Apologies to any readers trying to avoid sweets this week! June happens to be Dairy Month and strawberry and rhubarb season, so here’s a Strawberry Rhubarb Sundae at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery. Congrats to photographer Denise, our first repeat winner.How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and … Read more
Denise Barstow Manz and her family run the farm store and manage their herd of 600 cows – 300 of which are milking cows at Barstow’s Longview Farm. For the family, sustainability is a priority. They now have an anaerobic digester on the farm that turns waste into electricity and … Read more
Arlene Karidis | Jun 07, 2023 The dairy industry is shooting to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050. Denise Barstow Manz, a seventh-generation family member at Barstow’s Longview Farm in Massachusetts, tells Waste360 how dairy farms are working toward this goal. And hear why anaerobic digestion (AD) has been a big part of Barstow’s sustainability story … Read more
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 and can be found in our freezer section. … Read more
by: Kayla Hevey Posted: Jun 1, 2023 / 02:37 PM EDT (Mass Appeal) – June 1 is not only World Milk Day but also the beginning of Dairy Month. Dairy farms in our communities play a vital role in providing locally sourced and nutritious food. If you want to support local agriculture … Read more
June is National Dairy Month. Here are 6 reasons to give a sip 🥛: 1. Dairy is good for you Milk packs in 13 essential nutrients in every serving, including, protein, zinc, selenium, vitamin A and vitamin D, which contribute to healthy immune function. Dairy foods like cheese and yogurt … Read more
Happy Earth Day Local dairy farmers maintain, protect, and enhance thousands of acres of open space throughout New England. Every dairy farm has practices in place to make sure they are caring for their soil. Soil is a natural resource that sustains our herd’s nutrition, our next generations to come, … Read more
Smithsonian Magazine, April/May 2023 These New Englanders have found a way to help the planet and convert more than 9,000 tons of cow waste annually into electricity Dairy farms like this one run by the Barstow family in Hadley, Massachusetts, make smart use of a substance cows produce in abundance. David … Read more
The Corned Beef Reuben Special for the month of March at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery in Hadley. How to enter: @Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town and a sentence or two to features@gazettenet.com! See this post in the Gazette here!