Farm Happenings for June 5, 2019

The meteorological end of Spring and beginning of Summer is upon us! We have just a wee bit of Broccoli still trying to be alive, and Tomatoes are ripening in greater number. Four points of logistics for you today:

- If you get TOMATOES or FLOWERS or of course BREAD in your share, it will ALWAYS be separate from your green box. Be sure to collect your item(s) with your name on it.

- Did we accidentally miss an item in your share? Our sincere apologies, and just email us to let us know. We will credit your account. We pack about 1,500 items in our Farm Shares each week, so an occasional error is likely.

- We have a Facebook group for our Farm Share members! Join in the conversation about recipe ideas here: Broadfork Farm Share Members Facebook Group

- Finally -- remember that if you really want a particular vegetable or other item, adjust your preferences at any time to indicate that.

Thank you for being the most important part of our farm, and enjoy your options this week!

Best,

Janet & Dan

Owned and operated by Janet Aardema and Dan Gagnon, Broadfork is a small family farm in Chesterfield, VA providing the metro-Richmond area with Certified Naturally Grown vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
We use traditional European methods of biointensive, raised bed production while maximizing soil and plant health for nutrition and sustainability. No synthetic/chemical fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide, or fungicide is ever used in any part of the process of growing your food. Everything we sell is grown by us, and we farm full-time, supporting ourselves and our four children through our farm business.

Growing practices at Broadfork utilize only ecological methods: compost, cover crops, organic fertilizer, and minerals are used to feed the soil that feeds our plants. Raised beds are used to prevent soil-compaction, allowing for happier plant roots. We use organic potting soil and fertilizer, as well as amendments like fish emulsion and sea minerals. No chemical fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, or pesticides are ever used on your food and we are Certified Naturally Grown (which follows the same national standards used for Organic Certification). We are also proud members of the Virginia Association for Biological Farming and Slow Food RVA. Janet and Dan both hold Bachelor’s Degrees in Biology from Davidson and Lafayette Colleges, respectively. Janet holds a Master’s Degree in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. We both thrive on putting our biology backgrounds to use in a farm setting and share a passion for farm education.

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