August on the Farm

We’re hosting another summer Burger Night this Tuesday, August 22 and we sure hope to see you there! Old Country Road will be playing country bluegrass on the porch and on the menu will be seasonal specials: the Teriyaki Peach Burger, the Southwest Burger, and the SassSquash amongst other Burger Night classics. The grill is on 5-7pm and we’ll be open until 8pm. Full event details are here.

There’s plenty of our own fresh, frozen beef in stock for the upcoming Labor Day Weekend and brisket for Rosh Hashanah too. Now is the time to place beef orders for the holidays if you are looking for a particular cut of beef or perhaps a hind quarter or half steer. And, new to the freezer section: local lamb!

In other news

Barstow’s has been highlighted in the news a few times this summer:

Our food
Eater: The 30 Essential Restaurants in the Pioneer Valley, Home of the Five College Consortium
WWLP 22News: National Cheesecake Day: Where to get the best cheesecake in western Massachusetts
The Gazette’s Weekly Food Photo Contest

Our Triplets (!!!)
Boston Globe: Rare cow triplets born on farm in Hadley
WBZ News Radio: HOLY COW! Rare Triplets Born At Barstow’s Longview Farm
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Surprise siblings: Barstow’s Longview Farm cow has rare triplet calves, all who survived birth
Our own update on Facebook: Losing Naples

The Flooding
Our own update on the Barstow Blog: Hell and High Water
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Dairy farmers say wet weather’s being hard on hay

Dairy Month
The Greenfield Recorder: The cream of the crop: Celebrating the Valley’s thriving dairy industry during Dairy Month

Our Anaerobic Digester was in the press quite a bit early spring. Check out all of the articles on the Barstow Blog.

August is Massachusetts Eat Local Month so don’t hesitate to stop in for local baked goods, prepared foods, produce, grocery, beer and wine. Not to mention a great lunch with beautiful view of protected farmland from our porch! Looking forward to seeing you soon at your neighborhood dairy farm!

P.S. We are hiring a Baker/Cook and Customer Service Associates, join our team!