Produce Application
Heritage Farm
Owner: Greg HutchinsFarm Address:
205 Day Road
Tyus, GA 30108
Carroll County
United States
Mailing Address:
205 Day Road
Bowdon, GA 30108
United States
daytime phone: 770-854-6174
Web site: http://www.heritage-farm.net
Application Date: 2010-07-12
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | We believe that our products reflect the growth method nature intended and we believe that CNG is a great method of promoting sustainable agriculture and inform the public of naturally grown 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? | Farmers Markets in Carrollton and Dunwoody |
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? | no |
| General Listed Acreage Breakdown | |
| Veg Crops: | 1.5 |
| Fruit Crops: | .5 |
| Hay: | |
| Grains/Beans: | |
| Sugarbush: | |
| Other Acreage: | 1 |
| 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: | On farm and Metro buying clubs |
Farmland Management and Practices
| Primary Tillage System: | Tiller, Pigs and hoes |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | White and crimson clover, ryegrass and legumes |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | On Farm, grass clippins, leaves, kitchen scraps, coffee grinds, chicken and rabbit litter |
| 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". | Wheel barrow load per row as needed |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | On Farm cows, rabbits, chickens and goats |
| 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". | 1/4 ton per acre |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | 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. | Organite ganular, bone meal, alphalpha pellets and fish emulsion. |
| 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. | Curliss Weed, nettle, spider grass, pig weed, bull thistle. We hand pull and or shallow cultivate for most weed problems. We are starting this year with smother crops, heavy mulches and more crop rotation to help cut down invasive weed problems. We also torch perimeters and between rows where we can. |
| 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. | Flea beetles, squash bugs, horn worms, japanese beetles, potatoe beetles and cabbage worms. We hand pick, use diamataceus earth, neem oil, insecticidal soaps and pyrethrin based products for major infestations. We are beginning a more comprehensive crop rotation schedule this year as well. |
| 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. | Early blight, septoria leaf spot, leaf rust and powdery mildew. We use copper dust, sulphur dust, baking soda with olive oil/dish detergent and neem oil to try and combat most problems. Also implementing more crop rotation, fallow areas and garden waste disposal techniques to help combat over wintering of spores and diseases. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | Farm pond and on farm 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? | no |
| Do you purchase any transplants from outside sources? | yes |
| From which sources do you buy transplants? | Organic or certified naturally grown only. |
| 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). | None |
| 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. | No adjacent agricultural operations within 2-300 yards. Have 30 acres with hardwood buffer approximately 200 feet deep that surrounds gardening area that we control. Any county road spraying is more than 75 yards from garden area and we are marking road frontage with do not spray signs. |
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: | We are a home school family of five and we also raise goats, pigs, pature raised chicken, eggs and grass fed beef. We will be seeking certification for our meat and egg products as well. |
