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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Farm Shares for August 17, 2022
It's the preserving time of the year! We have Tomatoes and Sweet Peppers in abundant glory right now and you can preserve them to enjoy a few months from now when fresh isn't an option. Can crushed tomatoes, or bloody mary mix, or salsa. Or roast and freeze Tomatoes and/or Sweet Peppers. (We also l1 read more »
Bread Shares for August 13, 2022
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select your loaf variety through this software. Log in here and see your loaf options for this week. We'll default you to a "Seed Loaf" and you can swap that for another variety if you'd like.
General Reminders:
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Farm Shares for August 13, 2022
Please accept our apologies for the later arrival time of these Farm Share emails for a couple of weeks! We are taking turns transporting our kids to summer camps, which means only one of us (Janet or Dan) is at the farm on certain days for a stretch of time here. That makes our systems not work qu1 read more »
Bread Shares for August 10, 2022
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select your loaf variety through this software. Log in here and see your loaf options for this week. We'll default you to a "Seed Loaf" and you can swap that for another variety if you'd like.
General Reminders:
For Pick Up1 read more »
Farm Shares for August 10, 2022
Please accept our apologies for the later arrival time of these Farm Share emails for a couple of weeks! We are taking turns transporting our kids to summer camps, which means only one of us (Janet or Dan) is at the farm on certain days for a stretch of time here. That makes our systems not work qu1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 6, 2022
Customization closes at 3 am tomorrow (instead of the usual 6 am). Farmers sometimes run unusual schedules! We have to be rolling in the middle of the night tonight/tomorrow morning, so we have to get Farm Share information out of the computer earlier than usual. ;)
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Farm Shares for August 6, 2022
Customization closes at 3 am tomorrow (instead of the usual 6 am). Farmers sometimes run unusual schedules! We have to be rolling in the middle of the night tonight/tomorrow morning, so we have to get Farm Share information out of the computer earlier than usual. ;)
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Bread Shares for August 3, 2022
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select your loaf variety through this software. Log in here and see your loaf options for this week. We'll default you to a "Seed Loaf" and you can swap that for another variety if you'd like.
General Reminders:
For Pick Up1 read more »
Farm Shares for August 3, 2022
Peak Summer heat makes for a wild time on the farm. The heat stresses both plants and people. Death abounds (because this is a time of year when many plants die), and yet Watermelons also abound. And Tomatoes. And smoked & grilled Eggplant. It's so hot and so dry and yet also so humid, and then1 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.