Holcomb Farm

Last Day of Lost Acres Giving Tree to Benefit Fresh Access
2018-12-30 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Support Fresh Access by purchasing wine! During the month of December, every bottle of wine you purchase at Lost Acres Vineyard will earn you a token to deposit in the gift box of one of the Vineyard’s Giving Tree partners — one of which is Fresh Access. At the end of the month, the Vineyard will donate $1 for each token placed in our box. Let’s fill it up!
Lost Acres wine makes a great hostess gift or holiday gift, and completes your holiday table. And just think — you can support Fresh Access by kicking back at the cozy Vineyard with a glass of wine on a chilly afternoon. Fundraising doesn’t get much easier than that. Fresh Access is grateful to be chosen as one of the Vineyard’s featured partners.
Lost Acres Vineyard’s Hours are Friday and Saturday from 12 to 6 pm; Sunday from 12 to 5 pm.

Seedling Sale and Pop-Up Farmer's Market
2019-05-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Get your garden off to the right start! We have seedlings for your vegetable, herb and flower gardens, including a range of flowers perfect for containers or borders (and attracting pollinators!); and potted herbs for your kitchen windowsill, deck container, or herb garden. A number of local farms and vendors will be here, as well, selling their products at our pop-up farmer’s market. And DON’T FORGET MOM! Sunday is Mother’s Day! Buy her some fledgling plants on Saturday, be a hero on Sunday…and all summer long. See you on the farm!

Holcomb Farm Day at Lost Acres Vineyard
2019-05-18 12:00 - 16:00
Come learn more about the Holcomb Farm CSA, Farm Store, and Fresh Access. Chris Prosperi, executive chef at Metro Bis, will conduct a cooking demo, using Holcomb Farm produce, at 2:30pm. We are grateful to Lost Acres Vineyard for hosting us and for donating 10% of their wine sales on May 18 to the Holcomb Farm Fresh Access program!

Holcomb Tree Trail Scavenger Hunt
2019-06-01 10:00 - 12:30
As part of the annual Connecticut Trails Day, the Friends of the Holcomb Farm offers a family friendly hike in the fields and woods of the Town-owned farm. The hike will cover 4-5 miles at a leisurely pace. Well behaved dogs on leashes are welcome. The hike will start at the parking lot at the main campus (113 Simsbury Rd., West Granby).
This year’s event will feature a scavenger hunt to identify several varieties of trees throughout the eastern section of the farm in rolling fields and forest. Recently, several new trees have been planted and mature trees in the existed woodlands have been tagged with labels. The intent is to create teams of all ages tasked with finding as many trees as possible from a provided list and map. Teams will take pictures of as many labels as they find. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team.

Open Farm Day
2019-09-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Be sure to add Holcomb Farm to you list of “must visit” farms on Granby Open Farm Day, September 14. The schedule at the CSA barn that day includes:

10:00am – Join the Morning Harvest Crew
12:00 noon – Take a Farm Tour
2:00pm – Enjoy a Cooking Demo with Chef Chris Prosperi of Metro Bis

Shop Local! Shop for local products from Holcomb Farm and a number of other area farms in our Farm Store while you’re here!

Harvest Dinner & Silent Auction
2019-11-09 18:30 - 21:30 | Metro Bis Restaurant, 690 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT, 06070, United States
Back again and bigger and better than ever, the Friends of Holcomb Farm will host our annual Harvest Dinner & Silent Auction on Saturday, November 9, at the NEW Metro Bis Restaurant location at the Ensign House in Simsbury. This authentic farm-to-table meal, expertly prepared by Chef Chris Prosperi using all the great bounty from Holcomb Farm, is the single most important fundraiser for our Fresh Access program.
Fresh Access annually provides over 8,000 pounds of fresh produce to individuals and organizations that might not otherwise have access to local, chemical-free food. Locally, this includes Granby’s weekly Waste-Not-Want-Not dinners, the Senior Center, and individual families, through Granby Social Services. Other institutions in the greater Farmington Valley and Hartford area, including the Wheeler Clinic and the Healing Meals Community Project, also are served.
The Silent Auction offers myriad opportunities to bid on great stuff from local contributors. Last year’s bidding opportunities included original Laura Eden art, weekends in vacation homes, a professionally guided fishing trip, gift certificates to local restaurants, yoga and massage sessions, and much, much more. We hope you’ll join us!
To order tickets, click here or call us at 860-844-8616.

