Harvest Dinner & Auction to Support Fresh Access
2024-10-19 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 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!

🌱Spring Veggie Sale🌱
2025-03-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-22 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!

🚜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!

🥕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!

🌳Arbor Day Tree Planting - New Date!🌳
2025-05-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Holcomb Tree Trail, 113 Simbury 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.

🌷Annual Mother's Day Plant/Seedling Sale🌷
2025-05-09 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-10 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!

🌿Build Your Own Terrarium with MossLife🌿
2025-05-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-05-10 14:00 - 15:00 | 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 Seedling Sale #2!🌻
2025-05-16 10:00 - 16:00 | CT
Shop for herbs, flowers, and pollinator mixes, as well as tomato, eggplant, and pepper plants and much more!

🌻Annual Seedling Sale #2!🌻
2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States

🍄‍🟫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.

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!

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.

🪻Annual Seedling Sale #3!🪻
2025-05-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-24 10:00 - 16:00 | 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!

🍄‍🟫Grown Your Own Shiitake Mushrooms🍄‍🟫
2025-05-24 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.

🌳CT Trails Day Hike🌳
2025-06-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Holcomb Tree Trail, 113 Simbury Road, West Granby
Celebrate CT Trails Day with a guided tour of the Holcomb Tree Trail. More details to follow! Raindate is June 8.

☀️CSA & Farm Store Opening Day!☀️
2025-06-11 10:00 - 18:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
First week of Summer CSA pickup and Farm Store! Come by Wednesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm, to pick up your share or shop in the Farm Store. We’ll be fully stocked with local favorites and new items.

Free Yoga Event
2025-06-22 09:00 - 10:30 | Holcomb Tree Trail, 113 Simbury Road, West Granby
Join us for a Free Yoga Event on the Holcomb Farm Tree Trail Knoll!
When: Sunday, June 22, 2025 9:00 – 10:30 am
What: 108 Sun Salutations, led by yoga instructors Ania and Teresa, to celebrate the beginning of summer!
Where: Meet at the Holcomb Farm North Barn parking lot, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, at 8:45am and we will walk a short way up the farm road to the knoll.
What to bring:

a yoga mat
a hand towel
a water bottle
bug spray
comfortable shoes for walking a short distance

Please register in advance by sending a note to laura@holcombfarm.org. Please include the names of all participants in your party. Thank you! We look forward to enjoying a peaceful morning on the Tree Trail together!

🚜 Granby Open Farm Day 🚜
2025-09-06 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 — and this year we’re turning it into a weekend-long event, with our Holcomb Hoedown the following day!
Open Farm Day is a free, family-friendly day full of farming fun! Farms all around Granby will open their doors to the public and invite you to experience demonstrations, farm-fresh food, games, activities, and of course to meet the animals. It feels like a town-wide fair plus a scavenger hunt all in one – with so much buzz in the air and new things to discover!
Here at Holcomb Farm, our Farm Store, located at 111 Simsbury Road, will be open from 10am-6pm, and we will offer other activities as well, including:
11:00 am: Farmer Talk. Farmer Joe will tell visitors about all the varied equipment we use to produce a wide array of vegetables at Holcomb Farm. (Meet in the field next to our CSA barn parking lot, at 111 Simsbury Road, at 11 am.)
3:00 pm: Trivia Contest. Teams of any size and age can compete to test their farming knowledge. The winning team will be awarded a loaded Holcomb Farm swag bag! (Contest will take place in the back of our PYO field, behind the CSA Barn at 111 Simsbury Road. Store staff can direct you to the right spot!)
Come out for Open Farm Day on September 6, and then return to Holcomb Farm to kick your heels up at the Holcomb Hoedown on September 7! We look forward to seeing you on the farm!

Holcomb Hoedown!
2025-09-07 14:00 - 18:00 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
RAIN OR SHINE! Many of our activities will take place indoors, and we have tents outdoors, and the weather is supposed to improve by 2 PM, so join us TODAY, Sunday, September 7 at Holcomb Farm for an afternoon of old-fashioned, boot-stompin’ fun for all ages! We’ll have toe-tapping music, ace-high entertainment and finger-lickin’ good eats. Put on your finest Western wear, pack up your small fry, and join us for a shindig on the farm! Your support will help us combat food insecurity (event free, donations accepted), as all proceeds will support Fresh Access, the Friends of Holcomb Farm’s partnership for providing fresh produce to people with limited access to affordable, healthy food.
Family Fun at the Hoedown:

