Produce Application
Afternoon Zephyr
Owner: Kent KnockFarm Address:
2583 E. Evans Creek Road
Rogue River, OR 97537
Jackson County
United States
daytime phone: 541-582-0811
evening phone: 541-582-0811
Application Date: 2010-08-31
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | I wish to sell garlic through gourmetgarlicgardens.com which requires certification. |
| 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 Gourmet Garlic Gardens |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 12.8 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 12.8 |
| 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: | 0 |
| Hay: | 0 |
| Grains/Beans: | 1 |
| Sugarbush: | 0 |
| Other Acreage: | 10.8 |
| 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: | Eventually I wish to market vegetable seeds |
| 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: | Craigs List and Internet ads and local stores supplying garden supplies |
Farmland Management and Practices
| Primary Tillage System: | Spading(mechanized) and rototilling only as required. Manual tilling. |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | Mostly Rye, Triticale and Vetch. |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | On farm. Purchased if needed. Special IMO (indigenous microorganism) preparation used for soil improvement at low rates in conjunction with green manure. |
| 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". | Used to side dress plants in row, approximately 3inches deep and 4inches wide. Also used for soil improvement on fallow beds at less than 1/2 inch depth. |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | Local goat and horse manure and home grown duck and chicken manure. |
| 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". | Approximately 1 inch deep, if I can get that much manure. |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | fall |
| 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. | Lime, gypsum, potassium sulphate and occasional alfalfa pellets. We also use some Perfect Blend Organic Fertilizer on plants that look "puny". That material list the following ingedients: chicken manure, sulfur, manganese lignosulfonate, ferrous sulfate, copper lignosulfonate, cobalt sulfate, molybdenum oxide, citric acid, potassium sulfate, boric acid and mycorrhizal fungi spores. We also use foliar application of OMRI listed fish emulsions and kelp emulsions. |
| 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. | Grasses such as tall fescue are our worst problem. Rye and triticale, wild lettuce and Queen Anne's lace are also abundant. We hand weed and use "stale bed" and mulching techniques. We haven't used any herbicides. |
| 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. | Spotted cucumber beetles are our worst problem. We hand pick and crush them. we also have slugs(not an insect!). We hand pick, use traps and iron phosphate bait. |
| 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 use crop rotations and have not been forced to use any control products for diseases. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | Our water source is Evans 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. | South about 60 feet is a country lane and residential area. West about 20 feet is a country lane and an area of overgrown xmas trees. North is our own unused pasture and pond area. East about 40 feet is our own driveway. East of that is the neighbor's hay or pasture areas. That neighbor is the only one who actively uses pesticides. He occasionally(every other year, or so uses a backpack sprayer to spray "Crossbow" on blackberries and knappweed. He is generally downwind from us. |
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: | |
