Produce Application
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Avalon Acres, LLC
Owner: Lorinda PalinFarm Address:
13433 Shepherd Lane
Broadway, VA 22815
Rockingham County
United States
daytime phone: 540-896-1283
evening phone: 540-896-1283
Application Date: 2010-03-04
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | To have our farming practices easily recognized by new customers |
| 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? | From fellow vendors and CNG members Nate Clark and Rich McDonough |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 9 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 9 |
| 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: | .25 |
| Hay: | 6 |
| Grains/Beans: | .25 |
| Sugarbush: | |
| Other Acreage: | .5 |
| 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: | shitake mushrooms |
| 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: | Buy Fresh, Buy Local Food Guide coming out this Spring |
Farmland Management and Practices
| Primary Tillage System: | John Jeavon's style double-dug beds, averaging 4'x20';areas initially tilled once, biodynamically prepped, mulched and beds later double dug by spade. |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | buckwheat, winter wheat |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | We compost most of what we use on farm with biodynamic preps, supplementing with purchased organic compost for greenhouse starts. |
| 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". | on beds, 1-2 inches deep |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | Our own poultry and sheep manure is incorporated in the compost we make. |
| 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". | in layers, 2-4 inches deep |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | We make compost Summer and Fall and put our poultry manure on pasture in 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. | rock phosphate, lime, greensand, Planters II(calcium,magnesium,sulfur,boron,cobalt,iron, molybdenum), gypsum,& sulfate of potash applied in Spring when we prep the beds for planting. ; occasionally Azomite or Plant Tone(flower beds) Lime added depending on the crop and PH level. Water monthly with Neptune fish/seaweed fertilizer. |
| 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. | We hand weed and take the weeds to the chickens or compost. No primary weed problems. We just keep at it and mulch a lot. |
| 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. | We cover a good number of crops with agricultural fleece until they get a good start and hand-pick problem insects. We take a lot of Japanese Beetles to the chickens. We interplant herbs and flowers to attract beneficial and predatory 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. | We water our baby starts with chamomile tea to help prevent damping off. As the season progresses we lose some squash plants to powdery mildew and tomato leaves show signs of virus but we have not tried to control other than to remove a plant not producing any more. Have used horsetail tea for fungal problems. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | We irrigate crops with our well water. |
| 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") | We grow according to CNG methods |
| Do you purchase any transplants from outside sources? | no |
| 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. | There are acres of our own land (no chemicals or pesticides for more than 15 years) surrounding all garden areas except to the west of our yard on which our neighbor pastures cattle in the summer. He bushhogs weeds-no sprays. |
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: | |
