| Clear Creek Organic Farms 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) |
meats, vegetables (some heirloom), critter corn, cheese |
| Describe your farming, processing and/or crafting practices. (if applicable) | Organic production with a complete sustainable operation. |
| Describe your pest and disease management system. (if applicable) | No antibiotics are used all pests ore controlled with natural methods. |
| Describe your herd health and productivity management. (if applicable) (i.e. do you use any hormones, antibiotics, and/or steroids) |
Our herd is kept healthy with a proper nutritional diet. |
| Describe your feeding practices. (if applicable) (grass-fed only, free-range, feed-lot, etc.) |
Dairy cattle are grass fed rotated on paddocks planted with special high quality grasses. The chicken are free range April through Oct then brought home for the winter and fed harvested organic grains for our farm. All meat animals are grass fed with a small amount of organic grain fed for marbleing. |
| Describe your soil and nutrient management. (if applicable) (Do you compost, use fertilizers, green manures or animal manures?) |
We do an intense rotation on our crop ground and use alot of green manures, composted manure and some fish fertilizer products. |
| 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). |
We use center pivot irrigation on part of our ground from groundwater. We monitor the saturation of water in our soils to keep from over watering |
| 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 use shelterbelts to protect wind erosion, it also aids in wildlife habitat. We use filter strips and sediment dams to aid in water erosion. |
| 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 have introduced the Scottish Hylander breed to produce a very high qualit meat. |
| 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 carry a product liability Ins. |
| ORGANIC PRODUCERS | |||
| List which products you are selling as organic. (if applicable) | all products sold will be organic. | ||
| List certifying agency's name and address: (if applicable) |
OEFFA 41 Croswell Rd Columbus, OH 43214 | ||
| Certifying Agency's Phone: (if applicable) |
614-421-2022 | 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
| Friday the 22nd day of May, 2009 | ||