EVENT POSTPONED New England’s Best Opportunities to Adapt to a Changing Climate, presented by Bill Moomaw, Ph.D.
2020-03-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
WE’RE SORRY, BUT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE.
We thank you for understanding.
Come hear a lead author of the Nobel Peace Prize winning, 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) discuss the ways in which we, in New England, can help mitigate climate change. All are welcome to join us for this free and important educational event.
Special guest speaker William Moomaw, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of international environmental policy and founding director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, will speak at the Holcomb Farm North Barn, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 7:00PM. Doors open at 6:30PM.
New England is fortunate that it has both dense concentrations of population and economic activity and some of the most productive forests and wetlands in North America. Reducing our heat trapping emissions is easier to achieve in high density regions because of more efficient buildings, living arrangements and transportation options. In addition to these advantages, New England is adjacent to the largest zero-emission off-shore wind electricity resource in North America.
Less appreciated is the fact that much of New England is covered by forests that are of an age that will remove and store vast amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide over the rest of this century and beyond. Our coastal wetlands are also among the most effective at storing carbon of any ecosystem. If we can keep from degrading our freshwater wetlands, they can continue to store large amounts of carbon, as well.
According to Dr. Moomaw, a combination of technology, nature and smart designing and planning for our future can both reduce future adverse changes and enhance our adaptation as the climate continues to shift.
The Granby Land Trust and the Friends of Holcomb Farm are pleased to co-sponsor this discussion on mitigating climate change.
Dr. Moomaw currently serves as co-director of the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts, which he co-founded. He received his B.A. degree in chemistry from Williams College and Ph.D. in physical chemistry from MIT. He had a 26-year career in chemistry and environmental studies at Williams College, where he directed the Center for Environmental Studies. He served as AAAS Science Fellow in the U.S. Senate, where he worked on legislation that successfully addressed ozone depletion, and on legislation responding to the 1973 energy crisis. He began working on climate change in 1988 as the first director of the climate program at World Resources Institute in Washington. He has been a lead author of five Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Reports. The IPCC shared, with Al Gore, the Nobel Peace Prize for its climate work in 2007.
Register in advance via email to Trish at: percivalt@cox.net or call 860-653-7095 and leave a message

St. Paddy's Day Veggie Sale
2020-03-13 10:00 - 17:00, 2020-03-14 10:00 - 15:00
“Boxes” of Veggies will be $55 for general public and $50 for 2020 CSA members
You will get to pick and choose what items you want to take home, options will include: Carrots, Beets, Watermelon Radishes, Spinach, Purple & Green Daikon Radishes, Baby Kale, Black Radishes, Crushed Tomatoes, Kohlrabi, Gilfeather Turnips, Arugula, Garlic Scape Pesto, Onions, Purple Top Turnips, Asian Salad Mix, Sunchokes, Parnsips, Celeriac, Arugula Pesto, Dried Hot Peppers, Potatoes.
Pick up at the CSA Barn.
2020 CSA members get 2 lbs of carrots FREE just for coming by!

2020-04-09 16:00 - 19:00 | Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, CT, 06060, United States
Holcomb Farm and other local farmers will be at the Lost Acres Vineyard Holiday Market. While you stock up on your Easter wine, you can see what early-season goods we have!

Lost Acres Vineyard Holiday Farmer's Market
2020-04-09 16:00 - 19:00 | Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, CT, 06060, United States
EVENT CANCELLED
Holcomb Farm and other local farmers will be at the LAV Holiday Farmer’s Market. While you stock up on your Easter wine, you can see what early-season goods we have to offer!

Holcomb Farm Day @ Lost Acres Vineyard
2020-04-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, CT, 06060, United States
Ten percent of profits from sales of wine will be donated to the Friends’ Fresh Access program. Once again this year, we will have Chef Chris Prosperi of Metro Bis demonstrating his magic at 3 pm. Stay tuned for more details!

Tree Lecture with Master Gardener R. Herman
2020-04-29 19:00 - 20:30
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL.
A talk by Master Gardener Robert Herman. Co-hosted by Granby Recreation and Leisure Services.

Mother's Day Plant Sale
2020-05-09 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
More information to follow!

Connecticut Trails Day
2020-06-06 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States

Friends of Holcomb Farm Annual Membership Meeting
2020-06-07 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL.
All current members of the Friends of Holcomb Farm are invited to our annual meeting. The event will include a guided walk on our Tree Trail and our Third Annual Pie Baking (and Eating!) Contest. More information to follow!

