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Our Growing Practices. Our farm is non-certified organic, specializing in hydroponic tomatoes, mixed lettuce and cucumbers. Because of our investment in hydroponics we are able to start our CSA earlier in the spring and extend it later into the fall. Our CSA is salad and Tomato centric, meaning from week one through week 24 we have all the items needed to make the best salads you could dream of. We do not use any synthetic chemicals on our farm for weed or bug control. We have found other ways to control those environmental aspects to produce a clean, healthy product you can be proud to feed your family. Our animals are free range and pasture raised. Free-range animals are allowed continuous access to the outdoors during their production cycle. Pasture raised animals receive the majority of their nutrients from grass throughout their life. A small grain ration is given to all of our poultry to ensure the proper balance of protein and calcium for proper development and egg quality. The grain they receive is a non-GMO, Certified organic feed from Cashton Farm Supplies.

Our Growing Practices. The produce we grow at ▇▇▇▇ Grove Farm follows naturally grown standards. We utilize cultivation techniques that combine a carefully managed rotation of vegetable crops with cover crops to preserve soil fertility while protecting the soil’s structure, which in turn controls erosion, minimizes evaporation, and improves water infiltration. We use hand labor with simple agricultural tools along with a team of gentle and loving draft mules. They provide much of our farm’s motive power needs, from planting through cultivation and harvesting, minimizing our use of fossil fuels. Please refer to our website for additional information.

Our Growing Practices. The farm uses sustainable farming practices. Our sustainability statement is available for those who desire it. For further explanation, contact the farm.

Our Growing Practices. The produce we grow at ▇▇▇▇ Grove Farm follows naturally grown standards and we use no man-made or synthetic herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers. We utilize cultivation techniques that combine a carefully managed rotation of vegetable crops with cover crops to preserve soil fertility while protecting the soil’s structure, which in turn controls erosion, minimizes evaporation, and improves water infiltration. We use hand labor with simple agricultural tools along with a team of gentle and loving draft mules. They provide much of our farm’s motive power needs, from planting through cultivation and harvesting, minimizing our use of fossil fuels. Please refer to our website for additional information.

Our Growing Practices. The farm is USDA Certified Organic through NOFA-NY. Certified organic poultry and eggs come from animals that are not given antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic produce is grown without using specific conventional pesticides, fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge, bioengineering, or ionizing radiation. We are inspected annually and are required to keep records for NOFA-NY and the USDA. For more information about organic production, please ask. We’d be happy to tell you more. Our animals are both free range and pasture raised. Free-range animals are allowed continuous access to the outdoors during their production cycle. Pasture raised animals receive some of their nutrients from pasture throughout their life, however, we also feed them grain from Lakeview Organic Grain, which adds to the cost of their production considerably.

Our Growing Practices. The farm is not USDA Certified Organic and we do not anticipate applying for such status. We strive to produce healthy vegetables using natural methods of fertilizing, building soil, and controlling pests such as insects and weeds. Natural methods include but are not limited to using composted vegetable matter, grasses and leaves, composted and uncomposted animal manure, hand weeding, mechanical cultivation, and diatomaceous earth. In certain circumstances, when we deem it is necessary to save a crop, we may use chemicals on specific crops. In the case where chemicals are used we will inform our members what was used, when it was applied and to which crops it was applied.

Our Growing Practices. We have taken the Northeast Organic Farming Association CT Farmers Pledge, and use no synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. We use organic seed whenever possible and are mindful of how all of our farm’s operations impact the environment. For more information about the pledge, please ask us and we will be happy to explain.

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Our Growing Practices. Lakestone Family Farm is USDA Certified Organic through NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC since 2012. Many of our practices exceed the minimum requirements of the National Organic Program (NOP), which defines the USDA standards. Certified organic poultry and eggs come from our own animals that are not given antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic produce is grown without using specific conventional pesticides, fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge, bioengineering, or ionizing radiation. We are inspected annually and are required to keep records for NOFA-NY and the USDA. For more information about organic production, please ask. We’d be happy to tell you more. Our animals are both free range and pasture raised. Free-range animals are allowed continuous access to the outdoors during their production cycle. Pasture raised animals receive some of their nutrients from pasture throughout their life, however, we also feed them balanced rations of grain from Lakeview Organic Grain, which contributes to the cost of their production considerably. Chickens are not ruminants like sheep or goats and cannot survive on pasture alone.