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| PRODUCTS & PRACTICES | |
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| Question | Answer |
| List what you intend to sell. (if applicable) (e.g. meats, grains, jellies, crafts; also note if you have any heritage breeds) |
Eggs |
| Describe your farming, processing and/or crafting practices. (if applicable) | |
| Describe your pest and disease management system. (if applicable) | |
| Describe your herd health and productivity management. (if applicable) (i.e. do you use any hormones, antibiotics, and/or steroids) |
We will never use hormones, antibiotics, and/or steroids with our chickens and rabbits. We use natural herbs and moon signs for production and ensuring good health for our animals. |
| Describe your feeding practices. (if applicable) (grass-fed only, free-range, feed-lot, etc.) |
mentioned above |
| Describe your soil and nutrient management. (if applicable) (Do you compost, use fertilizers, green manures or animal manures?) |
We only use composted materials, and animal manures in our soil treatment program. |
| Describe your water usage practices. (if applicable) (If you irrigate, describe how - e.g. deep well, surface water, etc., and explain how you conserve water or use best management practices. Describe how you are protecting your water source from contamination/erosion). |
Our watering system is deep well for animal drinking and surface irrigation sprinkling system. Both systems are doubled filtered. |
| Describe your conservation/land stewardship practices. (if applicable) (e.g., do you plant windbreaks, maintain grass waterways, riparian buffers, use green manures for wind erosion, plant habitats for birds, improve soil quality, etc.) |
We have planted over thirty trees and well over sixty shrubs for bird habitat. We have composted berms around and through our entire 1 acre+ in addition to the 80 acres we own and rent out to one of the best farmer in the area. |
| Describe any additional information and/or sustainable practices about your operation that
would be helpful to a potential customer in understanding your farm or operation better. (e.g. if you are raising any heritage animals you might list breeds or list varieties of heirloom seeds. List the percentage of local ingredients in your processed items). |
We are raising Rex Rabbits and have about 60 from producing adults to baby bunnies most of the time. I use the fur to make and market clothing itmes and toys. |
| List your food liability insurance coverage, both general and product-related, as well as any licenses and tests that you have available. (if applicable) | we are currently looking into the required compliances for providing our product |
| ORGANIC PRODUCERS | |||
| List which products you are selling as organic. (if applicable) | We are not yet signed with the state as organic, but are looking into this avenue | ||
| List certifying agency's name and address: (if applicable) |
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| Certifying Agency's Phone: (if applicable) |
Certifying Agency's Fax: (if applicable) |
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| Do you have available for inspection a copy of your current organic certificate? (if applicable) | Yes No | ||
| I affirm that all statements made about my farm and products in this application are true, correct and complete and I have given a truthful representation of my operation, practices, and origin of products. I understand that if questions arise about my operation I may be inspected (unannounced). If I stated my operation is organic, then I am complying with the National Organic Program and will provide upon request a copy of my certification. I have read all of the producer standards and fully understand and am willing to comply with them. | |||
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I agree
| Wednesday the 16th day of December, 2009 | ||