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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Remember...Thanksgiving week p/u = TUESDAY
* The current Farm Share season ends just before Thanksgiving. The final Wednesday share would be the day before Thanksgiving BUT WE WILL MOVE PICK UP TO TUESDAY NOVEMBER 24th that week due to the holiday. Some every-other-week members have their final share on Nov 18. Log in an1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 7, 2020
Pictured above: One particularly large donation of our vegetables to the Food Pantry @ St. Stephens, being kindly collected by volunteers at the market last Saturday morning. THANK YOU for contributing to this donation of food! Food Pantry clients are in need of and excited for fresh produce, and w1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 4, 2020
A blue moon behind us, we're moving right on into November with 33 degrees on the thermometer this morning. We'll harvest all the peppers today even though - amazingly! - there is no frost in the forecast for the next 10 days. All the tomatoes have already been harvested and the plants pulled from1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 31, 2020
Enjoy the adorableness of one of our farm kittens snuggling with our favorite dog-sitting dog! We need the extra cute this week as rains pour down and the farm feels perpetually soggy. Oof.
* The current Farm Share season ends just before Thanksgiving. The final Saturday share is Nov 21. 1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 28, 2020
REMINDER: * The current Farm Share season ends just before Thanksgiving. The final Wednesday share would be the day before Thanksgiving BUT WE WILL MOVE PICK UP TO TUESDAY NOVEMBER 24th that week due to the holiday. Some every-other-week members have their final share on Nov 18. Log1 read more »
Reminders, Updates, and RECIPES...for October 24, 2020
So many ::REMINDERS:: this time of year...
* The current Farm Share season ends just before Thanksgiving. The final Saturday share is Nov 21. Some every-other-week members have their final share on Nov 14. Log in anytime and check your specific details.
We grow year-round, so we have1 read more »
Reminders, Updates, and RECIPES...for October 21, 2020
Last week was a Birthday Week here on the farm! Join us in wishing Dan a happy mid-40's birthday! He was graced with a groundhog-themed birthday card, shown above. We like to have a great sense of humor while farming vegetables for you.
So many ::REMINDERS:: this time of year...
* The current1 read more »
Reminders, Updates, and RECIPES...for October 17, 2020
So many ::REMINDERS:: this time of year...
* The current Farm Share season ends for Members just before Thanksgiving. The final Saturday share is Nov 21. Some every-other-week members have their final share on Nov 14. Log in anytime and check your specific details.
**All current Farm1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 14, 2020
So many ::REMINDERS:: this time of year...After admiring the giant Chinese Cabbage pictured above, read on for important info.
* The current Farm Share season ends just before Thanksgiving. The final Wednesday share would be the day before Thanksgiving BUT WE WILL MOVE PICK UP TO TUESDAY NOVEM1 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.