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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Farm Happenings for September 1, 2021
Even with many area students back in school already, Summer is still hot and real! We were reflecting recently about how different many things (including carbon emissions) would be if communities ate seasonally. Now is the time to eat "deconstructed" salads of chopped seasonal vegetables. (We have1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 28, 2021
Even with this week as Back to School Week for many area students, Summer is still hot and real! We were reflecting recently about how different many things (including carbon emissions) would be if communities ate seasonally. Now is the time to eat "deconstructed" salads of chopped seasonal vegetab1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 25, 2021
Even with today as Back to School Day for many area students, Summer is still hot and real! We were reflecting recently about how different many things (including carbon emissions) would be if communities ate seasonally. Now is the time to eat "deconstructed" salads of chopped seasonal vegetables.1 read more »
Glimpses into the Farm this Second Half of August 2021
Good morning! We hope you are safe and well after last weekend's localized flash flooding. Richmond bore the brunt of it this year, getting 4 inches of rain in a short period of time. We are reflecting on the fact that exactly one year ago Chesterfield was seeing multiple road closures and water re1 read more »
Glimpses into the Farm this August Day
Good morning! We hope you are safe and well after this weekend's localized flash flooding. Richmond bore the brunt of it this year, getting 4 inches of rain in a short period of time. We are reflecting on the fact that exactly one year ago Chesterfield was seeing multiple road closures and water re1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 14, 2021
SAVE THE DATE: Farm Share Member Social will be Saturday, October 2nd from 3p-5p here at the farm. We'll have food and beverages - and door prizes! You're welcome to bring food to share if you'd like to showcase something you enjoy, but there's no obligation. We (Dan and Janet) will1 read more »
SAVE THE DATE - Farm Share Member Social Oct 2nd
SAVE THE DATE: Farm Share Member Social will be Saturday, October 2nd from 3p-5p here at the farm. We'll have food and beverages - and door prizes! You're welcome to bring food to share if you'd like to showcase something you enjoy, but there's no obligation. We (Dan and Janet) will1 read more »
SAVE THE DATE - Farm Share Member Social Oct 2nd
SAVE THE DATE: Farm Share Member Social will be Saturday, October 2nd from 3p-5p here at the farm. We'll have food and beverages - and door prizes! You're welcome to bring food to share if you'd like to showcase something you enjoy, but there's no obligation. We (Dan and Janet1 read more »
August Transitions on the Farm
There's special pricing on Cherry Tomatoes this week because they are abundant and delicious! Eat them as a salad topping or simply as a snack, or roast a whole sheet pan of the beauties with oil and salt. This is summer!
SAVE THE DATE: Farm Share Social will be Saturday, October 2nd fro1 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.