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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Seeking Lenders for Farm Future...Please read - plus shares for September 21, 2024
PLEASE REMEMBER that your TOMATOES are always kept separate from the rest of your vegetables. Gather up those bags with your name on them.
Might you be able to lend us $10,000 to $24,000 that we'll repay you over the next five years? Read below for details! And thank you for considering support of1 read more »
Bread Shares for September 21, 2024
This week's seasonal loaf is our Rosemary & Thyme Loaf. It’s delightfully aromatic and savory. Great for grilled/pressed sandwiches with cheese and roasted pepper, and also delicious with butter and blueberry jam.
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Seeking Lenders for Farm Future...Please read - plus shares for September 18, 2024
PLEASE REMEMBER that your TOMATOES are always kept separate from the rest of your vegetables. Gather up those bags with your name on them.
The Autumn Equinox is less than a week away! Fall is really going to happen! Every year we know it will, but every year it's such a relief that it's a celebrati1 read more »
Bread Shares for September 18, 2024
This week's seasonal loaf is our Rosemary & Thyme Loaf. It’s delightfully aromatic and savory. Great for grilled/pressed sandwiches with cheese and roasted pepper, and also delicious with butter and blueberry jam.
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can select yo1 read more »
Seeking Lenders for Farm Future...Please read - plus shares for September 14, 2024
PLEASE REMEMBER that your TOMATOES are always kept separate from the rest of your vegetables. Gather up those bags with your name on them.
The Autumn Equinox is about a week away! Fall is really going to happen! Every year we know it will, but every year it's such a relief that it's a celebration.1 read more »
Bread Shares for September 14, 2024
This week's seasonal loaf is our Rosemary & Thyme Loaf. It’s delightfully aromatic and savory. Great for grilled/pressed sandwiches with cheese and roasted pepper, and also delicious with butter and blueberry jam.
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can se1 read more »
Bread Shares for September 11, 2024
This week's seasonal loaf is our Rosemary & Thyme Loaf. It’s delightfully aromatic and savory. Great for grilled/pressed sandwiches with cheese and roasted pepper, and also delicious with butter and blueberry jam.
This email is just for Bread Share members so that you can selec1 read more »
Seeking Lenders for Farm Future...Please read
PLEASE REMEMBER that your TOMATOES are always kept separate from the rest of your vegetables. Gather up those bags with your name on them.
September! This is such a welcome date every year. September signals the return of more mild weather, which means more enjoyable farming. :) Fall crops continue1 read more »
Seeking Lenders for Farm Future...Please read
PLEASE REMEMBER that your TOMATOES are always kept separate from the rest of your vegetables. Gather up those bags with your name on them.
>> the photo above is a throw back! Little bitty Beckett, our youngest child, loading up the van with Dan <<
September! This is such a welcome date1 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.