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Having had childhood jobs cleaning up after the cows and bringing in their hay on the award-winning Davis farm on North Granby Road, and weeding and harvesting vegetables at Hidden Acres on East Street, it is no surprise that when grown up and looking for places to volunteer, Mark Kennedy ended up at Holcomb Farm.
Bluebird skies and fresh tracks cutting through a blanket of crisp white snow on the Holcomb Tree Trail. Winter is a great time to enjoy the Tree Trail! Grab your snowshoes or cross-country skis and head on over.
Imagine picking up a weekly share of just-harvested vegetables, grown right here in West Granby and bursting with flavor—all summer long and into the fall.
Holcomb Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and Pick-Your-Own (PYO) programs connect you directly to the land and the farmers who tend it—providing seasonal produce and supporting sustainable agriculture while strengthening local food access.
Two harbingers of spring are the mourning cloak butterfly and the rising sap of oak and maple trees. The mourning cloak is one of several species that overwinter as adults, dark brown, almost black, with a line of iridescent spots and a border of bright yellow.
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Pete Betsch visited the Granby Oak on Jan. 19 for this stunning photo.
Hold on to your hard hats. Construction renovations have begun at 87 Simsbury Road, the soon-to-be home of the Holcomb Farm CSA and Farm Store.
Mark your calendars! Grassroots Ice Cream and Deep Roots Street Food will host three Fresh Access Give Back Days this year: Tuesday, May 19, Tuesday, July 21 and Tuesday, Sept. 15. During each Give Back Day, Grassroots and Deep Roots will donate 10 percent of profits from all three locations—in Granby, Simsbury and New Milford—to Fresh Access.
Join the Granby Land Trust and help protect some of Granby’s most cherished natural places—beautiful landscapes like the Mary Edwards Mountain Property, the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve, the Western Barndoor Hill, and the Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve. For a full list, visit GranbyLandTrust.org
We depend on the generosity of members like you, and every membership makes a difference.
Just in time for your Valentine treats, this hot fudge sauce is a game changer! Perfect over ice cream, waffles or your dessert brownie, or a dip for fresh fruit. While mixing, it really does look like wet sand but as you gradually stir, it becomes smooth. Enjoy!