Holcomb Farm

🌻Annual Seedling Sale #2!🌻
2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Shop for herbs, flowers, and pollinator mixes, as well as tomato, eggplant, and pepper plants and much more!

🌻Annual Seedling Sale #2!🌻
2025-05-16 10:00 - 16:00

🌿Build Your Own Terrarium with MossLife🌿
2025-05-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Build your own terrarium with Allie from MossLife. Looking for a unique and hands-on experience to share with friends or family? Join us for a fun-filled terrarium building party! Whether you’re a plant lover or just looking to get creative, this is the perfect way to spend the morning. Get ready to dig in, decorate, and leave with your very own little green world! Great for all ages and skill levels, this workshop is sure to spark your creativity and leave you with a lasting memory (and a low-maintenance plant pal!).
Included: variety of glass containers, colorful sand, pebbles, decorative stones, beautiful plants (succulents, ferns, air plants, and more), selection of cute miniatures (fairy garden figurines, tiny animals, decorative touches), all the materials you need to build your very own plant paradise, expert guidance on plant care and terrarium design.
$25 per participant.
Class runs about 1 hour.

🌷Annual Mother's Day Plant/Seedling Sale🌷
2025-05-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Shop for flowers, herbs, and cold-hardy seedlings for Mom and your garden!

🌳Arbor Day Tree Planting - New Date!🌳
2025-05-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Holcomb Tree Trail, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby
Rescheduled to May 3 due to Rainy Forecast
Volunteers from the Holcomb Tree Trail will demonstrate the best way to plant a tree and how to care for it so that it can grow for decades to come. We will meet at the Holcomb Farm main campus at 113 Simsbury Road and walk to the site as a group. Please refer to our social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram) for updates. We hope you can join us for this all-ages educational event!
Please note: this is the same day as the Granby Road Race, so you’ll want to plan your route to the farm accordingly.

🥕Lost Acres Spring Farmer's Market🥕
2025-04-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, CT, 06060, United States
Shop local for your spring celebrations!

🚜Spring Farm Tour with Joe🚜
2025-03-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Join Joe on a tour of Holcomb Farm and learn about our greenhouse operations, what goes on at the farm in the spring and how we prepare for the summer, get growing advice from Joe, and so much more! This tour is kid-friendly and open to the community, so bring your family and friends and get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on at Holcomb Farm!

🌱Spring Veggie Sale🌱
2025-03-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
We will have potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, carrots, radishes, beets, greenhouse greens, and our specialty spring microgreens to take home in two veggie bag sizes. Microgreens are a rare, seasonal delicacy at the farm when the seeding greenhouse is gearing up but not full of seedlings yet. Nutrient-dense, fresh, fragrant, and flavorful – the microgreens are not to be missed! 2025 CSA/PYO members get 10% discount on veggies purchased at our Veggie Spring Sale!

Harvest Dinner & Auction to Support Fresh Access
2024-10-19 17:30 - 21:00 | Healing Meals
Come celebrate the joy of the harvest! The Friends of Holcomb Farm are excited to host a Harvest Dinner and Live Auction to benefit Fresh Access, our program that helps reduce food insecurity in Granby, Greater Hartford, and beyond.
Chef Joe Bucholz – formerly of La Figata and now the executive chef at the Healing Meals Community Project – will prepare an array of seasonal dishes using the freshest ingredients.
The event will take place at Healing Meals, on Nod Road in Simsbury (the old Tower Ridge Country Club). Don’t miss this opportunity to gather with friends and embrace the flavors of the season. Reserve your spot today and get ready for an unforgettable evening!
Auction items include:

a Holiday Weekend in the Big Apple
Opening Night tickets to see the Lion King at the Bushnell
a private wine tasting in your home
an original Laura Eden painting
an explosion of daffodils (100 bulbs!), planted for you
a dinner for six, with Farmer Joe at Metro Bis
a professional photography session

CLICK HERE to see the full list of auction items.
CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets.
Thank you for your support of Fresh Access!

Open Farm Day
2024-09-14 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Holcomb Farm is excited to participate in this Granby tradition! The Farm Store will be open from 10 am to 6 pm.
At 10 am, Metro Bis Executive Chef Chris Prosperi will teach visitors how to prepare some of his favorite Holcomb Farm vegetables in some of his favorite recipes. (Location: Farm Store)
At 1 pm, Farmer Joe O’Grady will lead a tour of the farm. Learn from an expert, as he explains how he and his crew care for the land and how that care translates into a better product. Learn about innovations and advancements in sustainable farming, how he’s extended the growing season, how he is working to combat the effects of a changing climate, and more. (Meet in front of the Farm Store.)
10am – 2 pm: Learn about the animals that live in Granby at the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection tent. Pelts of our local wildlife will be on display. Kids of all ages will enjoy learning more about the animals that call Granby home.
From 10 am to 4 pm, you can:
Learn about the Healing Meals Project and the Bionutrient Food Association; and shop the Farm Store for Holcomb Farm vegetables and products from other local farms and providers, as well.

