Young's Jersey Dairy
Family-operated dairy farm and restaurant in Yellow Springs.
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Young's Jersey Dairy is a family-operated dairy farm and restaurant located in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The business began in 1946 and is best known for its ice cream, which it started selling in 1981.
Quick Facts
- Established
- 1869 (farm), 1946 (dairy company)
- Annual cheese production
- 44,000 lb / 19,958 kg
- Herd size
- approximately 50 Jersey cows
- Peak summer employment
- approximately 320 workers
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History
The Young family farm was established in 1869, when the iconic red barn was built. During the Great Depression, the family sold the farm to neighbors but repurchased it after World War II. The dairy company began in 1946.
Milk sales started in the 1950s, with cheese and food items added in the 1960s. Ice cream sales began in 1981. In 2019, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine presented a proclamation for the farm's 150th anniversary.
Production and statistics
The herd of about 50 Jersey cows provides milk for cheese production; ice cream milk is purchased from Reiter Dairy. The property includes a black walnut tree plantation of around 100 trees and a plantation of about 20,000 white pines used as Christmas trees. In summer, it employs roughly 320 workers. As of 2009, annual visitors exceeded one million.
Did You Know?
- The farm has batting cages and miniature golf.
- A petting zoo allows visitors to interact with cows, goats, and pigs.
- Fall activities include a corn maze, pumpkin picking, and wagon rides; winter activities include cutting Christmas trees.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Young's Jersey Dairy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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