Holcomb Farm

🪻Annual Seedling Sale #3!🪻
2025-05-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-23 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Summer is around the corner and planting season is in full swing! Shop for herbs, flowers, tomato plants, pepper plants, pollinator mixes, eggplant plants, and much more!

Friends of Holcomb Farm Annual Meeting
2025-05-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Holcomb Farm North Barn, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
All Friends of Holcomb Farm members are invited to join us for our 2025 Annual Meeting. You’ll hear presentations by Farmer Joe and board members; hear an update on proposed plans for the old Methodist Church property; and enjoy a special presentation about Fresh Access.
Coffee and dessert will be served.
The Friends of Holcomb Farm Annual Report will be posted on our website prior to the meeting; and printed copies will be available at the meeting.
RSVP by sending an email to Cat Kadrle with a note listing the names of everyone in your party.

Volunteer Appreciation Brunch
2025-05-18 11:30 - 12:30 | Holcomb Farm North Barn, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
We are so grateful for the time, energy, and dedication our volunteers bring to the Friends of Holcomb Farm. To show our appreciation, we’re hosting a special brunch just for our volunteers!
This event will take place in the Holcomb Farm North Barn immediately prior to the Friends of Holcomb Farm annual meeting (meeting will commence at 1:00 pm). This gathering is by invitation only, and is our way of saying thank you for all that you do. Volunteers, please check your email for your personal invitation—we hope to see you there!

🍄‍🟫Grown Your Own Shiitake Mushrooms🍄‍🟫
2025-05-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
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!
Click here to register.
To register for the May 24 class, click here.

🌻Annual Seedling Sale #2!🌻
2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 | 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 | CT

🌿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!
