Experience Holcomb Farm
Holcomb Farm
Holcomb Farm is a 317-acre historic working farm located in the heart of West Granby, Connecticut. It is comprised of:
- A nonprofit, mixed-vegetable production farm that produces abundant, delicious produce without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. We grow on 26 acres of Town-owned property for a 450 member Summer CSA, 100 member Winter CSA, wholesale customers, our farm store, and our food donation program, called Fresh Access. We use only chemical- and GMO-free methods and sign the Northeast Organic Farming Assocation of Connecticut’s Farmer’s Pledge.
- 10+ miles of trails that are open to the public, from dawn to dusk. Our trails connect to McLean Game Refuge and Granby Land Trust trails, and wind their way through the beautiful, varied terrain of rural West Granby, in the foothills of the Berkshires. Learn more.
- The Holcomb Tree Trail, where nearly 100 trees are labeled with their common and botanical names; and interpretive signs teach readers more about the trees and the landscape. Learn more.
- A beautiful banquet facility for life's special events. All private bookings are handled through the Town of Granby's Parks and Recreation Department.
- A community gathering place in a historic New England setting.
- A nonprofit organization that does good work in Hartford County. Through Fresh Access, we donated more than 15 tons of fresh produce to people in need in 2022. In addition, through the Friends of Holcomb Farm and our CSA, we host periodic events that celebrate healthy living, almost always free-of-charge, and open to all.
The farm is operated collaboratively by the Town of Granby and a Board of Directors composed of local citizens. 277 acres of the farm are protected from development through a conservation restriction held by the Granby Land Trust.
The mission of the Friends of Holcomb Farm is to preserve, promote and utilize an historic, working New England farm for the benefit of the community.
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What brings yankees and red sox fans together? Winter vegetables!! The opportunity for local veg will be few and far between this winter once the ground freezes and the daylight goes. Luckily our warm greenhouses will be stocked with delicious and fresh winter greens like arugula, baby kale, salad mix, and our beloved sugary winter spinach. If fresh greens in the dead of winter sound good to you, make sure to check out our winter share! Today is the last day to grab one of the few spots left!
The winter share supplies you with fresh greens and root veggies for all of your holiday and winter recipes from October to March. Worried about having too much food? There are four weeks between each pickup which gives you plenty of time to make winter stews, soups, and dishes full of veggies. And if you dont use all of the veg in time, no sweat! We grow varieties that are specific for storage so as long as you store them in your fridge, they should last!
sweet potatoes, cabbage, irish potatoes, onions, carrots, greens, radish, turnips, rutabagas, sunchokes, and more is what you can expect in the winter share!
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🐿️🪺🍁🍃🐢🍄🟫🐝🌼Join us for a Habitat Walk on October 11 at 11:00am, led by Peggy Lareau, a Connecticut DEEP Master Wildlife Conservationist. On this 1.5-mile guided walk through the beautiful east fields of Holcomb Farm, we’ll explore a variety of wildlife habitats—from open fields to pond edges to wooded areas. Learn about the native vegetation that supports local wildlife and discover how to spot these features on your next visit. This 1.5 mile walk is for all ages. (No dogs, please.) Please be advised some trails may be soggy. Meet at Holcomb Farm Main Campus, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT. Register on our website: www.holcombfarm.org/events/. #holcombfarm #friendsofholcombfarm #westgranbyct #granbyct #wildlifehabitat
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Winter share signup closing Monday October 13th! Fewer than a quarter of winter share spots available! What is a winter share favorite? Sweet potatoes! There are a few harvests during the season that are a one and done bulk harvest. Garlic in the early summer, onions shortly after, and sweet potatoes in October. Farm crew has been bringing in bulk bin after bulk bin of sweet potatoes to cure and sweeten up! Sweet potatoes get sweeter as they cure because we keep them warm and humid. This creates the perfect condition to convert the starch into sugars and voila! A sweet sweet potato is made! These chemical-free holistic sweet potatoes are a dominate staple in our winter share. As we get further into the winter, the sweet potatoes get sweeter and sweeter.
If a consistent supply of sweet potatoes in the winter sounds good, consider signing up for our winter share! Sign up closes Monday October 13th! Visit our website to leanr more or come into the farm store! We are open Wed-Sat 10 am to 6 pm until October 25th.
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