Friends of Holcomb Farm
More reasons to join our CSA
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The soil ecosystem: where health begins; Biodiversity and habitat loss; CSAs are trending for a reason; Be part of something bigger
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Building for Holcomb Farm’s future begins
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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.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Rooted In Community: Grassroots and Deep Roots host Give Back Days for Fresh Access
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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.
Great Outdoors
Growing together: Granby Community Garden
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For about 50 years, the Granby Community Garden has played a quiet but meaningful role in Granby’s community life, offering residents a shared place to grow food, learn from one another, and stay connected to the land.
Great Outdoors
Spring gardening advice
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In northern Connecticut, spring gardening (March through May) focuses on indoor seed starting, cleaning up debris, improving soil and planting cool-weather crops. Start peppers, tomatoes and eggplants indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost date.
NOT WANTED
Japanese Barberry, Invasive of the Month
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Japanese barberry was imported to the US in the late 1800s and widely planted in landscapes, often as hedges to prevent through-passage or in problem areas where other plants did not grow. Once established, it crowds out other plants, changing soil chemistry and inhibiting forest regeneration.
Great Outdoors
Divine poppyseed pound cake
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This is simply delicious! A dear friend worked at Rosie’s Bakery in Boston 40+ years ago and always brought it when she visited.
NOT WANTED
Dig it, and yank it out!
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Here is a good example of the Japanese barberry removal technique recommended by the Farmington River Watershed Association.
Great Outdoors
Hike, ski or snowshoe the Tree Trail
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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.
Great Outdoors
Spring is a promise
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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.