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.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — March 2024
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Partnership With The Granby Community Fund, Welcoming Two New Board Members, Let’s Get Growing, and Kudos To The Drummer For A Great Puzzle Slam
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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.
Great Outdoors
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?
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
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?
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.