Produce Application
Confluence Farm
Owner: Mary Vozar and Paul BohmannFarm Address:
5892 Road 38
Mancos, CO 81328
Montezuma County
United States
daytime phone: 970-533-7292
Application Date: 2008-03-30
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | We bought our place (27 acres with about 4 acres farmable)12 years ago with the intention of growing some kind of an alternative (to hay) crop. I've been an organic gardener all of my adult life and so looked into organic certification about 10 years ago. Didn't quite fit our size then and really doesn't fit now. Have been growing a market garden for about 3 years. Org. cert. rules have changed. Always interested in a more grass roots approach & so CNG seems like a good fit. |
| 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? | no |
| Have you ever been denied certification? | no |
| How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown? | I am a member of the local "Organic Grower's Club" and heard about it from fellow members. |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 2 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 2 |
| Number of above acreage that you lease: | 0 |
| Do you have other acreage in "Conventional" Agricultural Systems? | no |
| General Listed Acreage Breakdown | |
| Veg Crops: | 2 |
| Fruit Crops: | |
| Hay: | |
| Grains/Beans: | |
| Sugarbush: | |
| Other Acreage: | 26.75 |
| Please check all items you grow and will market as Certified Naturally GrownTM |
Vegetables Herbs Berries Tree Fruits Grapes Grains Beans Hay Flowers Greenhouse Plants Other (please specify below) |
| Please Specify Any Other Items: | |
| Please check all markets you grow for (this will be displayed on your farm profile to help potential buyers find you). |
Farmer's Market Farm Stand Local Restaurants CSA's Coops Health Food Stores Groceries Regional Wholesalers www.LocalHarvest.org Commodities Other (please specify below) |
| Please Specify Other Markets: | |
Farmland Management and Practices
| Primary Tillage System: | Rototiller and Broadfork |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | winter wheat, clover, legumes, buckwheat |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings |
| 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". | 1-2 |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | neighbor's farm - old and well aged |
| 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". | only use in compost now |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | composted only - usually spring |
| Do you apply any non-composted Manure within 120 days of veg-crop harvesting? | 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. | Use Neptunes Harvest fish emulsion for starts and sometime after transplanting. |
| 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. | bindweed, pigweed in garden - use mulch and hand weeding. Fields have napweed and we are trying to control it with a cover crop. |
| 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. | In the past - grasshoppers and we used Nolo bait. We use row covers, radishes as trap plants for flea bettles & companion plants to discourage bugs. |
| 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. | Every year there seems to be something different but never on a grand scale. I have used soaps. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | Mud Creek and domestic water |
| Are there any known contaminants in the irrigation water? | yes |
| If yes, please explain: | Salinity levels are hight but not dangerous. Mancos Valley is piping its ditches in an attempt to reduce salinity levels in the water. |
| 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") | na |
| 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 north is our property and hay is grown adjacent about 1/4 mile away. To the east is our property and hay is grown about 1/8 mile away. To the south is our property and hay is grown about 1/2 mile away. To the west is the county road and there is about a 30' buffer. |
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 GrownTM. | |
| 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: | |
