maze they loved the corn cannon and the corn pit. All 8 of the kids were wallowing around in the corn taking turns getting buried. - ldaudist on Raleigh/CitySearch
Corn Mazes, U Pick Em strawberries, Christmas trees and more are just some of the ways enterprising farmers keep the barn open in a changing economy. Green Acres in Cary also has a Corn Maze and it’s own Fall Festival.
Support agriculture in Cary and take the whole family out for a great afternoon or evening in the fresh country air at Phillips or Green Acres, now through November 1st.
The big rooster is your landmark for Phillips Corn Maze. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Donald Belk
September 26, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Thanks for the nice article, Hal! Let’s keep in mind that the town’s ‘agricultural sector’ will only remain so with the support of concerned citizens. Visiting these farms directly helps the farmer-landowners who operate them. Your contributions will help keep these farmers in business, thus helping to ensure these rural open spaces will be around for future generations. The best way to preserve local farms near our urban areas? Support them and help keep them profitable! Thanks, CaryCitizen and keep up the good work!
Hal Goodtree
September 26, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Thanks, Donald! Admission at Phillips is $10 for adults and $6 for kids and seniors.
Matt Young
September 27, 2009 at 8:32 am
Nice pics, Mr Goodtree.
Lindsey Chester
September 27, 2009 at 4:04 pm
My cheer team is headed there in October- they do Haunted maze and haunted Hay rides after sunset Fri and Sta. PERFECT for teens!
Lori Bush
September 29, 2009 at 8:59 am
My husband and son went this last weekend and had a blast! Great local fun at a reasonable price, supporting local businesses. What’s NOT to like?
Great article and pictures. You guys truly highlight what’s BEST about Cary! Thanks for your great work!