In the News

ESE provides location for distribution of products to local Cabot farmers

September 24, 2020

Sept. 24, 2020 | Sarah Heinonen sarah@thereminder.com WEST SPRINGFIELD – At farm stands and small on-site stores, farmers sell a fair amount of products that they help to produce. Dairy farms around Western Massachusetts and parts of Connecticut ship their milk to the Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery Cooperative facility in West Springfield to be turned into cheese, … Read more

Weathering a dry spell: Drought hits farmers, hurts crops

September 19, 2020

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL Staff Writer Daily Hampshire Gazette Published: 9/18/2020 3:35:25 PM Modified: 9/18/2020 3:35:11 PM GRANBY — At Red Fire Farm, there are often years when workers “barely get the irrigation equipment out,” said co-owner Ryan Voiland. But this year, with much of the state and nearly all of Hampshire County under a moderate … Read more

Big E helps Agri-Mark distribute Cabot dairy products to small farm stands

September 9, 2020

MassLive By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com WEST SPRINGFIELD — Farm stands like Barstow’s Longview Dairy Store and Bakery in Hadley used to be able to pick up Cabot Creamery-brand cheese and other dairy products at Agri-Mark’s butter and dry nonfat milk manufacturing plant on Riverdale Street in West Springfield. But that was before coronavirus restrictions … Read more

Tour the Barstow’s Dairy Farm & Robot Milkers

September 5, 2020

Join Kestrel Land Trust for a mini-tour of Barstow’s Dairy Farm with Denise Barstow to learn how they care for their cows and for the land. The latest in our “Learning with the Land” series!

Building a Stronger Community On and Off the Farm

July 29, 2020

Kestrel Land Trust | Blog Denise Barstow just completed her year-long service year as Kestrel’s Community Engagement and Regional Conservation Coordinator through the TerraCorps AmeriCorps program. She also works at Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley, owned by her family for 7 generations. In 2014, when my dad and uncle called a family meeting to discuss … Read more

Best Ice Cream Spots in the Pioneer Valley

July 20, 2020

The Daily Voice by Cecilia Levine 7.19.2020 Craving a sweet treat to cool you down on a hot summer day? Here are several ice cream shops you can try today in and around Northampton. The spots you see on this list were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by … Read more

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