August has been a BUSY month for Half Pint! Lots of farmers markets, special events…we’ve been elbow deep in ice cream for weeks. Last week we participated in a really cool event at Tom Douglas’s Palace Ballroom. It was an ice cream social! Several artisan ice cream companies participated including Half Pint, Parfait, Empire Ice […]

Tom Watson, the ecoconsumer columnist for the Seattle Times had a great TV spot on KOMO 4 yesterday where he talked about unusual items one can find at a farmers market. Among these items was Half Pint’s Earl Gray Chocolate ice cream! Click on the link below and click the play button on the video […]

This coming Tuesday, August 11th, Half Pint will be participating in an ice cream social put on by Tom Douglas Events, taking place at the Palace Ballroom, next to the Palace Kitchen in downtown Seattle. There will be 6 local artisan ice cream vendors sampling their goods, as well as games and snacks! This is a […]

One really cool thing about selling ice cream at the farmers market is that we are surrounded by delicious ice cream toppings! Woodring Northwest Specialities is at most markets and makes tasty chocolate, caramel and fruit sauces, fruit butters and preserves–all of which are great as an ice cream topping. They also make incredible spicy pickles and […]

One of the benefits of working at the farmers markets is that all day long I get to look at the most adorable dogs of all shapes, sizes and breeds. Last year at the Broadway Farmers Market, I fell in love with Ginger, a Pomeranian-Keeshond mix who, because of her age and lack of mobility, […]