Great Outdoors
It’s time for Irish soda bread
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I have fond memories of my mom’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations—March 17th was a big holiday in my house! If it’s time for the wearin’ of the green, then it’s time for soda bread.
Great Outdoors
Katan-Ensor Preserve – a great place for a winter hike
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GLT Member Don Shaw, Jr. took this beautiful photo of the snowy entrance to the Granby Land Trust’s Katan-Ensor Preserve on Jan. 8 following the weekend storm.
Great Outdoors
Granby Residential Composting Program is sooo close to Blue Earth service!
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The Granby Conservation Commission has worked with Blue Earth to add residents in Granby to its residential composting program.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — February 2024
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Fresh Access: The Impact is Real, Stewardship: The Trails are Open, and
Farming: Feeding the Soil That Feeds Us
NOT WANTED
Climate Crisis: Gardeners, Zones, Nurseries, and Choices
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Did you hear the news? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hardiness maps were recently revised, placing Granby on the cusp of zones 6a and 6b, a couple notches warmer than we were.
Great Outdoors
Gingerbread Recipe, Vintage 1950s
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From the late 19th to the mid-20th century, culinary ephemera, including recipe booklets and appliance advertising pamphlets, were published by the US government, farmers’ organizations, and food companies. These were mostly mailed or given out free at grocery stores, and they serve as a historical record of the way we cooked and ate at the time.
Great Outdoors
Yeast breathes life into beer: An ode to oxygen
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Oxygen is crucial to life and arguably oxygen is the most important element for life on earth. Oxygen is released during photosynthesis by plants and many microbes.
Great Outdoors
The Granby Oak
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Our iconic Granby Oak looks dramatic in all seasons, but there is nothing like the crispness of a cold winter day to bring out its amazing architecture, captured here by photographer Don Shaw, Jr.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
New board members bring experience and enthusiasm to the Friends of Holcomb Farm
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This month we are featuring two of the four new FOHF board members: Lori Armentano and Natalie Mackiel. Next month we will introduce you to Laura Midura and Christiane Pimentel.
Ask your Friendly Farmer
Antsy to dig dirt
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I know it’s only February and it’s still dark and cold, but I’m antsy to get started on my garden. What can I do?