Holcomb Farm Events

Fill your holiday tables with locally grown produce.  You’ll find everything you need: wine, meats, cheeses, and Holcomb Farm veggies!

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, […]

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!

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.

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.

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 […]

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.

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.

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.

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 […]