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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Farm Happenings for January 25, 2020
Deeper cold is settling in (it finally feels like winter!), which we welcome because it theoretically helps break pest life cycles. We're not sure how practically this works, but we love seasonality and cold mornings and evenings warmed by a woodstove, so we embrace winter weather!
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Winter Weather, Finally!
Deeper cold is settling in, which we welcome because it theoretically helps break pest life cycles. We're not sure how practically this works, but we love seasonality and cold mornings and evenings warmed by a woodstove, so we embrace winter weather!
Thanks to our hoophouses and greenhouses,1 read more »
Happy 2020!
Thank you for joining us in this New Year! We welcomed in 2020 with some treasured family time, and we even slipped away for a family camping trip.
The recent warmth and humidity have taken a toll on a lot of the Salad Mix we had growing. No fear - We still have a lot for you. But we love tea1 read more »
Happy 2020!
Thank you for joining us in this New Year! We welcomed in 2020 with some treasured family time, and we even slipped away for a family camping trip.
The recent warmth and humidity have taken a toll on a lot of the Salad Mix we had growing. No fear - We still have a lot for you. But we love tea1 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.