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The Land That Feeds Us: Body, Mind and Soul is the theme of an exhibition of oil paintings by Farmington-based artist Kate Emery that will be on view at Lost Acres Vineyard in North Granby from April 29 through May 30.
April 30, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/04/kate-emerys-art-show-to-benefit-holcomb-farm/A couple of months ago, Farmer O’Grady talked about all the work that has to be done in the winter months on a big farm such as Holcomb Farm in West Granby. These photos capture the Farm on a single day, Feb. 21, which happened to be a 50+ degree day, so the crew could work without the usual layers of cold weather protection typical for mid-winter.
March 26, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/03/feb-21-a-busy-off-season-day-at-holcomb-farm/As I write this, the thermometer is having trouble reaching 20 after dipping close to zero last night. The ice throughout the woods and trails makes hikes without micro-spikes downright dangerous. But, spring springs eternal! By the time you read this, a drive around Granby will reveal the buckets hung and sap tanks filling, and maybe steam rising from a sugar house or two.
March 1, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/03/friends-of-holcomb-farm-19/Photos by Shirley Murtha
February 1, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/02/granby-artists-at-holcomb-farm-holiday-gift-show/February is hunker-down, tend the fire, bundle up, and order the seeds time for most of us in New England, and the Friends of Holcomb Farm are no exception. Still, there is much to be done to assure that this place will continue to serve the people of Granby, and its region, once the frost is gone.
February 1, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/02/happy-2022-from-the-friends-of-holcomb-farm/The Friends have adopted a strategic plan built around sustainability, and to inform our work, some of us have recently been knee-deep in Holcomb Farm history. To that end, we thought a little history quiz might get Drummer readers’ juices flowing.
February 1, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/02/test-your-holcomb-farm-knowledge/With the footbridge over the Salmon Brook washed out by Hurricane Ida, the Holcomb Farm trails to the east of Simsbury Road are suddenly getting much more traffic. The good news is that there is so much to see up there: the Holcomb Tree Trail, the new interpretive signs and the gorgeous views.
December 1, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/12/friends-of-holcomb-farm-18/Raised in Ellington and a recent transplant to West Granby, Melody Smith found herself at Holcomb Farm looking for fresh organic vegetables.
December 1, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/12/she-keeps-the-holcomb-farm-store-looking-spiffy/Joe O’Grady, Farm Manager of Holcomb Farm, spoke to the ladies attending the November Women’s Breakfast about Holcomb Farm’s history and this year’s crop challenges.
December 1, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/12/ogrady-talks-holcomb-farm-history-with-breakfast-group/While the wet summer has not been great for vegetable growing, it has been super for fruit, and the bounty at the Thrall Family Homestead Farm in neighboring Windsor was overflowing. What to do? Friend and neighbor Sarah Thrall called and said, “Come on over and pick what you can” to add to the food we provide to our Fresh Access partners.
November 1, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/11/friends-of-holcomb-farm-17/