WEST MILAN — Farm and family are closely intertwined for Mary Mullins Tichy. She breeds, raises and sells grass-fed Black Angus and cross-bred cattle at Riverstone Farm on what was once her grandfather’s dairy farm, located between Route 110 and the banks of the Upper Ammonoosuc River.
As a girl, Mary was an enthusiastic 4-H member, specializing in sheep, which included competing at fairs.
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