Each flavor made by Salt & Straw Ice Cream includes local, organic and sustainable ingredients. The Portland, Ore.-based company opened in May 2011 with the goal of featuring the “best Oregon has to offer, through ice cream.” The owners call their business a “farm-to-cone” company.
Cousins Kim and Tyler Malek source ingredients from the state’s farmers and artisans—Lochmead Dairy, Laurelwood Brewery, Stumptown Coffee Roasters and Olympic Provisions charcuterie, to name a few—and also from small, hand-picked farms from around the world.