http://www.ctstategrange.org/ Keep up to date on all the events of the Greenfield Hill Grange en-us Copyright 2026 The Connecticut State Grange. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:13:36 GMT 20 http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10158 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:01 GMT 10158 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona will be held at Cheshire Grange on Sunday, March 21st. The Fifth Degree will be conferred, and it will be our annual inspection. Rehearsal will be held on Sunday, March 14 at Cheshire Grange starting at 2 PM. Let’s hope we have another good class of candidates. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10161 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:01 GMT 10161 Well, it seems the Farmers’ Almanac had it correct when they predicted the weather for this season. “Chill, snow, repeat,” was the forecast and winter did deliver. The “chill, snow, repeat” caused us to cancel our December and January meetings, so needless to say, we are eager for spring. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10114 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:00:01 GMT 10114 Wallingford Grange did a great job of hosting the Christmas Party and meeting of Nutmeg Pomona on December 7th. This was their first meeting and our first meeting at their hall. They served pulled pork plus for refreshments. No one went home hungry. The program featured an original skit by Lecturer Rob Charbonneau. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10091 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10091 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona No. 16 will be held at Wallingford Grange Hall on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 2 PM. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau’s program is entitled “Christmas Treats”. Wallingford Grange will provide the refreshments. We will have a $5 grab bag for those who wish to participate. As with all our meetings, we will have a country store. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10067 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10067 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona No. 16 will be held at Wallingford Grange on Sunday, Dec. 7th at 2 PM. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau’s program is entitled, “Christmas Treats.” Wallingford Grange will provide the refreshments. We will have a $5 grab bag for those who wish to participate. As with all our meetings, we will have a country store. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10071 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10071 The Greenfield Hill Grange would like to thank all who helped make our annual Agricultural Fair a HUGE success. Thank you to the volunteers and all in attendance. See you next year! Please save the date: August 22, 2026. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10048 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10048 Hopefully by now you have received your new Pomona handbook. They are a nice bright red in color. The officers and members of Nutmeg Pomona send our sincere thanks to Terri Fassio for all her help when our Lecturer Robert Charbonneau was unavailable due to health issues. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10026 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10026 Notices have been sent reminding Granges/Grangers of the next Pomona meeting to be held at Beacon Valley Grange in Naugatuck on Sunday, September 28 starting promptly at 2:00. This is a great time of the year to go for a nice ride. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10003 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10003 Hopefully we have received everyone's information for the Pomona handbooks. It would be nice to have all Granges included. We would like to have the books ready for distribution at our next meeting on September 28th at Beacon Valley Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9982 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9982 Nutmeg Pomona last met on Sunday, June 1st. Attendance was disappointing as at the meeting before we conferred the Fifth Degree on 10 candidates. Among the missing was our President Donald Lanoue who was in a very serious accident totaling his truck. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9954 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9954 Can’t tell you the outcome of the next Pomona meeting as it is three weeks away but I can tell you what is on the agenda. Election of a Secretary and Flora as both officers found it necessary to resign. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9929 Tue, 27 May 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9929 Only meeting four times a year can sometimes make the meeting long as was our March 23rd meeting with Degrees and Inspection. Ted Powell, Overseer of the Connecticut State Grange was present for the Inspection. The officers did a good job during the meeting and the conferral of the Fifth Degree. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9933 Wed, 21 May 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9933 April heated up at the Greenfield Hill Grange’s second chili cook-off. Members and friends voted on seven different chilis and there were 3 winners: 1- Chris Golias; 2- Jennifer Romano; 3- Krissie Marsan Thank you to Cathy Raynor and Marcy Thompson who hosted a pop- up bake sale that night. It was a sweet success. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9909 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9909 Our St Patrick’s Day Corned Beef dinner was a great success and full of shenanigans. A special thank you to CT Grange President Bob Buck and his wife Maggie for attending! Here are some upcoming dates to mark in your calendar. April 5, 2025 our 2nd Chili Cook Off! Chili, hot dogs, potato salad and just a lot of fun! Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9905 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9905 I can’t say line up your candidates this month in the Granger because next week will be the Fifth Degree conferral. Harmony Grange was paying attention and has said they have 7 candidates. That sure makes conferring the Degree worthwhile. Hope we have some from other Granges. