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Order the Perfect Turkey for Your Thanksgiving Meal
Posted on October 18, 2017 by Trish Percival in CSA, Events & Activities, Featured.Holcomb Farm is pleased to offer you fresh food options for your locally-grown holiday celebration. Once again this year, the Holcomb Farm CSA proudly offers fresh, free-range turkeys from Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm in Moosup, CT. Ekonk Hill Farm raises their poultry from day old chicks, in open green pasture with free access to feed and shelter and full […]
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Simply Fresh–Week 19–Greens
Posted on October 18, 2017 by Julie in CSA, Featured, Recipes.Featured Item—Greens Oh how I love the spring and fall, when the greens are plentiful at the farm. Right now we are being treated to spicy arugula, Asian salad mixes, baby kale, lacinato and other varieties of mature kale, collard greens, and Swiss chard. While this is a delicious boon to us CSA members, it […]
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Harvest Dinner – Tickets on Sale Now!
Posted on October 17, 2017 by Trish Percival in Events & Activities.Farm-to-Table Dinner with Chef Prosperi of Metro Bis! Join us on Saturday, November 4, for a spectacular harvest meal prepared by acclaimed Chef Chris Prosperi. Dinner will be served buffet style, with numerous dishes that feature vegetables grown at Holcomb Farm. There will be gluten-free and vegan options. All proceeds benefit the Friends of Holcomb […]
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Simply Fresh–Week 18–Carrots
Posted on October 11, 2017 by Julie in CSA, Featured, Recipes.Featured Item–Carrots I was so excited to see carrots in the distribution this week. The variety of colors is just beautiful. I just had to focus on them this week. Carrots are probably the most universally palatable vegetable. Even kids that won’t touch a green vegetable are typically not adverse to carrots. Sweet and crunchy […]
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Simply Fresh–Post Away From Home–Delicata Squash
Posted on October 4, 2017 by Julie in CSA, Featured, Recipes.Featured Item–Delicata Squash This week I am out of the country and will not be going to the farm. Nor was I able to learn of the distribution line up for this week, so I am linking you to a past post on delicata squash since it seems it is an item some folks are […]
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Simply Fresh–Week 16–Raspberries
Posted on September 26, 2017 by Julie in CSA, Featured, Recipes.Featured Item—Raspberries We are so lucky to have such an abundance of raspberries at Holcomb Farm. I love how they come in slowly. We initially get teased with a taste of few dark red ones here and there but gradually they come in full on and we start harvesting up to a quart a week. […]
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Simply Fresh–Week 15–This and That
Posted on September 20, 2017 by Julie in CSA, Featured, Recipes.There was such an abundance of wonderful late summer produce at the farm yesterday I literally couldn’t choose what to focus on. So I decided to share some new and some old recipes for several of these wonderful veggies coming our way, including lemongrass, radishes, bok choy, green peppers, tomatillos, raspberries, husk cherries, eggplant, cilantro, […]
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Simply Fresh–Week 14–Collards and Lemongrass
Posted on September 13, 2017 by Julie in CSA, Featured, Recipes.A Few Notes on Lemongrass Lemongrass is, not surprisingly, a lemony stalky grass often used in Southeast Asian cooking, particularly in Thai dishes. There is a bulb/stalk end and a leafy end. The leaves can be steeped in hot water (just under boiling to preserve their healing oils) to make a delicious exotic lemony tea. […]
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OPEN FARM DAY 2017 at Holcomb Farm
Posted on September 6, 2017 by Trish Percival in Events & Activities.OPEN FARM DAY Join us on Saturday, September 9, from 10 am to 4 pm, for fun on the Farm, as part of the Granby Agriculture Commission’s OPEN FARM DAY 2017! Scheduled events at Holcomb Farm include: 10 am – 4 pm – State DEEP Master Wildlife Conservationist program – learn about mammals and raptors that regularly visit […]
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Simply Fresh–Week 13–Spaghetti Squash
Posted on September 6, 2017 by Julie in CSA, Featured.Hey folks, if you are looking for some cooking ideas, come join me for a cooking demo at the CSA barn for Granby Open Farm Day Saturday, 9/9/17 at 1 pm. I will be highlighting spaghetti squash, kale, and our wonderful heirloom tomatoes. Featured Item–Spaghetti Squash I’ve been slow to come around to spaghetti […]
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