CSA & Farm Store Opening Day!
2020-06-16 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Today marks the start of our 20-week CSA, as well as the 2020 Opening Day of our Farm Store! Don’t miss it!

2020 Annual Meeting of the Friends of Holcomb Farm
2020-08-16 16:30 - 17:30 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
All members of the Friends of Holcomb Farm are invited to our Annual Meeting, which will be held at “the Seat,” located at the top at the Holcomb Tree Trail at Holcomb Farm. To comply with State social distancing guidelines, we will meet outdoors this year — and, sadly, without our pie baking contest. Guided tours of the Tree Trail will take place before the meeting.
Please park at the main Holcomb Farm complex and walk across the intersection of Simsbury Road and Day Street South to the Holcomb Tree Trail, accessed via the gravel farm road. Please see the attached trail map for routes to the Seat or look for trail signs to the event. If you are interested, Tree Trail tours will depart from the Seat between 3:30 and 4:00pm and the meeting will begin at 4:30pm.
Seating and bottled water will be provided. Please wear your mask when you arrive at the Seat. Please let us know if you cannot reach the Seat on foot, so we can make alternate transportation arrangements. In the event of inclement weather, we will meet under the roof at the North Barn at the main farm complex.

March Veggie Sale
2021-03-17 - 2021-03-20 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Drive Thru Veggie Pick Up – Root Crops, Greens and More! Starts on St. Patrick’s Day and ends on the first day of spring. Hours TBA. Sign up for email updates (on our homepage) or follow us on social media for details!

Spring Farmers Market at Lost Acres Vineyard
2021-04-01 16:00 - 19:00

Good Friday Veggie Sale!
2021-04-02 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Serve beautiful, locally grown veggies at your Easter celebration or Sunday dinner! Come to our CSA Barn/Farm Store between 10 am and 6 pm!

Plant Sale at the CSA Barn/Farmstore
2021-05-06 - 2021-05-08
Thursday through Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm daily

Summer 2021 Season Opens!
2021-06-15 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
It’s an exciting day on the farm! The Summer 2021 CSA begins today (shareholders, pick up any day this week, today through Saturday) and the Farm Store officially opens for the season! Both will remain open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 am to 6 pm, through October 30th.

Friends of Holcomb Farm Annual Meeting
2021-08-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
The Friends of Holcomb Farm will hold its Annual Meeting on August 21, 2021, at 10:00 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 who has donated at least $25 in the past year, and/or is a CSA shareholder. We will offer guided Tree Trail tours before the meeting, departing at 9:00 and 9:30 am from the meeting site. If your membership is not current, we hope you will renew and join us!
Please park at the main Holcomb Farm complex located at 113 Simsbury Road. Walk across the intersection of Simsbury Road and Day Street South to the Holcomb Tree Trail. Proceed up the gravel farm road and follow the signs to the Seat, which is the group of benches at the top of the Knoll. This walk takes 5-10 minutes. If you cannot walk to the Seat, we can make alternate transportation arrangements.
Seating and bottled water will be provided. If it is raining, we will meet inside the CSA Barn at 111 Simsbury Road. We will send an email if we need to move indoors.
CLICK HERE to view our annual report in advance of the meeting.

Granby Open Farm Day at Holcomb Farm
2021-09-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States

Last Summer Share Distribution
2021-10-30 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States

Pop-Up Market at Our Farm Store!
2021-11-05 10:00 - 18:00, 2021-11-06 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Come one, come all to our Fall Pop-Up Market at the CSA Barn & Farm Store!
We will have winter squash, rainbow carrots, beets, leeks, sweet potatoes, turnips, potatoes, baby kale, arugula, lettuce, watermelon radishes, daikon radishes, cilantro, garlic, sunchokes, kohlrabi, cabbage, brussel sprouts, and much more — all grown without chemical pesticides — and all full of flavor and nutrition. Shop local, where the supply chain runs from our fields to our barn!

Big Thanksgiving Sale @ Holcomb Farm!
2021-11-19 10:00 - 18:00, 2021-11-20 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Shop local for your Thanksgiving Dinner! The Farm Store at Holcomb Farm will be open for four days leading up to Thanksgiving, selling all the produce you need to make your favorite holiday recipes. All are invited to shop Holcomb Farm and make this your best Thanksgiving Dinner ever.
