Friends of Holcomb Farm
Building for Holcomb Farm’s future begins
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Hold on to your hard hats. Construction renovations have begun at 87 Simsbury Road, the soon-to-be home of the Holcomb Farm CSA and Farm Store.
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Hold on to your hard hats. Construction renovations have begun at 87 Simsbury Road, the soon-to-be home of the Holcomb Farm CSA and Farm Store.
Mark your calendars! Grassroots Ice Cream and Deep Roots Street Food will host three Fresh Access Give Back Days this year: Tuesday, May 19, Tuesday, July 21 and Tuesday, Sept. 15. During each Give Back Day, Grassroots and Deep Roots will donate 10 percent of profits from all three locations—in Granby, Simsbury and New Milford—to Fresh Access.
A building for our future, Celebrating Fresh Access apple harvest volunteers, and How the Holcomb Tree Trail started
The second in the series of introducing the five new members of the Friends of Holcomb Farm Board of Directors.
One of the most exciting themes of the 2025 farm season was our decision to rest a significant number of fields by taking them out of vegetable production and keeping them cover-cropped. Cover cropping is a crucial investment for the overall health of the farm.
A Harvest Dinner to remember and Coming Events at Holcomb farm
Five new members have recently joined the Friends of Holcomb Farm board. An introduction to each will be provided here in the next five issues, in no particular order, starting off with John Oates.
Don’t show up empty-handed to your holiday parties—give the gift of local, chemical-free produce and Holcomb Farm merchandise to your loved ones!
Friends of Holcomb Farm mourn the loss of Jenny Emery, A Banner Year on the Farm, Yoga on the Hol-comb Tree Trail Knoll, Holcomb Farm Tree Trail Habitat Walk, Generous to the Core, Holiday Gift Bag Sale, Lost Acres Vineyard Holiday Market, and Holcomb Farm Holiday Sales
Last month we shared photos and crew notes on some of the crew, and we are delighted to introduce the rest!