“I feel like I am finally doing what I was created to do!
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Why gelato? Back in 1983 I visited Florence, Italy and fell in love with gelato! The creamy texture and rich flavors totally won me over. . .
Ten years later I moved to New Hampshire and started working at Stonewall Farm (SF), a non-profit education center and dairy farm in Keene, NH. I spent almost 9 years working at SF, educating people about where their food comes from and the importance of local agriculture. I dreamed about making a value-added dairy product some day.
After I changed jobs I spent several years on the board of directors at SF. I attended events, purchased farm products, sent my children to camp, hiked, snowshoed and skied on the trails, and made many, many memories. In September 2017, my son's wedding was held at SF and again I started thinking about dairy products. What if I started a business making a premium artisan gelato using farm fresh NH milk, selling it throughout the CT River Valley, and donating a portion of the sales to local non-profits? The answer was, YES! I love supporting agriculture and I love gelato. Why not spend the next chapter of my life making a product I love to eat (and that is half the fat of ice cream), that nearly 95% of the population loves to eat, that supports the local economy, is good for people and the planet, AND helps to support area organizations working to build our local food system?!
I remember making ice cream in a soda can in 80 degree weather when I was a camp counselor at SF back in 1994. It was smooth, creamy and yummy! I thought if I can make great tasting ice cream in an aluminum can, I can learn how to make great gelato. So, off I went to Carpigiani’s Gelato University in the spring of 2018 and since then I’ve been having a blast making gelato for retail stores, events, and restaurants! Life is full of joy!
Our Mission
Product mission: Provide children and adults of all ages with the best tasting, highest quality, homemade gelato money can buy, using NH milk and cream, and the freshest flavorings and other ingredients sourced as locally as possible. We define local as being within 175 miles of Keene, NH.
Economic Mission: Manage my company to produce growing profits that benefit local non-profits dedicated to building our local food system.
Social and Environmental mission: Use my company as a force for the good of our employees, local community and consumers, the local environment, and the planet.
Frisky Cow Gelato is incorporated as a NH Benefit Corporation and a cetified national B Corp.
The B Corp certification indicates that our company meets the highest standards of social and environmental impact.
As a certified B Corp (since 2021) we are committed to the following:
Purchasing a minimum of 50% of our supplies and ingredients from local (within 175 mi of Keene) and independent suppliers.
Selling a minimum of 50% of our products to local (within 175 mi of Keene) and independent retailers.
Donating a minimum of 2% of our annual revenue to local non profit organizations working to build our local food system and address issues of food insecurity.
Monitoring our energy and natural resource usage in order to minimize our carbon footprint when possible.
“Gelato brings smiles to peoples’ faces! I love that!”