CSA and Farm Store Opening Day!
2024-06-11 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States

CT Trails Day Ramble
2024-06-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Join us on CT Trails Day — Saturday, June 1 — at 10 AM for a guided, family-friendly, leisurely ramble through open fields and wooded trails at Holcomb Farm, including the beautiful Holcomb Tree Trail arboretum. We will walk at a casual pace, with discussion stops along the way. Leashed dogs are welcome!
We will meet in the parking lot at Holcomb Farm’s main campus (113 Simsbury Road) at 9:45 am.
Please register in advance, then check your email for updates. We will email you if inclement weather forces us to postpone the hike until Sunday.

Grow Your Own Shiitake Mushrooms
2024-05-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
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. Proceeds benefit Fresh Access, to help fight food insecurity in Connecticut.
Click here to register.
To register for the May 11 class, click here.

Plant Sale Part II
2024-05-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Another exciting plant sale! Get all the veggies, herbs and flowers your garden needs, including summer essentials like tomatoes, peppers and melon, all started from seed in organic soil mix.

Friends of Holcomb Farm Annual Meeting - New Date!
2024-05-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Holcomb Farm North Barn, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Gather with friends. Hear updates on the state of the farm and its programs. Elect the 2024-25 Board of Directors.
Join us to hear reports from the Friends of Holcomb Farm Board of Directors and Farmer Joe, and to have your questions answered. Stay for coffee and dessert.
The North Barn is located at the main Holcomb Farm Complex (113 Simsbury Road).
To RSVP, please email Cat at kadrle@holcombfarm.org and let us know the names of all who plan to attend from your family. We look forward to seeing you!

Grown Your Own Shiitake Mushrooms
2024-05-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
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. Proceeds benefit Fresh Access, to help fight food insecurity in Connecticut.

Click here to register.
To register for the May 25 class, click here.

Plant Sale Part I (In Time for Mother's Day!)
2024-05-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
We’ll have thousands of cold-tolerant plants, including flowers, lettuce, herbs, kale, and more, all started from seed in organic soil mix and ready to go in the ground. (See Plant Sale Part II, May 24-25, for warm weather plants.) Get something for Mom or for your own garden.

Plant Sale Part I (In Time for Mother's Day!)
2024-05-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
We’ll have thousands of cold-tolerant plants, including flowers, lettuce, herbs, kale, and more, all started from seed in organic soil mix and ready to go in the ground. (See Plant Sale Part II, May 24-25, for warm weather plants.) Get something for Mom or for your own garden!

Arbor Day: Learn How to Plant a Tree!
2024-04-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Meet at farmhouse parking lot located at 113 Simsbury Road
Rain date: April 28

Join Holcomb Tree Trail volunteers—who are also UConn Master Gardeners—as they demonstrate how to plant a tree and give tips on how to keep it alive and thriving. They will provide a brief history of Arbor Day, the importance of trees, and then get into the details of tree planting: explaining how to dig a proper-sized hole, watering, animal protection, mulching, and answer all your tree-related questions. Join us for this free, any-age educational event. Meet at the farmhouse parking lot and the group will walk to the planting site, about 1/4 mile walk. (No dogs please.)

Thanksgiving Market
2023-11-20 13:00 - 19:00 | Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, CT, 06060, United States
Fill your holiday tables with locally grown produce. You’ll find everything you need: wine, meats, cheeses, and Holcomb Farm veggies!

Holiday Farmer's Market
2023-11-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, CT, 06060, United States
Get everything you need for a festive celebration at the Holiday Farmers Market, held indoors at Lost Acres Vineyard. We’ll be there with greens, potatoes, onions, squashes, and more for your holiday table. You’ll also find meats, cheeses, baked goods, and specialty products from other local farms. Hope to see you there!

The BIG PAINT - NOW OCTOBER 1
2023-10-01 08:00 - 11:00
Artists arrive at 8 AM
Visitors invited from 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Park in either of the Main Campus parking lots

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED FROM ITS ORIGINAL DATE DUE TO WEATHER. PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1.
On Sunday, October 1, the Friends of Holcomb Farm, the Granby Land Trust, and the Granby Artists Association invite you to join us for The BIG PAINT, an event featuring artists working en plein air (in the open air). This year’s event will showcase the beauty of Holcomb Farm in West Granby. 277 acres of this historic farm are now permanently preserved, thanks to a conservation easement held by the Granby Land Trust (acquired in 2022).
ARTISTS: Please arrive at 8 AM to find your subject matter. This 313-acre farm offers a variety of paint-worthy settings, including open fields with mowed paths, agricultural fields, old barns, a farm pond, an arboretum (the Holcomb Tree Trail), beautiful woodlands, the West Branch of the Salmon Brook, and more.
VISITORS: You are invited to explore the property and chat with the artists as they work from 9-11 am.
This event is a celebration of the permanent preservation of 277 acres of this property and of the 30th Anniversary of the Friends of Holcomb Farm, the nonprofit organization that manages the Town-owned farm. It also is a lead-up to the Granby Land Trust Art Show – Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty – which will run October 26 through November 26 at Lost Acres Vineyard. We anticipate that many of the works created at the BIG PAINT will be entered in the show.
This beautiful property is the perfect place to spend a Sunday in September in New England. We hope you’ll join us.
Any questions, please contact the Granby Land Trust at info@granbylandtrust.org.

