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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Late May on the Farm -- for May 24, 2023
The farm is in full swing now -- the fields are all fully planted. (It's so beautiful! Please try to visit and see the abundant fields full of colors!) All market channels are rolling -- Farm Share, grocery stores, the main market season. We even started picking Tomatoes last week! (The first fruit1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 20, 2023
Here is your Bread Share email!
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 below or with this link and see your loaf options for this week1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 20, 2023
For some of our every-other week members, this is Farm Share Week #1! For our every-week members, this is Week #2.
Thank you so very much for choosing to eat what we grow. We are honored to farm these vegetables (and bake bread) for you. Our crew for the year is pictured above!
This email wil1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 17, 2023
Here is your Bread Share email!
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 below or with this link and see your loaf options for this week1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 17, 2023
For some of our every-other week members, this is Farm Share Week #1! For our every-week members, this is Week #2.
Thank you so very much for choosing to eat what we grow. We are honored to farm these vegetables (and bake bread) for you. Our crew for the year is pictured above!
This email wil1 read more »
Bread Shares for May 13, 2023
Welcome to your first Bread Share week!
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 for this week. We'll default you to1 read more »
Farm Share is Starting! (for May 13, 2023)
It's Farm Share time!
Thank you so very much for choosing to eat what we grow. We are honored to farm these vegetables (and bake bread) for you. Our crew for the year is pictured above!
This email will help you successfully navigate this First Farm Share week. Read on for details (reminders i1 read more »
Bread Shares for May 10, 2023
Welcome to your first Bread Share week!
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 for this week. We'll default you to1 read more »
Farm Share is now a GO for 2023!
It's Farm Share time!
Thank you so very much for choosing to eat what we grow. We are honored to farm these vegetables (and bake bread) for you. We'll introduce ourselves and our crew next week. For now, we want to help you successfully navigate this First Farm Share week. Read on for details1 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.