Produce Application
Sol to Seed Farm, LLC
Owner: Matthew & Deanna TregoningFarm Address:
415 W Snoqualmie River Rd NE
Carnation, WA 98014
King County
United States
daytime phone: 425-273-1232
evening phone: 425-273-1232
Web site: http://www.soltoseedfarm.com
Application Date: 2008-05-22
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | We like the idea of having an alternative certification to the convoluted process in place, via the USDA Organic 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? | no |
| Have you ever been denied certification? | no |
| How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown? | Local Roots Farm, also located in Carnation. |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 6 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 6 |
| Number of above acreage that you lease: | 0 |
| Do you have other acreage in "Conventional" Agricultural Systems? | no |
| General Listed Acreage Breakdown | |
| Veg Crops: | 1 |
| Fruit Crops: | |
| Hay: | 4 |
| Grains/Beans: | |
| Sugarbush: | |
| Other Acreage: | 1 |
| 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. |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | Pasture mix. Native pasture grasses. |
| 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. | we've used nothing this year. Our goal is to use only "green" manures and rely solely on cover-cropping. We realize this might not be completely possible - depending on the soil samples - so we would first address any soil deficiencies with minerals, etc, and then do organically approved fertilizers, if necessary |
| 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. | Pigwee, Horsetail, bind weed. Covercrop the areas that we are not using, for weed suppresion. Everything else is weeded via cultivation. |
| 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. | Rust Fly, Flea Beetle, cabbage looper. Rotate crops, encourage beneficial insects. |
| 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. | first year. we have not experienced a season of growing. cannot answer at this time. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | Private, on-site well. |
| 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. | The farm to the south is a biodynamic farm. The land contiguous to the north is leased land where only flowers are being grown. They have been leasing it for several years and have told me they do not spray chemicals - I have never seen them use anything, but obviously we have no way of knowing unless samples are taken. The West side of the property goes up in elevation. The West 10 acres will not be used for farming, so you could consider that a buffer. Of the west 10 acres, about 2.5 is in pasture, which turns into wetland area as you move west. At some point, we might use some of the pasture area for hay. The front of the property, East side, has a buffer of blackberry bushes, then the 10 foot county road, followed by about 70 feet of our property leading up to the Snoqualmie River. We are currently working with King County to have our stretch of river front certified as Salmon Save |
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: | |
