As owner and general manager of Golden Harvest Farms since 1981, Alan has always worked to expand and diversify the farm’s operations. In 1975, wanting to spend more time with his four sons (soon to be five) and to raise them in a wholesome environment, Alan decided to switch careers and become a full-time apple farmer. Returning to Cornell, he worked for a time as Assistant to the Dean of the Veterinary school before accepting a position as Veterinarian in Charge with the USDA, traveling and inspecting meat and poultry plants throughout the Midwest and Northeast.Īlan first visited Golden Harvest around 1960. After returning from Haiti, Alan worked for a time at the Cornell veterinary school, then attended the University of Michigan where he earned a post-doctorate degree in public health administration. Alan was one of the only western-educated veterinarians on the island.

The young couple spent a year doing development work in Haiti, at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital. He was married to Jayne Zinke, who grew up at Golden Harvest. Alan studied veterinary medicine at the University of Vermont, and continued his education at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, where he earned a DVM. Alan has fond memories of snowy Vermont winters and the sugar maple forests where he made maple syrup with his uncle and brother. Current owner and general manager Alan Grout is originally from Waterbury, Vermont, the headquarters of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Green Mountain Coffee.

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