Produce Application

Tate Orchards-The Peach Factory

Owner: Lonnie Tate

Farm Address:
725 35 and 6/10 Road
Palisade, CO 81526
Mesa County
United States

daytime phone: (970)250-6371
evening phone: (970)464-9339
Web site: http://www.peachfactory.com

Application Date: 2006-03-25

Applicant Details

Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program:	My fruit is sold through farmer's markets. I am applying for CNG because I don't believe the USDA has an interest in small farmers. Too much red tape and the cost is rediculous. I have a friend the has constant hastle with USDA.
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?	I heard about CNG from a friend who was also looking for an alternative to organic.

General Farm Information

Farmland Management and Practices

Primary Tillage System:	No tilling
Do you use Cover Crops?	yes
If yes, please list:	White Dutch Clover.
Do you use Compost?	no
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.	Nature Safe organic fertilizer. 13-0-0. Bone, blood, and feather
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.	White top, Dandelion, Bind weed. Mowing and 30% vinegar and Clove oil for weed control.
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.	Peach Crown Borer, Peach Twig Borer. Mating disruption, Entrust, and Dipel (BT)
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.	Cytospora canker. Removal of limb and burning.
Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name:	Price canal which is supplied by the Colorado River
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?	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.	I have a 50 foot space between myself and neiboring crops.

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 Grown^TM.
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.
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