Pumpkin Painting

In honor of Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery’s 10 Year Anniversary, celebrate with us all of 2018 on the 10th of every month! We’ve put together a series of mini events and giveaways throughout the year to thank our customers, regulars, supporters, friends, and family! Visit us on Wednesday, October 10 for free pumpkin painting, noon-2pm on … Read more

RESCHEDULED (again!) Burger Night

Looks like Hurricane Florence was planning on attending our September Burger Night (and then it rained again on our postpone date!)… that’s why: Barstow’s Burger Night is rescheduled for Wednesday, October 3, 5pm-7:00pm. Born and raised right here on Barstow’s Longview Farm, our burgers are as fresh and local as it gets! Grill runs 5pm-7:00pm and Barstow’s kitchen is … Read more

Name the Calf Contest Winners “M”

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 July. Congratulations to our Name the Calf Contest winners! Muenster by Sarah You can name our calves too! … Read more

Summary of the 2018 Dairy Crisis: a MA Dairy Farmer Perspective

American dairy farmers are struggling.  At this point, this should be news to no one.  It is mentioned on every news station from NPR to Fox.  But nobody is doing a very good job of explaining why they are struggling or what could in fact be done about it. There’s a lot of things going … Read more

6 Reasons you Should Care about New England Dairy

Dairy farms are dotted across the New England landscape. But with recent trends of low milk prices, over-supply, increased costs of doing business, consolidation of agricultural conglomerates, and the power and wealth in ag going to only a few: those dairies are being shuttered. Dairy farmers, especially small family farms in New England, are in … Read more

Barstow’s Community Day

In honor of Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery’s 10 Year Anniversary, celebrate with us all of 2018 on the 10th of every month! We’ve put together a series of mini events and giveaways throughout the year to thank our customers, regulars, supporters, friends, and family! On Friday, August 10, between 4pm-7pm, we are inviting our vendors, artisans, … Read more

Harvest For All Drive

Did you know… … 1 in 10 people struggle with hunger. … 1 in 8 children struggle with hunger. In Massachusetts alone, 652,760 people are struggling with hunger – and of them 167,450 are children. People facing hunger in Massachusetts are estimated to report needing $376,759,000 more per year to meet their food needs.   … Read more

Help Farmers Fight Hunger: Harvest for All Drive

Did you know… … 1 in 10 people struggle with hunger. … 1 in 8 children struggle with hunger. In Massachusetts alone, 652,760 people are struggling with hunger – and of them 167,450 are children. People facing hunger in Massachusetts are estimated to report needing $376,759,000 more per year to meet their food needs. To … Read more

10 Years Later…

This day 10 years ago was… chaos. Monday, June 30, 2008 Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery opened our doors for the first time and welcomed the public onto our multi-generational dairy farm. New staff, new stuff, a new set of chores, rules, and lessons to learn. Today we celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary! Based on … Read more

Name the Calf Contest Winners “J”

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 May. Congratulations to our Name the Calf Contest winners! Jamboree by Jacqueline Desmarais Jumpie by Jackie Tuthill Josephine … Read more

Signup for Barstow's monthly newsletter