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Dewey Granby Oak
Photo by Peter Dinella
Granby Land Trust
Photo of the Month
September 2010
Photographer: Peter Dinella
Subject: The Trail to Mary’s Rock on the Mary Edwards Mountain Property
Date taken: Summer 2010
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The Land Trust thanks the Granby Community Fund for their generous support of our newsletter.


The Granby Land Trust

The Granby Land Trust works to preserve Granby's Natural Heritage through the conservation of its scenic vistas, open space corridors, wildlife habitat, ecologically sensitive areas, and agricultural land.

Barn Door Hills
Photo by Peter Dinella

Founded in 1972, the Land Trust owns approximately 1,100 acres in Granby and has preserved another 900 acres through conservation easements. In addition to acquiring land, we protect and care for these properties.

Working with a range of conservation partners, the Land Trust is committed to forever
preserving Granby's rural character and its beautiful places. Please join us…

The Granby Land Trust encourages you to buy local and support Granby's farms and orchards. By patronizing local farms, you get fresh, locally-grown foods and help make these local agricultural enterprises successful which will help to preserve these beautiful places for generations to come. Some suggested local farms or orchards offering fresh produce include:

Wilhelm Farm*
farmstand - variety of seasonal produce
329 North Granby Street, North Granby

The Garlic Farm
tomatoes, peppers & garlic
76 Simsbury Road, West Granby

Lost Acres Orchard*
peaches, apples, cider and home-made goods 130 Lost Acres Road, North Granby

Bushy Hill Orchard
peaches, apples, cider and home-made goods
33 Bushy Hill Road, Granby

Hayes Farm (Corn Maze open in Fall)
Offering locally-producted specialty goat and cow milk cheeses, cow milk yogurt and cow's milk. See www.SweetPeaCheese.com for more info.
Farm Store - Open 10AM - 7PM Daily
151 East Street, North Granby

Emery Farm
maple syrup and eggs
71 Loomis Street, North Granby

Maple View Farm
Hay, Christmas Trees, Pasture Raised Turkeys
198R Salmon Brook Street

Holcomb Farm Learning Center & CSA
Simsbury Road, West Granby
www.holcombfarmcsa.org and www.holcombfarm.org

Click here for a complete listing and map of Granby farmstands and orchards.

*Significant portions of the Wilhelm Farm and Lost Acres Orchard are protected by conservation easements donated to the Land Trust by Fred and Edith Wilhelm and Tom and Virginia Wutka.


Buy Local. Preserve Our Community.

Western Barndoor Hill Preserve Trail Map Available: Trail Open for Hiking

   
 
Mary Edwards Mountain Property — Autumn 2009
Photos by Peter Dinella

Events

Sunday, September 19 — Painting the Natural Landscape — Plein Air Painting, Walk, Talk & Lunch featuring Hill-Stead Museum Curator Melanie Anderson-Bourbeau and Artist/Education Frank Federico Click here for details

Sunday, October 17 — Granby Land Trust Annual Meeting & Hike Click here for details

November 4 - December 2, 2010
Our Scenic Valley: Celebrating its Beautiful Places — A Juried Art Show
Click here for details

Hike the Godard Preserve

The Granby Land Trust is grateful to the Godard Family for their generous donation of this property for
the public to enjoy as the Godard Family has since colonial days.

The trail system's two loops involve two beautiful stream walks as well as plenty of reasonably flat woodland walking. Click here to download a brochure and trail map.

Recent News

Granby Oak Status Report: Truck Hits Branch
Click here for details

FORCES OF NATURE to be Performed at the Holcomb Farm on May 1 by Shirley Murtha Click here for details

Land Trust Art Show Opening a Smashing Success! Click here for details

Granby Oak Update provided by Arborworks
Click here for details

Fred and Edith Wilhelm Receive GLT’s 2009 Mary Edwards Friend of the Land Trust Award
Click here for details

Local Artist Carole Day Paints Mary Edwards Property: Proceeds to Benefit Granby Land Trust

Want to support the Land Trust and enjoy a year-round view offered by the Mary Edwards Mountain Property in your own home? Now you can. The Land Trust is proud to announce that noted North Granby painter Carole Day is offering a limited number of signed glycees of her "Mary Edwards' View I, II & III" for sale with all profits benefiting the Land Trust. These beautiful three-painting glycees (3 images - 32" wide x 14 ½" high) are available for only $180.00. For more information, please contact Carole Day at CaroleDay1@cox.net.

Mary Edwards Mountain Property Trail Guide and Map

A Fall View of the Pond on the Mary Edwards Mountain Property
www.granbylandtrust.org, PO Box 23, Granby, CT 06035