Berry Season in Houston

We’re in the middle of berry season in Houston. Strawberries always open the season - followed by Blueberries and Dewberries/Blackberries in late Spring.

Stop by Honeychild’s at the MKT to experience berry season at its peak! Or, for a more immersive experience, visit one of the local farms that allow visitors to pick their own berries. We’ve made it easy by mapping them below - visit one or all this season!

Sourcing Note: We source our strawberries from Atkinson Farm and Blueberries from Moorehead’s Blueberry Farm - both of which allow visitors! Our dewberries are wild harvested so - not mapped.

Follow up: examining whiteness in food systems

If you follow my stories - you may have noticed an invite to the Duke World Food Policy Center webinar: Examining Whiteness in Food Systems.

If you weren’t able to catch the chat, don’t sweat it. There’s a recording below. If you’re new to this space, I think it serves as a great primer for framing food justice work extricated from white supremacy. How to talk about it and how to be about it.

A full transcript of the webinar is available online: https://wfpc.sanford.duke.edu/webinar-examining-whiteness-food-systems

Materials referenced during webinar:

Today we march - tomorrow we organize

I’ve spent some time thinking about power, equity and inclusion this week as I attempt to process the trauma and loss of life of the past few months, culminating with the murder of George Floyd.

Activism teaches me to identify the injustice and harness that which is available to me to combat it. It’s the activism that brought me to start Honeychild’s Sweet Creams in 2014 - and that which brings me to think about racial inequity through the lens of food as it is where I find agency and the capacity to influence change.

As I continue to advocate for sustainable, economically viable food systems - I understand the importance of racial equity. Without such, we’re implicitly reinforcing white supremacist power structures; perpetuating the system that provides unequal outcomes.

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Anti-racist author, Ibram X. Kendi, tells us the first thing we can do to combat racism is talk about it. So, here we are.

One of the things I’m most passionate about with the upcoming storefront (more on that later) is the capacity to create space for people doing food, community and justice work. Providing space to organize, create community and honor equity building initiatives is core to our mission.

I hesitated to share my thoughts today - not having specific plans in place. But, I think there’s value in acknowledging that I don’t have all the answers - value in sharing this process - and inviting folks invested in racial equity to be a part of that process.

I typically find great resource and understanding through reading and collaboration. So, I’ve shared what I’m reading, thinking and where I’m at below. I promise to keep my commitment to providing refuge, creating space, and doing the work. I hope you’ll join me in this. No experience necessary.

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Images link to resource -

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What Chef Jonny Rhodes is doing -

The way Leah Penniman cultivates community at Soul Fire Farm -

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Because music feeds the soul -

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Gramen Farm

 

With every new year, resolutions for health are top of mind. Ice cream may not sound synonymous with health, but we firmly believe that fresh, local, natural ingredients (that you can pronounce) are critical to wellness.

One such ingredient is Gramen Farm's dairy, which we use exclusively in our frozen custards. The video above showcases their commitment to pure, natural food, which we align with wholeheartedly. The cherry on top? We get to support another small business right in our backyard.

1% for the Planet

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Did you know every scoop of Honeychild's is making our world a better place? We're committed to the community, sustainability, and the environment. As members of 1% for the Planet, we've dedicated one percent of our proceeds to the Galveston Bay Foundation.

Honeychild's select this organization because they preserve, protect, and enhance the natural resources of the Galveston Bay. They are fantastic at engaging the greater Houston area—our home—with their mission through events, research, education, and workshops.

1% for the Planet connects businesses, consumers, and nonprofits, empowering all of us to drive big, positive change. In an uncertain world, these connections allow you and me to do more for our big blue planet than we can alone.

The Egguinox

March 19th marks the vernal equinox and beginning of the spring season.  Leave it to the folks at Galveston's Own Farmers Market to celebrate the moving of the sun with a pun party.  Join them this Saturday at Smooth Tony's for yard games and a highly skilled egg balancing competition.  Ticket and event details are available on their website.    

