Great Outdoors
Mid-October at Christiansen’s pond
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It doesn’t get more autumn than this!
Most Wanted
Nodding Onion
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Granby’s David Desiderato offers a beneficial and illuminating resource in his periodic Not Wanted column. Consider this a counterpart, highlighting a native wildflower each month. The starting point will be plants within the Granby Wildflower Meadow’s newly installed pocket teaching meadow.
Great Outdoors
Behind the scenes of Open Farm Day
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Every spring, with great appreciation for the farmers who swap a busy fall workday for one filled with visitors, a dedicated group of Granby women start planning the annual Granby Open Farm Day.
Granby Land Trust
Granby Land Trust — October 2026
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GLT’s 19th Annual Juried Art Show; Annual Meeting and Community Supper set for Oct. 18
Great Outdoors
Two heads?!
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We wonder if it is also true of sunflowers that “two heads are better than one.”
Great Outdoors
A solitary sandpiper sighting
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A juvenile, solitary sandpiper is foraging along the banks of Kettle Pond within the McLean Game Refuge.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Fresh Access expands to Unionville
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The Friends of Holcomb Farm welcomed its newest partner to the Fresh Access program this summer: New Horizons Village.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
What a hoedown! Thanks for making it so special
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What a day! On Aug. 30, the Friends of Holcomb Farm welcomed hundreds of neighbors, families and friends to Holcomb Farm for the Holcomb Hoedown—a free afternoon filled with music, dancing, games, animals and plenty of good old-fashioned fun.
Great Outdoors
Open Farm Day had varied delights for everyone to enjoy
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See the full gallery later in this month’s issue.
Great Outdoors
Cedar Waxwing
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A Cedar Waxwing perched on a fallen tree overlooking Spring Pond at the McLean Game refuge.