Dungeness Valley Creamery is owned by Ryan and Sarah McCarthey.   They produce whole raw milk from about 70 Jersey cows that produce around 350 gallons of milk per day.  Sarah grew up on this farm that was run by her parents. She and her husband took over in 2012.  Now their 2 sons are learning the business and you could see them working around the farm.  There are cows of all ages and the place used to have tours but now it’s walk through as you wish and they are happy to answer questions.  We wanted to try their ice cream which was made by Lopez Island and is sold by the scoop or pints.  Lopez supplies many Northwest area restaurants, etc.  The friendly scooper told us the cows all love petting and invited us to look around which we did.  Each cow had their name on an ear tag and had quite different personalities.  Meanwhile the ice cream was dense and lovely.  I would have preferred simpler flavors but it and the farm are worth a stop during your visit to the Olympic Peninsula. Continue reading →