Holcomb Farm

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

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!

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!

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!

St. Paddy's Day Veggie Sale
2020-03-14 10:00 - 15:00, 2020-03-13 10:00 - 17:00
“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!

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

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

Last Day of Lost Acres Giving Tree to Benefit Fresh Access
2018-12-30 12:00 - 17:00
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.

Throughout December - Lost Acres Vineyard Giving Tree to Benefit Fresh Access
2018-12-01 12:00 - 18:00

Turkey Pickup
2018-11-20 15:00 - 19:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Time to pick up your holiday turkey!
The Holcomb Farm CSA is pleased to offer free-range turkeys from Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm in
Moosup, CT. Ekonk Hill Farm raises their poultry from day old chicks, in open green pasture
with free access to feed and shelter and full access to shelter, green grass and fresh air.
Orders must be received by November 8, with a $45 deposit (cash or check).

Harvest Dinner to Benefit Fresh Access - SOLD OUT
2018-11-03 18:30 - 21:30 | Metro Bis Restaurant, 690 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT, 06070, United States
Join us for a farm-to-table, harvest dinner prepared by acclaimed Chef Chris Prosperi of Metro Bis. There will be gluten-free and vegan options. The event also will feature a Silent Auction, with a long list of exciting items and experiences, all donated by generous supporters. All proceeds benefit the Friends of Holcomb Farm’s Fresh Access program, through which we provide fresh produce to our food-insecure and immuno-compromised neighbors. Learn more and order your tickets HERE.

Family Friendly Fall Foliage Hike
2018-10-21 13:00 - 14:30
Please join the Granby Community Fund for a guided, leisurely, 1 to 1½ hour tour with Jack Laureau. We will hike the Holcomb Farm eastern fields and woods through gently rolling terrain and panoramic views. We’ll also do some identification of various specimen trees. The hike is family friendly (leashed dogs allowed).
There is no charge, but donations to the Granby Community Fund are welcome!
Meet at the Holcomb Farm main campus parking area.
Visit the Granby Community Fund Facebook page for updates.

Open Farm Day @ Holcomb Farm - FREE
2018-09-15 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Be sure to include Holcomb Farm on your list of places to visit on Granby’s Open Farm Day, September 15th. Julie Wern will be doing a cooking demo with produce from the Farm at 12:30, and there will be a “Tools of the Trade” Show and Tell at 10:30 and 2:30 where Farmer Joe O’Grady will be giving a tour of all the tractor implements we use at the farm. Kids – of all ages – won’t want to miss this. Peggy Lareau will also be there with a CT wildlife exhibit.

Healing Meals - Healthy Cooking Series
2018-07-20 10:00 - 11:30
Do you belong to a CSA, shop at local Farmers’ Markets or get produce from the Holcomb Farm Fresh Access program? Learn traditional and healthy ways to make use of local, fresh produce. Free. Presented by Sarah Leathers of the Healing Meals Community Project. Call 860-844-5352 to register by July 13th.

Opening Day - Farm Store and 2018 Summer CSA
2018-06-12 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States

April Test Event
2018-04-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Patrick’s House, 353 River Rd, Windham, ME, 04062, United States
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March Test Event
2018-03-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Patrick’s House, 353 River Rd, Windham, ME, 04062, United States
