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Vineyard is new home for tulip farm
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A pick-your-own tulip experience at a local vineyard last month was just in time for warm weather and springtime outings.
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GLT Bird Walks identify nearly 60 species, including a loon
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At the GLT’s annual Mother’s Day Bird Walks, participants identified —either by sight or sound — nearly 60 species of birds, including a Virginia rail, a pair of scarlet tanagers, and, for the first time ever at Dismal Brook, a loon!
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Rhubarb pie is a spring delicacy
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Well, spring has arrived and not only is our world turning green again, but the rhubarb is flourishing! This is a tried-and-true recipe from my mom.
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Land Trust volunteers clean up 52 miles of roadside trash
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More than 125 Granby Land Trust (GLT) volunteers fanned out across Granby over the course of Earth Day Weekend, picking up more than 1.61 tons of roadside trash from 52 miles of road – and several parking lots – as part of the GLT’s Earth Day Roadside Cleanup. That is nearly double the amount of trash collected in last year’s cleanup.
Friends of Holcomb Farm — June 2024
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Farming News, Shop at Our Farm Store All Summer Long, SNAP? Double SNAP!, Connecticut Trails Day, New Trees on the Tree Trail – Thank You to Our Funders!, and Notes from the Farm Office (aka Cat’s Corner): The Collaborative Nature of Our Community
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In praise of forest paths and strawberries
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Stepping into the forest is magic. You leave the man-made world and your busy life behind as nature greets your senses.
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Southwick launches a new land trust
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Southwick landowners seeking to preserve their property have a new option. The Southwick Land Trust, a non-profit, non-governmental organization of community volunteers, was formed in 2024 to conserve important ecological, scenic, historic and agricultural land.
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Tree Trail honors Arbor Day
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On April 27, Holcomb Farm Tree Trail members and master gardeners Barry Avery and Eric Lukingbeal led a group of interested folks on a walk that culminated with the planting of a tree in honor of Arbor Day 2024.
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Seminara and Anderson applaud new conservation law
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Sen. Lisa Seminara and Rep. Mark Anderson applaud the governor for signing into law a bill they co-sponsored that calls for a study of issues related to the protection of certain waters of the Upper Farmington River Valley.
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The Northern Lights in North Granby
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The Northern Lights lit up the sky over the GLT’s Mary Edwards Mountain Road property in North Granby on May 11.