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Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery visitors and seventh generation dairy farmer, Denise Barstow enjoyed a great morning in the calf barn for the Dairy Month Lecture Series on Sunday, June 24 at Barstow’s Longview Farm. In case you missed it, we have this short recap for you: The calves and young stock (also called replacement stock) do not … Read more
Here on Barstow’s Longview Farm, we raise about 550 animals for dairy. But we also raise 20 steers each year for our Barstow’s Farm Raised Beef! The beef – ground, patties, steaks, and roasts, is exclusively sold at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery and can be found in our freezer section. Burgers are not on our … Read more
Farm visitors joined Sue Mazrolle, Register Dietitian for Big Y for a discussion about dairy nutrition and dairy in a healthy diet for the Dairy Month Lecture Series on Sunday, June 17! In case you missed it, we have this short recap for you: Dairy foods are recommended to help meet calcium and vitamin D recommendations, and are … Read more
Farm visitors joined Denise Barstow of Barstow’s Longview Farm on a tour of the Anaerobic Digester facility for the Dairy Month Lecture Series on Sunday, June 17! In case you missed it, we have this short recap for you: Barstow’s Anaerobic Digester takes the energy potential in food waste and cow manure and turns it into enough renewable … Read more
2018 marks Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery’s 10 Year Anniversary! Steven and David Barstow, brothers, partners, and the 6th generation on Barstow’s Longview Farm are the owners of Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery. When the family moved forward with Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery in order to diversify the farm and save the family business, David … Read more
Here at Barstow’s Longview Farm everybody has a personality so everybody has a name. Calves born around the same time have names that begin with the same letter. These calves were born in the last half of May. Congratulations to our Name the Calf Contest winners! Jamboree by Jacqueline Desmarais Jumpie by Jackie Tuthill Josephine … Read more
There are a couple downsides to living on a dairy farm. First of all, the neighbors are early risers – and they drive big trucks or tractors. So by 5:30am, you’re probably wide awake. Secondly, when the cows get out they might enjoy a tramp through your garden before they get wrangled back into the … Read more
Barstow’s Burger Fest is the biggest farm event of the year! On Saturday, July 21 from 11am-8pm, join us for farm raised beef burgers, local flavors, farm tours, games, and live music on the porch. This community event is not to be missed! We are looking for bands to play on the porch during event … Read more
Dairy Star by Maria Bichler June 11, 2018 HADLEY, Mass. – Passing the farm on to the next generation of family members is often a goal of family owned and operated agricultural enterprises. For the Barstow family of Hadley, Mass., the baton of farming is now being carried to the sixth and seventh generation with … Read more
Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery visitors and land conservationist Lee Halasz of the Kestrel Land Trust enjoyed a educational stroll down through conserved farmland for the Dairy Month Lecture Series on Sunday, June 10! In case you missed it, we have this short recap for you: The Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) program preserves and protects agricultural land, … Read more