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Blue Marble boasts a range of 16 flavors, from ginger and hazelnut to green tea and maple, but there’s a distinct absence of fudge cookie dough and the usual glutinous toppings. “The word I like to use with our flavors is elemental,” says Miesen. “I would hope that we were the antithesis of those ice cream companies that profess to have alternative values while using processed ingredients. Mother Nature doesn’t need a lot of help to be totally delicious.” Blue Marble’s ice cream is made by third-generation dairy farmer Matt White, with milk and cream from Natural by Nature, a collective of organic farms in Lancaster, PA. Coffee is certified by the Rainforest Alliance and roasted by Irving Farm. Teas are from Sebastian Beckwith, whose company In Pursuit of Tea is helping to support small, traditional tea plantations in rural Asia. And the cookies and muffins come from an organic bakery in Park Slope.
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