Evansville farm honors political activist Charlie Kirk with corn maze

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A farm north of Evansville is honoring late political activist Charlie Kirk with a corn maze.

“We chose to honor Charlie Kirk because he believed that disagreement should lead to conversation, not violence,” Goebel Farms said in a statement on its website. “He spent much of his life bringing political debate into public spaces, inviting people who opposed his views to challenge him and encouraging young people to examine important questions for themselves.”

The family farm grows corn, soybeans, wheat, pumpkins, and Christmas trees. It also offers hayrides, a petting zoo, slushees, tree stands, and wreaths.

In the fall, the farm provides the tristate area with thousands of pumpkins and educational tours for schoolchildren. It sells truckloads of wholesale pumpkins that have even been sent to the Caribbean Islands.

“Although not everyone agreed with his beliefs or methods, he understood that when people stop talking, division deepens and others become easier to dehumanize. He was killed while participating in the kind of open exchange he championed, and we honor the principle that disagreement must never be answered with violence,” the farm said in a statement.