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Open Farm Day Descriptions and Event schedule
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Granby Open Farm Day 2025 is September 6th.
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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.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — September 2025
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Collaboration and Community, Meet the Farm Crew!, and Upcoming Events
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“Look what’s in the woods, Mom!”
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The youngest hiker who joined the Holcomb Farm CT Trails Day hike was thrilled to show his mom a red eft.
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Granby summers are bountiful
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Six months from now, deep in a January freeze, it will be hard to recall these shining summer days. Birdsong has been replaced by the late afternoon droning of insects. Early summer flowers start to fade and goldenrods and asters brighten the roadside. The harvest season is in high gear with all manner of ripe fruits and vegetables in abundance at local farmstands.
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Pasta with fresh tomatoes is divine
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It’s summer and the living is easy! My husband’s grandmother, Matilda Guarco, was probably one of the best cooks I’ve ever met. She made a similar pasta dish to this and we all loved it. She never wrote anything down so I had to hunt down this recipe many years ago! Enjoy!
The Garden Corner
Is it possible to grow the absolutely perfect tomato?
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Who doesn’t love a good tomato, ripe off the vine, warm from the sun and juicy fresh—sweet and yummy? That’s what summer gardening is all about. Enjoying the fresh vegetables from your garden, picked daily, your own work of delicious art.
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Life gets chaotic for bears this time of year!
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American black bear sightings increase dramatically in the spring, raising questions about keeping these large omnivores out of yards, away from our youngsters and pets and out of garbage bins.
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Beautiful local bird with some unusual quirks
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Rose-breasted grosbeaks are beautiful birds that return to New England from their winter homes in Central and South America to enjoy the fruits and berries that our summer vegetation provides.
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Dad brings lunch!
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Elaine Girard photographed these cardinals outside her West Granby kitchen window in late May.