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The Apple Country Farm Market Getting Ready For Fall

Apple Country Farm Corn Maze | Photo provided by Marci Hagler | The Wright State Guardian


Leaves are changing colors, pumpkin spice menu options have made their notorious return to restaurants across the country and people everywhere are ready to begin the fall season.  

The Apple Country Farm Market 

For the past 18 years the Apple Country Farm Market has offered various activities and fresh goods for patrons across the Dayton area. Goods such as apples, pumpkin rolls, apple cider, apple cider slushies, pumpkins, mums, gourds and more are available for purchase and consumption for those visiting the market this fall season.  

“Apples straight from our orchard, honey from local hives, pumpkins and the apple cider slushies are our best sellers this time of year,” said Managing Member Marcie Hagler. 

Corn maze  

The Apple Country Farm Market goes above and beyond just selling fresh produce for customers, offering a seven-acre corn maze themed “Thanks to our Heroes” which pays tribute to firefighters, police officers, and medical staff during the coronavirus global pandemic.  

“In the maze there is an interactive game,” Hagler said. “It’s called ‘The Day Farmer Joe Went Missing’, and presents maze-goers with six different locations throughout the course. Each scene has an animal, a weapon, and a location to eliminate. Guests will have a card to keep track of their clue,” said Hagler.  

Aerial shots of the interactive maze show just how massive it is, and highlight the themed message within the maze.  

“As in previous years, we will also be donating a portion of the maze proceeds to the Greene Medical Foundation, Circle of Victory, to benefit cancer patients in Green County,” Hagler said.  

Family fun activities 

After enjoying a fresh apple cider slushie and completing the crime scene themed maze, patrons to the Apple Country Farm Market may take family photos on the decorated photo boards, paint pumpkins or visit the barnyard goats that are housed within the farm.  

“We’ve been coming to the Apple Country Farm Market for a number of years now,” said patron Lauren Crans. “It’s a great place to bring the whole family and the apple cider here is the best I’ve ever had. Everything is so fresh.”  

Dealing with the coronavirus  

While the Dayton area enters its eighth month dealing with the coronavirus, the Apple Country Farm Market has taken the necessary precautions to keep visitors healthy and safe while enjoying the fresh goods and interactive games available on site.  

“We actually delayed our opening this year,” Said Hagler. “Normally we would open in the spring, however we decided to wait until fall so we could best understand the CDC guidelines and get the proper signage up across the premises encouraging guests to remain socially distant and to keep their masks on.”  

The coronavirus has kept many people in the area home over the last eight months, however Apple Country Farm Market patron Cori Smith of Troy says that she won’t be letting the virus get in the way of her fall activities.  

“I know the seriousness of the issues at hand, but I feel as though remaining socially distant and wearing my mask will keep myself and my family safe enough that we can still go out and enjoy life,” Smith said. “I feel like it’s important for everyone’s mental health to go out and still try to somewhat enjoy the things you’d normally be doing this time of year. This place has great food, great people, and the maze is always a fun time for the whole family.”  

Whether you’re looking to purchase pumpkins to paint at home, drink a fresh apple cider slushie, or looking to solve the mystery of Farmer Joe’s disappearance within the maze, the Apple Country Farm Market will be open for business to meet your fall needs.  

Information on operation hours, photos of the farm and various farm updates and news may be found on the farm’s website at www.applecountryfarm.com 


Nicolas BenVenuto

News Editor

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