Produce Application

Natural Fields Farm

Owner: Stuart Say

Farm Address:
985 Franklin Rd
Gallatin, TN 37066
Sumner County
United States

daytime phone: 615-452-9762
evening phone: 615-452-9762

Application Date: 2010-07-29

Applicant Details

Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program:	We provide healthy, chemical-free, locally grown produce to our customers. A program like CNG can help me educate more customers on the reasons why they should support local farmers and purchase food that is grown without poisonous chemicals.
Are you currently third party Certified for your produce operation by any other organization (Organic, Biodynamic, etc)?	no
Have you ever been certified in the past?	yes
If yes, please note which agencies and dates:	With CNG on a farm in Springfield, TN, just moved to a new farm in Gallatin, TN.
Have you ever been denied certification?	no
How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown?	From another farmer that is CNG

General Farm Information

Farmland Management and Practices

Primary Tillage System:	Turn over plow and then till. We grow is rows with drip irrigation
Do you use Cover Crops?	yes
If yes, please list:	buckwheat and winter rye
Do you use Compost?	no
Do you use Manure?	no
Please list any other brought in fertility sources that you use (specific rock powders, lime, soybean / alfalfa meal, specific purchased pre-mixes, etc)and how often it's used. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient/s.	none
Have any chemical fertilizers been applied to the fields you are seeking Certification for in the last three years (36 months)?	no
Have any non-acceptable pesticides and/or herbicides been applied to these fields in the last 3 years?	no
Do you use Professional Soil Testing services?	no
Describe your primary weed problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient(s), what kind of product it is (a soap, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used.	we pull weeds by hand. Use weed fabric and is reused each year.
Describe your primary insect problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient/s, what kind of product it is (a soap, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used.	colorado potato beetle and squash bugs. we pick the bugs by hand and use crop rotation to help prevent them.
Describe your primary disease problems and methods of control. If you indicate a name brand product, please also specify the ingredient/s, what kind of product it is (a soap, microbial, oil, a botanical...), and how often it's used.	None
Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name:	Public water which is filtered. We will be installing a well next year
Are there any known contaminants in the irrigation water?	no
Are you a maple producer who seeks to certify your sugarbush?	no

Seeds, Transplants and Buffers

Do you purchase or grow using any Genetically Modified seeds?	no
Do you use any chemically treated seeds in your operation?	no
Do you grow your own transplants?	yes
Are they grown using Naturally Grown/Organic methods?	yes
If they're not grown according to CNG methods, please list them here. This produce may not be sold as Certified Naturally Grown. (If they are, put "N/A")	All transplants grown according to CNH methods
Do you purchase any transplants from outside sources?	no
Chemical/Spray Drift and Buffers:
Is there any likelihood of Chemical/Spray drift contamination of your fields?	no
Do you have an adequate buffer to protect yourself from potential contamination?	yes
Please describe your buffer. Be as specific as possible. On all sides, how far is it from your crops to the next closest use (road, conventional crop, residential yard)? Be sure to specify what is grown on neighboring land that is in agricultural use. For example: To the north and east, a wooded area of at least 100 yards separates us from the neighbor's corn fields, to the south is a fallow field at least 100 yards deep separating us from the road, and to the west about 60 feet separates our crops from a field where conventional corn and soybeans are grown.	No properties around mine are active produce farms. To the north is a residential yard (5 acres, all fallow except grass around the house) To the East and South is a farm that raises cattle (20-30 head). To the west is a road which is 500+ feet from any crops.

Agreements

Please indicate your agreement with the following statements by checking the boxes.
I will not label, or in any way lead consumers to believe that produce not raised in accord with CNG standards is Certified Naturally Grown^TM.
I understand that I have to complete at least one (and hopefully more) Certification Inspection(s) of another farm in my area each year, and that the inspection will NOT be of the same farmer that inspected me.
I have reviewed the Certified Naturally Grown certification standards, I understand them, and I will abide by them. I understand that if I have any questions I may contact CNG for clarification.
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