Produce Application

Bur Oak Acres, LLC

Owner: Bill and Krissy McInvaille

Farm Address:
2990 Andreason Rd.
Langley, WA 98260
Island County
United States

daytime phone: (360) 321-2721
evening phone: (360) 321-2721

Application Date: 2008-03-22

Applicant Details

Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program:	We have been organically certified in New Hampshire, but think CNG is a better fit for our farming philosophy in light of the fed. standards.
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:	New Hampshire Dept of Ag., 1997-2001
Have you ever been denied certification?	no
How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown?	In Lynn Byczynski's Market Farming Success

General Farm Information

Farmland Management and Practices

Primary Tillage System:	A rotary tiller is used to initially turn under cover crops and mix the soil. After some drying, another run with the tiller readies the bed for planting
Do you use Cover Crops?	yes
If yes, please list:	buckwheat, (annual rye, crimsom clover, hairy vetch, & field pea) mix
Do you use Compost?	yes
If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.):	purchaed from Penn Cove (cert. org.) and gathered on the farm from horse manure and veg. sources
Please list application rates. Give a specific amount or range (for example: one to two tons per acre, ten wheelbarrow loads per 1,000 square feet, or 1-2 inches deep). Do not answer "varies".	we try to apply about 1-2 inches in the fiels and more in the greenhouses, all by hand.
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.	Organic compost, lime, Perfect Blend Org. 4-4-4 fertilizer
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?	yes
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.	Mecanical tilling, hand cultivation, and hands-and-knees weeding, mulching with organic matter and plastic
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.	Insect are control led first with healthy plants, next with manual removal, and lastley with chemicals (primailt BT and pyrethrin), i.e. Dipel & Pyganic types.
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.	We hope to prevent disease with healthy plants. Diseased plants are removed from the garden. No chemical controls are used.
Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name:	Private well on the farm property
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")
Do you purchase any transplants from outside sources?	yes
From which sources do you buy transplants?
Please list any bought-in transplants not grown according to CNG standards. This produce may not be sold as Certified Naturally Grown (except, in the case of perennials, after twelve months of CNG cultivation).
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.	to the East crops are approx. 100' from the closest road, the Southern boundary is a wooded area, to the West the neighboring farm fields are in pasture for a small mix of animals with no chemical application, and to the North the rest of the farm is free of any chemical application.

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.
You may use this space to tell us anything else you think we should know about your farm:	We are experiencd organic farmers growing on land that has been in pasture for almost 80 years