Produce Application
Garmon Family Farm
Owner: Larry & Corinna GarmonFarm Address:
327 Old Four Notch Rd.
Whitesburg, GA 30185
Carroll County
United States
Mailing Address:
337 Old Four Notch Rd.
Whitesburg, GA 30185
United States
daytime phone: 770-214-8531
evening phone: 770-214-8531
Application Date: 2008-12-12
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | I'm tired of the USDA Organic Certification paperwork, applications, and fees. We let it drop. |
| 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: | QCS up until 2008 Certified Naturally Grown 2009-present |
| Have you ever been denied certification? | no |
| How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown? | Growing for Market Other farmers |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 4.5 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 4.5 |
| 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: | 2.5 |
| Hay: | 0 |
| Grains/Beans: | 0 |
| Sugarbush: | 0 |
| Other Acreage: | 0 |
| 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: | strip till as necessary |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | clover, winter rye, vetch, legumes |
| Do you use Compost? | no |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | Our barn and poultry coops |
| 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". | Whatever I can pull out each winter and spread on the garden while it is fallow. Less than 1 inch |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | winter |
| 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. | Alfalfa meal, blood meal, rock phosphate, Fertrell 4-2-4, Neptune's Harvest fish emulsion |
| 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. | pigweed - till and handpull and hoe |
| 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. | Stink Bugs - soap, whenever we get an infestation. Tomato worms (horn and fruit) - BT (dipel df) whenever we see worms Aphids in high tunnel - lady bugs once in spring, once in fall |
| 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. | Tomato blight - Serenade Powdery Mildew - baking soda and sulfur, sometimes stylet oil Leaf Spot - baking soda and sulfur |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | 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") | only use CNG methods |
| Do you purchase any transplants from outside sources? | yes |
| From which sources do you buy transplants? | Other CNG certified farms like Heirloom Gardens |
| 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). | none |
| 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. | All surrounding acreage is undeveloped |
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 have been growing using Organic Methods for 13 years. |
