Certified Organic Agriculture

SUPPLEMENTAL CATEGORY FORM

A Supplemental Category Form is REQUIRED for your Small-Scale Farm Grant Application to be considered.

Please indicate whether your farm is: ___ Certified Organic ___ Transitional Status ___ Exempt Attach certification verification or transition documents with your application

If you produce organic crops (for human or livestock consumption), please check all of the following that you use for building soil:

— Animal manures (non-composted)

— Composted manures (following NOP guidelines)

— Cover crops — Other composted materials

— Compost teas — Vermicompost

— Mushroom compost

— Processed manures (heat-treated per NOP guidelines)

Below, please provide information about your resource management plan.

If applicable, please describe your crop rotation practices, greenhouse management plan, and/or pasture management plan.

If applicable, please describe your water management practices.

Please describe your weed control plan.

Please describe the strategies you use to enhance on-farm biodiversity.