Clara Ayer

35 | Member/Owner, Fairmont Farm
Residence: Washington

Career highlight you are most proud of:
Being good stewards of our land, community, employees and animals is such an honor.

Community involvement:
Creating a summer camp on our farm that serves our community; serving on my town’s planning commission while we went through a zoning and subdivision revision process; serving on the Vermont Dairy Promotion Board and the New England Dairy Promotion Board; testifying at the state level on behalf of the Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance; testifying federally on behalf of milk marketing order reform; previously serving as a board member for the Vermont Agriculture Innovation Board; serving as secretary of the Vermont Holstein Association; and serving as an Agri-Mark director.

Motivation for living and working in Vermont:
My family. I am fortunate to have the majority of my family, on both sides, close to home in central Vermont.

Favorite Vermont escape:
Traveling to Stowe for a bike ride on the bike path, stopping for a dip in the water to cool off and getting some lunch at one of the restaurants along the path.

Favorite Vermont season:
Summer! Finding water holes, biking, being on the farm, running, barbecuing, get-togethers — it’s all easy in the summertime

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Favorite downtime activity:
Going for a run. I love soaking in the scenery and to see that hard work and persistence pays off.

Favorite social media:
Instagram. I’m a visual person, and I love seeing pictures of friends, family and mentors. To me, Instagram is a space that can feel positive, uplifting and motivating, which fits well with my “glass-half-full“ personality.

Favorite smell:
There’s nothing that says summer like the smell of freshly chopped hay. A close second is the smell of boiling sap in the spring.