Simply Natural Creamery | NC Weekend | UNC-TV
See why people line up early for the all natural ice cream at Simply Natural Creamery in Ayden.
Meet the Maker: Simply Natural Creamery
As the only all-in-one dairy in eastern North Carolina, Simply Natural Creamery handles all parts of the production process, from growing crops to bottling, on-site. And their efforts haven’t gone unnoticed: Last year, Simply Natural welcomed more than 30,000 visitors to tour the grounds, purchase milk and butter, and enjoy a selection of 40 ice cream flavors sold at the creamery store. Our State sat down with owner Neil Moye to learn more about how one man’s lifelong love for farming has grown into a multi-generational business.
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Got To Be NC | North Carolina Dairy
As part of Got To Be NC’s ongoing seasonal video series, we’re taking a look at the dairy industry and meeting the growers and makers at Simply Natural Creamery in Ayden, North Carolina. From milking cows to making ice cream, Simply Natural Creamery makes local dairy products an accessible and delicious part of its community.
The dairy industry in North Carolina produces 112 million gallons of milk a year. And with an estimated 195 dairy farms spread out across the state, milk is just the beginning. Ice cream, butter, cheese and more are all produced locally in North Carolina.
Making Ice Cream at Simply Natural Creamery
Regardless of the temperatures across the Old North State, it's always ice cream season! Have you ever been to a creamery to see how your favorite flavor is made? Watch this video to learn how this North Carolina creamery makes their ice cream and delighting their customers one scoop at a time.
Town of Ayden
Recognized in 2013 as One of America's Best Small Communities to Raise a Family, the Town of Ayden was featured on the Discovery Channel on Viewpoints with Terry Bradshaw. For more information about the Town of Ayden, visit ayden.com.
Standing Next to 40 Million Pickles at the Mt. Olive Pickles Factory!
Come along with us as we visit the corner of Cucumer and Vine, the home of Mt Olive Pickles, followed by a stop at the Heritage Farms General Store.
Alexis loves pickles, especially Mt. Olive brand pickles. As luck would have it, they're made right in the town of Mt. Olive, North Carolina. So we hopped in the car for a road trip to see the home of Alexis's favorite pickles. They don't do factory tours for the public, but they do have a neat little gift shop full of branded merchandise.
Be sure to ask to see the video, and you will be let into a little theater to watch a 15-minute movie on the company and how it makes its various products. For example, do you know types of Mt. Olive pickles are fresh packed and which ones aren't? Their video will tell you.
After the viewing we received a special treat and Alexis got a folder full of goodies. We also bought a few items from the gift shop, which were very reasoably priced.
We need to correct one statistic in the video. We said there were 4 million pickles, but we were off by a factor of 10. They can keep 40 million pickles on their property.
Afterwards we drove up Highway 117 to the Heritage Farms General Store. They sell fresh pork and beef products from nearby farms, and they have ice cream from Simply Natural Creamery from Ayden, NC (Greene County). That will be a future stop for us for sure. In the back are rooms filled with clothes and trinkets, many of which have the NC state flag in the shape of a pig. So cool.
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