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“In New England, if you don’t like the weather, just wait.”
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Remember the wet spring and summer of 2019? Well, 2020 has been a little different.
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Enjoy local produce all winter
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The Winter 2020-21 CSA is open for purchase, and always sells out.
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Sign up now for next summer
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The Summer 2020 CSA shares sold out incredibly quickly and we know our customers are anxious to reserve their shares for next summer, so we have opened our online sales earlier than usual: Oct. 1 via the website (holcombfarm.org).
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Bountiful Harvest
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2020 was a rough year for humans, but it was a great year for tomatoes!
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Emery steps in as Holcomb Farm’s volunteer part-time executive director
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In the absence of a true executive director, the Friends of Holcomb Farm board president Bob Bystrowski saw the need for a person to bridge the goals of the board with community and financial resources.
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Feeding Granby and beyond during difficult times
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When the coronavirus hit, Holcomb Farm Summer CSA shares sold out in record time and a lengthy waitlist developed.
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You can help
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If you are looking for ways to contribute to others during these trying times, your donations to Fresh Access are always welcome, and go directly to providing the food we grow to people in need right here in Granby and throughout the greater Hartford region.
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Georgia McDougall – a gal with a plan
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Summer started a lot earlier for Georgia McDougall than she had anticipated—in March, as a matter of fact. Sent home from her freshman year at the University of Vermont thanks to COVID-19, she was able to start working at Holcomb Farm while finishing her courses online.
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Annual meeting
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It was masked and socially distant, but the annual meeting of the Friends of Holcomb Farm was held on Aug. 16 in a spot with a beautiful view on the Tree Trail across the road from the main campus of the farm.
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The Lagans: a family affair
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When she was 13 years old, Sarah Lagan was recruited by her brother Caleb to help out with an exceedingly abundant tomato harvest at Holcomb Farm.