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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/After months and months of hard work in the “off” season, our amazing Farm Crew was excited to open the Farm Store to the public on June 14, and to welcome Summer 2022 CSA members to the farm.
June 25, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/06/friends-of-holcomb-farm-21/As you talk to your neighbors about their gardens this summer, don’t be surprised if a number of them say they got their start at the Friends’ May Plant sales.
May 28, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/05/friends-of-holcomb-farm-20/Come for brunch, stay for the live music, lawn games and fun!
May 28, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/05/family-fun-fundraiser-at-holcomb-farm/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/