Growing Pumpkins

Growing Pumpkins

Pumpkins can be a finicky crop, but this year they are loving the heat and adequate rainfall. We’ll have some really massive ones, as well as all kinds of colors, sizes and shapes. They will be ready to pick by the time we open in September. If you protect them...
The New Thing for 2016 — The Circle Maze

The New Thing for 2016 — The Circle Maze

Last year, when the truly dedicated maze nerds came out of the grapes (as in, the first part of the Fox and the Grapes maze) we heard lots of raving about how hard and awesome they were. We started saying “maybe we’ll make a maze that’s just all kinds of circles.” Well, guess what–we did, and here’s how you do it.

Our maze featured on the Smithsonian’s website

Our maze featured on the Smithsonian’s website

Check out the article featuring our maze on the website Smithsonian.com — I’m super proud of this mention on the Smithsonian site, as the Smithsonian Institute is one of my favorite things. This is an article written by Andrew Amelinckx, originally published at Modern Farmer

Why? Why are the unicorns killers?

Why? Why are the unicorns killers?

Number one question at the Treinen Farm this year is “Why are the unicorns killers?” Let’s go back to how we think up a maze design. I (Angie) am the designer, so basically I get to do whatever I want. But I am willing to accept some input in the...