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You may think things are quiet at Holcomb Farm in the winter months, but you would be wrong. While the fields rest under the ice and snow, our farm crew is busy harvesting and distributing the winter crop.
January 28, 2023 | https://granbydrummer.com/2023/01/friends-of-holcomb-farm-24/One of the Friends’ strategic goals is to “grow the growing season,” and in New England that means greenhouses aka hoophouses. In February 2019, Mother Nature decided to challenge that goal with 70 mph winds, which took down what was then our beloved Greenhouse #6 (GH6), home to our best chemical-free spinach.
November 26, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/11/holcomb-farm-preserved/Although she wasn’t born here, Holcomb Farm employee Michelle Dingivan’s childhood memories were set in Granby, for she was only three years old when her family moved here from Hluboka, Czechia. One of those early memories was a third-grade field trip to what was then the educational center at the Farm.
November 26, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/11/farm-chores-pave-the-way-for-holcomb-farm-workers-future-career/After almost three hours of input and discussion among interested parties on Oct. 17, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve a proposal that gives town-owned Holcomb Farm a long-term Granby Land Trust conservation easement and a path to sustainability.
October 29, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/10/long-term-conservation-and-sustainability-plan-for-holcomb-farm-passes-unanimously/Make Holcomb Farm part of your end-of-year giving
October 29, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/10/friends-of-holcomb-farm-23/Friends of Holcomb Farm and Granby Land Trust work with Town to build a sustainable future
October 29, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/10/selectmen-approve-holcomb-farm-conservation-and-sustainability-plan/During the public session discussion of the proposed Long-term Conservation and Sustainability Plan for Holcomb Farm on Oct. 17, some people presented personal memories and stories in their encouragement for approval of the plan. Their words added weight and were greatly appreciated by the many residents in the Town Hall meeting room.
October 29, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/10/personal-histories-added-context-to-bos-discussion-of-holcomb-farm-conservation-plan/It’s October in Granby, and that means our agricultural roots are in their glory. (See what I did there?)
October 1, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/10/hundreds-of-visitors-experience-the-joy-of-holcomb-farm/In June, the Friends hosted a special celebration in honor of our Fresh Access program. A family-friendly event at the farm, with Sunday Brunch catered by Clark Farms, drew a sold-out 125+ people to enjoy the iconic setting.
September 3, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/09/friends-of-holcomb-farm-22/Three days in mid-August saw a big change to the landscape at Holcomb Farm. Thanks to the public-spirited generosity of Eversource, a long line of dead white ash trees growing in a hedgerow between the southeast and southwest fields was cut, chipped and trucked away to be used by the Friends of Holcomb Farm’s CSA.
September 3, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/09/ash-tree-removal-at-holcomb-farm/