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New Board Members Bring Experience and Enthusiasm to the Friends of Holcomb Farm

By Trish Percival | January 29, 2024 | 0 Comments

by Shirley Murtha for The Granby Drummer This month we are featuring two of the four new Friends of Holcomb Farm (FOHF) board members: Lori Armentano and Natalie Mackiel. Next […]

Invasive Removal – The Battle Continues

By Trish Percival | April 26, 2023 | Comments Off on Invasive Removal – The Battle Continues

Major invasive removal work was done at several sites on the Holcomb Tree Trail at the beginning of April. For dozens of years, invasive plants like bittersweet, multiflora rose, and […]

Friends of Holcomb Farm and Granby Land Trust Work with Town to Preserve 277 Acres of Holcomb Farm

By Trish Percival | December 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Friends of Holcomb Farm and Granby Land Trust Work with Town to Preserve 277 Acres of Holcomb Farm

At its October 17 meeting, the Granby Board of Selectman (BOS), in front of a packed meeting room and with many people joining via Zoom, reviewed the proposed Holcomb Farm […]

Holcomb Tree Trail Receives Prestigious “Civic Improvement Commendation” from the Garden Club of America

By Trish Percival | June 29, 2022 | Comments Off on Holcomb Tree Trail Receives Prestigious “Civic Improvement Commendation” from the Garden Club of America

It was not long ago that the East fields of Holcomb Farm – the 100-acre hill across the street from the main farm complex – was an overgrown pasture thick […]

New Look for Fresh Access Van!

By Trish Percival | June 23, 2022 | Comments Off on New Look for Fresh Access Van!

Check out the new dress we put on our Fresh Access Van! Purchased with grant funds, this van is being used to deliver Granby-grown food to organizations in Hartford and […]

Environmental Winners on Earth Day

By Trish Percival | June 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Environmental Winners on Earth Day

The Friends fielded (see what I did there?) TWO teams for the Granby Education Foundation’s (GEF) Gran-Bee event this year, which coincided with Earth Day, and winners they were! Three […]

University of St. Joseph Students to Create Documentary Film on Fresh Access

By Trish Percival | May 1, 2022 | Comments Off on University of St. Joseph Students to Create Documentary Film on Fresh Access

Students and faculty in the digital media program at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford are creating a documentary film about Holcomb Farm’s Fresh Access program. They are […]

Volunteers Plant 6 New Trees on Tree Trail

By Trish Percival | November 8, 2021 | Comments Off on Volunteers Plant 6 New Trees on Tree Trail

The Holcomb Tree Trail to the east of Simsbury Road continues to develop and grow, thanks to the enduring commitment of our volunteers. Here’s Eric Lukingbeal’s report from October 16th: […]

It Takes a Village!

By Trish Percival | November 8, 2021 | Comments Off on It Takes a Village!

Thralls Donate 1100+ Pounds of Fruit While the wet summer has not been great for vegetable growing, it has been super for fruit, and the bounty at the Thrall Family […]

No Harvest Dinner

By Trish Percival | October 6, 2021 | Comments Off on No Harvest Dinner

With the delta variant taking its toll, we have made the tough decision, again this year, to forgo the Harvest Dinner and Silent Auction fund raising event for the Fresh […]

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The Granby Drummer provides extensive coverage of the Friends of Holcomb Farm each month. To see the latest news from down on the farm, click here.

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