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Barstow’s Family Day
April 13, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Join the South Hadley Family Center for a fun family day at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery!
10% of your purchase at Barstow’s will benefit the South Hadley Family Center, 8am-5pm on Saturday, April 13.
The mission of the South Hadley Family Center is to provide a safe, nurturing, fun, and inclusive learning environment for children birth to five and their caregivers. The SHFC fulfills this mission through weekly playgroups, the sponsorship of visitors, workshops, field trips, and social events, and the facilitation of shared resources.
Bring shoes you don’t mind getting muddy and trek through Barstow’s Longview Farm for a guided walking tour. Stick around for hourly door prizes, live music, a scavenger hunt, and so much more!
Event Schedule:
8:00am-5:00pm: Enjoy lunch, breakfast, baked goods, ice cream, and a selection of grocery items; 10% of your purchase benefits the South Hadley Family Center!
9:00am-1:00pm:
Scavenger Hunt
Hourly Door Prizes
Visit the SHFC table to purchase a a $5 calendar raffle (w/ 31 ways to win!)
9:00am: Farm Story Time
10:30am: Free Walking Farm Tour – tour takes approximately 1 hour, wear good walking shoes and be prepared for mud! (Sorry we cannot accommodate late arrivals! Please meet on the porch by 10:30am!)
11:00am – 1:00pm: Live Bluegrass music with the Pioneer Valley String Band
noon-1:00pm: Drop in Cow Craft
Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery and Barstow’s Longview Farm is owned and operated by sixth and seventh generation Barstow’s. Nestled at the base of Skinner State Park and right alongside the Connecticut River, the dairy farm has been a part of the landscape since 1806.
Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery offers homemade baked goods and pies, lunch from local ingredients, farm fresh produce, farm raised beef, ice cream, and scenic views of protected farmland from the porch and dining room. This family friendly store is open daily year round. Come meet your neighborhood dairy farmer!