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Margaret Ethel MacDonald (née Gladstone; 20 July 1870 – 8 September 1911) was a British feminist, social reformer, and wife of Labour politician Ramsay MacDonald from 1896 until her death from blood poisoning in 1911.
Walter and Margaret Gladstone own Newmont Farm in Bradford, Vermont, and the name is a collaboration. Walter is originally from New York, hence the “New” part of the name; Margaret is from Vermont, hence the “mont.” Newmont Farm is in the Connecticut River Valley of Vermont.
Newmont Farm was founded in 1987 by Walter and Margaret Gladstone. The farm is currently owned by Walter, Margaret and their oldest son, Will Gladstone and their youngest son, Matt Gladstone. Currently, the farm employs thirty full time people along with seasonal pumpkin pickers.
- A Blind Date Leading to A Dairy Farm
- Plump Pumpkins on A Fall Day
- A Passion For Dairy Cattle
- Cute Calves
- We All Scream For Ice Cream
- A Shinning Light in The Vermont Valley
But when she left for college to become an elementary teacher, she thought her days on the farm were over. Little did she know a blind date with her now-husband would lead her back to her agriculture roots. It was love at first sight and they spent their weekends looking for the perfect dairy farm to relocate to. Eventually, they found their own pi...
Their big pumpkins are sold wholesale and end up anywhere from market stands in Boston to grocery stores in the Northeast. In order to have a successful harvest Margaret and her husband, Walt, measure this by three key components: 1. Marketing- Walt does all of the marketing. Most years, he has them completely sold before harvest even begins! 2. La...
Next, we headed to the dairy barn, where it all started. Margaret’s heart has always been in the dairy and she knows it is because of her passion for the cattle and their welfare. In fact, Margaret’s barn is set up with cow comfort in mind. The dairy cattlestand on rubber during the day, sleep on sand, and even have fans running on them throughout ...
After watching the milking take place, we went outside for some fresh air and baby calves. When the calves are very young, they stay in calf crates outside to enjoy the outdoors. I have to say this was my favorite part of the trip!
But Margaret isn’t the only FarmHer at Newmont Farm. Her daughter-in-law, Brooke started another side venture. Her goal is to have direct contact with the consumer and their community. What better way than delicious ice cream? She and her husband purchased a building, renovated it, and started serving locally made ice cream. Right now, all of her i...
At Newmont Farms, Margaret is more than a FarmHer, wife, mom, and grandma. She is the vision behind the scenes, an encyclopedia of dairy knowledge, a mentor with a big heart, and the glue that holds the family farm together. True love takes many forms and Margaret’s spreads far and wide, blanketing the Vermont Valley in the form of happy cows and a...
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When MacDonald told Margaret Gladstone of his love, he spoke of his mother, of her poverty in this world’s goods, of her remarkable character, and of her brave struggle for her son.
Margaret grew up on a registered Holstein dairy farm in Vermont and enjoyed showing, breeding and judging dairy cattle. After college, she was teaching fourth grade when her brother set her up on a blind date with Walt Gladstone, also born and raised on a dairy farm, but in nearby New York.
