For the first time, the public has the opportunity to buy ice cream from the new micro-creamery at Northwest Missouri State University.
The dean of the college of agriculture and natural sciences Rod Barr says during their first sale at Maryville's 102 Market last Thursday (August 13), it took 37 minutes to sell out of 160 pints.
This week, Dr. Barr and agriculture instructor Bill Brooks, who manages the micro-creamery, are producing 250 pints.
The micro-creamery, located in Northwest's Agricultural Learning Center, is a return to when the university sold dairy products through the 1970's.
Barr says shares how the micro-creamery is one example of how the Ag Learning Center can include students from all academic areas.
The micro-creamery is also another way that the university connects with the community.
And the micro-creamery and the Agriculture Learning Center demonstrates the mission of those who made financial donations.
The start of retail sales follows ag students testing the equipment during the last academic year. Brooks said students made some odd ice cream flavors that included parmesan and dill pickle.
Northwest is only one of three universities in Missouri that have dairy cows, joining the University of Missouri and College of the Ozarks. And Northwest will join College of the Ozarks in processing its own milk. Currently, the milk Northwest uses in making ice cream comes from a local source.
