Educational
The Dirt on Composting Webinar by the Center for EcoTechology
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesFood waste makes up over 20% of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) stream in the U.S. This waste can be managed by diverting it to feed people, feed animals, composting it, or using it for anaerobic digestion. Composting diverts food waste from the landfill, reducing methane emissions (a potent greenhouse gas), saving resources, and returning ... Read more
National Ag Day
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesMarch 22 is National Agriculture Day. Here at Barstow’s Longview Farm, every day is Ag Day. Agriculture isn’t only our livelihood, it is a way of life. Today we invite you to consider how agriculture impacts your life. Farmers raise fruits, veggies, livestock, trees, and seafood. In honor of Ag Day, join us for a ... Read more
Hadley Climate Day 2022
Hadley Senior Center 46 Middle Street, Hadley, MA, United StatesCatch Denise Barstow Manz on the Hadley Climate Day Solutions Panel at 10am at the Hadley Senior Center on Saturday, April 23.
Hockanum Day 2022
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesThe Hockanum Rural Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, is a rural community encompassing a classically famous landscape along the Connecticut River in Hadley, Massachusetts. The fertile farmland and quiet village is home to families that have been here for generations. On Hockanum Day, meet, discuss, and learn about ... Read more
Open Farm Saturday 2023
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesJoin us at Barstow's Longview Farm for Open Farm Saturday! We will be offering free farm tours at: 10am - walking tour 11am - walking tour noon-2pm - as many wagon tours as we can get through! wagon seats ~20 adults. *please note that you must be with a guide to tour our farm for ... Read more
Free Walking Farm Tour: Nov 10, 10am
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesPlease join us for a tour of Barstow's Longview Farm on Friday, November 10 at 10am. This tour will visit our anaerobic digester, silo storage, milking barn, robotic milker, and calf barn. Farm tour begins and ends at Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery. We cannot accomodate late arrivals, you must be with a guide to ... Read more
Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery and Barstow’s Longview Farm is owned and operated by sixth and seventh generation Barstow’s. Nestled at the base of Skinner State Park and right alongside the Connecticut River, the dairy farm has been a part of the landscape since 1806.
Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery offers homemade baked goods and pies, lunch from local ingredients, farm fresh produce, farm raised beef, ice cream, and scenic views of protected farmland from the porch and dining room. This family friendly store is open daily year round. Come meet your neighborhood dairy farmer!