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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Our Farm Share season begins!
Welcome to the first week of our Farm Share! Please read to the end. (Business first. News from the farm at the end.)
- When you arrive at pick up: Find the bin with your name on it. Take the bag with your name on it. Check your label for any circled items that will be separate from the1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 18, 2020
We are past the ides of April! April can be a slim month for harvest for us as winter crops are completely finished and spring crops are just starting to be ready to harvest. Regardless, we have veggie options for you, we are baking bread as usual, and we have a fabulous selection of PLANTS for you1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 16, 2020
The ides of April are almost upon us! April can be a slim month for harvest for us as winter crops are completely finished and spring crops are just starting to be ready to harvest. Regardless, we have veggie options for you, we are baking bread as usual, and we have a fabulous selection of PLANTS1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 4, 2020
*Reminders: Pick up at our Farm and Good Health Herbs is like 2 weeks ago: outside, bagged for you to grab and go. At the Farmers' Market @ St. Stephens - we are back at the St. Stephens' parking lot. Shares are bagged for you to grab and go from our booth, only one customer allowed near booth at a1 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.