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Dr. Doug’s Daily Don’ts and Dos
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Dr. Douglas Tallamy may be doing more than anyone in our time to illuminate the crucial and imperiled interdependence of insects, birds, bees, plants, and the rest of us.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — September 2025
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Collaboration and Community, Meet the Farm Crew!, and Upcoming Events
Granby Land Trust
GLT earns national accreditation—again
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One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the natural spaces they love. Since 1972, the Granby Land Trust (GLT) has been doing just that for the people of Granby.
Great Outdoors
BOS approves long-term lease for Holcomb Farm
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At its Aug. 18 meeting, the Granby Board of Selectmen (BOS) unanimously approved a revised long-term Lease and Use Agreement with the Friends of Holcomb Farm, marking an exciting new chapter for the farm and the Granby community.
Great Outdoors
Granby visited by a truly rare bird
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A rare leucistic ruby-throated hummingbird was spotted by Granby resident Denise Canora in her expansive flower garden, which is frequented by a steady flight of birds, butterflies and other pollinators.
The Garden Corner
Is it possible to grow the absolutely perfect tomato?
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Who doesn’t love a good tomato, ripe off the vine, warm from the sun and juicy fresh—sweet and yummy? That’s what summer gardening is all about. Enjoying the fresh vegetables from your garden, picked daily, your own work of delicious art.
Great Outdoors
“Look what’s in the woods, Mom!”
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The youngest hiker who joined the Holcomb Farm CT Trails Day hike was thrilled to show his mom a red eft.
Great Outdoors
Granby summers are bountiful
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Six months from now, deep in a January freeze, it will be hard to recall these shining summer days. Birdsong has been replaced by the late afternoon droning of insects. Early summer flowers start to fade and goldenrods and asters brighten the roadside. The harvest season is in high gear with all manner of ripe fruits and vegetables in abundance at local farmstands.
Great Outdoors
Pasta with fresh tomatoes is divine
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It’s summer and the living is easy! My husband’s grandmother, Matilda Guarco, was probably one of the best cooks I’ve ever met. She made a similar pasta dish to this and we all loved it. She never wrote anything down so I had to hunt down this recipe many years ago! Enjoy!
Granby Land Trust
Author-led hike at Dismal Brook a big success
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On June 3, as part of Connecticut Trails Day Weekend, the Granby Land Trust hosted Michael Wojtech, author of Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast, for a guided walk on the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve in North Granby.