Produce Application
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Whitehill Farm
Owner: Amy and Mike LeBlancFarm Address:
357 McCrillis Corner Road
East Wilton, ME 04234
Franklin County
United States
Mailing Address:
PO Box 273
East Wilton, ME 04234
United States
daytime phone: 207-778-2685
evening phone: 207-778-2685
Web site: http://www.whitehillfarm.com/
Application Date: 2008-12-21
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | I would like to return to the farmer based, cooperative, educational, and community based "organic" agriculture before the NOP |
| 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: | I've been Certified Organic through MOFGA for more than 10 years |
| Have you ever been certified in the past? | yes |
| If yes, please note which agencies and dates: | MOFGA from 1993 to the present |
| Have you ever been denied certification? | no |
| How did you hear about Certified Naturally Grown? | NOFA Summer Conference, Baker Creek and FEDCO |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 16 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 16 |
| 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: | 15 |
| 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: | Seedlings, apple cider vinegar |
| 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: | yes |
Farmland Management and Practices
| Primary Tillage System: | by hand |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | buckwheat, annual rye, FEDCO mix of peas, oats, and vetch |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | on farm (not temped) applied in the fall and Living Acres, our own 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 wheelbarrow per 40 square feet, in the fall |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | our own chicken and donkey manure goes into our compost. We do not apply raw manure directly |
| 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". | n/a |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | all compost is applied in the fall |
| 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. | we purchase lime, granite meal, Green Sand, Azomite, and Sul-po-Mag from FEDCO |
| 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. | annuals and some perennial grasses. We hand weed, hoe, and occasionally use a flame weeder. Our primary defense is mulch. |
| 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. | Some years we have aphids in the greenhouse - we use a mix of Safer Soap and Pyganic when necessary. Later in the summer we occasionally have squash bugs which we hand pick, cucumber beetles, and Japanese beetles. We hand pick when possible, use kaolin clay, and resort to Pyganic only if there is also disease 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. | Our most common problem is powdery mildew - usually this happens on cucurbits isolated in greenhouses for seed saving. We try to prevent this ahead of time with insect control. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | home 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 only conventional crop within a mile radius is hay. The north edge of our garden is a mowed strip (10') and a 15' wild tree and shrub area, then the road. To the east is our own hay field and woods, to the west is our home yard and then woods, and to the south is our own 15 acres of hay, a wetland area, and the our woods |
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: | Our primary crops are seedlings for home gardeners, CSAs, and market gardeners. We grow an extensive selection of trial varieties to support our Tomato Lovers Paradise catalog, culinary herbs, and dried flowers |
