MAIZE MAZE 2003
A CRANE IN THE CORN
Open every Saturday and Sunday (and Labor Day),
Saturday, August 30- Sunday, October 20 11:00AM-6:00PM
MOONLIGHT MAZE WALKS
Friday and Saturday, October 10 & 11
7 :00- 9:00 PM


Maze making is an Earth Art which reaches back many millennia. Ancient labyrinth designs are found throughout the world among various cultures. One of the oldest known labyrinths is found in Arizona, and is traced back to the Pima Ancestors.

The MAIZE MAZE is planted from corn, or maize. The word ‘maize’ comes from MA-HIZ, which means “sacred mother”. This year’s maze is planted in an open pollinated heirloom variety called Mexican June. It produces a roasting ear that was cultivated to be handpicked so the ears form at hand height. In a good season, the plants will get 12-15 feet tall. There are approximately 30,000 plants per acre. Mammoth Russian Sunflowers have been sowed around the maze to create a 15-foot flowering border. The corn will provide food for the migrating Sand hill Cranes during the winter. The yield will be approximately 1000 bushels. One bushel of corn weighs approximately 60 pounds, or 60,000 pounds of winter-feed.

For directions more information about the Crane in the Corn Maze click on the links below.

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