Stonyfield Farm is no stranger to political campaign stops. New Hampshire hosts the first presidential primary every four years, causing leading Democratic candidates to stop by while stumping for votes.

Governor Bill Richardson—New Mexico Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson also stopped by Stonyfield Farm the week of April 2, 2007. He toured the plant, greeted employees and took questions during a brief visit with President and CE-Yo Gary Hirshberg.

Senator John Edwards— Democratic presidential hopeful and former NC Senator John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, visited Stonyfield Farm April 2, 2007 to meet employees and tour the Yogurt Works. Their tour guide was Stonyfield President and CE-Yo Gary Hirshberg. The world's leading organic yogurt maker is an essential stop for presidential aspirants. In the past year, Stonyfield has hosted former VA Governor Mark Warner, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.

Governor Mark Warner—One of the first campaign stops of the 2008 presidential primary season in New Hampshire happened in February 2006, with Virginia’s former governor, Mark Warner, touring our yogurt plant and chatting it up with Stonyfield employees and CE’Yo Gary.

President Bill Clinton – During the 1992 presidential election,

Vice President Al Gore – As the Democratic candidate for president in 2000, Gore visited Stonyfield Farm often to speak with Gary Hirshberg.

Governor Howard Dean – Vermont Governor Howard Dean visited Stonyfield Farm very early in the 2004 primary campaign to take a tour of our Yogurt Works. In this photo, Governor Dean speaks with some employees in our processing room.

General Wesley Clark - Two weeks before the 2004 presidential primary, General Wesley Clark stopped by our office to talk about his stand on the issues. Here he enjoys Moo-la-la, which was a new product at that time. (Photo: Associated Press).