Great Outdoors
Fall brings leaf-peepers and pumpkins!
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Each September we try to predict the intensity of the peak autumnal display. It’s more than a coin toss, as foliage reports take rainfall, sunshine and temperature into consideration.
Granby Land Trust
Granby Land Trust — October 2025
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Annual Juried Art Show — Oct. 30 to Nov. 30, Annual Meeting & Community Supper, Oct. 19
Great Outdoors
Caponata uses seasonal vegetables
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I hope you try this recipe while the farmstands are full of produce. While visiting my husband’s cousin in Italy in August, she served us the most delicious caponata as an appetizer. There are lots of variations but this recipe is closest to the one we had. Enjoy!
Great Outdoors
Closed bottle gentian
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Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) at the Granby Land Trust’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve in North Granby.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — October 2025
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Holcomb Hoedown a huge success, Meanwhile… a bountiful season at the farm, Farm-to-School Connection, Winter CSA Shares!, and a building in our future
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Meet the Holcomb Farm Crew
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Last month we shared photos and crew notes on some of the crew, and we are delighted to introduce the rest!
Great Outdoors
Ironwood a favorite of pollinators
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A great spangled fritillary butterfly sips nectar from a native ironweed plant (a valuable late-season nectar source for a variety of pollinators) on the Mary Edwards Mountain Property in North Granby.
Granby Land Trust
GLT earns national accreditation—again
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One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the natural spaces they love. Since 1972, the Granby Land Trust (GLT) has been doing just that for the people of Granby.
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Dr. Doug’s Daily Don’ts and Dos
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Dr. Douglas Tallamy may be doing more than anyone in our time to illuminate the crucial and imperiled interdependence of insects, birds, bees, plants, and the rest of us.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — September 2025
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Collaboration and Community, Meet the Farm Crew!, and Upcoming Events