In this session you will learn all about our private rentals operation from nuts to bolts. Abi will share how we started this aspect of our operation, what has & hasn’t worked, and how we shifted to alleviate pinch points.

Are you feeling like you are being pulled in every direction on your farm? This session will teach you how to operationally divide your farm while managing your employees easier and with more success.

Growing crops is what got us all into this unique world of agritourism. In this session, Bob will focus on what goes into producing a great crop of corn and pumpkins, including soil sampling, crop rotation & management, field preparation, actual planting, and all the way through to the harvest.

Dealing with seasonal employees is not for the weak, especially when they range from “15-75.” In this session, Abi and Sarah will discuss what unspoken expectations need to be said, walk you through our hiring process, and illustrate how we deal with employee situations on the farm.

This session is all about the art of unreasonable customer service.

Ana will teach you how to deal with and take care of customers in almost any situation. She will guide and offer insight on how important our responses are and the impact it leaves when our customers depart.

Feeding your customers is key to keeping them on your farm longer.

In this session, Drew will take you through our food operation from system flow, menu items and cost, to permitting issues, what didn’t work out so well, and how we have created signature food items our customers demand.

Your equipment is what keeps your farm and agriculture going, so slacking on maintenance leads to both physical & mental breakdowns. In this session, Caleb will explain his maintenance schedule and the key tips he has for keeping equipment running smoothly.

In our opening session, we will cover the history, seasonality, and overview of our operations. We just opened a new restaurant on the property, and will discuss the planning and hurdles we had to overcome and vision for its future.

In this session we will cover all of the experiences that we offer outside of our Fall Festival, and how we market each one to potential guests.

This will include our Summer Series, Weddings, Sunflowers, Beer & Wine, Holiday Makers, Car & Truck shows, and Field trips.

Before we head out to tour the farm, we will discuss each aspect of this part of our operation. We will cover our Escape rooms, Retail store, Kids Area, Corn Maze, Fire Pits and Pumpkins.