{"id":60517,"date":"2025-10-16T16:45:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=60517"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:55:03","slug":"corn-maze-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/corn-maze-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"Alums&#8217; Farm Scores a \u2018Touchdown\u2019 with Bear-Themed Corn Maze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Run by the Moores\u2014a three-generation Cornellian family\u2014the bucolic spot has long been a popular source for Christmas trees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c00edd7e46707b1612c24aa6a1da66b8\"><em>\u201cBear Hugs\u201d celebrates heartwarming stories of Cornellians on the Hill and around the world. Have an idea? Email us at <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#108;&#x74;o&#58;&#x63;&#111;&#114;&#x6e;e&#108;&#108;&#x69;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x73;&#x40;&#99;&#x6f;r&#x6e;e&#108;&#108;&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#117;\"><strong>c&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;l&#108;&#x69;an&#x73;&#x40;c&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;&#101;&#108;&#108;&#46;&#x65;d&#117;<\/strong><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">This fall, an alumni-run family farm is paying tribute to its owners\u2019 alma mater in an a-maze-ing way: the annual labyrinth it carves into its cornfield is shaped like Touchdown the Bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located about 10 miles north of the Hill in Lansing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moorefamilyfun.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moore Family Farm<\/a> grows Christmas trees, pumpkins, and flowers, and hosts a popular fall festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"A view from above of the corn maze featuring the Cornell logo.\" class=\"wp-image-60509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-1264x946.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-632x473.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-316x237.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_003.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">Jason Koski \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Could you find your way to the center\u2014and back out again?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mowed into a five-acre cornfield, the Touchdown maze marks the University\u2019s 160th birthday: its charter was signed in 1865.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCornell is a huge part of our local community,\u201d says owner and CALS alum Jason Moore \u201901, BS \u201902, MPS \u201908.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Cornell is a huge part of our local community.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Jason Moore \u201901, BS \u201902, MPS \u201908<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He notes that there are 20 stations throughout the maze, offering facts about Big Red history and about the Moore family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cIt\u2019s engaging,\u201d he says. \u201cYou get to learn something while you\u2019re having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/touchdown-4-A-e1760621680612.jpg\" alt=\"Touchdown stands next to the map of the Cornell-themed corn maze at Moore Family Farm.\" class=\"wp-image-60514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/touchdown-4-A-e1760621680612.jpg 480w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/touchdown-4-A-e1760621680612-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/touchdown-4-A-e1760621680612-316x336.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/touchdown-4-A-e1760621680612-400x425.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/touchdown-4-A-e1760621680612-200x213.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/touchdown-4-A-e1760621680612-100x106.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">provided<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Touchdown checks out his likeness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The farm was founded in 1971 by Jason\u2019s parents, Richard and Kay. (Richard Moore \u201967, MEng \u201968, MBA \u201970 is retired Hotel School professor; Jason&#8217;s paternal grandfather, George Moore \u201931, PhD \u201935, was also an alum.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Says Richard: \u201cI love walking around on the weekends and seeing generations of families get to enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I love walking around on the weekends and seeing generations of families get to enjoy it.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Richard Moore \u201967, MEng \u201968, MBA \u201970<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason\u2014who now runs the farm with his wife and kids\u2014has fond childhood memories of planting, pruning, and selling Christmas trees with his mom and dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard, who retired from Cornell in 2002 after 35 years of teaching hospitality information technology, and his wife had started the operation when the New York State government began offering incentives for planting trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/graduation-A.jpeg\" alt=\"Jason Moore with his parents during his commencement.\" class=\"wp-image-60571 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/graduation-A.jpeg 763w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/graduation-A-300x242.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/graduation-A-632x510.jpeg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/graduation-A-316x255.jpeg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/graduation-A-400x323.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/graduation-A-200x161.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/graduation-A-100x81.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">provided<\/figcaption><figcaption>Parents Richard and Kay at Jason&#8217;s Commencement.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201cI had no grand scheme of ever thinking I would do anything with them\u2014but by luck it was a good growing year, and that started it all,\u201d he recalls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter a couple of years, my dad told me I\u2019d planted too many per acre, so I\u2019d have to cut down every other row, or I could shape them as Christmas trees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, the original 30-acre farm has more than doubled in size. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in 2021, Jason and wife Carrie launched a fall festival that draws some 7,000 annual visitors for the maze and a dizzying variety of other activities and attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>In 2021, Jason launched a fall festival that draws some 7,000 annual visitors.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are apple cannons, paintball guns, baby goats, wagon rides, skee ball, pumpkin bowling, life-sized foosball, sandboxes filled with corn kernels, and more\u2014plus snacks and libations including fresh apple cider donuts, kettle corn, lemonade, and local beer, wine, and bourbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Moore with his wife, kids, and parents all wearing orange Moore Family Farm clothing in front of Christmas trees.\" class=\"wp-image-60512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Moore-Family-3-2024-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">provided<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Three generations of Moores on the farm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe festival lets families savor the beautiful fall days and make memories together,\u201d says Jason, who also works at a local bank as a commercial lender.  \u201cPut the phones down for a minute, breathe some fresh air, and have fun outside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning for the festival\u2019s centerpiece\u2014the maze\u2014begins each winter or early spring. The corn is planted in June, and the paths are cut in mid-July using GPS and a six-foot rototiller on the back of a tractor.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>The corn is planted in June, and the paths are cut in mid-July using GPS and a six-foot rototiller on the back of a tractor.  <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the conditions, the remaining corn is harvested in November or December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past maze themes have included first responders, the Finger Lakes, and the Cortaca Jug (an annual football game between regional rivals Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A view from above of hundreds of pumpkins laid out in lines at the Moore Family Farm.\" class=\"wp-image-60508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025_1375_JK_005.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">Jason Koski \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The farm sells pumpkins in the fall &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Moore smiles in front of a truck fulled with Christmas trees with his father, Richard, and his kids.\" class=\"wp-image-60513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/xmas-trees-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">provided<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8230; and Christmas trees in winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Although retired, Jason\u2019s parents still help out\u2014and their grandchildren are now the third generation of Moores working on the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery farmer has to make decisions when they start to get older,\u201d Richard observes. \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see them continue it with enthusiasm, and make what we did even better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: Richard (left) and Jason Moore on the farm. 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