This guest blog post is written by our Featured Artist: Hadassah Fiorini The most magical, memorable, and meaningful moments of my life involve a deep sense of presence with the people and places around me. A summer walk among the trees, intently listening to the sounds of the world. A meal shared round the table … Read more
CISA’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
By CLAIRE MORENON For the Gazette Published: 06-20-2025 10:34 AM Modified: 06-20-2025 12:26 PM The Barstow family has been producing milk in Hadley since the 1920s – and after nearly 90 years, they knew they had to make some changes if they wanted to stay in the dairy business. “In the early 2000s, the milk … Read more
In honor of Valentine’s Day this coming Friday, we are dedicating this newsletter to the things that we love! Those things that give us butterflies (and/or rumbles) in our tummies, the mac to our cheese. So without further adieu, we’d like to give our Valentines this year to: Soup season Our Soup CSA is at … Read more
The 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
Join us at our June Burger Night on Tuesday, June 11, 5pm-7pm. Born and raised right here on Barstow’s Longview Farm, our burgers are as fresh and local as it gets! Grill runs 5pm-7pm and Barstow’s kitchen is open until 8pm. Check out the menu here! It is a special occasion when we sell our burgers made to order so don’t miss … Read more
Local farmstands in Hadley, South Hadley, and Sunderland are celebrating June with the Dairy Month Dairy Crawl! Visit the participating farmstands: Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery, Maple Valley Creamery’s Scoop at the Silos, McCray’s Country Creamery, Flayvors of Cook Farm, North Hadley Sugar Shack and Market, and Smiarowski’s Farmstand and Creamy; and purchase an ice cream to get your Dairy Crawl … Read more
Listen to the interview on CISA’s Website HERE. Denise Barstow Manz of Barstow’s Longview Farm, Diary Store, and Bakery in Hadley joins Phil, Monte, and Kaliis to talk about their farm and the significance of this moment for local farms around the region. Barstow’s has your last minute holiday gift and goodie needs covered! See their bakery … Read more
The Hitchcock Center has been sowing seeds of change and educating for a healthy planet in the Valley for more than 60 years. Come and help them celebrate the harvest with local friends and businesses and learn what they are brewing up next! Food, drink, community, garden and building tours, a short program, and lots … Read more
Friday, June 30 marks our 15 Year Anniversary at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery! To celebrate, we are offering one cookie per customer today to say THANK YOU! Thank you for what you might ask? Well where do we begin?! We opened Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery in 2008 because the milk market was crashing … Read more