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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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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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VIRTUAL Pasture Day 2020 (Date TBD)
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesDue to the ongoing health emergency, the Barstow family has decided to postpone Pasture Day and make it a virtual event. Pasture Day is one of our most popular events, and we suspect that even with social distancing guidelines in play, the advanced announcement of a rescheduled event will inevitably contribute to gathering. In an ... 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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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
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Pasture Day 2024
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesUpdated 5/3/24: With the incoming rain on Sunday, the farmers need all hands and equipment available on Saturday to get the crops in. For this reason, there will be NO WAGON FARM TOURS offered on Pasture Day. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Pasture Day is a farm favorite! After inspecting and repairing fence, the farmers ... Read more
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Hockanum Day 2024
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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Free Walking Farm Tour for Climate Week
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesCISA's Climate Change and Farming Week is held annually in September, in conjunction with nationwide Climate Week events and the UN General Assembly meetings in New York. This year, Barstow's Longview Farm will be offering a free walking farm tour at 10:00am with a focus toward climate. We will visit our anaerobic digester, which converts food ... 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!