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Administrative Scoring

Total Score

Pg 2 Total

Greenhouse Total

Employee Total

Ruminent Total

Poultry Total

Pig Total

Total Non-Cert Production

Prohibitive Practices Sales

Soil Rubric

Please select your language.

Farm Name:

Primary Contact Details

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Farm Role:

What is your preferred method of contact?

PhoneEmailTextMail Only

Secondary Contact Details

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Farm Role:

What is your preferred method of contact?

PhoneEmailTextMail Only

Is your mailing address the same as your physical address?

YesNo

Mailing Address

Country

Address Line 1

City

State

Provinces

State/Province

Postal Code

Physical Address

Country

Address Line 1

City

State

Provinces

State/Province

Postal Code

What type of application are you filling out?

NewRenewal (Currently Real Organic Project Certified)

Do you have any new categories of production on your farm this year?

YesNo

Please describe your new areas of production this year (this includes both certified and non-certified Organic production.

Need Assistance?

Please email our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Prefill

Account ID

Engagement ID

Program Season

Is your organic certification current?

YesNo

Real Organic Project operates as an add-on label to certified organic.

We only certify farms that are already certified organic.

*If you are currently pursuing USDA/COR organic certification, please email the Director of Certifications at ariel@realorganicproject.org for next steps.

Certified Organic Production

Total acreage of farm's land base

Please include certified and non-certified acres

Total acreage of farm's land base that is certified organic

Total number of certified organic acres under active cultivation

This includes pasture and cover cropped acres

Approximate number of certified organic acres in pasture

Please check the box(s) of certified organic production categories on your farm

Mixed Vegetables/Annual Fruit/Herbs	Microgreens
Greenhouse/High Tunnel Crops	Ornamental/Bedding Plants
Perennial Fruit	Tree Nuts
Pasture	Grain
Cattle for Dairy	Cattle for Meat
Sheep	Goats
Poultry for Eggs	Poultry for Meat
Pigs	Hemp
Mushrooms	Other

Please describe your certified "other" production.

Are all certified organic microgreens harvested prior to 21 days?

YesNo

Do you add any liquid fertilizer to your certified organic microgreens?

YesNo

Which of the following lighting situations apply to your microgreen production?

100% Artificial Light100% Natural LightMix of Natural and Artificial Light

What percentage of your farm's gross sales come from certified organic microgreens?

Does your farm have any non-certified organic production?

YesNoNote: this includes production that is organically managed, but is not certified organic.

Is your non-certified organic production exclusively for home/family use

YesNo

Non-Certified Products

Are any of these acres transitioning to certified organic?

YesNo

How many acres of non-certified production does your farm have?

How many acres are being transitioned to certified organic?

Is any of this production happening on acreage that will be certified organic in 3 years?

YesNo

In how many years will all transitional land be certified organic?

Please check the box to indicate the non-certified organic production categories on your farm (only list products you grow on your farm)

Mixed Vegetables/Annual Fruit/Herbs	Microgreens
Greenhouse/High Tunnel Crops	Flowers/Ornamental/Bedding Plants
Perennial Fruit	Tree Nuts
Pasture	Grain
Cattle for Dairy	Cattle for Meat
Sheep	Goats
Poultry for Eggs	Poultry for Meat
Pigs	Hemp
Mushrooms	Other

Beef

Do any of the following apply to your non-certified Beef production?

Systemic confinement of livestockUse of preventative antibiotics of livestockNeither

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Beef

Dairy

Do any of the following apply to your non-certified Dairy production?

Systemic confinement of livestockUse of preventative antibiotics of livestockNeither

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Dairy

Goats

Do any of the following apply to your non-certified Goat production?

Systemic confinement of livestockUse of preventative antibiotics of livestockNeither

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Goats

Grain

Does your non-certified Grain production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Grain

Greenhouse/High Tunnel Crops

Does your non-certified Greenhouse/High Tunnel production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Greenhouse/High Tunnel crops

Hemp

Does your non-certified Hemp production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Hemp

Microgreens

Does your non-certified Microgreens production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Microgreens

Mixed Vegetables/Annual Fruit/Herbs

Does your non-certified Mixed Vegetable/Fruit/Herbs production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Mixed Vegetable/Fruit/Herbs

Mushrooms

Does your non-certified Mushrooms production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Mushrooms

Ornamentals

Does your non-certified flower/ornamental/bedding plant production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Are neonicotinoids applied to the seeds, soil, or plants in your non-certified flower/ornamental/bedding plant production at any time?

YesNo

Are non-certified organic flowers/ornamental/bedding plants managed organically while on the farm?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Flowers/Ornamental/Bedding Plants

Other

Please describe your non-certified "other" production.

