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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Granby Land Trust
Join the Granby Land Trust
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It’s membership renewal time! September marked the start of the Granby Land Trust (GLT) membership year. If you haven’t yet renewed your membership, please do.
Ask your Friendly Farmer
Ask your Friendly Farmer
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What do farmers do in the winter? Great question!