Friends of Holcomb Farm
Join us for our 30th Anniversary Celebration
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Connecticut Trails Day Ramble on the Holcomb Tree Trail, Farm Store @ Holcomb Farm Opening Day, and Spring has sprung on the Tree Trail…come take a walk!
Great Outdoors
The Garlic Farm: Moving forward, while looking back
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More than three decades ago, long before the term organic entered the popular lexicon, The Garlic Farm opened in West Granby. Over the years it transformed from a small weekend farm stand to a full-time operation offering dozens of vegetables as well as a community share program.
Great Outdoors
Make your property pollinator friendly throughout the seasons
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Last month we explained why it is important to select a range of native flowers that have pollen and nectar available from late March until November. The April issue had suggestions for early and mid-spring. This issue continues with ideas through autumn.
Great Outdoors
May hikes can bring renewal—and dinner
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Ah, May—the month of renewal. The spring season advances and every new dawn feels like a re-awakening of life. Wildflowers are part of the rhythm of the seasons, each species with its own bloom time.
Granby Land Trust
Granby Land Trust and Holcomb Farm invite you to have a seat
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In the summer of 2020, Granby Land Trust president Rick Orluk asked Steve Perry if he would make a simple bench-type seat for the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve, set to open that October.
Ask your Friendly Farmer
Ask your Friendly Farmer
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I recently moved to a town with many more farms than we’ve ever lived near before. I’m used to shopping in the grocery store and usually look for organic when I can afford it. Now I’ll be looking for farmer’s markets or farm stores to shop in during the growing season, but I’m nervous. How do I go about finding these places? Will they have all the stuff I need?
Granby Land Trust
Granby Land Trust News
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The Granby Land Trust (GLT) gratefully recognizes all who have supported the GLT’s Holcomb Farm Stewardship Fund Campaign to date.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — May 2023
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Farming News, Fresh Access and Granby Social Services, Invasives battle continues, and Volunteer Opportunities
Great Outdoors
Invasives — for the bees and with butter
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By the end of April, or earlier in warm years like this one, common wild blue violets provide early spring color, both in our yards and on the forest floor. The yellow violet is an uncommon treat, like a tiny ray of sunshine amid the brown leaves and winter duff.
Great Outdoors
Seasons of Garden Delight: Make your property pollinator friendly
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We all want our gardens to look lush and full of showy flowers. Pollinators want the same thing, but for a different reason. They need an ongoing buffet of food rather than a pleasingly beautiful garden.