Produce Application
HaydenGrove Farms
Owner: Matt FlemingFarm Address:
240 N. Indian Creek Road
Locust Grove, GA 30248
Butts County
United States
daytime phone: 7702668430
evening phone: 7702668430
Web site: http://www.haydengrove.com
Application Date: 2010-06-10
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | We have been growing using organic practices so we decided we should go ahead and get the certification. Another farmer told us to look into the Certified Naturally Grown rather than Certified Organic because of the cost difference. So here we are. |
| 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? | Turtle Bend Farm |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 7 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 7 |
| Number of above acreage that you lease: | 0 |
| Do you have other acreage in "Conventional" Agricultural Systems? | no |
| General Listed Acreage Breakdown | |
| Veg Crops: | 6 |
| Fruit Crops: | 1 |
| Hay: | |
| 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: | |
| 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: | Our vegetable crops are in black plastic with a cover crop between the plastic rows. |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | clover, rye, wheat, austrian winter peas, buckwheat |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | on farm and horse manure and shavings from our neighbor |
| 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". | 3 bobcat scoops per 1000 ft |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | horse manure for compost pile. chicken litter incorporated into soil at 2 tons per acre. |
| 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". | 3 bobcat scoops per 1000 square feet |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | jan-feb |
| 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. | optimally ag liquid fert. Chilean Nitrate, Organic Fish Hydrolysate, Kelp, and Fulvic & Humic acid. Lime to adjust ph |
| 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. | very little weed problems because of the plastic mulch and cover crop between rows. What few weeds we have we pull 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. | Squash Bugs, Tomato Horn Worm, Cucumber Bettle, Colorado Potato Bettle, Japanese Bettle. We have been physically removing insects and putting them in buckets of water. I have been researching bt, pyrethrin, and neem. I may have to use something this year although I am trying not to use any insecticides at all. |
| 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. | Powdery Mildew on squash and zucchini, and something that is affecting my heirloom tomatoes that I am not sure what it is. I plant extra because I know I am going to loose some. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | Indian Creek |
| 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 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. | To the north and west there is approx 25 acres of woods that seperates us from our neighbors horse farm. To the East is a house on a 25 acre wooded lot. To the south is approx 20 acres of pasture that we own and use for our grass fed beef and pasture raised pork. We are going to apply for the certification for our livestock during the upcoming winter. |
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: | |
