National Ice Cream Month (July) may be over – but August 2nd celebrate a not-forgotten favorite: an Ice Cream Sandwich! National Ice Cream Sandwich Day is celebrated on August 2! And while you can get an ice cream sandwich any day at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery – why not indulge in one today!? Pick … Read more
Country Folks Magazine | July 31, 2019 By Laura Rodley During June six farms in Western Massachusetts created a way for customers and the public to be more involved in their farms and to increase business. They created a postcard-like passport that could be stamped at each business. After all the businesses had been visited, … Read more
National Ice Cream Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of July (National Ice Cream Month!). Celebrate with local, super premium Maple Valley Creamery Ice Cream at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery. Here are a few ideas on how to enjoy ice cream at Barstow’s today: After your hike up Mount Holyoke Before your hike up Mount … Read more
You heard it here first! National Chocolate Ice Cream Day is on June 7! June is Dairy Month, so we are celebrating ice cream all month! You can join us, and 6 other farmstands, on our Dairy Crawl. Pick up your passport at any location and buy an ice cream to get a stamp! If you’re up … Read more
June is Dairy Month! Local farmstands in Hadley, South Hadley, and Sunderland are celebrating with the Dairy Month Dairy Crawl! Visit the participating farmstands; Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery, McCray’s Country Creamery, Flayvors of Cook Farm, Maple Valley’s Hadley Scoop, North Hadley Sugar Shack and Market, and Smiarowski’s Farmstand and Creamery; and purchase an ice cream to get your Dairy Crawl … Read more
Pasture Day is a farm favorite! After inspecting and repairing fence, the farmers are ready to let the girls out of the barn and into the field. Spring is here! And with winter months in the barn behind them, the cows will be frolicking their way into the green green grass! This event is not … Read more
The winter is slow at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery. We would love to be busy all the time – we miss seeing our high season customers and it would help us pay our bills a little more easily – but with longer nights, colder days, and shorter hours, it does make sense. For that … Read more
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th, or 3.14. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. At Barstow’s, we celebrate with something else that is round and constant. Constantly delicious that … Read more
We are turning Super Bowl Sunday more souper! A bowl of homemade soup, chowder or chili… …and a large Maple Valley Creamery ice cream sundae with hot topping, Cabot whipped cream and a cherry… For only $10! Fuel up early and pick up goodies for the game later on. Take home chicken tenders, chili, meatballs, … Read more
Happy 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 … Read more