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9879 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9879 I have been saying get your candidates lined up. The time has come. We will be conferring the Fifth Degree and being Inspected at Cheshire Grange on Sunday March 23rd at Cheshire Grange at 2 o’clock. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9883 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9883 Despite the winter chill, it has been bustling at the Greenfield Hill Grange. We hosted a Gardening Luncheon and a belly warming Soup Supper in January. Love and friendship were in the air as we just beat the snowfall at our Valentine’s Roast Beef dinner in February Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9827 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9827 It’s hard to report on the activities of the Pomona meeting when you miss the meeting, but the grapevine has been great. Members reported a good meeting and delicious refreshments- chili made by a member of Wallingford Grange and delicious sweets made by the members of Cheshire Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9831 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9831 Greenfield Hill Grange wishes all Grangers and friends a blessed, happy, healthy and prosperous 2025. Please save the date for: January 11, 2025 --Planning your Garden. How Does your Garden Grow? This is the first in a bi- monthly series of luncheons with presentations on different aspects of gardening. Look for more dates to come. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9802 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9802 It’s time to start signing up candidates to take the Fifth Degree in March. Even though it seems a long time away, once we turn the calendar to a new year 2025, the time will fly by. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9806 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9806 We would like to extend a huge thank you to Cher at Total Look Salon in Southport. She, her clients and colleagues, helped make our latest drop-off of donations to the VA hospital in West Haven extra special. The donations were very appreciated and well received. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9776 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9776 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona will be held on Sunday December 1st at Cheshire Grange at 2 o’clock. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau programs is titled “Reindeer Games”. For those who wish to participate we will have a $5.00 grab bag. Refreshments will be provided by Cheshire and Wallingford Granges. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9754 Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9754 It seems that almost every time I write news from Pomona for the Granger our meeting is one month away, and our last meeting is three months past all outdated news. Our Delegates to the State Grange Session will be President Donald Lanoue and Overseer Charles Dimmick. They will report at our December meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9758 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9758 Our 131st Annual Agricultural Fair was a great success. God blessed us with amazing picture - perfect weather and a good time was had by all! Save the date for next year’s fair- August 23, 2025. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9733 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9733 Our next meeting will be on Sunday, September 22 at Beacon Valley Grange Hall at 2 PM. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau will present the program entitled “Remembrance.” A guest speaker is planned. ; Beacon Valley Grange will serve refreshments. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9709 Sun, 25 Aug 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9709 Our next meeting will be on Sunday, September 22 at Beacon Valley Grange Hall at 2 PM. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau will present the program entitled “Fall.” Beacon Valley Grange will serve refreshments. The new program books will be distributed at this meeting. Please make arrangements to pick yours up. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9686 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9686 At our June meeting, we had Election of Officers with few changes. Donald Lanoue remains Master, Robert Charbonneau - Lecturer and Joanne Cipriano - Secretary. Changes: Steward John Taylor, Assistant Steward Joe Bernhardt and Executive Committee Ruel Miller and Stephanie Thompson. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9666 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9666 Things “heated up” at the Greenfield Hill Grange on April 20th, when we hosted our first ever Chili Cook off. There were a variety of different chilies: vegetarian, chicken, beef and turkey to name a few. Included in the meal were all the fixings, plus potato salad and hotdogs. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9662 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9662 Not much news to report from Nutmeg Pomona this month- not even some juicy gossip. But as the saying goes... no news is good news. Next month will be different as we will have Election of Officers between the time I am typing this and the next issue of the Granger. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9636 Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9636 Sorry, there was no news in the April issue of the Connecticut Granger. A call for help from two of my nephews and the computer repair all confirmed the computer was dead and I needed a new one. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9640 Fri, 17 May 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9640 It was a Happy St. Patrick’s Day at the Nutmeg Pomona meeting at Cheshire Grange on March 17th Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9613 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9613 It might have been cold outside, but it was definitely warm inside at our January meeting. Instead of a traditional Lecturer’s program, the assignment was “unleash your inner 4th grader”. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9617 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9617 Sorry, if you are looking for Nutmeg Pomona news is the April issue of the Connecticut Grange there is none. ; Secretary Joanne’s computer died unexpectedly just prior to reporting time and the Pomona meeting. If you didn’t attend you missed a great meeting. ; Forty eight in attendance and eleven received the Fifth Degree. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9587 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9587 It was a “Souper” night at the Greenfield Hill Grange on Feb 17 at the Soup Supper. Grange members made homemade soup and others volunteered to help make grilled cheese. Some of the delicious homemade soups were : French Onion, Vegetable, Chicken Soup, Beef Barley, Cream of Broccoli, Hungarian Mushroom, Cheesy Creamy Ham and Potato, &; Chicken Orzo. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9583 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9583 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona will be held on St. Patrick’s Day- March 17 at Cheshire Grange. The noise you will hear will not be Clancy lowering the boom but Master Danny O’Lanoue rapping the gavel promptly at 2:00 signaling the start of the meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9553 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9553 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona is Sunday March 17th with a Degree rehearsal on March 10th. ; Both meetings will be held at Cheshire Grange starting at 2 o’clock. We will be conferring the Fifth Degree. Now is the time to line up your candidates. Refreshments are in charge of Greenfield Hill and Wallingford Granges. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9526 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9526 A popular winter song starts “Oh the weather outside is frightful”. That’s how the weather was for our December Pomona meeting. The drive over was rainy and foggy but light – the ride home was all of these but dark and dreary. If it had been snow, we would still be shoveling. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9476 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9476 Next meeting and holiday party will be held on December 3rd at Cheshire Grange Hall at 2:00 P.M. Program: ; “End of Year Revelry” $5.00 gift exchange. Refreshments will be in the charge of Cheshire and Hemlock Granges. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9479 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9479 Autumn Greetings from the Greenfield Hill Grange! Our End of Summer Lobster Fest was a huge success. This event has quickly become an annual GHG tradition! Even though it was a cold misty morning, our Autumn Fest Pumpkin, Mum, Bulb and Bake Sale saw a lot of visitors to our Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9446 Sun, 15 Oct 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9446 It seems every time I go to write Nutmeg’s news our meeting is a week away and I can’t report on it. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9449 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9449 Autumn Greetings! At our August meeting we held a welcoming ceremony for new 7 members. Thank you for being an integral part of the Greenfield Hill Grange ! Our 130th Agricultural Fair was held on August 26 with weather turning favorable, it was a wonderful day! Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9417 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9417 Sorry this news is short, but I have been in the hospital and not very comfortable sitting at the computer. Just want to remind everyone that the next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona will be held at Beacon Valley Grange in Naugatuck on Sunday, September 24th at 2:00. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9421 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9421 Hope your harvest is plentiful! The Greenfield Hill Grange is now proudly displaying a new American Flag on a brand new flagpole. Thank you to our anonymous member who donated for this wonderful addition. God Bless America. God Bless our veterans. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9389 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9389 Letters have been sent to each Grange in Nutmeg Pomona requesting the information for the 2023-24 handbook. Dues date was August 1st – has your material been sent to the Pomona Secretary Joanne Cipriano? Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9394 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9394 ;Here’s hoping your gardens are on their way to producing a fruitful harvest! On ; June 24, the Greenfield Hill Grange hosted a Strawberry Festival BBQ. Ribs, Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Homemade Potato Salad and Baked Beans were on the menu; but since June boasts a bountiful bouquet of strawberries, Homemade Strawberry Shortcake was the decadent dessert . Agriculture / Conservation News http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9366 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9366 Welcome Summer! The Pollinator Pathway was a great success. The event was well received by all that attended. Our engaging speakers were very knowledgeable. The topic: planting a pollinator garden and the awareness of the importance of all pollinators. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9337 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9337 ;June 24: Strawberry BBQ Festival Greenfield Hill Grange will host a Strawberry BBQ Festival on June 24 at the Grange Hall located at 1873 Hillside Road in Fairfield. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9332 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9332 Our next meeting is Sunday, June 4 at Beacon Valley Grange. Program in charge of Lecturer Bob Charbonneau is entitled “Summertime.” Refreshments will be served by the committee members. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9302 Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9302 Lots of happy news to report of our March 26th meeting held at Cheshire Grange Hall. First, we had 33 in attendance- that’s better. We had 5 candidates: Aillie McKeen and Robin Hettrick (Wallingford #33), Rebecca Purcell (Greenfield Hill #133), Judy Doyle and Chris Wright (Riverton #169). Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9305 Wed, 17 May 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9305 ;On April 1st. Greenfield Hill Grange was the venue for a Luncheon and Panel Discussion. The subject was “Building a Local Food Supply”. There were three speakers. Cornelia Olsen, grange member, spoke about her experience of turning her lawn into a backyard farm. Around The Grange