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Great Outdoors

Closed bottle gentian

By Granby Drummer | September 27, 2025

Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) at the Granby Land Trust’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve in North Granby.

Friends of Holcomb Farm

Friends of Holcomb Farm — October 2025

By Granby Drummer | September 27, 2025

Holcomb Hoedown a huge success, Meanwhile… a bountiful season at the farm, Farm-to-School Connection, Winter CSA Shares!, and a building in our future

Friends of Holcomb Farm

Meet the Holcomb Farm Crew

By Granby Drummer | September 27, 2025

Last month we shared photos and crew notes on some of the crew, and we are delighted to introduce the rest!

Granby Land Trust

Granby Land Trust — October 2025

By Granby Drummer | September 27, 2025

Annual Juried Art Show — Oct. 30 to Nov. 30, Annual Meeting & Community Supper, Oct. 19

Great Outdoors

The story of the Town Green Ginkgo

By Shirley Murtha and John O’Brien | September 27, 2025

For possibly up to 50 years, a beautiful ginkgo biloba graced the Granby Town Green. A stately tree that has been growing on our planet since the dinosaurs roamed, there is but the one species, biloba.

Great Outdoors

Open Farm Day Draws Crowds Sept. 6

By Granby Drummer | September 27, 2025

Angel Horses’ residents are appreciative of friendly pats.

NOT WANTED

Dr. Doug’s Daily Don’ts and Dos

By David Desiderato | August 30, 2025

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

By Granby Drummer | August 30, 2025

Collaboration and Community, Meet the Farm Crew!, and Upcoming Events

Great Outdoors

BOS approves long-term lease for Holcomb Farm

By Granby Drummer | August 30, 2025

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

By Granby Drummer | August 30, 2025

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.

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Formed in 1970, Citizens for a Better Granby— CBG for short—is a community-based, not-for-profit organization whose goal is to inform and educate Granby residents on issues affecting the town of Granby, Connecticut. Its monthly newspaper, the Granby Drummer, provides an independent platform to encourage participation in the civic, social, economic and cultural life of Granby.

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