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Open Farm Sunday | Barstow’s Longview Farm
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesThis fall, Cabot's farm family owners are opening their farms to thank YOU for your support. Cabot Creamery Cooperative has over 800 farmer owners; but for this event, Open Farm Sunday will be celebrated at 21 farms in New England and New York: Freund's Farm (CT), Fletcher Farm (MA), Fort Hill Farms (CT), Thorncrest Farm ... Read more
Santa at the Farm
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesThe Hadley Fire Department and Hadley Parks and Recreation Department are bringing us a special visitor again this year! En route to their gathering at Hadley Elementary, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be stopping by Barstow’s via firetruck on Saturday, December 14 around noon. Take photos, check out the fire truck and say hello! We ... Read more
Ice Cream for Breakfast
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesHappy National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day! Yes you read that right! This event is celebrated the first Saturday in February! Join us for Maple Valley Creamery ice cream atop homemade waffles, cinnamon swirls, or a slice of pie! Or enjoy a classic hot fudge sundae with your morning joe! Barstow’s serves breakfast until noon today – ... Read more
VIRTUAL Pasture Day 2020 (Date TBD)
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesDue to the ongoing health emergency, the Barstow family has decided to postpone Pasture Day and make it a virtual event. Pasture Day is one of our most popular events, and we suspect that even with social distancing guidelines in play, the advanced announcement of a rescheduled event will inevitably contribute to gathering. In an ... Read more
Pasture Day 2020 Facebook LIVE Event
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesToday 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
Dairy Month Dairy Crawl
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesJune is Dairy Month! A time to celebrate local dairy: milk, cheese, ice cream and more! ‘Celebrating’, however, looks a bit different in the age of COVID-19. With incredibly low milk prices, lost markets with the closure of restaurants, schools, and institutions, and the added stress of social distancing, new farm training protocols, and so.much.sanitizing, ... Read more
National Homemade Cookies Day
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesWe celebrate homemade cookies daily at here Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery, but National Homemade Cookies Day is officially on October 1. In honor of this delightful day, we invite you to pre-order or drop by for a dozen (or more!) cookies from your neighborhood dairy farm. You can always pre-order or pick up cookies ... Read more
Live Virtual Farm Tour at Barstow’s Longview Farm
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesLength: 30 minutes (10-10:30 a.m. Eastern) Recommended Audience: Grades 3-5 Using video chat technology, students will get a behind the scenes look into life on a New England dairy farm. Students will join dairy farmer Denise Barstow for a tour of her family’s farm and learn how dairy farmers take care of their cows from ... Read more
National Brownie Day
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesWe celebrate homemade brownies daily at here Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery, but National Brownie Day is officially on December 8. In honor of this delightful day, we invite you to pre-order or drop by for homemade brownies from your neighborhood dairy farm. You can always pick up chocolate chip or cream cheese brownies from ... Read more
Santa at the Farm
Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery 172 Hockanum Road, Hadley, MA, United StatesThe Hadley Fire Department and Hadley Parks and Recreation Department are bringing a special visitor again this year! Traveling all around town, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be stopping by Barstow’s via firetruck on Saturday, December 12 around noon. Listen for the sirens and look for the lights! Mr. and Mrs. Claus will remain in the firetruck ... Read more
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!