Open Farm Day!
2023-09-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Make sure to visit Holcomb Farm on Granby Open Farm Day! We have all kinds of exciting activities planned throughout the day:
10 am: Cooking Demo with Metro Bis Executive Chef Chris Prosperi. Armed with a few staples and a hot plate, Chris will teach us new ways to create next-level dishes using Holcomb Farm produce. When he’s done, you’ll get to sample the delicious results! Location: CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road.
11 am: Tour the Tree Trail. Holcomb Tree Trail volunteers will take visitors on a tour of the beautiful Holcomb Tree Trail, our arboretum that boasts more than 90 new trees of more than 25 species, as well as delightful views. Meet at main campus parking lot: 113 Simsbury Road.
1 pm: Mushroom Workshop. RMS Growers, a Granby-based grower of gourmet mushrooms, will lead an information-packed workshop on how to cultivate healthy, gourmet mushrooms – including shiitake, oyster, and lion’s mane mushrooms – right at home.
2 pm: Tour the Farm Fields. Farm Manager Joe O’Grady will take visitors on a tour of the fertile Holcomb Farm fields, where he will give you a glimpse into the agricultural practices he employs to grow vegetables without chemicals. Learn how he maximizes yields while preserving the ecosystem. Meet at CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road.
All Day: CT DEEP Informational Tent. The CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will display pelts of our local wildlife. Kids of all ages will enjoy learning about the animals that live in and around Granby. Location: CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road.
All Day: Farm Store. Shop local for all kinds of farm products! The Farm Store @ Holcomb Farm will be open from 10am-6pm, providing one-stop-shopping for not only vegetables, but a wide variety of products from other local farms and providers, as well!
All Day: Learn about Two Coyotes Day Wilderness School, a nonprofit nature-mentoring organization that runs daycamps for ages 5-15 throughout the summer at Holcomb Farm.
We hope to see you there!

Doro Dinner at Holcomb Farm
2023-09-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Holcomb Farm North Barn, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
On September 7th from 6-9pm the DORO Restaurant Group will host a farm-to-table dinner using fresh ingredients from Holcomb Farm. This indoor farm dinner will be hosted at Holcomb Farm’s North Barn and will feature a delicious 4-course meal and drinks! The skilled DORO Catering & Events chefs are creating a custom menu for an evening you won’t forget. The exact menu will be posted as soon as it’s decided. $25 of each ticket will benefit Fresh Access.

Friends of Holcomb Farm Annual Meeting
2023-08-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Holcomb Farm North Barn, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
RSVP HERE
Please join us for the 30th Meeting of the members of the Friends of Holcomb Farm.
Gather with friends. Enter our pie baking contest. Learn about permanent preservation of the farm and hear updates on the state of the farm and its programs. Elect the 2023-24 Board of Directors.
Though we enjoyed hosting our annual meetings outdoors on the Tree Trail, we are looking forward to meeting this year inside the North Barn. There will be no worries about rain or excessive heat—and we can hold our pie baking contest once again!
Join us to hear reports from the Friends’ board of directors and Farmer Joe and to have your questions answered. Stay with us after the meeting to enjoy pie and other desserts and to socialize.
If you’d like to enter the pie contest, bring your best pie! (You certainly do NOT have to bring a pie.) Judges will award prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
The North Barn is located at the main Holcomb Farm Complex (113 Simsbury Road).
To RSVP, please email cathy@holcombfarm.org and let us know the names of all who plan to attend from your family. We look forward to seeing you!

Yoga Workshops - Join Us for One or Both!
2023-08-19 10:00 - 12:30 | Holcomb Farm North Barn, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
REGISTER HERE
On August 19 we will offer two yoga workshops at Holcomb Farm. Improve your flexibility, strength, balance, and overall well-being while enjoying the sights and sounds of this bucolic setting.
Workshop 1: Breath with Meditation led by local healing coach and certified Yoga Therapist Kristal Fiorentino (@kristalfiorentino). An entry level class that connects breath with movement creating union or yoga between body and mind. All are welcome, no yoga experience needed. Join Kristal as she leads you on a peaceful journey through Body, Mind and Spirit. 10 – 11 am.
Workshop 2: Moving with Breath led by Brittany Gauthier of both Afterglow Studio in Hartford and Yoga from the Heart in Avon. Some yoga experience required for this flow, that will include vinyasa and strength building poses. Join Brittany in an energizing and strengthening workshop. 11:30am-12:30pm
Please register in advance. Please bring your own mats, water bottles, seat cushion (towel, blanket or bolster) and an open heart. Folding chairs will be available for use.
Cost to participate is $20. Attend both workshops for $30. This event is part of our 30th Anniversary Celebration and all proceeds support the Friends of Holcomb Farm’s Fresh Access program, which provides healthy food to people in need.
