Events
Open Farm Day returns in Sept.
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Thanks to the success of the COVID vaccination program, things are beginning to return to normal, and one of those normal things is having Granby’s Open Farm Day!
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Emma’s little orchard
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Being the partner of farmer Joe O’Grady, Emma Hoyt is well aware of the goings on around Holcomb Farm. Last year, in fact, the Drummer published a story about her mobile chicken coop and its productive occupants who are now laying lots of eggs and eating lots of insect pests in the growing fields.
Who’s Who on the Friends of HF Board
Those fresh veggies drew Donna Snyder to the Farm
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In the fall of 2006, Donna Snyder arrived in Granby with her young family, returning to the New England area where she had been born and raised. The next spring, she discovered Holcomb Farm when she was looking for a place to purchase pick-your-own vegetables.
People
To mow or not to mow, that is the question; the Granby Land Trust has the answer
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The Granby Land Trust has long understood the consequences that mowing inflicts on the organisms that inhabit the fields on its properties, and has taken action to ensure the least detrimental effects possible. For example, around eight years ago, mowing was banned on the agricultural field at the Nuckols Preserve to protect the turtles and snakes.
Who’s Who on the Friends of HF Board
Artistic ability a component of Canavan’s success on the Friends board
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Twelve years ago, Sue Canavan moved back to Connecticut where she had grown up in Woodstock. Her husband’s new job at the Travelers brought them both back to the kind of country town they both found so pleasing after stints in New York City and San Francisco.
Who’s Who on the Friends of HF Board
World traveler finds satisfaction at the Farm
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Born and raised in Granby, Rocky Piccirillo has had a lifelong connection to Holcomb Farm. Hiking with family up to the ridge and attending nature programs in the education center when he was a young lad instilled an affection for the place that remains to this day.
Who’s Who on the Friends of HF Board
Introducing Eric Lukingbeal
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Having been born in Farmersville, Ohio near Dayton, and having two sets of grandparents who were farmers, Eric Lukingbeal is no stranger to agriculture. Although his first job was not what you’d call romantic (picking big green cutworms off of tobacco leaves), he developed what would become a life-long appreciation for farming.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Who’s Who on the Friends of HF Board
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Jack Lareau first encountered Holcomb Farm in the 1970s when he cross-country skied from Case Street through Enders and McLean’s to the Farm. That was back in the days before he knew much about the Farm and its educational programs and farming operation.
People
Local birders find a treasure
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On Jan. 16, Granby residents John Weeks and his wife, Christine Chinni, were birding along the Hockanum River behind the East Hartford Middle School when they spotted this magnificent bald eagle perched in a tree.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends vice-president inspired by Fresh Access program
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When Mark Fiorentino heard about the Fresh Access program at Holcomb Farm, he knew that he wanted to get involved. In fact, the Farm was one of the selling points offered by their realtor when he and his wife were looking to move here in 2009 from Las Vegas.