Uncle Shucks Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog Our blog keeps you in the know about all things fall, including our spectacular corn maze, pumpkin patch and few secrets we can't wait to share. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:47:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 UncleShuckshttp://feedburner.google.com Ladies and Gents! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/8JwCW6RTAws/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=392#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:45:23 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=392

Witch on a BroomstickBig Tractor

Big Tractor

Georgia Peach

Get ready to start your pencils! It’s time to choose a maze for Uncle Shuck’s 2012 season and you can be the decision-maker. Vote by the end of March for one of these three mazes by submitting a comment below (say the the name of the design you like most) or — get creative and design your own maze. Submit drawings to UncleShucks@gmail.com.

Wait — it gets even better! A winner will be selected from all those who vote and submit a drawing. The prize: a family four-pack of tickets for the 2012 season! So, what are you waiting for? Get voting now!

 

 

]]> http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=392 0 http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=392 Ready, set, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/c5BtCbLamOo/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=386#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:36:58 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=386 Design! Stay tuned because we’re about to release the details of our 2012 Maze Design Contest. Have you ever wanted to be the one responsible for the fantastic fall fun thousands have each season as they wind their way through Uncle Shuck’s crazy maze? You’re about to have the chance. Check back soon for the rules and in the meantime, get those creative wheels spinning!

]]> http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=386 0 http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=386 It is never too early http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/a-v-YYQd97g/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=377#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:52:59 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=377 It’s never too early to start planning for fall fun. Uncle Shuck’s loves hosting school groups and scout troops throughout the fall. In fact, we have  two whole weekends devoted just to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

Teachers — help us plan for the 2012 season. What educational emphasis would you like to explore at Uncle Shuck’s? What would make your visit better?  Our corn-ference rooms are ready to host your special students and our maze is the best way to discover hands-on lessons in science, design, mathematics and more.

Scout Troops — do you have suggestions for the types of demonstrators you’d like to see during our Scout weekends?  Want a blacksmith to show you his or her art firsthand? What about a naturalist from nearby Smithgall Woods State Park? Prefer to learn about history and how it relates to farming?

Leave a comment in the field below with your suggestions and we’re sure to have the best season yet — catered just to your needs — this fall!

 

 

]]> http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=377 0 http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=377 How farming has changed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/8kaN2ijXRIk/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=364#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:47:19 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=364 Take a look at our tractor!
Uncle Shuck’s is thankful for modern-day technology! Now, enjoy these pictures depicting farming equipment from an earlier era.

Credit: Ellen M 1, TheDesignSpace.net

Credit: Ellen M 1, TheDesignSpace.net

credit: Robert Couse-BakerCredit: Ellen M 1, TheDesignSpace.net

 

 

]]> http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=364 0 http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=364 Have you ever…? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/tFIi2bNcU40/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=358#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:46:03 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=358 Have you ever wondered where the design for each year’s corn maze orginates? Held your breath until the design was unveiled (we don’t recommend holding your breath that long!)? Have you ever thought of the coolest idea for a design to be woven into a massive corn maze? Thought you could create the trickiest tangled web of twists and turns a maze has ever seen. Hmm….we’ve been thinking….you just may have the chance to be a designer of next season’s maze….better stay tuned for details.

]]> http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=358 0 http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=358 Stay warm through winter with corn! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/BWkivxyxf1Y/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=350#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:21:26 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=350 Brr! It sure is chilly out there. While we’ve been removing the corn from our fields to feed the animals and make way for next year’s maze, we’ve got corn recipes on the brain.

This winter, stay warm with this savory recipe for Sweet Corn Soup. Of course, Uncle Shuck’s would find a way to incorporate more corn into your diet.

What are your favorite corn recipes? Will you share with us in the comments below?

 

]]> http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=350 0 http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=350 Getting ready for Spring http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/vYtVGqydvk0/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=343#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:44:17 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=343 Believe it or not, it’s already time to start getting our corn field ready for Spring. The corn is coming down and the shuck, corn kernel and cob will all be ground together and used to feed farm animals, mostly cattle. While the field is bare, we’ll start plans for next year’s maze, so stay tuned!

]]> http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=343 0 http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=343 An early Christmas present? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/uwz3JBWTS28/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=330#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:08:45 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=330
Check out the new ride!

So our 2011 season just wrapped up, but in the holiday spirit, we can’t help but unveil a super big surprise coming next season.  The new addition? A fabulous, NEW and improved hayride will tote all of our visitors along a scenic tour of the Etowah River, showcasing the best fall color in North Georgia. The huge new wagon will give people an opportunity to choose to sit on benches or hay. There’s even an audio system, both for safety and to provide riders with fun information about the corn field and property during the trek. So who’s in for a hayride next year?

]]> http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=330 1 http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=330 Winner! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/Pmy27r7Maes/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=322#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:04:15 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=322
The Rizzo Family

Annie Rizzo and her family recently won 15 passes to the maze, hayride and two hours of the corn-ference room for the fall of 2012. Visitors to the maze this fall submitted their contact information on the back of their entrance ticket and were entered into the contest.

“Sammy will be thrilled to have won.  She is in 2nd grade and will love bringing lots of friends to get lost in the maze. We love your maze. Every year Uncle Shucks is the first stop for our ‘Fall Family Day’.  I think we use a picture from in front of your maze for our Christmas card at least every other year!”

]]> http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=322 0 http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=322 Let’s eat! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UncleShucks/~3/eovkVemM3I4/ http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=315#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:45:33 +0000 Uncle Shucks http://www.uncleshucks.com/blog/?p=315 We have fun all fall with pumpkins. Carry the loveable gourd into your holiday season with Pumpkin Gingerbread.

Ingredients:
12 tablespoons butter, melted, plus extra for pan
2 ½ cups flour, plus more for pan
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
3 eggs

Directions:
1.Preheat oven to 375F. Butter and flour two loaf pans.

2.In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the butter, pumpkin, sugars, and eggs. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined.

3.Divide batter evenly between prepared pans and bake 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes, remove from pans, and cool completely before serving.

Author: Kim Stakal

Recipe from PumpkinRecipes.org

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