Did you know that Ben and Jerry are actually real people? I certainly didn’t, and basically melted when our very own met them IRL at the home of Ben & Jerry’s in Burlington, Vermont. Their real names are and and the dynamic duo first became besties in 7th-grade PE class and took a $5 course on ice cream making after graduation. They then turned their passion and knowledge for sweet treats into a fully-fledged scoop shop inside a renovated gas station in 1978.
Lachy got this inside scoop when he ventured over to their Willy-Wonka-esque dairy emporium and found out about all the good stuff that goes into those delicious pints. It also turns out they’ve done a bunch behind the scenes to support social causes and reduce their environmental impact, too. We quite frankly, love to see this from Ben & Jerry’s.
Before we even get into how the ice cream is made, we need to go to the start of the process — the ingredients. Every farm’s cattle is checked to ensure they’re . Farming the beautiful creatures is a gruelling job too, and Ben & Jerry’s ensures farmers are paid well as part of the .
The ice cream brand has fed their cows’ seaweed since the 9th of May, 2022. Yup, seaweed reduces Ben & Jerry’s cows’ toots and burps going into the atmosphere. Brominata (a dehydrated form of farmed red seaweed) actually reduces methane emissions (global warming anyone) from cows’ burps , which is wild.
Now we’ve got the milk, I want to know why Ben & Jerry’s tastes so go.