Category Archives: Local Interest

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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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  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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• 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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• Holiday Tree Lighting a Wonderful Event

  Posted on December 8, 2012 by admin in Events & Activities, Local Interest

  A tree lighting and caroling party culminated a wonderful weekend of holiday festivities at Holcomb Farm last Sunday evening, December 6. Our own Jill Ford led the crowd gathered around the beautifully lit tree in song with her gorgeous voice, filling the great outdoors with both inspiring and fun music, from Silent Night to Rudolph […]

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  End of Season Message From Farm Manager

  Posted on November 13, 2012 by admin in CSA, Featured, Local Interest, Organizational Updates

  Hello Members of the Holcomb Farm Summer Share 2012, I want to personally thank you all for joining us this season.  I know many of you have been members of the CSA for a long time, and I know many of you have joined us this season for the first time.  For those of you who have […]

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