Farmers are known to require skills that go well beyond planting and harvesting. Sophisticated knowledge of soil chemistry and its impact on nutrition come to mind. Mechanical skills are required to keep the equipment operating. And, of course, there is construction. To wit: back in February of 2019, some serious wind, accompanied icy cold, and …
In its 2020 Annual Report, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG) highlighted its support of the Friends of Holcomb Farm’s Fresh Access program. Early in the pandemic, the Friends of Holcomb Farm applied for – and received – a $15,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s COVID Response Fund, so that we …
Tons of volunteer time from board members Donna Snyder, Rocky Piccirillo and others, as well as some consulting support funded through a State grant, have helped the Friends of Holcomb Farm complete a Five-Year Business Plan for our farming operations at Holcomb Farm. The work sought to answer questions like: how has this non-profit business …
The Friends of Holcomb Farm (FOHF) will hold its Annual Meeting on August 21, 2021, at 10:30 am. The meeting will take place on the Knoll near the Seat on the Holcomb Tree Trail overlooking the main Holcomb Farm complex—the same location where we met last year. All “members” are welcome; a member is anyone …
The Tree Trail, in the east fields, across from the main campus of the Holcomb Farm, is growing and changing every day. The trail is free and open to all and offers paths for exploring, benches for relaxing, and signage identifying more than the 120 species of trees, including 60 that have been planted there …