Produce Application

Mountain Farm

Owner: Marilyn Cade

Farm Address:
125 Copperhead Bend
Burnsville, NC 28714
Yancey County
United States

daytime phone: 828-675-4856
Web site: http://www.mountainfarm.net

Application Date: 2008-07-28

Applicant Details

Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program:	Because our products are and have been naturally grown and we wanted to let our customers know that, so they can be sure that they are getting a naturally grown, safe, quality product.
Are you currently third party Certified for your produce operation by any other organization (Organic, Biodynamic, etc)?	yes
If yes, please note which certification and agency:	Certified "Appalachian Grown" by the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project Certified "Good Agricultural Practices" by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Food Safety
Have you ever been certified in the past?	no
Have you ever been denied certification?	no
How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown?	Through the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

General Farm Information

Farmland Management and Practices

Primary Tillage System:	Occassionally we hire a neighbor to till new areas, otherwise the lavender and blueberries do not require tilling.
Do you use Cover Crops?	no
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.	Fertrell's Bio-Hum (12% Concentrated Liquid Humus), Maxicrop Soluble Seaweed Powder, Humates, Hi-Cal Pelletized Lime (Calcium Oxide, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium Carbonate, Magnesium, Calcium), Disitntegrating Sulfur Granules
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.	No particular invasive weeds, so hand cultivation and the use of gravel mulch are the primary methods of control
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.	No insect problems that require additional control
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.	No disease problems that require addition control
Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name:	The household spring
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?	no
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 is located in forest land and is surrounded on both sides by land that has been placed in organic land conservation easements, so there are no fields nearby (within several acres) that could potentially cross contaminate with our farm.

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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