It's Dairy And Farm Fresh

The storefront has a rustic appearance.

Here's a business that falls just a bit outside of any one classification. BROOM'S BLOOM DAIRY is located in Bel Air, MD, out in Harford County. It's a little bit of a restaurant, a little bit of a farmer's market, a little bit of an ice cream stand, and a little bit of a place where a customer can book an event locale.

Even the name of Broom's Bloom Dairy derives from several backgrounds. The original owner of the land on which this enterprise stands was one John Broom. His ownership was derived from a colonial land grant. Bloom refers to the crops raised on the land, the flowers that become pollinated to produce the crops, which fed the land's occupants.



Over the years, land ownership changed, coming into the hands of the Dallam family, now in its ninth generation of ownership. The land and its buildings have become a dairy, under the watchful eyes of David and Kate Dallam, who started out with 65 cows in 1997. This enterprise is what led to the making and selling of homemade cheeses, ice cream, and fresh pork sausage. The couple adds that they utilize natural grains and forage for their animals and do not use any artificial growth hormones.

Besides their own products, they also offer other locally grown products from other farmsteads in their market. They can make approximately 100 flavors of ice cream, but usually have twelve to eighteen flavors available for sale at any one time. Their cheese and pork sausage are also sold at the Bel Air Farmer's Market and Waverly's 32nd Street Farmer's Market.

The sunflowers are out and you can see a portion of the farm in the background.

Within the restaurant-cafe, there is a full lunch menu, featuring soups and salads, sandwiches, quiche, and a selection of lunch specials. During the spring and summer, there is live music out on the front porch, accompanied by break outs of spontaneous dancing. The cafe is known for its crab soups and its homemade sweet tea served in mason jars, besides its selection of ice creams. They can also be booked for group lunches.

Chris Monaghan provided the tunes on a summer day.

 During September and May, educational tours of the barn and store can be booked. School groups generally come on Wednesday mornings. Like I said, it's a little of the local flavor of Harford County, mixed with a little bit of this and that, all coming together, in a variety of fresh products and meals. You really can't beat that!

Thanks for information from the main page of the website and the menu page.

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