Churning up the most adventurous flavors in California!

THE PENNY ICE CREAMERY CALIFORNIA GROWN

Not only is The Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, California home to the most delightful artisanal ice cream we’ve ever tried, it is also a full-fledged dairy!

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They use produce from local farms to flavor their treats too!

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The Penny Ice Creamery is the result of the combined efforts of Chef Kendra L. Baker and business partner Zachary E. Davis’ and their passion for food.

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KENDRA BAKER

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Kendra came to Santa Cruz to attend UCSC as a language studies major and fell in love with the area, organic produce & the farmers.

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WHY OPEN AN ICE CREAMERY?

THE UNIVERSAL SWEET TREAT

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HOW DOES THE PENNY ICE CREAMERY WORK WITH LOCAL FARMS IN SANTA CRUZ & THROUGHOUT CALIIFORNIA?

“The Penny is one of the smallest dairy manufacturing plants in the US. That means we are able to get in all of our ingredients raw. We pasteurize all of our own bases and we are able to source all of our fruits, vegetable, herbs, and flowers from our local farms.”

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HOW DOES SUSTAINABILITY PLAY A ROLE AT THE PENNY ICE CREAMERY?

They make sustainable choices from the types of cups and spoons they purchase to serve their product, to the flavors themselves like Fresh Fig Leaf which is made with Kendra’s from scratch ice cream base infused with aromatic fresh fig leaves from the UCSC Farm.

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The Sensual Blueberry Orange Graham Jam with blueberries from Triple Delight Blueberries.

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