Produce Application
Carson Creek Organics
Owner: Robyn CarsonFarm Address:
393 Carson Creek Road
Limestone, TN 37681
Greene & Washington County
United States
Mailing Address:
700 McCoy Road
Greeneville, TN 37743
United States
daytime phone: (423) 552-3693
evening phone: (423) 639-9776
Web site: http://www.carsoncreekorganics.org
Application Date: 2010-03-09
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | Carson Creek Organics strives to provide organic produce to the community. We sell our produce and fruit at local farmers markets and encourage customers to visit the farm and pick their own produce. Our commitment is to our repeat customers and would like to have the certification so our customers will know our products are local and grown naturally. |
| 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? | Member of local farmers market. |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 3 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 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: | 1 |
| Fruit Crops: | 1 |
| Hay: | |
| Grains/Beans: | 1 |
| 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: | Melons - Canteloupe and Watermelon |
| 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: | Rural Resources Mobile Farmers Market |
Farmland Management and Practices
| Primary Tillage System: | Tractor |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | Clover, Winter Wheat, Rye, Peas, Buckwheat, Mustard Greens |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | on farm peelings, 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 load per month of composted materials, grass clippings applied when available, approximately 1 wheelbarrow load per 100 feet. |
| 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. | Light application of florastim on patch that has not been used for growing Florastim is a plant, microrhyzal stimulant for improving the soil. Approved for organic growing. |
| 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? | no |
| 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. | Rag Weed - Pull and hoe by hand. |
| 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. | Beetles, bean, potato, squash - pick off, spray with soap, cayenne pepper, garlic and water solution as needed. Spinosad is used as necessary (not more than once a month) Spinosad (spinosyn A and spinosyn D) are a new chemical class of insecticides that are registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to control a variety of insects. The active ingredient is derived from a naturally occurring soil dwelling bacterium called Saccharopolyspora spinosa, a rare actinomycete reportedly collected from soil in an abandoned rum distillery on a Caribbean Island in 1982 by a scientist on vacation[1] . It has not been found in nature since that time, and was subsequently described as a new species. The bacteria produce compounds (metabolites) while in a fermentation broth. The first fermentation-derived compound was formulated in 1988. Spinosad has since been formulated into insecticides that combine the efficacy of a synthetic insecticide with the benefits of a biological pest control organism. Approved for use on USDA certified organic produce. |
| 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 blite 2009 - Pulled and burned infected plants. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | Rain Barrels with lids. Sprinkling plastic water containers dipped in barrels are used to water crops. |
| 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") | They are grown using organic/naturally grown methods. |
| Do you purchase any transplants from outside sources? | yes |
| From which sources do you buy transplants? | Miller's Greenhouse, Limestone, TN - organically grown methods are used. Purchase some cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower plants. |
| 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). | They are grown using organic methods. |
| 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. | West side is fenced approximately 10 ft from crops to prevent neighbor's cattle from coming onto gardens. East side has trees and shrubs planted on border of neighbor's field which is not used to grow anything. Upper part is stepped to prevent erosion of hillside with a row of trees. Front is trees and shrubs from road to creek. Creek is left natural to create a filter and buffer for flooding. Creek is approximately 30 ft (out of floodzone) from our crops. |
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: | |
