On a hot day, check out the ice cream trail
Posted: Friday, July 12, 2013 2:00 am
Updated: 2:54 pm, Tue Jul 23, 2013
By Karen Gardner News-Post Staff
Eight dairy farms in Maryland offer ice cream made on the premises. Two of those are right in Frederick County, and one is just across the county line in Smithsburg.
Spend an afternoon at each creamery, enjoying a cone of smooth homemade ice cream. The ice cream at these creameries is not only made on site, but it’s made with milk that comes from that same farm — so as you savor your cone, you might get to wave a thank you at the cows who made it all possible.
Milk and dairy products are Maryland’s third largest agricultural commodity, bringing in more than $188 million to the state’s farms in 2012.
These creamery farms have found a way to stay in business in an era when many dairy farms have closed. Selling homemade ice cream from locally raised cows has helped them build their businesses in an era when factory farms have become the norm.
An ice cream trail has been plotted, connecting the eight dairy farms in Maryland which serve this homemade ice cream.
If you visit all eight before Sept. 8, and get a passport stamp, you can enter to win a $50 gift certificate to the creamery of your choice. Go to http://marylandsbest.net/pdf/IceCreamTrailBrochure.pdf to download the passport and brochure.
South Mountain Creamery makes its own ice cream at its 1,600-acre farm at 8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown. The farm milks about 300 cows, and sells milk, ice cream, Certified Humane® eggs, meat, cheese, butter and many other products raised on the farm or provided by nearby vendors.
The ice cream is sold by the scoop at the farm, or in cartons, and is one of the products the creamery delivers to 8,500 customers in Maryland, Washington, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown, MD 21769
www.southmountaincreamery.com
Phone: 301-371-8565
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. In the summer, the farm stays open until 7 p.m. on weekends.
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The Frederick News-Post
Posted: July 21, 2013 by Certified Humane
On a hot day, check out the ice cream trail
Posted: Friday, July 12, 2013 2:00 am
Updated: 2:54 pm, Tue Jul 23, 2013
By Karen Gardner News-Post Staff
Eight dairy farms in Maryland offer ice cream made on the premises. Two of those are right in Frederick County, and one is just across the county line in Smithsburg.
Spend an afternoon at each creamery, enjoying a cone of smooth homemade ice cream. The ice cream at these creameries is not only made on site, but it’s made with milk that comes from that same farm — so as you savor your cone, you might get to wave a thank you at the cows who made it all possible.
Milk and dairy products are Maryland’s third largest agricultural commodity, bringing in more than $188 million to the state’s farms in 2012.
These creamery farms have found a way to stay in business in an era when many dairy farms have closed. Selling homemade ice cream from locally raised cows has helped them build their businesses in an era when factory farms have become the norm.
An ice cream trail has been plotted, connecting the eight dairy farms in Maryland which serve this homemade ice cream.
If you visit all eight before Sept. 8, and get a passport stamp, you can enter to win a $50 gift certificate to the creamery of your choice. Go to http://marylandsbest.net/pdf/IceCreamTrailBrochure.pdf to download the passport and brochure.
South Mountain Creamery makes its own ice cream at its 1,600-acre farm at 8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown. The farm milks about 300 cows, and sells milk, ice cream, Certified Humane® eggs, meat, cheese, butter and many other products raised on the farm or provided by nearby vendors.
The ice cream is sold by the scoop at the farm, or in cartons, and is one of the products the creamery delivers to 8,500 customers in Maryland, Washington, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown, MD 21769
www.southmountaincreamery.com
Phone: 301-371-8565
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. In the summer, the farm stays open until 7 p.m. on weekends.
Full Article: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/business_topics/agriculture/article_5829f8a7-110f-55d7-9f89-a37e2ec4626c.html
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