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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Final Share for this Season!
Reminder: This is our last Farm Share for this season! Thank you so much for choosing us to grow food for you! Please join us for our 2020 Farm Share! We grow vegetables through the winter in our greenhouses, but there is less quantity and less diversity than the warm season. You ca1 read more »
Final Wednesday share for 2019!
Reminder: This is our last Wednesday Farm Share for the season! Thank you so much for choosing us to grow food for you! Please join us for our 2020 Farm Share!We grow vegetables through the winter in our greenhouses, but there is less quantity and less diversity than the warm season. You1 read more »
Next Week is end of 2019 Farm Share
Reminder: Next week our Farm Share ends for the season! Nov 23 is our last Saturday share for the year.That means for some of you with a bi-weekly share, this Saturday is your last share for this season. Thank you so much for choosing us to grow food for you! We grow vegetables through th1 read more »
Next Week is end of 2019 Farm Share
Reminder: Next week our Farm Share ends for the season! Nov 20 is our last Wednesday share for the year.That means for some of you with a bi-weekly share, this Wednesday is your last share for this season. Thank you so much for choosing us to grow food for you! We grow vegetables through1 read more »
Reminder: Last Share is Nov 23
And we now have frosted! The farm is coated in frost and plants are frozen. It is time. We were prepared. We harvested the last of the pepper and tomatoes before this cold settled in. Greens, roots, and cabbages, etc, handle it fine. We will continue harvesting these cold hardy crops.
We have1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 6, 2019
And we now have frosted! The farm is coated in frost and plants are frozen. It is time. We were prepared. We harvested the last of the pepper and tomatoes before this cold settled in. Greens, roots, and cabbages, etc, handle it fine. We will continue harvesting these cold hardy crops.
We have1 read more »
About the farm
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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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.