Pumpkin Spice Beer Float

"The gourd of my eye this year is la pumpkin, not only for it's perfect timeliness from Halloween, but mainly because it's delicious, and there are so many Houston delicacies that incorporate it. Take Buffalo Bayou Brewery and Honeychild's Sweet Creams. One makes a pumpkin ice cream, one makes a pumpkin beer. Enter, the Pumpkin beer float, not to be served to anyone you don't want to get a little tipsy." - The Shoe Diet

Sunday Supper at Sparrow

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Eight chefs. Eight local farmers. One incredible dinner on November 8 that supports Urban Harvest’s Youth Education Program. Honeychild's will offer up one-of-a-kind fare for Sunday Supper at Sparrow.

This multi-course dinner will feature a bounty of ingredients sourced from select responsible local farms and prepared by some of Houston’s top chefs. Urban Harvest’s Youth Education Program, the beneficiary of the event, explores healthy nutrition, food systems, native habitats and ecosystems through garden activities implemented in Houston-area schools and community centers. Tickets from $175.  Your taste buds will thank you (and so will Urban Harvest)! http://bit.ly/harvestsupper

Shanah Tovah

We had a darn good idea, yall! With Rosh Hashanah just around the corner, we decided to whip up a limited-edition french toast challah, apple and honey frozen custard. 

Rosh Hashanah is an important holiday, marking the Jewish New Year. One of the common greetings you'll hear during the holiday—which falls this year between sunset on September 13 and nightfall on September 15—is “shanah tovah,” meaning "happy new year" in Hebrew. We also introduced flavors of apples and honey because they're traditional to eat during Rosh Hashanah. 

Houstonia Magazine wrote up an incredibly kind article about what we're doing. Read the full article here. Get some exclusively at Belden's in Meyerland, Urban Harvest, and Galveston's Own Farmers Market.

The Pop-Up Experience

We're super pumped for next week's Sweet and Savory dinner with Aces of Taste, Sugar & Cloth, Maple & Love and TOUT SUITE. Apparently, so is Houstonia Magazine! Check out the nice write up on our upcoming event. If you haven't already, get your tickets here!

“Teaming up with local foodie favs like TOUT SUITE, Maple & Love and Honeychild’s Sweet Creams ensures that the high-profile event is surely the place to sample sweet and savory dishes like never before, in a space like no other.”
— Houstonia Magazine

eater houston

The folks at Eater Houston have us all sorts of blushing this Wednesday. They named us one of the Essential Houston Ice Cream shops, among our peers and fellow sweet-lovers.

“The only custard good enough to hold their own on this ice cream map is Honeychild’s Sweet Creams. These custards feature unique, seasonal flavors using fresh, organic and local ingredients.”
— Emily Bond, Eater Houston

Houston Matters

There's nothin' we love more than Houston and food. So, we were delighted to hear our name come on Houston Matters among Katharine Shilcutt, Features & Dining Editor at Houstonia; Eric Sandler, Food Editor of CultureMap Houston; and David Leftwich, Executive Editor at Sugar and Rice Magazine.

Catch us at about the nine minute mark! Tune in for more at noon on News 88.7FM.

“The style is a little different since it’s a frozen custard. They do call themselves a frozen custard. It’s super creamy. Their stuff is really good.”
— Houston Matters, News 88.7FM

Houston Chronicle

We're pumped for this week's Spiked by the Scoop competition, an "adult frozen treat throwdown," will be held at Yellow Rose Distilling. We love our salted maple bourbon frozen custard creation and can't wait to share it! The event will include ice cream samples, cocktail tastings, entertainment and a raffle - all benefiting Small Steps Nurturing Center.

"The Spiked by the Scoop fundraiser will include booze-laced ice creams from some of Houston's top chefs and ice cream makers. Flavors include, from left, Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream from Danny Trace of Brennan's of Houston; Peaches Foster Ice Cream with Caramelized Pecans from Tallent Ricca of Ricca; and Salted Maple and Bourbon Pecan Frozen Custard from Kathleen Morgan of Honeychild'€™s Sweet Creams." - Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle

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