Produce Application
Sawmill Creek Farms
Owner: Brian MarshallFarm Address:
1590 Sylvan Way
Paradise, CA 95969
Butte County
United States
daytime phone: 530 877-5734
Web site: http://www.sawmillcreekfarms.com
Application Date: 2006-12-09
Applicant Details
| Please briefly tell us why you are applying to be part of the Certified Naturally Grown program: | We want to participate in a program that stresses small-scale, locally-grown operations. |
| 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? | Growing for Market. |
General Farm Information
| Farm Acreage you want listed as Certified Naturally GrownTM: | |
| Total Farm Acreage you actually GROW on: | 1 |
| Number of above acreage that you own: | 1 |
| Number of above acreage that you lease: | 0 |
| Do you have other acreage in "Conventional" Agricultural Systems? | no |
| General Listed Acreage Breakdown | |
| Veg Crops: | .75 |
| Fruit Crops: | .25 |
| 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: | yes |
Farmland Management and Practices
| Primary Tillage System: | hand turning and machine roto-tilling |
| Do you use Cover Crops? | yes |
| If yes, please list: | a pre-mixed blend of vetch, bell beans and grasses |
| Do you use Compost? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (on farm, purchased complete, local grass clippings, local dairy, etc.): | on farm forest residue, on farm clippings, local horse manure, local shredded greenwaste |
| 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". | 400 sq. yards |
| Do you use Manure? | yes |
| If yes, please note general sources (local dairy, horse farm, etc.): | local horse stables |
| 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". | 200 sq. yards |
| What time of year do you apply the manure? | late 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. | blood meal,cottonseed meal, bone meal, rock phosphate, oyster shell, gypsum, azomite, greensand, kelp meal |
| 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. | light populations of primarily annual weeds, controlled with a mix of cultivation, plastic mulching, mulching with organic matter, hand cultivation, flaming and OMRI-approved, acetic-acid based herbicide |
| 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. | Aphids and whiteflies in greenhouse starts, controlled with water spray, occasional applications of insecticidal soap and/or neem oil. Earwigs in field crops, controlled with diatomaceous earth. Cabbage worms in field crops, controlled with row covers and occasional BT applications. Flea beetles in field crops, controlled by succesion plantings. Horn worms in field crops, controlled by hand-picking. |
| 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. | Disease occurence minimized by crop rotation, cultural practices and selection of resistance varities. Blossom end rot minimized by regular liming. Powdery mildew minimized by drip irrigation, and occasional use of baking soda solution. |
| Please list the water source you use for crop irrigation. If source is public river, pond or lake, please note the name: | Town water provided by Paradise Irrigation District. |
| 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") | |
| 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. | Our back propery boundary borders on a vacant field where there is no residential or agricultural activity. Our side property lines border on residential lots, and are protected by six-foot solid wood fencing. |
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: | Our community was once home to an abundance of apple, olive and mixed orchards that have gradually been supplanted by residential housing. It is our hope to use our small parcel to continue and amplify this tradition. |