Line Dancing by Stompin’ Boots (including instruction)
Live music with Sarah the Fiddler
A mounted cowboy shooting demonstration by the Granby Horse Council
A parade and costume contest
A horse breed show
An working oxen demo by Hickory Hollow Steers
A roping demonstration
A professional puppet show
A Kid Zone, complete with face painting, old-fashioned sack races, and more
Kids’ crafts with Granby 4-H
Yard Games like Gaga Ball, Corn Hole, Ladder Ball, and Giant Jenga
Food and drinks will be available for purchase at food trucks and at the Saloon in the North Barn. Free water and popcorn also will be provided.

Wear your finest Hoedown garb—think cowboy hats, plaid shirts, blue jeans, and boots. Prizes will be awarded for the best-dressed and best dancers.
Click HERE to see the full Schedule of Events for the day!

Hike and Story Time
2025-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Holcomb Tree Trail, 113 Simbury Road, West Granby
On Sunday, September 14, join us for a family-friendly hike geared toward children. We will take a leisurely hike up through the Holcomb Tree Trail and stop for a read aloud story about nature before hiking back down the trail. Participants are encouraged to bring along a blanket to sit on for story time, a snack if desired, water and comfortable hiking shoes. Meet in the far end of Holcomb Farm’s Main Campus parking lot (113 Simsbury Road, West Granby) at 10 am sharp and we will walk across the road together. RAIN DATE: September 21.
Please RSVP to laura@holcombfarm.org with the ages of all children attending so we can be sure to bring books they’ll enjoy!

Free Yoga Event - New Moon Yoga!
2025-09-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Holcomb Tree Trail, 113 Simbury Road, West Granby
Join us on the evening of Sunday, September 21, for a gentle yoga flow designed to celebrate the New Lunar Cycle and Fall Equinox with the hope of renewal and a fresh start. We will meet at the North Barn parking lot at 5:30pm for a short hike up to the beautiful Holcomb Farm Tree Trail’s Knoll. Please bring with you:

a yoga mat,
a journal,
a flash light,
bug spray,
water, and
an extra layer in case the setting sun brings with it a little chill.

Please register by sending your name(s) to laura@holcombfarm.org. We look forward to spending an evening of yoga and reflection with you.

Habitat Walk
2025-10-11 11:00 - 12:30 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Explore Wildlife Habitats at Holcomb Farm
Join us for a 1.5-mile guided walk through the beautiful east fields of Holcomb Farm. Along the way, we’ll explore a variety of wildlife habitats—from open fields to pond edges to wooded areas. Learn about the native vegetation that supports local wildlife and discover how to spot these features on your next visit.
Meet at Holcomb Farm Main Campus, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT. Please, no dogs. This event will take place rain or shine. (We will cancel for thunderstorms.) If possible, please register in advance.
We look forward to exploring with you!
REGISTER HERE

Senior Center Hike on Holcomb Tree Trail
2025-10-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Step into nature! Join Jack Lareau for a refreshing two-mile foliage journey along the scenic Holcomb Farm Trails.
*This trail consists of mowed areas and may have some uneven ground*
Meet at Holcomb Farm Main Campus, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby. Rain date: October 15 at 10 am. Please register via the Granby Senior Center.

Harvest Dinner
2025-10-23 17:30 - 21:00 | Holcomb Farm North Barn, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
SOLD OUT

On Thursday, October 23, we will host an evening of farm-to-table cuisine, community connection, and celebration of the harvest. We’ll be joined by special guests Bryan P. Hurlburt, Commissioner of the CT Dept. of Agriculture, and Radio Personality and Moderator John Dankosky. Enjoy an exciting menu curated by the acclaimed chefs of Metro Bis, highlighting fresh ingredients grown right here at Holcomb Farm. Browse and bid during our silent auction. All proceeds support the work of the Friends of Holcomb Farm.
This year’s dinner will be held in honor of the life and legacy of Jenny Emery.

Thanksgiving Sale
2025-11-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Farm Store & CSA Barn, 111 Simsbury Road, West Granby, CT, 06090, United States
Carrots, greens, sweet potatoes, winter squash, onions, beets, turnips, and more! Stock up on everything you need for your holiday and winter recipes! We grow varieties that are specifically for storage and longevity to get you through the fall and winter. After this sale, the next opportunity for our veg is at Lost Acres Vineyard Holiday Market on December 20.
