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Farm Happenings at Broadfork Farm
Farm Happenings for September 30, 2020
**Eggs! We are now offering Eggs from our friends' farm through Harvie. Robert Hutchinson of Deer Run Farm of Amelia and Steve Ault of Ault's Family Farm are no longer going to market and therefore need an outlet for their fantastic eggs from their pastured chickens. Both feed supplemental non-gmo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 26, 2020
**Eggs! We are now offering Eggs from our friends' farm through Harvie. Robert Hutchinson of Deer Run Farm of Amelia and Steve Ault of Ault's Family Farm are no longer going to market and therefore need an outlet for their fantastic eggs from their pastured chickens. Both feed supplemental non-gmo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 23, 2020
**Eggs! We are now offering Eggs from our friends' farm through Harvie. Robert Hutchinson of Deer Run Farm of Amelia and Steve Ault of Ault's Family Farm are no longer going to market and therefore need an outlet for their fantastic eggs from their pastured chickens. Both feed supplemental non-gmo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 19, 2020
Kale and Kittens! September is so much fun on our farm. (Kale harvest pictured above. Kitten carrying below!)
And September is delicious. (It always comes back to delicious, right? We love this food so much.) For those that haven't heard our story, we (Janet & Dan) fell in love with being1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 16, 2020
Kale and Kittens! September is so much fun on our farm. And delicious. (It always comes back to delicious, right? We love this food so much.) (Kale harvest pictured above. Kitten carrying below!)
And delicious. (It always comes back to delicious, right? We love this food so much.) For those1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 12, 2020
It's transition time on the farm...some summer crops are completely finished and we've pulled the plants out of the ground and replanted those beds with fall crops. Other summer crops are still producing nicely and co-exist alongside their autumnal cousins. Pictured below is where Tomato plants rec1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 9, 2020
*UPDATE* Pick up @ Perk Coffee will look different today: I, Janet, will be there in person from 2:30-4:30 and will assemble shares for members who pick up during that window of time. After 4:30 any remaining shares will be bagged and labeled for those that pick up later. (No green boxes today...it1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 5, 2020
Right on schedule (we treasure the chance to say that in farming!), fall Kale harvest began this week, on September 1st. We also have the first few Radishes and Sweet Salad Turnips to harvest tomorrow. And we have Salad Mix to harvest! These and more Fall crops will be increasing in quantity and di1 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.