Hadley Celebration of Lights

Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery is very excited to be a part of the first annual Hadley Celebration of Lights! The event takes place on Saturday, December 9 at 6:00pm at the Hopkins Academy Gazebo in Hadley, MA. This event is hosted by the Edward Hopkins Educational Foundation, a nonprofit that seeks to enrich the educational … Read more

Name the Calf Contest Winners “U”

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 November. Congratulations to our Name the Calf Contest winners! Ulanni by Dan Scott Ula by James Morrell Ukali by Noemi … Read more

6 Stellar Gifts this Holiday

Gift local this holiday season with these 6 great picks from Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery! A Barstow’s gift certificate for the Barstow’s addict A Barstow’s ceramic mug for the coffee drinker A Barstow’s T-shirt for the Barstow’s lover A Cabot Creamery Cookbook for the baker A scheduled half of a Barstow’s cow for the … Read more

A very Beefy Holiday

Eat local, meat local this holiday season with farm raised beef from Barstow’s Longview Farm! Barstow’s Beef is raised right here on the farm. Our meat does not contain antibiotics, steroids, or added hormones.  We feed our cattle from the land we farm. Our animals receive a varied diet that includes grass, clover, alfalfa, corn … Read more

15 Local Stocking Stuffers

This holiday season, stuff your stockings with local products that support local farmers and artisans in Western Massachusetts!  You can pick up all of these great stocking stuffers and more at your neighborhood dairy farm – yep you guessed it – Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery! 15 Local Stocking Stuffers A Barstow’s ceramic mug for … Read more

5 Great Gifts for Hosts

This holiday season, you’re going to end up at neighborhood gatherings, family dinners, office parties, and plenty of other events where you may bring a gift.  Here are 5 gifts that will have your host or hostess over the moon! A balsam wreath or kissing ball A 2 lb. block of Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! 2017 brought a lot to be thankful for!  Like a good crop year and a drought free summer.  We are thankful for our healthy and productive herd of 557.  We are thankful for the new anaerobic digester engine, bringing more green energy to the grid and soon more recycled heat to our homes … Read more

From chocolate to cheddar, branch out this holiday season with these 5 desserts

The Boston Globe By Lucy M. Casale| November 20, 2017 Go homemade for the holidays with favorite dessert recipes from friends and family of the Cabot Creamery Co-operative. Turtle Cheesecake Serves 12 Cabot farmer Denise Barstow of Longview Farm in Hadley, Mass. describes the holidays in her house with one word: loud. “It isn’t a … Read more

Barstow’s Longview Farm’s Turtle Cheesecake

Ingredients Crust ingredients: 2 sleeves of Oreos, crushed ¼ cup Cabot Salted Butter, melted 1 teaspoon cinnamon Filling ingredients: 2¼ pounds Cabot Cream Cheese (4½ -8 ounce packages) softened 1 cup light brown sugar ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon corn syrup ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon corn starch 1 tablespoon vanilla 3 whole farm fresh eggs 1 egg … Read more

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