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.
Great Outdoors
Spring is a promise
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Two harbingers of spring are the mourning cloak butterfly and the rising sap of oak and maple trees. The mourning cloak is one of several species that overwinter as adults, dark brown, almost black, with a line of iridescent spots and a border of bright yellow.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Rooted In Community: Grassroots and Deep Roots host Give Back Days for Fresh Access
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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.
Great Outdoors
Granby Oak, post-storm
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Pete Betsch visited the Granby Oak on Jan. 19 for this stunning photo.
NOT WANTED
Japanese Barberry, Invasive of the Month
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Japanese barberry was imported to the US in the late 1800s and widely planted in landscapes, often as hedges to prevent through-passage or in problem areas where other plants did not grow. Once established, it crowds out other plants, changing soil chemistry and inhibiting forest regeneration.
NOT WANTED
Dig it, and yank it out!
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Here is a good example of the Japanese barberry removal technique recommended by the Farmington River Watershed Association.
Great Outdoors
Who doesn’t love hot fudge sauce?
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Just in time for your Valentine treats, this hot fudge sauce is a game changer! Perfect over ice cream, waffles or your dessert brownie, or a dip for fresh fruit. While mixing, it really does look like wet sand but as you gradually stir, it becomes smooth. Enjoy!
Great Outdoors
Grange receives generous donation
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The Granby Grange welcomed Connecticut State Grange Deputy Patrick O’Brien to its Dec. 14 meeting and included a special moment of fellowship as Life Member Nancy Silkey was formally welcomed into Granby Grange.
Great Outdoors
New milestones for the Granby Wildflower Meadow
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The Granby Wildflower Meadow reached two major milestones this past year that will transform how the community interacts with one of the town’s newest natural gems.
Great Outdoors
Art will form connection for birders and conservationists
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Winter is still a great time for birding in Connecticut. It is a season filled with the dark-eyed junco, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch and the Northern cardinal, to name a few.