Does your non-certified Other production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Do any of the following apply to your non-certified Other production?

Systemic confinement of livestockUse of preventative antibiotics of livestockNeither

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified "other" products.

You do not need to count value added products, or products you do not grow but sell on behalf of someone else.

Pasture

Do any of the following apply to your non-certified Pasture production?

Systemic confinement of livestockUse of preventative antibiotics of livestockNeither

Does your non-certified Pasture production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Pasture

Perennial Fruit

Does your non-certified Perennial Fruit production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Perennial Fruit

Pigs

Do any of the following apply to your non-certified Pig production?

Systemic confinement of livestockUse of preventative antibiotics of livestockNeither

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Pigs

Poultry for Eggs

Do any of the following apply to your non-certified Poultry for eggs production?

Systemic confinement of livestockUse of preventative antibiotics of livestockNeither

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Poultry for eggs

Poultry for Meat

Do any of the following apply to your non-certified Poultry for Meat production?

Systemic confinement of livestockUse of preventative antibiotics of livestockNeither

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Poultry for meat

Sheep

Do any of the following apply to your non-certified Sheep production?

Systemic confinement of livestockUse of preventative antibiotics of livestockNeither

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Sheep

Tree Nuts

Does your non-certified Tree Nuts production require the use of prohibited synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers in crop production or excluded methods as defined by the NOSB?

YesNo

Please list the percent of your farm's gross sales that come from non-certified Tree Nuts

Please explain why this production is not certified organic?

To avoid label confusion, are all non-organically certified products clearly identified as "not certified organic" at point of sale?

YesNo

Do you use preventative antibiotics in any livestock production, certified or non-certified?

YesNo

Is your livestock raised as certified organic but meat sales are non-certified due to lack of access to a USDA certified organic slaughterhouse?

YesNo

Parallel Production

Please check the box below if you have parallel production; selling both certified organic and non-certified products within the same category. Please Note: buffer strips do not count as parallel production

No parallel production

Vegetables and small fruit (including berries)MicrogreensTree FruitTree NutsHay and PastureTree sap/syrupGrain and PulsesFiber from the same speciesDairy from the same speciesEggs from the same speciesMeat and byproducts from the same species

Please explain the situation of parallel production

Do you harvest all crops from plants grown in soil, with no barrier to the subsoil (not including microgreens and mushrooms)?

YesNo

Do any of the following apply to crops you are growing to harvest:

Raised in grow bagsRaised in containersCrops grown in raised beds with a bottom; this includes permeable materials like landscaping fabricNone of the Above

Please explain the manner in which crops are harvested from plants not grown in soil connected to the subsoil

What percentage of gross sales come from crops harvested from plants not grown in soil connected to the subsoil? Please include crops grown in grow bags, containers, and raised beds with a bottom; this includes permeable materials like landscaping fabric.

Is any part of your farm hydroponic according to the following definition, "Plants that receive the majority of their fertility through liquid feed"?

YesNo

Please describe the situation. Which plants receive a majority of their feed through liquid nutrition?

Is any part of your farm operation and/or property you own or control considered an AFO/CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) according to the following definition: An operations where, regardless of size of operation or species of animals, livestock are confined to indoor and/or outdoor environments where they cannot express their natural behavior for the majority of their life cycle

YesNo

Please describe how/when your farm meets the definition of an AFO/CAFO

Does your farm have any employees?

YesNo

Do your employees consist entirely of immediate family?

YesNo

What are the maximum number of employees on your payroll at any given time?

Does your farm operation share ownership, management, labor, land-base and/or equipment with other distinct operations?

YesNo

Do any of these other operations engage in hydroponic or AFO/CAFO production?

YesNo

Have you acquired your land through a land trust, incubator, or non-profit?

YesNo

Need Assistance?

Please email our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Crops

Do you cover crop?

YesNoNA - Only Pasture

Approximately what percentage of all annual cropped ground do you grow cover crops on?

None to under 10% in cover crop at some point in the yearOver 10% in cover crop at some point in the yearOver 25% in cover crop at some point in the yearOver 50% in cover crop at some point in the yearOver 75% in cover crop at some point in the year

On average, how many acres per year have a cover crop growing?

Please check off any of the below methods that you utilize to reduce the amount of time soil is left bare

Cover CroppingGround CoverImmediate seedingLeaving crop residueNo late fall tillageMulchingNone of the above

What is your annual crop rotation?

No rotation planned or used2 year rotation3+ year rotation, includes a legume5+ year rotation, includes a legume7+ year rotation, includes a legume

Do you apply compost/manure?

