Green ice cream’s come a long way from a half-gallon of cheap pistachio bought at the corner store. More specifically, Dottie’s Ice Cream was just named as a Certified Green Restaurant by the nonprofit Green Restaurant Association, which fosters environmental sustainability among eateries. Understandable – Dottie’s owner, Elaine Hauck, has adopted as her motto “Saving the Planet One Scoop at a Time” and does everything from welcoming schoolchildren on green field trips to using energy-efficient appliances to having her staff wear eco-friendly uniforms. The Des Peres parlor, located at 11656 Manchester Road, joins the Missouri Botanical Garden as only the second establishment in the state to earn the GRA certification.
This article appears in Dec 1-31, 2009.