Half Pint is a small, owner-operated homemade ice cream company based out of Seattle, Washington. Our ice creams are made fresh weekly with local dairy and eggs and other local ingredients when possible.

Starting this coming Saturday, August 3rd, Half Pint Ice Cream will be scooping up cones and cups at the Fremont Outdoor Movies on Saturday nights. This weekend’s feature is The Omega Man. There are some great films coming up over the next few weeks, so grab your blanket or lawn chair, get yourself a scoop or two of ice cream and enjoy a movie under the stars.

Check out info about the Outdoor Movies at:

http://www.fremontoutdoormovies.com/

What better way to spend your Sunday morning or early afternoon than strolling through the Broadway Sunday Farmers Market? On all sides you’ll be surrounded by beautiful produce in all colors of the rainbow; delicious, fresh-from the oven baked goods; tasty smoked salmon; the most gorgeous bouquets of flowers; incredible pasta and ravioli. And what’s even better is the smiling faces of the folks that are selling it all.

It has been having a blast selling ice cream at the Broadway Sunday Farmers Market and the Thursday Lake City Farmers Markets this summer. It’s been such a wonderful experience to get to know the regular customers, the other vendors, and the hard-working folks who put the markets on. I always leave with with armfuls of veggies, fruit, pasta, cheeses. And sometimes with a basket of tasty fruit to use in ice cream or sorbet. Just a few of my favorite farmers market finds include:

–Farmers Cheese from Samish Bay Cheese
–Gorgonzola and Walnut Ravioli from La Pasta
–Raspberries from Hayton Farms
–Classic French Baguettes from Heavenly Pastry and Cake
–ANY of the truffles from Trevani Truffles
–Polenta cakes from Green-Go Foods

The list goes on. And on.

You can stock your whole kitchen at the farmers markets. And while you’re there–pick up a pint or have a scoop of ice cream. Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone strolling through the market, one hand carrying a bag overflowing with carrots, cherries, cheese, and bread, the other hand holding an ice cream cone.

You can find additional information about markets in the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance at:

http://www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org/

One of the most fun parts of having an ice cream business is deciding what flavors to make each week. Inspiration comes from everywhere. Many flavors are favorites from my childhood, which ice cream played a large role in. Some are adaptations of other desserts I’ve had. For example, I had a molten chocolate cake that was infused with earl gray tea. And so became Earl Gray Chocolate Ice Cream. Other times it is dependent on what’s in season and what delicious ingredients I can get from the farmers at the markets I sell at. Wherever the ideas and combinations come from, it’s always exciting to figure out what four flavors will make a killer line-up for the farmers markets.

What is your favorite flavor? Let us know your suggestions, ideas, requests. You just may get a Half Pint ice cream flavor named after you…