Holcomb Farm Events
The Friends of Holcomb Farm offer an exciting array of programs and events throughout the year—from guided hikes on the Holcomb Tree Trail to seasonal plant sales, cooking demonstrations, gardening workshops, pop-up veggie sales, educational talks, yoga, and more. Beloved traditions like our annual Holcomb Hoedown and Harvest Celebration bring the community together, and we’re always offering exciting new programs. Subscribe to our calendar or follow us on Facebook or Instagram to stay abreast of all that’s going on on the farm!
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🍄🟫Grown Your Own Shiitake Mushrooms🍄🟫
May 17th and 24th from 12-1:30pm (during our Spring Seedling Sale Weekends!)
Grow your own delicious shiitake mushrooms! Instructor Andy Griffin will teach you how to prepare a hardwood log and inoculate it with live shiitake spores. Fee for class and supplies: $40. We also will have inoculated logs for sale.
Proceeds benefit Fresh Access, to help fight food insecurity in Connecticut. Space is limited, so please register early!
These workshops will be held in our CSA Barn, in conjunction with our Spring Seedling Sales. Shop for herbs, flowers, pollinator mixes, tomato plants, eggplant plants, pepper plants and much more!
To register for the May 24 class, click here.