Produce Application
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Poplin Farms Inc
Owner: Jill KlostermanFarm Address:
16647 nc 73 hwy
Albemarle, NC 28001
Stanly County
United States
Mailing Address:
16647 nc 73 hwy
albemarle, NC 28001
United States
daytime phone: 704.293.1777
Web site: http://www.poplinfarms.com
Application Date: 2010-04-27
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | I believe this certification will help our customers feel confident in our growing practices and also to recognize the extra effort we make to use organic growing methods. |
| 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? | Organic Grower School in Asheville NC. |
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: | 3 |
| Number of above acreage that you lease: | 0 |
| Do you have other acreage in "Conventional" Agricultural Systems? | yes |
| If yes, how many acres are in conventional agriculture? | 250 |
| If yes, please list what you are growing conventionally: | Hay |
| General Listed Acreage Breakdown | |
| Veg Crops: | 2.5 |
| Fruit Crops: | .5 |
| Hay: | 250 |
| Grains/Beans: | 0 |
| Sugarbush: | 0 |
| Other Acreage: | 40 |
| 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: | We till in the spring. Occasionally we till in the fall if needed but prefer to cover the fields in thick mulch and wait to till in spring. Corn and potatoes are cultivated to control weeds until they are too tall. Herb garden is no-till. |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | We have used clover and plan to utilize cover crops more in the future. In the past we have heavily mulched the beds in the fall then tilled in the spring. |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | On farm |
| 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". | 2 inches deep |
| 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. | Lime on fields as needed (once per 3 years historically) and used in our greenhouse potting mix; Bone meal, kelp meal, blood meal, lime used in potting mix and in beds when needed; Liquid kelp/fish emulsion fertilizer in greenhouse plants used as needed (weekly or biweekly) |
| 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. | Lambsquarter, winter weed and grass are the primary weeds, controlled by regular weeding; mulch; cultivating for certain crops as indicated above. Occasionally interplanting is used. |
| 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. | Primary insect problems are cabbage worm, flea beetles and squash vine borer. Control includes BTK, homemade soap spray, homemade garlic oil; Pyganic and spinosad when necessary. Crop rotation, handpicking and planting to attract predatory and beneficial insects are the main controls used. |
| 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. | Blight on tomatoes, occasionally bacterial wilt on cucurbits. Compost tea (homemade) and crop removal are the only controls used. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | Private 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") | N/A |
| Do you purchase any transplants from outside sources? | yes |
| From which sources do you buy transplants? | Certified organic or naturally grown seed potatoes from Seeds of Change and Ronningers Potato Farm. Certified organic garlic from Hood River Garlic. Occasionally purchase herb plants or trees from certified organic growers. |
| 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). | Some fruit trees and/or berries were purchased from commercial growers. |
| 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. | To the west is 1/8 mile of our property with no crops grown, bordered by pines; to the north is a 1500' buffer of our property with no crops, and pines between gardens and our hay field. To the east there is a 40' buffer separating one of the gardens from our hay field and a residential area. To the south of one of our fields there is a public road and across the road is a field of commercial crops (varies) separated by appx 500'. |
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: | |
