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
Sign up for 10 weeks of homemade soups! Dinner has never been easier! Pick from one of our 7 ways to Soup CSA: CSA Size Price Quarts per Week Total Quarts Pickup Weeks Full CSA Couple $145 1 quart per week 10 Weeks 1-10 Family $290 2 quarts per week 20 Weeks 1-10 Meat Lovers … Read more
We are turning Super Bowl Sunday more SOUPer! A bowl of homemade soup, chowder or chili and a large ice cream sundae with hot topping, Cabot whipped cream and a cherry for only $10.99! Fuel up early and pick up goodies for the game later on. Take home: homemade chicken tenders Barstow’s chili meatballs sweet … Read more
Sign up for 8 weeks of homemade soups! Dinner has never been easier! Pick from one of our 7 ways to Soup CSA: CSA Size Price Quarts per Week Total Quarts Pickup Weeks Full CSA Couple $115 1 quart per week 8 Weeks 1-8 Family $230 2 quarts per week 16 Weeks 1-8 Meat Lovers … Read more
Vanguard Renewables partners with leading food and beverage companies to recycle food and beverage waste on multi-generational dairy farms across the country to make renewable energy via anaerobic digestion. Vanguard has a long-standing partnership with Barstow’s Longview Farm, a seventh-generation family farm and member-owner of the Cabot Creamery Cooperative, to host one of Vanguard’s Farm … Read more
Thank you to our community for reaching out with well wishes and support in the wake of the recent flooding. We are so grateful that our family and staff, animals, equipment, and buildings are all safe and dry. Our hearts go out to those in our region, especially other farmers, who have experienced flood damage … Read more
Join us at a Christmas in July Burger Night on Tuesday, July 25, 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 … Read more
By JULIAN MENDOZA Staff Writer Published: 6/23/2023 1:37:00 PM Ravaged by supply chain issues, business monopoly and a volatile market, the dairy industry has seen countless farms sink over the past few years. In the case of some Pioneer Valley producers, though, the cream rises to the top. “Dairy is certainly thriving here in the … Read more
Here on Barstow’s Longview Farm, we raise about 600 animals for dairy. But we also raise ~20 steers each year for our Barstow’s Farm Raised Beef! The beef – ground, patties, steaks, and roasts, is exclusively sold at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery and can be found in our freezer section. Burgers are not on our … Read more