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On Sept. 1 and 2, the West Branch of the Salmon Brook had a wild time in West Granby, washing aside the 15-year-old footbridge that provides access to the popular Holcomb Farm west side trails. During the high waters of Tropical Storm Ida, the bridge’s underpinning in the east bank caved into the brook, with the span ending up on the west bank.
October 4, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/10/holcomb-farm-footbridge-washed-out/In the May 2021 Drummer, we spoke of the continuing drought conditions in our region and encouraged believers to embrace the practices of our indigenous peoples and do a rain dance. Well, that was then, and this is now.
October 4, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/10/friends-of-holcomb-farm-16/The Friends of Holcomb Farm board president Bob Bystrowski opened the annual meeting on August 21 with the proclamation that the Farm has kept us all focused and stable as we head into the third calendar year of the pandemic.
October 4, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/10/progress-on-all-fronts-reported-at-friends-of-holcomb-farm-annual-meeting/The Granby Women’s Breakfast on Wednesday, Nov. 3, will host guest speaker, Joe O’Grady, Farm Manager of Holcomb Farms, discussing Holcomb Farms past and future.
October 4, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/10/holcomb-farm-manager-to-talk-with-granby-womens-group/Holcomb Farm celebrates Granby’s Open Farm Day September 18
August 30, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/08/friends-of-holcomb-farm-15/The Holcomb Farm CSA Farm Store is now open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
June 26, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/06/holcomb-farm-csa-farm-store/2021 marks the 28th year since the creation of the Friends of Holcomb Farm. Formed shortly after ownership of the property transitioned from the University of Connecticut to the Town of Granby—per the will of siblings Tudor and Laura Holcomb—the volunteer, not-for-profit Friends have stewarded the property on behalf of the town, and within the Board of Selectman-adopted “Plan of Use,” which outlined agriculture, education, arts, and passive recreation purposes.
June 26, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/06/friends-of-holcomb-farm-14/Farmington native Brittany Gauthier wanted to experience what it would be like to work on a farm, to be directly involved with the food she ate. A history of farming on her mother’s side of the family and her early career as an educator for Whole Foods Market had given rise to this curiosity, although it took her a few years to actually get her hands in the soil.
June 26, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/06/it-started-with-working-in-the-fields-brittany-gauthiers-experience-at-holcomb-farm/Get a start on your garden and find a great gift for Mom. Farmer Joe O’Grady is promising a three-day event this year, timed to be sure you have no excuse to come up empty-handed for Mothers’ Day.
May 1, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/05/friends-of-holcomb-farm-13/Don’t miss Holcomb Farm’s Spring Plant Sale! If you’re considering planting your own garden—or even just a few pots on the deck—come to the sale at Holcomb Farm on Mother’s Day Weekend, May 6–8, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
March 27, 2021 | https://granbydrummer.com/2021/03/holcomb-farm-spring-plant-sale/