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Farm History

The MAiZE at Little Darby Creek is owned and operated by the Rausch family.  Randy is the 5th generation / Mitchell & Ashley the 6th generation to farm the 160 acres on Axe Handle Road.  This was home to Hickory Plains Farm 100 cow registered Holstein dairy until March of 2005.  In the fall of 2002, the corn maze was added as a fall agri-entertainment extension to the dairy.  In the summer of 2006, a u-pick raspberry patch was added and operated until 2019.  Now the Rauschs take their kettle corn & flavored popcorn to some area festivals, and also hold weddings and events on the farm outside of the fall maze season.

The farm is located along Little Darby Creek in Union County.  If coming from the Columbus metro area, you will cross the Bigelow Covered Bridge, which is one of the four Union County historic covered bridges. This bridge was built in 1873 by R. L Partridge from his patented design.