Barstow’s Blog

May is Beef Month

May 10, 2018

Sirloin, tenderloin, rib-eye, brisket, hamburger, meatloaf, meatballs – BEEF (it’s what’s for dinner!) May is Beef Month, so why not celebrate with local, sustainable, beef from Barstow’s Longview Farm!? Barstow’s Beef is raised on the Barstow family farm in Hadley, MA. Our meat does not contain antibiotics, steroids, or added … Read more

Name the Calf Contest Winners “G”

May 7, 2018

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 first half of April. Congratulations to our Name the Calf Contest winners! Glory by Janet Lipscomb … Read more

New England Dairy Farm Tour: Barstow’s Longview Farm

May 3, 2018

May 1, 2018 Juggling with Julia by Julia Robarts I had the chance to attend a dairy farm tour recently, at Barstow’s Longview Farm, a 7th generation family farm in Hadley, Massachusetts. If you’ve never done a farm tour before, I highly recommend it! Much like my recent tour of The Country Hen, … Read more

What’s that Smell?

May 3, 2018

Barstow’s Longview Farm’s anaerobic digester receives more than 14,000 tons of food waste annually from food manufacturers, processors, and users such as Cabot Creamery, Geissler’s Supermarkets, HP Hood, Wind River, Cains, Garelick, Amenico, and McDonalds.  Add in the 9,000 annual tons of cow manure from the farm and we’re in … Read more

Keeping our Cows Cool

May 3, 2018

A cow’s ideal temperature is between 40 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit. So while summer is a great time for ice cream, it can be stressful on dairy cows. That said, here at Barstow’s Longview Farm, and common practice among most dairy farms, is to keep our girls cool and comfortable. … Read more

The Dairy Month Lecture Series 2018

May 3, 2018

June is Dairy Month!  Learn more about how dairy impacts our economy, our planet, our diet, our land use, and how dairy farming connects us with heritage in the Pioneer Valley. Join the conversation with experts across all fields of dairy (get it?!).  The Dairy Month Lecture Series is hosted … Read more

The Dairy Crawl 2018

May 3, 2018

June is Dairy Month! Local farmstands in Hadley, South Hadley, and Sunderland are celebrating with the Dairy Month Dairy Crawl! Visit the participating farmstands; Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery, McCray’s Country Creamery, Flayvors of Cook Farm, Maple Valley’s Hadley Scoop, North Hadley Sugar Shack and Market, and Smiarowski’s Farmstand and … Read more

Barstow’s May Newsletter 2018

May 1, 2018

Barstow’s May Newsletter 2018 Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery and Barstow’s Longview Farm are located in the historic Hockanum Village in Hadley, MA. Our motto is “Looking Forward Since 1806” and we’ve been taking great care of our dairy herd and of the 450 acres of land we farm for … Read more

Eat the Season | May

May 1, 2018

Eating what is in season throughout the year can better connect you to your home and community.  When you eat what is being harvested locally, your food is travelling fewer miles, you are supporting your neighborhood farmers, and you are enjoying nutritious and varied foods throughout the seasons. #EatTheSeason and … Read more

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