Holcomb Farm CSA - Adamah of West Hartford

04/19/2022

If you want to know about the CSA, Summer is sold out. Details at

Summer CSA - ***SOLD OUT*** We're sorry, but our Summer CSA has sold out. If you had hoped to participate this year but missed out, don't worry! There will be plenty of opportunities to share the harvest! We hope you will: Ask to be placed on our waitlist by emailing [email protected]. If a positi...

03/12/2021

Celebrate the start of Spring next week and swing by the Farm for a bag of veggies. There is not much local food to be had this time of year but between our root cellars and our greenhouses - we've got you covered! The days and hours of the sale will be:
* St. Patrick's Day - 10 am to 4 pm,
* Thursday, March 18th - 10 am to 4 pm,
* Friday, March 19th - 10 am to 4 pm, &
* Saturday, March 20th (the First Day of Spring!) - 10 am to 2 pm

We will have pre-packed Bags ready to go, with 15 pounds of Roots (Carrots, Potatoes, Beets, Turnips, and Sweet Potatoes) and a Jar of Crushed Tomatoes. On top of this we'll have nice menu of options to pick from to fill your bags and get your money's worth.

Some more details:
• Bags will cost $50 for CSA members, $55 for non-CSA members
• Cash or Check only unfortunately - NO credit or debit cards
• This will be another (hopefully last?) COVID-style event. Just drive on down to the back/side of the Barn and Tom, Jesse, Georgia, or Joe will take it from there.

01/10/2021

How and wherever you get your greens, save this for next summer. Or use it now if you are picking up from one of the farms that still has a store open, or if you receive delivery from Clatter Ridge Farm.

A guide to cleaning and storing fresh vegetables.

01/10/2021

The Summer 2021 CSA still has shares available for pickup in Granby at the farm or at the Unitarian Society of Hartford as in 2020. Make your choice on the website.

Click Here to Read Farmer Joe's Response to Covid-19 Taste the Difference. Make a Difference. Summer 2021 - Shares on Sale Now! 20-Week Season runs Mid-June through Mid-October Enjoy fresh produce, grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers, and save money. We grow nearly every vegetable that....

12/08/2020

December is starting to move fast and with health and safety in the forefront of everyone's mind this holiday season, what better gift to give than a handsome tote bag full of our own heart healthy Holcomb Farm Veggies! The HOLCOMB FARM HOLIDAY TOTE contains:
2 lbs of Potatoes
2 lbs of Rainbow Carrots
2 lbs of Sweet Potatoes
2 lbs of multi-colored Beets
2 lbs of multi-colored Turnips
1 lb of mixed Radishes
1 Head of Cabbage
1 Jar of Crushed Tomatoes
1 pint of Basil Pesto

The perfect gift for yourself or that impossible to buy for person on your list. The Bags are $50 for CSA Members and $55 for non-CSA members. Pick up will be a COVID-safe drive through affair at the farm in Granby during open hours on December 16th through the 19th (payment by cash or check at pick up). The supply is DELICIOUS, but limited, so contact the farm directly (see first comment for link) to reserve your Holiday Gift Tote today!

11/18/2020

The Farm Store is opening up for one last epic sale! Make local veggies the star of your Thanksgiving feast and load up on storage crops for the long winter ahead. The Farm Store will be open to one and all:

Friday the 20th 10 am to 6 pm
Saturday the 21st 10 am to 6 pm
Monday the 23rd 10 am to 6 pm
Tuesday the 24th 10 am to 6 pm

We will have....Potatoes, Carrots, Beets, Greens of shapes and sizes, Turnips, Winter Squash, Radishes, Onions, Cabbage, Rutabaga, Celeriac, Sweet Potatoes, Herbs, Kohlrabi, and MUCH, MUCH More. If you need recipes for any of these, check past season posts or ask and we'll put them into the comments.

10/29/2020

Today is the FINAL pickup for the 2020 season. You will receive:
• one Pie Pumpkin
• one Bulb of Garlic (Killarney Red)
• 2 lbs of Murasaki Sweet Potatoes - white inside!
• 2 lbs of Amarosa Fingerling Potatoes
• 1 bunch Radish
• Broccoli
• 1 bunch Kale
• 1 head of Lettuce
• 1 baggie of Arugula

If you have never cooked with a whole pumpkin, check some of the links in the comments - it's good for much more than pie!

10/22/2020

This is the final week that everybody picks up a share. Next week only the FULL SHARE people get a share.

This week you will receive:
• Topped Beets - Golden Beets and Chioggias (the candy striped Italian Heirlooms)
• Lettuce - 1 Head
• Sweet Potatoes - 2 lbs
• Carrots - 2 lbs
• Sunchokes (aka Jerusalem Artichokes) - approx 1 qt's worth
• Honeynut Squash - 2
• Post Frost Eggplant - small but tasty - 4 to 6 depending on size
• Chard - Bag o' Chard
• Fennel - 2 medium/small bulbs

Don't forget to sign up for next year's CSA if you are interested. Delivery at the same Hartford/West Hartford line location or pick up at the farm.

10/15/2020

Today our FULL SHARE members receive:
• Butternut Squash - 1
• Scallions - 1 Bunch
• Hakurei Turnips - 1 Bunch
• Parsley - 1 Bunch
• Sweet Potatoes - 2 lbs
• Celery - 1 bunch of stalks
• Arugula - Large Bag.
• Lettuce - 1 head
• Purple Kohlrabi - 1
• Habanadas (heatless Habaneros) - Several

10/08/2020

Today ALL shares will receive:

• A very large Cabbage
• Shimonita (Negi) Onions - 1 Bunch
• Potatoes - 2 lbs (mostly a standard white variety, but we will mix in a few Pintos with everyone's bag - don't worry, they are supposed to look like that)
• Carrots - 2 lbs
• Broccoli - 1 head
• Turnips - A medley of our three varieties, the first real roasting turnips of the year instead of the salad turnips received so far
• Broccoli Raab - Food of the Gods, bitter is an important marvelous component of food. Embrace it.
• Lettuce - 1 head
• Beets - a couple of large topped beets - Sauté the greens and eat them too!

Broccoli rabe, blanched first to take the edge off the bitterness, then sautéed with caramelized onions, garlic, and a dash of chili pepper.