Category Archives: Featured

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  Homeschooling for “Free-Range” Kids

  Posted on February 26, 2013 by admin in Events & Activities, Featured, Local Interest

    Homeschooling your kids? Two Coyotes Wilderness School uses the grounds at Holcomb Farm for educational programs for children ages 5 to 15.  Embark on an adventure into the forest and learn how to live in the wild. Earth Skills is a wilderness-based mentoring program that teaches survival skills, awareness, and naturalist knowledge while empowering students and […]

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• Now Hiring!

  Posted on February 15, 2013 by admin in CSA, Featured, Local Interest, Organizational Updates

  Available Paid Positions CSA Distribution/Farm Store Manager  (One Position) Holcomb Farm is looking for an enthusiastic, outgoing and physically-able person to be the face of our farm and manage our weekly CSA distributions as well as our farm store. This position involves 25 hrs/week of work and is paid hourly at $9/hr. Experience with Community […]

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  West Hartford & Glastonbury Box Shares Now Available!

  Posted on February 6, 2013 by admin in CSA, Featured

  Live too far away? No problem! We’ll come closer to you. Join the Holcomb Farm CSA and pick up your weekly share at a convenient location in West Hartford or Glastonbury, CT. A Box Share is a pre-packed ½ bushel box of delicious, fresh produce grown without chemicals. Your Box Share will be brimming with 6 […]

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  Dear Site Visitor…

  Posted on January 8, 2013 by admin in Featured, Organizational Updates

  Welcome to the new Holcomb Farm website! We’ve worked hard to create a site that shows the vibrant future of the Farm, while also honoring its past. PLEASE HELP US CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE SITE! If you find a glitch, an error, a broken link, any problem at all, please use the Contact Form to […]

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  Don’t Miss Out! Reserve Summer 2013 CSA Share NOW!

  Posted on January 8, 2013 by admin in CSA, Featured, Local Interest

    Shares of next summer’s harvest are now available through the Holcomb Farm CSA. Members receive an overflowing bag of fresh, local vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers each week throughout the growing season (typically 20 weeks of distribution). Your produce is grown without any chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and is picked fresh, usually within hours […]

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• “Share a Share” or RideShare Connections

  Posted on January 5, 2013 by admin in CSA, Featured

  By popular demand we have created an online Forum for people interested in sharing a CSA weekly crop share (or sharing weeks across the season – however you want to do it is up to you), sharing rides, or coordinating pickups. Please visit the Forum online here: CSA “Share” Forum. To protect everyone’s privacy, you […]

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• New Classes Starting…

  Posted on January 5, 2013 by admin in Events & Activities, Featured

  It’s the New Year so a whole bunch of new classes are starting up at Holcomb Farm! Please check the Town of Granby Parks & Recreation Department website here for a complete listing and to register for a class.

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• Summer Jobs at Holcomb Farm

  Posted on January 3, 2013 by admin in CSA, Featured, Local Interest, Organizational Updates

  Looking for a great job outdoors this summer? Work on our Farm Crew! You’ll learn all about organic farming practices, make a ton of new friends, and never have to sit behind an office desk. For a complete job description and to apply, please click here: Great Jobs. We’d love to have YOU as part […]

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• Farm Manager featured on Channel 3 TV

  Posted on January 1, 2013 by admin in CSA, Featured, Local Interest

  Farm Manager Karen Pettinelli got a chance to show off Holcomb Farm and the Winter Share crops on Channel 3’s Better Connecticut program. She even includes tips for storing your late harvest vegetables, and explains how non-local crops may be up to 8 months old and are bred to be tough and transportable rather than […]

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  What Do Farmers Do In Winter?

  Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin in CSA, Featured, Organizational Updates

  We recently asked our Farm Manager, Karen Pettinelli, how she was enjoying her “time off” after the busy farming season. She looked surprised!  “Time off?” she said with a grin. “We’re still pretty busy!” Karen went on to explain that her days are full from dawn to dusk doing… farming! Winter Share vegetables continue to be […]

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