Following are articles about previous weekend’s Pig Race results.

Re-Cap #1 (10/3/11)

Re-Cap #2 (10/10/11)

Re-Cap #3 (10/17/11)

Re-Cap #4 (10/24/11)

Re-Cap Final (11/14/11)

Twitterman coming at ya with an update on the cornucopia of activity that’s been happening at Maris Farms and will continue up until opening day, Oct. 1st. The maze is growing several inches a day and the trails have been carved and are starting to take shape nicely. Bridges are in. Soon, we will begin installing the ”props” and “activity stuff” inside the 8-acre maze. A new entry system is in place for the upcoming season to separate people standing in line from the pathway of our tractor ride.

Pumpkins are coming in a lot nicer this year than last. We’ve got flowers and should begin seeing the little buggers start popping here by mid to late August.

We’re getting ready to paint all the buildings as well. That’ll be a big project, but well needed. I hear brother Jerry Maris is in charge of pressure washing duties – very skilled marksman!

A new sign at the entr/exit is being built and should provide passers-by with a better idea of what the weekly schedule is. It’ll be informational and look good too.

BunnyVille will be a new “kid-magnet” this October. Construction of the new town is underway. And we will have a nice, 20-foot spider web for kids to enjoy climbing in as well.

If you’ve had trouble finding a place to sit and eat in the past, you can enjoy one of the 30 new picnic tables we have built for you.

And don’t forget to follow us (and like us) on Facebook. We will be offering plenty of fun deals via Facebook, our web site and a brand new social platform called Knotis in the next couple of months.

Talk with you soon. Twitterman out!

“Pork-Out” with Papa Murphy’s everyday in October and receive a discount coupon to the farm

Head to any participating Puget Sound Papa Murphy’s Pizza this fall and you’ll receive a discount coupon to Maris Farms. You can order takeout throughout the month of October and the coupon will come wrapped up with your pizza.

Papa Murphy’s has also generously agreed to offer a match of all dollars donated at this season’s Pig Races at Maris Farms. Mock bets are placed on each of the 30 pig races for $1, $5 or $10 and all those bets are given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the form of a donation. Papa Murphy’s will have its own “set” of pigs (the Horse Racing group) and will be sampling their pizza at the farm on Oct. 8th and 16th.

Maris Farms has helped raise more than $6,000 with its Triple Pig Crown racing series event over the past 2 years and hopes to increase that contribution significantly with the Papa Murphy’s partnership.

“Anything we can do to help raise awareness and money for St. Jude’s mission, we want to be a part of,” says Steve Templeman, marketing and promotions director and creator of the pig racing event at Maris Farms. “This is a full-on partnership with Papa Murphy’s, and they are very gracious with what they are offering. Nobody takes that for granted.”

Twitterman request: anybody with video of their visit to Maris Farms in the past couple of years who wouldn’t mind it being posted to our web site, please send it right away! We would love to post as many clips as possible, so send them to MazeMarketing@MarisFarms.com. We are especially looking for clips of customers enjoying our tube slides (mine shaft slide), jumping pillow, corn cannon and Monster Truck ride.

Twitterman out.

This is the “TwitterMan” coming to you live from Maris Farms. I’ll be posting updates of farm activity throughout the year, especially from now until the end of October as we prepare for the fall event.

Lots of action at Maris Farms these days. Many of you have seen the two fields on the west side of the farm transform of late into rows of pumpkins and corn – both fields were planted in late May/early June, along with two more off-site fields of pumpkins. We’re excited to see the corn and pumpkins “popping” now. In another couple weeks or so, we’ll begin to “carve” out the trails for the maze. We’re hoping for a banner year for our pumpkins – tens of thousands have been planted.

We are also spending a lot of time readying for a new entry in our parking lot as well as a new gate entry to the farm itself. The “re-configuration” will be complete by the time Washington Renaissance Fantasy Faire comes in for its opening weekend, Aug. 1-2. For those of you who haven’t experienced the fun and education of medieval times, come check it out – details at www.washingtonrenfaire.com. And, of course, we will be adding a few new activities and events for our customers as we prepare for our opening weekend, Oct. 2-4. We’ll open with a fun and potentially profitable event called the Pumpkin-omic Stimulus package. Check it out the details on  www.marisfarms.com!

Other items of interest to look for in upcoming TwitterMan updates: news on a great promotion involving the Second Annual Triple “Pork” Crown pig racing series; Details on our opening weekend event, the Pumpkin-omic Stimulus package; general information about the haunted woods and some fun promotions we have planned there; and look for information on our “green story”  -  a look at how Maris Farms is paying attention to and executing its environmental plan(s) at the farm.

That’s it for now.

TwitterMan-out.

We will be announcing hot new sponsorships and promotional information here shortly!

Maris Farms has been featured in the Enumclaw/Bonney Lake/Sumner Courier Heralds, The (Tacoma) News Tribune, Seattle Times, Seattle PI, KOMO TV and KING 5’s Evening Magazine. Nationally, Maris Farms has had air time on National Public Radio and on MSNBC.com.Radio partners KMPS and STAR 101.5 will both be back at the farm this season for live remotes. Dates and times are still tbd.

Call 888-235-5439 for other event dates and times. Maris Farms is located in scenic east Pierce County about 3 miles west of Buckley, Washington, at 24713 Sumner-Buckley Highway.

CONTACT: STEVE TEMPLEMAN 888-235-5439 or info@marisfarms.com

Watch for important news on this exciting change for Maris Farms!

He’s out and about — and will be diving into the new Maris Farms blog site very soon!