Pasture Day is personally my favorite event of the year. It marks the start of spring and is a true community event in my neighborhood. Usually Pasture Day is the first Saturday in May. Visitors enjoy frolicking cows, live music, farm tours, loads of ice cream, and maybe a few grass stains from playing/rolling on … Read more
Today is Pasture Day! And like the spring this year, it’s coming a little late. Pasture Day, an annual community event typically the first Saturday in May, has been rescheduled and reworked to meet best practices for safe social distancing in the time of COVID19. Barstow’s Longview Farm will release several cows onto pasture in … Read more
Today was supposed to be Pasture Day… But it’s been added to the long list of events across the nation postponed, canceled, or changed as we know them. But because we need some things to stay the same, some things to look forward to, and some things to celebrate; the theme of this blog post … Read more
Happy Mother’s Day! We’ve made a list of 6 great gifts for Mom: A Mother’s Day Cake Local Honey, Coffee, or Maple Syrup A hanging local flower basket from the porch A delicious meal with her family – click here to view our prepared foods ready to serve for any occasion! A beautiful card from a … Read more
Even before this global pandemic, health is a topic on the farm that we consider daily. Every dairy farmer knows that happy, healthy animals produce higher quality, higher volume milk, and are less expensive and easier to take care of. Animal health is as much about pure love and devotion to our herd as it … Read more
As we all adjust to the evolving Covid-19 situation, our priority is the health and safety of our Barstow’s community: customers, staff members, and family. We are able to accommodate to-go breakfast, lunch, bakery, ice cream, grocery, and prepared foods purchases – open-4pm – daily. All of our menu offerings can be found on our website for … Read more
It’s been recommended that keeping routines during this global pandemic keeps us grounded. Barstow’s is currently offering drive thru service only, but in an effort to stick to our routines, we’ve still updated our monthly Outhouse Newsletter for the restroom. In case you wanted to post the April Outhouse in your own bathroom at home, … Read more
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Barstow’s will remain open to provide prepared foods, local grocery items, and a small taste of normal life for our community. However, in an effort to best protect the health and safety of our team and customers, Barstow’s will be offering Drive Thru Service ONLY until further notice. … Read more
The Barstow family would like to take a moment to acknowledge our staff during these last two, very strange weeks. Despite these stressful and uncertain times, the Barstow’s team has truly risen to the challenge. Our business has fundamentally changed during this pandemic. Instead of just customers at the counter, they are also at the … Read more
This week is National Ag Week. It feels appropriate and uplifting for American agriculture to be deemed “essential” this week by the federal government amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. In honor of National Ag Week – (and in honor of being trapped inside homeschooling / working from the living room), here are some of our … Read more