Barstow’s Blog

Valley Bounty: ‘Looking forward since 1806’: Barstow family has been producing milk and more in Hadley for eight generations

June 22, 2025

By CLAIRE MORENON For the Gazette Published: 06-20-2025 10:34 AM Modified: 06-20-2025 12:26 PM The Barstow family has been producing milk in Hadley since the 1920s – and after nearly 90 years, they knew they had to make some changes if they wanted to stay in the dairy business. “In … Read more

June 2025 Burger Night Menu

June 9, 2025

UPDATE: event postponed until Wednesday, June 25, 5-7pm. Here on Barstow’s Longview Farm, we raise about 600 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 … Read more

Today is Pasture Day

May 10, 2025

Happy Pasture Day! It is the day we, and more importantly, the cows, have been waiting for since fall! Spring has arrived! It won’t be long (hopefully tomorrow, fingers crossed) before the farmers are in the field bringing in the cover crop harvest. But today is all about the cows! … Read more

Easter Orders Due April 15

April 12, 2025

Get your orders in for carrot cake, cream pies, pastry platters, cinnamon swirls, and sugar cookie decorating kits by this Tuesday, April 15 before 4pm. Check out our bakery menu and party platter offerings on our website. It is quick and easy to place your order – and to pick … Read more

To our Valentines

February 8, 2025

In honor of Valentine’s Day this coming Friday, we are dedicating this newsletter to the things that we love! Those things that give us butterflies (and/or rumbles) in our tummies, the mac to our cheese. So without further adieu, we’d like to give our Valentines this year to: Soup season … Read more

Happy Moo Year!

January 4, 2025

We hope your 2025 is off to a great start! Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery took a short break but we are back OPEN daily and eager to see you! Even as the dark and cold persists, you can be sure to count on bright smiles, hot coffee, and warm … Read more

South Hadley’s last large farm under permanent conservation

December 28, 2024

By EMILEE KLEIN Staff Writer Published: 12-26-2024 12:39 PM Modified: 12-26-2024 4:33 PM SOUTH HADLEY — The 205-acre Lauzier Farm off Alvord Street is the last large farm property in South Hadley, and it will remain so for generations to come as permanently protected agricultural land. That’s because the farm … Read more

Barstow’s Soup CSA 2025

December 26, 2024

Sign up for 10 weeks of homemade soups!  Dinner has never been easier! Pick from one of our 7 ways to Soup CSA: CSA Size Price Quarts per Week Total Quarts Pickup Weeks Full CSA Couple $145 1 quart per week 10 Weeks 1-10 Family $290 2 quarts per week … Read more

Christmas Bird Count 2024

December 16, 2024

Volunteers walked our farmland early yesterday morning in search of birds for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. The Christmas Bird Count happens annually in December around the nation. Here’s what they found: 21 Canada Goose 1 Wood Duck 9 Mallard 13 American Black Duck 17 Hooded Merganser 7 Common … Read more

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