Great Outdoors
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.
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A sweet return for spring
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After a cold, dark winter I look forward to spring when senses come alive again and there’s a delicious earthy fragrance in the woods. I find myself searching the hills for clouds of steam billowing from evaporators and envision myself surrounded by sweet-smelling maple steam inside warm, cozy sugar shacks.
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Granby Land Trust begins 2024 with New Year’s Day Hike
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On the morning of Jan. 1, more than 30 GLT members started the year with a hike on the GLT’s spectacular Mary Edwards Mountain Property. What better way is there to start a new year than with fresh air, exercise, the company of others, and time spent in nature?
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.