Trickling Springs Creamery Nears Opening near Eastern Market

7th and Pennsylvania Ave, SE

Sweet! The D.C. summer of ice cream (and much more here) continues with Trickling Springs Creamery. Thanks to Howard for sending. You can see their goods here.

“Trickling Springs Creamery was founded in 2001 by two friends who aimed to produce fresh, exceptional- tasting dairy products while promoting local farmers doing an excellent job with their farms.

The founders started by establishing strict guidelines for the family farms producing their milk. The farmers were required to maintain grass-fed, heritage breed cows, produce very clean milk (as measured by SCC & SPC counts), and use no synthetic hormones. The founders offered to pay farmers above average prices for maintaining these high standards. Trickling Springs Creamery would then process the milk as minimally as allowed by law. These principles are still followed and in many cases have been strengthened to more strict standards of feeding and sustainability.

Trickling Springs Creamery’s mission is to serve our communities with the finest artisan dairy foods while promoting healthy happy cows, farmer sustainability, employee wellness, environmental stewardship, and quality food. We connect a community of family farmers and the products they produce with consumers who care about the source and values of the food that they eat.”