Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — April 2024
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Arbor Day Event on the Tree Trail, Upcoming Events, Save these Dates, Recent Goings-Ons to Share, and Joe’s Excellent Adventures
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Welcome spring with asparagus
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On an unusually warm day in February, I noticed a purple violet pushing up through winter’s fallen leaves. This tiny harbinger of spring cheered me up after a season of gray skies, record-breaking rain and very little snow. Sometimes I think I’m solar-powered, to the extent that I crave sunlight for energy and joy.
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The Garden Corner
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Welcome to April. April finds us looking forward to spring cleaning, watching the robins return to the dormant grassy fields and putting away the shovels and snow boots. But today, while still cool outside, we are thinking “planting time!”
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News from the Granby Grange
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Granby Grange #5 continues to rebuild its membership and programs in Granby and was recently honored by National Grange as the first-place winner in the Community Garden contest for 2023. In addition to Grange activities, members volunteer at Waste Not Want Not, Stony Hill Village, Salmon Brook Historical Society and several other community groups.
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Mac ‘n’ Cheese: pure comfort food
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This “homemade” recipe came from one of my mom’s Irish cousins years ago. Besides my own mom, Mae Garvey was one of the best cooks I have ever met—everything she did seemed so effortless and was always delicious. A treasured legacy!
NOT WANTED
Progress, in town and at home
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It sometimes seems impossible to make even a dent against invasives, but a dedicated bunch of volunteers are making big progress in visible public places. Property lines mean nothing to invasive plants, so every step we take at home benefits our neighbors as well.
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Clemons Spring Shadows
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Evelyn Mulligan’s Jan. 8 photo at Clemons Spring in North Granby captures the shadows across the snow perfectly.
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Moss is Boss (and who doesn’t liken lichen?)
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Beneath the tree canopy in a healthy forest lies a community of tiny plants, including mosses and lichens.
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Wilcox Family Preserve’s long agricultural history
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The rich soil of the Granby Land Trust’s Wilcox Family Preserve in the West Granby Historic District has been used for agricultural purposes at least since 1683.
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Black-capped chickadee common in winter
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One of the most common birds to see during the cold winter months is the black-capped chickadee, for these are non-migratory inhabitants of the North American continent’s deciduous and mixed forests.