When you travel south on I 80, between Dixon and Vacaville, you will go past an unexpected sight. Minions, from the popular movie, stacked three haystacks high. Juan Ramirez, a seasonal farmworker, is the creator of these hay sculptures. They have been popping up to greet the drivers on I-80 for years now. And if you travel up and down regularly, you can be part of watching them fall apart. I know this sounds gruesome, but it is actually part of the natural process, like seeing someone age.
Cooley Farms, where the minions are displayed, is no stranger to big attractions. They are the people behind the largest corn maze in the area. In fact, they held the Guinness World Record for the largest maze twice!
It’s such a great advertisement that brings momentous joy and something to look forward to every time I pass by there.
The Sacramento Bee interviewed the creator last year:
Minions made of hay delight millions driving on California’s I-80. Meet man who made them