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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Farm Happenings for December 21, 2019
Happy Second Half of December! Things here on the farm continue to shift...we are putting energy toward cleaning, re-organizing, building and fixing things, and preparing for 2020 to make it even better than all the years before...while also seeding microgreens in the greenhouse, weeding crops1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 19, 2019
Happy Second Half of December! Things here on the farm continue to shift...we are putting energy toward cleaning, re-organizing, building and fixing things, and preparing for 2020 to make it even better than all the years before...while also seeding microgreens in the greenhouse, weeding crops in o1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 7, 2019
Welcome to our Winter Farm Share! We have Salad greens, cooking greens, roots, and herbs for you this month. We never know what January may look like, however, so this share is every-other-week, and if temperatures get very cold or very humid around New Year's (both can be destructive!), we wil1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 5, 2019
Welcome to our Winter Farm Share! We have Salad greens, cooking greens, roots, and herbs for you this month. We never know what January may look like, however, so this share is every-other-week, and if temperatures get very cold or very humid around New Year's (both can be destructive!), we will re1 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.