Monday, April 30 marks our last Give More Monday of the winter season. Give More Monday is a promotion we ran this winter to 1) raise money for local nonprofits and 2) spread the word about how credit card fees burden small businesses. Did you know that every time you swipe a credit card, the … Read more
Here on Barstow’s Longview Farm, we raise about 550 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 … Read more
Join us at Barstow’s on Saturday, April 21, 2018, 8am-5pm to support the Leverett Massachusetts Fire Department! 10% of all proceeds go to the Leverett Firefighters Association to purchase a Lucas CPR Device. This device is safe, effective, and simple to use. A tool that will support the first responders in our community and their … Read more
Here at Barstow’s Longview Farm everybody has a personality so everybody has a name. Calves born around the same time have names that begin with the same letter. These calves were born in the last half of March. Congratulations to our Name the Calf Contest winners! Francine by Lucy Hough Fable by Esther Snyder Fandango … Read more
From the moment we unlocked the doors at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery on the morning of Monday, June 30, 2008 – we began evolving our business. Listening, learning, asking for feedback, taking blind leaps, making mistakes – this is how we grow! We asked our customers to fill out our 10 Year Anniversary Survey, … Read more
Here at Barstow’s Longview Farm everybody has a personality so everybody has a name. Calves born around the same time have names that begin with the same letter. These calves were born in the first half of March. Congratulations to our Name the Calf Contest winners! Eliza by Eliza Strom Ethel by David Riche You … Read more
Eating what is in season throughout the year can better connect you to your home and community. When you eat what is being harvested locally, your food is travelling fewer miles, you are supporting your neighborhood farmers, and you are enjoying nutritious and varied foods throughout the seasons. #EatTheSeason and enjoy the season at Barstow’s … Read more
Every day is Earth Day on a dairy farm! Like most dairy farmers in this country, we live in the place that we work. That means each morning we greet our day, walking from our back step, into our dairy barns. We care for our animals and land, providing wholesome, nutritious, safe, and sustainable food … Read more
10% of your purchase on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Barstow’s goes to Grow the Goodwin, Hadley’s Public Library! In 2017 the Trustees of the Goodwin Memorial Library applied for and received a highly competitive state grant for $3.9 million to build an expanded, fully accessible library. $3.8 million in additional funding was approved by … Read more
Today might be the First Day of Spring – but it still feels an awful lot like winter on the farm. With snow still in the forecast, wind-cutting tarps are on the barns and coats are on our calves. Our priority is the health and comfort of our animals. Learn more about how we keep … Read more