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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Farm Happenings for June 18, 2022
The Summer Solstice is next week, marking important transitions on our farm each year. Living with the seasonal changes so intimately, and working with plants for a living, the earth-oriented events on our calendar mean a lot to us! We started harvesting the first Tomatoes last week, and Beets1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 15, 2022
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select your loaf variety through this software. (No more clipboard like in past years!) You'll get an email like this each week that you have a Bread Share scheduled. Log in here and see your loaf options for this week. We'll default y1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 15, 2022
The Summer Solstice is next week, marking important transitions on our farm each year. Living with the seasonal changes so intimately, and working with plants for a living, the earth-oriented events on our calendar mean a lot to us! We started harvesting the first Tomatoes last week, and Beets1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 11, 2022
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select your loaf variety through this software. (No more clipboard like in past years!) You'll get an email like this each week that you have a Bread Share scheduled. Log in here and see your loaf options for this week. We'll default y1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 11, 2022
It's time for Beets and Carrots! AND - Salad Mix and Chard are still thrilled with the weather, while the Summer Squash is pumping out beautiful fruits! Basil is also ready to harvest, so it's seriously good eating this time of year.
We recommend: Roasted Beets with balsamic glaze (so ea1 read more »
Bread Shares for June 8, 2022
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select your loaf variety through this software. (No more clipboard like in past years!) You'll get an email like this each week that you have a Bread Share scheduled. Log in here and see your loaf options for this week. We'll default you to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 8, 2022
It's time for Beets and Carrots! AND - Salad Mix and Chard are still thrilled with the weather, while the Summer Squash is pumping out beautiful fruits! Basil is also ready to harvest, so it's seriously good eating this time of year.
We recommend: Roasted Beets with balsamic glaze (so easy) a1 read more »
Bread Shares for June 4, 2022
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select your loaf variety through this software. (No more clipboard like in past years!) You'll get an email like this each week that you have a Bread Share scheduled. Log in here and see your loaf options for this week. We'll default y1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 4, 2022
Our apologies for the late hour of this email! There were so many farm chores that needing doing before email could get attention...
As we start June, the Cabbage are starting to head up. The Summer Squash is absolutely thrilled with the weather conditions and is pumping out beautiful fruits!1 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.