Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program:

We believe in the mission of CNG. As a very small farm, we don't know that we have the time or funds to become certified organic, but we very much agree and adhere to the mission of growing our food healthily and sustainably.

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?

Plowbreak Farm co-farmer Aaron Munzer worked with CNG founder Ron Khosla on Huguenot Street Farm.

Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally Grown^TM:

Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on:

2

Number of above acreage that you own:

0

Number of above acreage that you lease:

7

Do you have other acreage in "Conventional" Agricultural Systems?

no

General Listed Acreage Breakdown

Veg Crops:

2

Fruit Crops:

0

Hay:

0

Grains/Beans:

0

Sugarbush:

0

Other Acreage:

0

Please check all items you grow and will market as Certified Naturally Grown^TM

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:

Primary Tillage System:

Rototiller and 5 bottom plow.

Do you use Cover Crops?

yes

If yes, please list:

buckwheat, rye, pasture.

Do you use Compost?

yes

If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.):

on farm sources, chicken manure, horse manure, cow manure, woodchips, leaves.

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 tons per acre

Do you use Manure?

yes

If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.):

local dairy, horse and chicken farms.

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".

1-2 tons per acre.

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.

Soybean meal, 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. Do not answer "none". You MUST indicate either actual weed challenges and/or LIKELY challenges, and you must ALSO indicate how you manage (or would manage) them. If you indicate a product, also specify how often it's used.

Ragweed, pigweed, lamb's quarters, quack grass. Primary cultivation methods are wheelhoe, rototiller, and hand tools.

Describe your primary insect challenges AND methods of control. Do not answer "none". You MUST indicate either actual pest challenges and/or LIKELY challenges, and you must ALSO indicate how you manage (or would manage) them. If you indicate a product, also specify how often it's used.

Flea beetles -- row cover. Slugs -- hand control. potato beetles -- hand control.

Describe your primary disease challenges AND methods of control. Do not answer "none". You MUST indicate either actual disease challenges and/or LIKELY challenges, and you must ALSO indicate how you manage (or would manage) them. If you indicate a product, also specify how often it's used.

Tomato Blights, mildews of cucurbits. proper rotations and succession plantings.

Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name:

2 million gallon spring fed pond.

Are there any known contaminants in the irrigation water?

no

Are you a maple producer who seeks to certify your sugarbush?

no

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.

On all sides of our vegetable field are hedge rows and unmowed pasture, and the closest conventional farm is at least a quarter mile away, across a pasture and a road and a drainage ditch.

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 Grown^TM.

I agree

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 agree

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.

I agree

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