| Fairmont Farm, Inc. located in East
Montpelier, Vermont was incorporated in 1992. A new entity
Fairmont Dairy LLC in East Craftsbury, Vermont was formed in
2005. The current owners in both businesses are Richard and
Bonnie Hall and Tucker Purchase. Fairmont Farm, Inc. has
been recognized as a "Dairy of Distinction" for the past
11 years by the Agency of Agriculture. |
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Mission Statement:
Fairmont will strive to be a profitable dairy farm with the
utmost consideration for
The
safety and happiness of our people, the cleanliness of our environment and
the health of our animals.
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| FARM HISTORY |
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The Hall Family
Richard graduated from SUNY Cobleskill in 1986 with an
Agricultural Science degree. Bonnie graduated from Saint
Michael’s College in 1986 with a degree in Elementary Education.
They were married in 1987 and began farming on their own that
same year. In 1992 their farming operation became part of the
newly formed Fairmont Farm Inc. Their oldest daughter Clara
graduated in 2010 from Cornell and now works at Yankee Farm
Credit as a Credit Analyst. Ricky
is a junior at Cornell, majoring in Dairy Science. Their
youngest child Isabel is 10 years old and in 4th grade at East
Montpelier Elementary School. |
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Tucker Purchase
After high school Tucker attended SUNY Morrisville and received
an associate’s degree in Agricultural Science in 1999. He then
transferred to Cornell University to study dairy science, which
led to a Bachelors degree in Animal Science in 2001. After
graduation Tucker moved to California and managed a large dairy
in Bakersfield. In May 2002 he returned home to Vermont and
became the herd manager at Fairmont Farm, Inc. In 2005 he
became a partner at Fairmont Farm. He now lives in Craftsbury
managing Fairmont Dairy. |
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Fairmont Farm, Inc. | 95 Lyle
Young Road | East Montpelier, VT 05651 |
(802) 223-3868
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