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Contact Info
3231 Willow Run Road
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802
Phone: (540) 433-1147
Fax: (540) 432-0445
lynnehghouse@aol.com
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Calendar of Events Welcome to Back Home on the Farm Corn Maze & Family Fun for 2008! It's packed full of fun for the whole family! Located less than 2 minutes from the city limits, it's a great way to spend an afternoon!
Over 23 activities included in admission! - 3.5 acre corn maze (all new for 2008) Hint: It's all about horses this year! - Straw maze for little tykes. Make it to the center and ring the dinner bell! - Pumpkin Sling Shot - set the record at over 300 ft. - Farm Animal Exhibit - cows, rabbits, goats, Spike the Donkey and company! - Rubber Ducky Races - Cow Train - Climb aboard - fun for all ages! - Logic Maze - you can't make any left hand turns in this one! - 60 ft. Slide - One of our most popular attractions - Cat's Cradle Maze - trickier than it looks - Barnyard Bowling - Fun for all ages - Sound Garden - Milk Molly the Cow -John Deer Test Track - for little farmers - Barnyard Golf - 9 challenging holes that end up at the outhouse! - Historical exhibits - new for 2008 - children's games and Kitchens of Yesteryear. Checkout the horse drawn mail buggy... and more! - Brainteasers - fun for the whole family and sure to be a favorite - Educational greenhouse exhibits - an interactive display about the wonder of plants and where your food REALLY comes from - Swings - New for 2008 - horsie swings and more... for big and little kids - Sandbox - New for 2008 - come play with the trucks or dig with kid sized steam shovels - Wagon Rides - take a leisurely ride around the farm and find out about our entire operation. (not available all weekends) - Cornphone - communication system like you never imagined in the maze! - Rain Forest tent - new for 2008 - cool off here on warm fall days! - Kaleidescope - check out the scenery in a whole new way!
For additional fees... - Pick your own pumpkin patch or choose from our bins already picked - Select mums, pansies and assorted fall decorations from our assembled collection - Shop our souvenir building - Refreshments available on the grounds on weekends - Carousel rides
Want to Bring a group to Back Home on the Farm?
Field trips can be scheduled anytime from August 10th through November 4th, 2007. Please book early for best dates. Scheduling can be arranged by calling 540-746-0782. Click here for Field Trip
More details to come but here's a partial list!
| August 30th - Opening Day! |

Ride the carousel FREE courtesy of First Bank & Trust
SEPTEMBER 2008
 Saturday, September 6 & 7th MAZE CHALLENGE sponsored by WLTK
Check WLTK website to sign up and check out the prizes. Team can win concert tickets, waterpark tickets from Massanutten, and much more. And then there's that $1.00 off coupon for admission. Teams must register to be eligible!
Sat. 9/13 & 14 - PUNKIN CHUNKIN DEMO
If you haven't been to a national punkin chunkin competition or seen it on TV, you're in for a real treat! Gary has contacted Mr. Ray Tolson who has been winning competions for years with his guns Second Amendment and Second Amendment II. He'll be on hand to demonstrate someof his powerful air cannons - some of which will shoot a pumpkin nearly a mile! We don't have a mile of open space out here at the maze, but he'll be shooting at various targets over the weekend. Don't miss this one! Demo's are included with price of admission.
 Saturday 9/20 - Barnyard Triathalon sponsored by WSVA and Whitesel Brothers.
Register to win by callling in on WSVA's contest and if you win our Triathalon, you could be the proud owner of a top of the line commercial weed trimmer!
Saturday 9/27 - Q101's Maze Craze sponsored by "Q" and Crutchfield.
Sign up your team to play the maze craze and if you're picked to play, your team could win 5 GPS units from Crutchfield. Awesome... just awesome!
OCTOBER
Saturday 10/18 - Giant Pumpkin Contest - Win official bragging rights to the biggest pumpkin in the territory! Entries weighed in between 9-11. Winner announced at high noon! Top Prize: $75 and braggin' rights for a year!

Saturday 10/18 - Children's Costume Contest Sponsored by WKCY
Open to all children ages 12 and under. Proceeds to benefit St. Jude's Hospital. More details later on this website or ... listen to WKCY!
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