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As we enter our 53rd year of publishing the Granby Drummer, our mission remains the same as it was in 1970: to inform and educate all Granby residents on issues affecting our town through distribution of a free publication.
I would like to say a few words in support of and in appreciation for the non-profit farming programs, and specifically for the Fresh Access Program offered to seniors in the community through the Granby Senior Center.
With all the construction going on at the Routes 10 and 189 junction, we oldsters at Granby Homes for Seniors, AKA Stony Hill Village, see a lot more people walking through the compound—not wearing masks, letting their dogs pee on our things, dumping your dog poop in our trash, taking pictures of our apartments…. really now.
The Granby Living Facebook group is 10 years old this December. It was started with the goal of providing information to help and support our community. In recent years we have held an annual fundraiser to support two very worthwhile local charities, Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen and the Granby Food Bank.
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date, time, location, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.
(REPRINT) The revaluation of property values is done every five years per state law. The “reval” being done effective for the Oct. 1, 2022 Grand List will affect tax bills issued for next fiscal year—July 2023.
As part of its 50th reunion, the GMHS class of ‘72 was given a tour of the high school by students from the National Honor Society. To thank them for their efforts, the class donated $1,000 to the student scholarship fund on Nov. 3.
On Dec. 17, National Wreaths Across America Day, the mission to “Remember, Honor, and Teach” will be carried out by the Abigail Phelps Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution as a service to the Simsbury Cemeteries and to all residents of Simsbury and surrounding towns.
Highlights from the meetings held on October 11th, October 25th, November 8th, and November 12th 2022
It is hard to believe that the 2022–23 school year is almost halfway complete.
Trash holiday: Monday, Sept. 7, Labor Day, is a holiday for Paine’s. All trash/recycling pickups will be delayed by one day the week after the holiday.
September is the perfect time to take action on mugwort, an aggressive perennial that rapidly takes over uncultivated and disturbed areas such as streambanks and waysides.
How did two young people with no history of farming come to set up a pretty mind-boggling farm on Wells Road? Well, it wasn’t a direct path.
When the pandemic hit, Michelle Niedermeyer knew she couldn’t host the annual seasonal farmers’ markets at Lost Acres Vineyard, so she and the Granby Agricultural Commission came up with a plan that makes it possible for residents of Granby, East Granby, East Hartland and Simsbury to obtain vegetables, cheese, wine and specialty meats without leaving their homes: the Virtual Farmers’ Market.
Long idle since Dr. Forrest Davis’s death, the large farm on the corner of Rte. 189 and Wells Road is now in capable hands that will keep the farming tradition going, although not with cattle.
Clark Farms on Bushy Hill Road is expanding its apple U-pick to Thursday and Friday, as well as the usual Saturday and Sunday in an effort to spread out the traffic and allow for social distancing.
While 2020 has not been a very good year for most people, Gary Cirullo at The Garlic Farm is thankful for the record harvest of his title crop. About three- and one-half acres planted last fall survived the winter, leading to a harvest of about 15,000 pounds.
Come see the latest addition to the Holcomb Tree Trail, the bald cypress grove. These trees were generously donated by Granby nurseryman John O’Brien.
When the coronavirus hit, Holcomb Farm Summer CSA shares sold out in record time and a lengthy waitlist developed.
If you are looking for ways to contribute to others during these trying times, your donations to Fresh Access are always welcome, and go directly to providing the food we grow to people in need right here in Granby and throughout the greater Hartford region.
Summer started a lot earlier for Georgia McDougall than she had anticipated—in March, as a matter of fact. Sent home from her freshman year at the University of Vermont thanks to COVID-19, she was able to start working at Holcomb Farm while finishing her courses online.
It was masked and socially distant, but the annual meeting of the Friends of Holcomb Farm was held on Aug. 16 in a spot with a beautiful view on the Tree Trail across the road from the main campus of the farm.
When she was 13 years old, Sarah Lagan was recruited by her brother Caleb to help out with an exceedingly abundant tomato harvest at Holcomb Farm.
Our Farm Store, located at 111 Simsbury Road, will be open to the public through Oct. 31, selling our own produce (grown without chemicals or pesticides), as well as offerings from the larger ag community and other locally sourced items.
Winter shares should be available for on-line purchase via our website in September. New England storage crops—beets, potatoes, carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, rutabaga, and more—get sweeter over time.
To stay abreast of happenings at Holcomb Farm follow us on social media and keep up with what is in season at the CSA and Farm Store.
At Holcomb Farm, the gravel path leading up to the East Fields from Day Street South is bordered by brilliant blue cornflowers (above) attracting all sorts of bees, and by Joe-Pye weed (below).
Emma Hoyt, the partner of Holcomb Farm’s Farmer Joe O’Grady, has always had a fondness for chickens. She brought two of her own to Granby when the couple moved into the farmhouse on Simsbury Road.
Looking for something to do in October? Is TV getting a bit stale for you and the family? Walk your way into Granby’s history.
