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Farm, Factory, or Family: Food Safety is Common Sense!
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesJune is Dairy Month! Learn more about how dairy impacts our economy, planet, diet, 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 by Barstow’s Longview Farm and Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery. ... Read more
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Farm Tour with your Senator
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesJune is Dairy Month! Each Sunday and June, we'll learn more about how dairy impacts our economy, planet, diet, land use, and how dairy farming connects us with our Pioneer Valley heritage. This free walking farm tour will be led by seventh generation farmer Denise Barstow and her guest, Massachusetts State Senator, Jo Comerford. Jo ... Read more
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Barstow’s 11th Anniversary
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesOn June 30, 2019, we celebrate our 11th year in the restaurant business! We owe our success to our family members, our dedicated staff, and of course, to YOU! We would not be here today without the incredible support and generosity of our community! Join us for our 11th Anniversary party from noon to 2pm ... Read more
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Burger Fest 2019
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United States*** Due to the EXTREME heat, Burger Fest will be wrapping up by 5pm today. We apologize for the inconvenience. Stay safe, stay cool! *** Burger Fest is the biggest event on the farm! Burger Fest is one of the few days that we sell our Barstow’s Farm Raised Beef burgers made to order. We will be grilling ... Read more
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Hockanum Day 2019
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
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Open Farm Sunday | Barstow’s Longview Farm
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesThis fall, Cabot's farm family owners are opening their farms to thank YOU for your support. Cabot Creamery Cooperative has over 800 farmer owners; but for this event, Open Farm Sunday will be celebrated at 21 farms in New England and New York: Freund's Farm (CT), Fletcher Farm (MA), Fort Hill Farms (CT), Thorncrest Farm ... Read more
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EVENT FULL Cows & Conservation
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United States*Please note that this event is currently full but you may register for the wait-list on Kestrel Land Trust's page. Registration is required for this event. Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery will not be processing registration or wait-list requests.* In 2014, the Barstow family worked with Kestrel and the Commonwealth to place an Agricultural Preservation ... Read more
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Live Virtual Farm Tour at Barstow’s Longview Farm
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesLength: 30 minutes (10-10:30 a.m. Eastern) Recommended Audience: Grades 3-5 Using video chat technology, students will get a behind the scenes look into life on a New England dairy farm. Students will join dairy farmer Denise Barstow for a tour of her family’s farm and learn how dairy farmers take care of their cows from ... Read more
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Cows & Conservation: An Innovative Farm Tour
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesIn 2014, the Barstow family worked with Kestrel and the Commonwealth to place an Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) on 123 acres of their farmland, preserving it forever. The Barstows reinvested the funds from the sale of the APR back into their 215 year-old dairy farm to secure its future. They purchased robotic milkers, a tool that improves milk production, ... Read more
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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
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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!