CompostManureBothNeither

For your compost/manure do you:

PurchaseMake your ownBoth

Briefly list the type of feedstock/ingredients/additives for the compost/mulch/manure and approximate amounts applied per year:

How much compost is applied per acre annually?

Noneless than 1.0 tons of compost applied per acre annually1.0-1.5 tons of compost applied per acre annually1.5-2.0 tons of compost applied per acre annually2+ tons of compost applied per acre annually

Please check which of the following soil conservation practices you use

Keeping soil coveredNo TillStrip tillageShallow tillageAdding compostRotating animalsNone of the above

How much of your farm's land base is dedicated to creation or maintaining of biodiversity?

No on-farm diversity planned or implemented2% of the farm's land base is dedicated to creation or maintaining of biodiversity10% of the farm's land base is dedicated to creation or maintaining of biodiversity25% of the farm's land base is dedicated to creation or maintaining of biodiversity40% of the farm's land base is dedicated to creation or maintaining of biodiversity

Do you grow in raised beds?

YesNo

Do any of the following apply to any of your raised beds?

Raised bed has a complete barrier between soil and in-ground production area. This includes hard bottoms, landscaping fabric, grow bags, etc. Bottom of raised bed is open to the soil.Both

What best describes your ecological pest management? (EPM)

Grower has no plan or knowledge of EPM and is reliant on (approved) chemical suppression

Minimal use of preventive broad spectrum pesticides. Grower is actively engaging in education and planning for EPM. Grower has a scouting program and set thresholds used to determine the need for spraying. Cultural, biological and mechanical means of pest and disease control have been implemented before introducing chemical interventions. Use of system pesticides is strongly discouraged

Minimal use of preventive broad spectrum pesticides. Demonstrate that the system is not reliant upon routine use of (approved) pesticides and fungicides. These materials are intended as a fallback strategy. If routinely used, a farm can demonstrate that less invasive methods were attempted and not successful. Grower can demonstrate that they have consulted with outside experts on ways to reduce pesticide use. Cultural, biological and mechanical means of pest and disease control have been implemented before introducing chemical interventions. Use of systemic pesticides is strongly discouraged.

No use of preventive broad spectrum pesticides. Demonstrate that the system is not reliant upon routine use of (approved) pesticides and fungicides. These materials are intended as a fallback strategy. If routinely used, a farm can demonstrate that less invasive methods were attempted and not successful. Grower can demonstrate that they have consulted with outside experts on ways to reduce pesticide use. Cultural, biological and mechanical means of pest and disease control have been implemented before introducing chemical interventions. Use of systemic pesticides is not allowed.

No use of broad spectrum pesticides. Grower is actively using an EPM plan, monitoring and record keeping and can show that pest risks are declining. Grower can show downward trend in use of suppression sprays. Cultural, biological and mechanical means of pest and disease control have been implemented before introducing chemical interventions. Use of systemic pesticides is not allowed.

Does your growing system require the regular use of a pesticide?

YesNo

Please list the pesticide and what pest you're trying to control. Please also list your average application rate and frequency of application for each pesticide.

What percent of farm's fertility is sourced entirely off-farm?

Fertility is sourced entirely from off-farmOver 10% of applied annual fertility needs for crops are sourced on farmOver 30% of applied annual fertility needs for crops are sourced on farmOver 60% of applied annual fertility needs for crops are sourced on farmOver 90% of applied annual fertility needs for crops are sourced on farm

Need Assistance?

Please email our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Greenhouses/High Tunnels

Are all Greenhouse/High Tunnel crops grown in soil connected to the bedrock (excluding microgreens and plants sold in containers)?

YesNo

Please list which crops are not grown in soil, and also explain what growing methods/practices you use for these crops.

Do any of the following apply to any of your greenhouse/high tunnels?

Insulation below ground in an in-ground production areaInsulation below ground in a plant propagation areaBothNone of the Above

What year were your greenhouse/high tunnels with insulation below ground in a production area built?

Before 2021After 2021

Which crops are you growing in these tunnels?

What is the primary soil component of greenhouse/high tunnels with insulation below ground in a production area?

Soil and CompostPrimarily an inert mediumOther

What is the soil depth, above the insulation, in the greenhouse/ high tunnels with insulation?

inches

Does the growing area have enough soil depth that plants can grow as they naturally would in unmodified outdoor soil environments?

What percentage of gross sales comes from greenhouses and/or high tunnels with insulation/barriers below in ground growing spaces?

Do you use soluble inputs used in your greenhouse/high tunnel system?

YesNo

Please list the soluble inputs used and how often you are using them (ex: fish emulsion, hydrolyzed soy protein, pelleted chicken manure).

Do you use deep steam treatment of the soil (greater than 4 inches)?

