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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Farm Happenings for July 13, 2024
It has rained twice in the past week! We are grateful. We've also gotten a few moments of break from the heat. It's AMAZING to see how quickly the plants respond to real rain and mild temperatures. The Kale plants rebounded last week due to the weather, and lettuces perked up. We irrigate (a lot!)1 read more »
Bread Shares for July 13, 2024
**The customization period ends at 5:00 am this week. Due to the heat, we are starting harvest at 6:00am, and it takes this farm owner about an hour to run the reports needed to start harvest. Thank you for flexing with our schedule!
This week's seasonal loaf is our Roasted Pepper & Onion1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 10, 2024
It has rained twice in the past week! We are grateful. We've also gotten a few moments of break from the heat. It's AMAZING to see how quickly the plants respond to real rain and mild temperatures. The Kale plants rebounded last week due to the weather, and lettuces perked up. We irrigate (a lot!)1 read more »
Bread Shares for July 10, 2024
**The customization period ends at 5:00 am this week. Due to the heat, we are starting harvest at 6:00am, and it takes this farm owner about an hour to run the reports needed to start harvest. Thank you for flexing with our schedule!
This week's seasonal loaf is our Roasted Pepper & Onion1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 6, 2024
It rained! We are grateful. Granted, the storm also knocked a tree onto the power line on our road and were without power Sunday afternoon through Monday mid-day. That's tricky for the two houses and a barn full of business operations on this farm, AND ALSO: no rain fell inside any of our hoophouse1 read more »
Bread Shares for July 6, 2024
**The customization period ends at 5:00 am this week. Due to the heat, we are starting harvest at 6:00am, and it takes this farm owner about an hour to run the reports needed to start harvest. Thank you for flexing with our schedule!
This week's seasonal loaf is our Roasted Pepper & Onion1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 3, 2024
It rained! We are grateful. Granted, the storm also knocked a tree onto the power line on our road and so we have been without power since Sunday afternoon. That's tricky for the two houses and a barn full of business operations on this farm, AND ALSO: no rain fell inside any of our hoophouses/gree1 read more »
Bread Shares for July 3, 2024
This week's seasonal loaf is our Roasted Pepper & Onion Loaf.
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select your loaf variety through this software. You'll get an email like this each week that you have a Bread Share scheduled. Log in here and see your loaf options for1 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.