After the corn is harvested most farmers plow down the corn stalks. A few sell them for fall decorations. The ingenuity of New England farmers is a marvel. Several have discovered another way to make money. Their corn stalks become giant mazes.
Corn mazes offer families an opportunity to wend their way through intricately designed fields.
It offers farmers another way to earn money to see them through the winter. These mazes are not amateur efforts. They are designed prior to planting by such professionals as Brett Herbst who have done over 100 mazes. One of those mazes is in Connecticut at Lyman Orchards. It stretches over 3 acres and is cornucopia-shaped.