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On July 16, Julien’s Farm Store hosted the Granby Horse Council (GHC) during its monthly meeting that was held at Valkyrie Equestrian Center. Carolyn Mainardi, Valkyrie’s owner, gave a tour to start off the evening. GHC members and guests walked through the stables, past the indoor and outdoor rings, and were introduced to equine residents along the way.
In 2023 when Gabrielle Galiatsatos decided to expand her flower-growing hobby to better serve the community, she told her neighbor Michelle Neidermeyer, part owner of Lost Acres Vineyard with her husband Kevin Riggott, about her “crazy idea.” Neidermeyer enthusiastically offered the use of a segment of the Vineyard property and within a week, wood was delivered for the raised beds and a massive tulip bulb order was placed.
Granby Open Farm Day 2025 is September 6th.
Collaboration and Community, Meet the Farm Crew!, and Upcoming Events
A great spangled fritillary butterfly sips nectar from a native ironweed plant (a valuable late-season nectar source for a variety of pollinators) on the Mary Edwards Mountain Property in North Granby.
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.
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.
Here’s what’s growing on; Holcomb Hoedown, mark your calendars for Sept. 7; CT Trails @ Holcomb Farm
The youngest hiker who joined the Holcomb Farm CT Trails Day hike was thrilled to show his mom a red eft.
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 Birdsong has been replaced by the late afternoon droning of insects.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.