Holcomb Farm Fresh Access
Thursdays, mid-June to October. Tentative start is June 15, 11–11:45 a.m.
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Friends of Holcomb Farm — May 2023
Farming News, Fresh Access and Granby Social Services, Invasives battle continues, and Volunteer Opportunities
April 29, 2023 | https://granbydrummer.com/2023/04/friends-of-holcomb-farm-may-2023/Granby Land Trust and Holcomb Farm invite you to have a seat
In the summer of 2020, Granby Land Trust president Rick Orluk asked Steve Perry if he would make a simple bench-type seat for the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve, set to open that October.
April 29, 2023 | https://granbydrummer.com/2023/04/granby-land-trust-and-holcomb-farm-invite-you-to-have-a-seat/Friends of Holcomb Farm
You may think things are quiet at Holcomb Farm in the winter months, but you would be wrong. While the fields rest under the ice and snow, our farm crew is busy harvesting and distributing the winter crop.
January 28, 2023 | https://granbydrummer.com/2023/01/friends-of-holcomb-farm-24/Holcomb Farm preserved
One of the Friends’ strategic goals is to “grow the growing season,” and in New England that means greenhouses aka hoophouses. In February 2019, Mother Nature decided to challenge that goal with 70 mph winds, which took down what was then our beloved Greenhouse #6 (GH6), home to our best chemical-free spinach.
November 26, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/11/holcomb-farm-preserved/Farm chores pave the way for Holcomb Farm worker’s future career
Although she wasn’t born here, Holcomb Farm employee Michelle Dingivan’s childhood memories were set in Granby, for she was only three years old when her family moved here from Hluboka, Czechia. One of those early memories was a third-grade field trip to what was then the educational center at the Farm.
November 26, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/11/farm-chores-pave-the-way-for-holcomb-farm-workers-future-career/Long-term Conservation and Sustainability Plan for Holcomb Farm passes unanimously
After almost three hours of input and discussion among interested parties on Oct. 17, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve a proposal that gives town-owned Holcomb Farm a long-term Granby Land Trust conservation easement and a path to sustainability.
October 29, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/10/long-term-conservation-and-sustainability-plan-for-holcomb-farm-passes-unanimously/Friends of Holcomb Farm
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October 29, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/10/friends-of-holcomb-farm-23/Selectmen approve Holcomb Farm Conservation and Sustainability Plan
Friends of Holcomb Farm and Granby Land Trust work with Town to build a sustainable future
October 29, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/10/selectmen-approve-holcomb-farm-conservation-and-sustainability-plan/Personal histories added context to BOS discussion of Holcomb Farm conservation plan
During the public session discussion of the proposed Long-term Conservation and Sustainability Plan for Holcomb Farm on Oct. 17, some people presented personal memories and stories in their encouragement for approval of the plan. Their words added weight and were greatly appreciated by the many residents in the Town Hall meeting room.
October 29, 2022 | https://granbydrummer.com/2022/10/personal-histories-added-context-to-bos-discussion-of-holcomb-farm-conservation-plan/