Produce Application
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Cobblestone Farm
Owner: Gary MatlockFarm Address:
35294 Hanson Mesa Road
Hotchkiss, CO 81419
Delta County
United States
daytime phone: 970-872-3026
evening phone: same
Application Date: 2008-11-12
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | we plan to provide fruit and vegetables to organic markets in our area |
| 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? | Colo State University Research Station. Dr. Ron Godin |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 5 |
| 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: | .67 |
| Fruit Crops: | .33 |
| Hay: | 4 |
| Grains/Beans: | |
| Sugarbush: | |
| Other Acreage: | |
| 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: | Garlic will be our primary crop |
| 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: | disc and rototill |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | buckwheat |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | farm kitchen vegetable excess and grass and misc flower cuttings |
| 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". | unknown at this time |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | next door neighbor cattle corral composted for two to three years |
| 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". | approx one tone per acre |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | approx one ton per acre |
| 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. | 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? | 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. | hoeing and rototilling and eventually tractor and cultivator. soap for apple trees. two to three times a year when recommended by research station for codling moths |
| 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. | codling moth, squash beetles. ignore beetles and burn at season end and spray soap for codling moth. No other products at present |
| 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 that we are aware at present |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | irrigation from stored water from mountain runoff via ditches and furrows (Paonia Reservoir and Farmers Ditch) |
| 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") | 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. | Hay fields on E, W, and S side of field that use no pesticides and a steep hill and uncultivated field on the north. Well away from the road. The field received some spray from mosquito control in past years but at present only organic sprays are used and none on 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 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: | We currently have about 1/3 acres planted to garlic. The seed garlic is certified organic from local sources (Milk Ranch Farms of Autin, CO. We have approximately 30 fruit trees planted (cherry, apple, peach, and plum). This spring we will plant the remaining third in a variety of vegetables. We plan to market locally and have in the past sold tomatoes, squash,pumpkin, cucumber, and peppers to local markets |
