Farmer Lisa Kessel is standing in a sea of sunflowers.

There is a huge oak tree behind the field with swaying Spanish moss and a treehouse.

“We get a lot of people that want to just do this—get out in these flowers,” said Kessel, calling it amazing.

And anybody can do it.

It’s Sweetfields Farm in Hernando County.

They are at the height of their sunflower growing season and approaching their final weekend festival.

There is a five-acre maze, and every year farmer Ted Kessel picks a new design for their family’s sunflower maze.

This year, it’s a record player with a bird and a music note—to spin you around and get you lost.

And with stalks soaring well above the average human person, Kessel’s achieving his goal.

“It’s just a happy time right now,” said Kessel, walking through the maze. “Lot of work to get here, and everything’s blooming just right.”

That counts for the all the things the Kessel family grows at Sweetfields Farm, including the zucchinis.

“We want to get some off that are getting too big,” said Kessel, snipping the biggest veggies off the plants, “but yet, leave some like these little guys here- they’ll be ready for the weekend.”

The zucchinis are part of the “U-Pick” vegetable and flower patches (hey zinnias you are so pretty!).

It’s the 15^th year the Kessels have opened their farm to the public.

They want to help connect people to farm life- and nature.

So they give little ones a chance to take some of the farm home—a little potential plant.

Kessel makes recycled plant pots by rolling newspaper on a short pvc pipe.
She adds peat moss and plants a sunflower seed for little future famers.

“Now you are going to be planting the same sunflowers that grow out in our field,” said Kessel.

A stalk of Sweetfields’ sunshine—and hopefully-- the good vibes that come from farm life.

“It’s pretty magical out here away from all the electronics and you just start to ground yourself,” said Lisa Kessel.

Sweetfields Farm is located in Masyaryktown off Benes Rouch Road. The weekend hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

In addition to the maze, there are hayrides, farm animals, food and drink.

They’ll harvest the sunflowers after Memorial Day weekend.

Next comes the fall corn maze!