Friends of Holcomb Farm
Spring is turning us towards poetry
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March is here in Granby, with everything from the sweet smell of maple sap boiling to the rumble of plows heard clearing late-season heavy snowfall to stimulate our senses.
Great Outdoors
The Brewery reopens, hiking trails added
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After a planned hiatus, The Brewery at Maple View Farm will open on March 7 with fresh beer and live music. With a successful year under its belt, The Brewery is ready for 2020.
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Invasive of the Month: Garlic Mustard (Alliaria Petiolata)
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Garlic mustard is a small green invasive plant with leaves that smell like garlic when crushed. It’s an unusual invasive because almost anyone, regardless of age, ability or tool readiness, can pull garlic mustard plants.
What’s for supper?
What’s for Supper? Salsa Almond Chicken
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I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season and that 2020 is off to a good start for you. I have been enjoying trying some new recipes and making some old favorites.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
This will warm you right up
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The cold depths of New England winter offer a (relatively) quiet time for its farmers, yet the Friends of Holcomb Farm are kept warm by the good things happening in our community. We think you should be, too.
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Invasive of the Month: Multiflora Rose (Rosa Multiflora)
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Multiflora Rose is an extremely vigorous shrub that is nearly impossible for humans to control because of its super-sharp thorns borne on long, arching branches that can grow six feet a year in every direction. It thrives best in full sun but persists in partial shade, in a wide range of soil, as long as it has adequate draining.
Fortune & Folly of a Female Farmer
For the food you eat, thank a farmer
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One of the great benefits of being a farmer is knowing where to get the best food. You don’t have to farm in the same town for generations and generations to find where the best food in your area is.
What’s for supper?
Ginger Lime Chicken
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I know that Winter is coming, but I am still dreaming of warm weather and tropical beaches. And even though I am looking forward to some winter comfort food, I had to share one more recipe that tastes like summer to me.
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Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus
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Bittersweet is an extremely vigorous woody vine that can grow dozens of feet, smothering the tops of small trees, strangling them, and pulling them down, similar to the southern kudzu vine. In large mature trees, bittersweet can wrap around the trunk, climb 60 feet or more and follow branches out in search of sun.
Great Outdoors
Friends of Holcomb Farm
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Harvest Dinner and Auction
Almost 100 friends of Holcomb Farm filled the gorgeous new Gallery at Metro Bis in November to relish expertly-prepared food, bid on donated items, and enjoy the community spirit of so many who make it possible for the Friends of Holcomb Farm’s Fresh Access program to continue to provide fresh, local produce to those otherwise without access. While some may assume November isn’t the best time to eat fresh from the garden, that’s not the case when Farmer Joe O’Grady, his crew, and Metro Bis Executive Chef Chris Prosperi join forces: Moroccan carrots; lettuce, radicchio, and roasted turnips salad; Brussel sprouts with Jerusalem artichokes; Red Dragon Napa cabbage slaw; sausage with sauerkraut; the best mashed potatoes ever; and warm bread pudding for dessert.