SWEET CORN FESTIVAL
Sweet Corn Festival To Benefit
Families With Special Needs
BY LISA HORNUNG | COURTESY PHOTOS
MONTGOMERY FARMS is normally filled
with beautiful brides and wedding guests. But
this summer, it will host a festival celebrating
delicious sweet corn and benefiting families with
special needs.
On July 28, the festival is open to the public and
will raise money to support the July 29 Special
Abilities Barnyard Bash, which is specifically for
families with special needs.
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Dallas Montgomery, who owns and runs
Montgomery Farms with his sister, Mandi Bieda,
said they wanted to give back to the community
by offering this event to the public. Because the
surrounding areas in Southern Indiana have a
high incidence of children with special needs, they
wanted to give that population a way to enjoy a
festival just for them while offering fun and helpful
information for parents and caregivers.
Montgomery Farms was an agri-entertainment
business for many years, but it now hosts weddings
and events. Before those weddings, though, the
farm was known for its sweet corn. So, the family
decided to host a Sweet Corn Festival, which also
gave them an excuse to plant corn again. “Even
today, we still get calls asking if we have sweet
corn, although we haven’t grown it for years,” he
said with a laugh. “We were known for sweet corn,