Gov. Hogan begins delicious journey along Maryland’s Best Ice Cream Trail | WTOP News

Final Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was with state Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder on the South Mountain Creamery in Frederick to start an extended, enviable journey upon Maryland’s Greatest Ice Cream Path.

The path, now in its tenth yr, was created to focus on the Maryland dairy trade. For 2022, 10 on-farm creameries that produce and promote their very own ice cream are featured alongside a 290-mile stretch between Washington and Worcester Counties, in accordance with a information launch from the Governor’s workplace.

The path gives the general public an opportunity to be taught extra about Maryland agriculture and its roughly 325 dairy farms all through the state. It’s also an opportunity to expertise what “contemporary” ice cream may be.

“There’s nothing like farm-fresh ice cream on a scorching summer time day,” mentioned Gov. Hogan. “These creameries produce a number of the greatest with contemporary Maryland dairy merchandise and native produce. Participating within the path solely helps this very important a part of our agricultural group, and provides Marylanders and guests to our state the chance to discover the sweetness Maryland has to supply from the mountains to the seashores.”

Listed on-farm creameries on the path embrace Prigel Household Creamery (Baltimore County), Deliteful Dairy (Washington County), Kilby Cream (Cecil County), South Mountain Creamery (Frederick County), Rocky Level Creamery (Frederick County), Broom’s Bloom Dairy (Harford County), Keyes Creamery (Harford County), Woodbourne Creamery at Rock Hill Orchard (Montgomery County), Misty Meadow Farm Creamery (Washington County), and Chesapeake Bay Farms (Worcester County).

If you’re eager about embarking on this scrumptious journey, Maryland’s Greatest Ice Cream ‘Trailblazers’ are requested to snap a photograph or selfie at every of the ten creameries and submit them by way of e mail to icecream.trail1@maryland.gov as soon as they’ve accomplished the path.

On social media, individuals are inspired to share their trek utilizing #MDIceCreamTrail.

E-mail submissions will obtain a “2022 Maryland’s Greatest Ice Cream Trailblazer” certificates, and one fortunate winner will obtain a $50 present certificates to the creamery of their selection, a replica of the kids’s e book “Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Want,” and the 2022 Maryland’s Greatest Ice Cream Champion Trailblazer trophy.

Extra info is out there at mda.maryland.gov. Blissful trails!

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