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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Next Week is end of 2019 Farm Share
Reminder: Next week our Farm Share ends for the season! Nov 20 is our last Wednesday share for the year.That means for some of you with a bi-weekly share, this Wednesday is your last share for this season. Thank you so much for choosing us to grow food for you! We grow vegetables through1 read more »
Reminder: Last Share is Nov 23
And we now have frosted! The farm is coated in frost and plants are frozen. It is time. We were prepared. We harvested the last of the pepper and tomatoes before this cold settled in. Greens, roots, and cabbages, etc, handle it fine. We will continue harvesting these cold hardy crops.
We have1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 6, 2019
And we now have frosted! The farm is coated in frost and plants are frozen. It is time. We were prepared. We harvested the last of the pepper and tomatoes before this cold settled in. Greens, roots, and cabbages, etc, handle it fine. We will continue harvesting these cold hardy crops.
We have1 read more »
Reminder: Final share is Nov 23
Reminder: Final share is Nov 23 (or Nov 16 if you have a bi-weekly share on that schedule)
Can you see it in the photo?? We have some carrots ready to harvest! Pictured is our youngest child who has some serious love for our carrots. They are the hardest crop for us to grow -- they are challenging1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 30, 2019
Can you see it in the photo?? We have some carrots ready to harvest! Pictured is our youngest child who has some serious love for our carrots. They are the hardest crop for us to grow -- they are challenging at every single step in the process: Seeding, germinating, adequate growth, and harvest. Ou1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 26, 2019
We are so glad for the rain this week but so sad the soggy weather wasn't conducive to our Farm Social plans! We hunkered down and spent the day inside, missing all of you. We may not love being outside in the cool, rainy weather for very long, but the fall plants are delighted. They love1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 23, 2019
We are so glad for this rain but so sad the soggy weather wasn't conducive to our Farm Social plans! We hunkered down and spent the day inside, missing all of you. We may not love being outside in this weather for very long, but the fall plants are delighted. They love a combination of sunny d1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 19, 2019
We've begun harvesting our Baby Ginger! Make tea, make candy, make cookies. It freezes beautifully and doesn't ever need any peeling because the skin is so thin.
Savor the summer crops because they are coming to a halt very soon. These lovely cool days feel great to us, but the Tomatoes,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 16, 2019
We've begun harvesting our Baby Ginger! Make tea, make candy, make cookies. It freezes beautifully and doesn't need any peeling because the skin is so thin.
Savor the summer crops because they are coming to a halt very soon. These lovely cool days feel great to us, but the Tomatoes, Peppers,1 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.