Great Outdoors
This may be your next favorite eggplant dish
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The rain has brought abundant vegetables—I found this recipe many years ago when we had more eggplants than I knew what to do with!
Great Outdoors
Lost Acres Orchard owners looking forward to Open Farm Day
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A previous Drummer article introduced readers to the Bennett family, the new owners of Lost Acres Orchard. Since acquiring the farm in April 2023, they have done a wonderful job maintaining many of its familiar aspects while introducing some new personal touches. As the Agricultural Commission began its plans for this year’s Open Farm Day, it was only natural to invite the Bennetts to continue the tradition of the orchard’s participation in the event. They enthusiastically agreed to do so.
Great Outdoors
Spotted on the GLT Barndoor Hills Preserve
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It’s rare to see a bobcat in the woods; even rarer to get a good picture of one.
The Garden Corner
YIKES….I have poison ivy!
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September is upon us. Our hot, steamy months of gardening are turning into cooler nights, shorter days and a slow down to the summer planting season. But we are still contending with the weeds.
NOT WANTED
Steps Forward, and Back Again
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September marks five years since the launch of the Granby Conservation Commission’s NOT WANTED campaign.
Granby Land Trust
Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve video tour available
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The Granby Land Trust recently released the latest in its series of virtual property tours: this one of the Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve in North Granby. This is the fourth in the series, the others offering tours of the Mary Edwards Mountain Property, the Katan-Ensor and Old Messenger Road Preserves, and the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve.
Granby Land Trust
Griffin Farm Acquisition
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The Granby Land Trust is excited to announce the addition of the Griffin Farm Preserve to its holdings!
Great Outdoors
Horse Council receives Greenways Award
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In early summer the Granby Horse Council (GHC) received a Greenways Award from the Connecticut Greenways Council for promoting the values of the greenways and their stewardship.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Holcomb Farm moves into autumnal mode
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It’s been two months since we last shared all that is happening at Holcomb Farm, which means there is so much to share: more than we could ever convey in our monthly Drummer installment (for which we are immensely appreciative). We hope you have found—or will find—time to visit us and experience our beautiful farm and trails for yourselves.
Great Outdoors
Time for Transition Soup
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I have an autumnal personality. Maybe being born in the fall is why I have an affinity for all things rustic and earthy. Nature is an inspiration, a cycle of overlapping endings and beginnings.