YesNo

Please explain why you use deep steam soil treatment

Do you use artificial light in your greenhouse?

YesNo

Are these artificial lights used for

Growing starter plants/plants for on farm transplantGrowing plants you will be harvesting from (including Microgreens)Both

Please explain the dates and/or conditions during which artificial light is used

Do you actively heat any of your greenhouses year round?

YesNo

Greenhouses

For each greenhouse you heat year round, please list the following. If you have multiple greenhouses you heat year round click "add another response" after filling out this question:

Greenhouse name or number

Total sq ft of greenhouse

What is the energy source used to heat this greenhouse?

Natural GasPropaneWoodOtherDo Not Heat

What is the "other" energy source used to heat this greenhouse?

What is the total amount of propane used to heat this greenhouse over the course of the year

Need Assistance?

Please email our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Ruminants

Do all Ruminants have daily, year round access to the outdoors during the growing season. Outdoors constitutes at least 50% vegetative cover during the growing season. Vegetative cover may include pasture, bushes, shrubs, hedgerows and trees.

YesNo

How many acres does your farm have exclusively for hay?

How many acres of pasture does your farm have exclusively for grazing?

How many acres does your farm have for both hay and grazing?

What are the total number of grazing animals on your farm?

How many days is your growing season?

Are all ruminants, including dairy cattle, organic from the last third of gestation other than the one-time farm transition to organic certification?

YesNo

Does your farm utilize face branding on any ruminants?

YesNo

Do you disbud ruminants (removing buds under 2 months of age) without anesthesia or NOP allowed pain relief?

YesNo

Are you willing to use dull-it?

YesNo

Do you dehorn ruminants (removing horns over 2 months of age)?

YesNo

Is dehorning always done by an experienced handler?

YesNo

Is dehorning always done with appropriate anesthesia?

YesNo

Please describe the way you raise young ruminants on your farm (check all that apply)

Individualized housing with outdoor exercise areaIndividualized housing without outdoor exercise areaGroup housing with outdoor exercise areaGroup housing without outdoor exercise areaCalves raised with mother

Please describe your ruminant housing

Are all ruminants fed colostrum within the first 24 hours of birth?

YesNo

Are any animals housed individually after weaning?

YesNo

Please check all that apply to your young ruminant housing

Animals have sufficient room to turn around, lie down, stretch out while lying down, get up, rest, and groom themselvesHousing is designed so that animals can see, smell, and hear other animalsHousing provides continual access to outdoor exercise areaNone of the above

Do you utilize the following practices with sheep on your farm: mulesing and tail docking shorter than the distal end of the caudal fold

YesNo

Please provide the grazing information for your different ruminant groups. If you have more than one group, click "add another response" after you are done answer this question. Please fill out this question separately for each ruminant group

Type of ruminant animal

Number of animals in this grazing group

What is the DMI% from pasture for this ruminant group during the growing season (calculated for your organic certificate)?

Do any of your ruminant groups have less than a 50% DMI during the growing season?

YesNo

Please explain what impediments you have to having your ruminants reach a 50% DMI (for example: lack of land access, short growing season etc.)

Need Assistance?

Please email our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Poultry

Does all poultry have daily, year round access to the outdoors during the growing season. Outdoors constitutes at least 50% vegetative cover during the growing season. Vegetative cover may include pasture, bushes, shrubs, hedgerows and trees.

YesNo

How many birds do you raise at one time?

How many flocks of this size do you raise per year?

How many total birds do you raise per year

What is the average weight of a mature laying hen?

lbs

Do all poultry spend a minimum of half of their life outdoors before being slaughtered (where outdoors is defined as 50% vegetated cover)?

YesNo

At how many weeks old do you put birds outside?

At how many weeks old do you slaughter your meat birds?

What is the average weight of bird at slaughter?

Do you sell any of your poultry products to off farm retail locations? (this does not include your farmer's market stand)

YesNo

Do you provide 6" or more of perch space per bird?

YesNo

Is there sufficient water, food, and protection in outdoor areas?

YesNo

Does enough natural light enter shelters during daylight hours to read inside?

YesNo

Do you use artificial lights to extend daylight hours?

YesNo

What is the maximum total number of hours daylight received?

Please describe how you keep volatile ammonia levels low in fixed houses:

Do you use any of the following practices with your Poultry (check all that apply)?

None of the followingDe-snoodingWattle and comb trimmingToe-clipping and trimmingHole punchingDubbingCaponizationFace brandingForced moltingThe use of goggles or other similar artificial devices designed to reduce feather pecking

Do your birds have trimmed beaks?

YesNo

Does the beak trimming happen at the hatchery?

YesNo

What hatchery do you purchase from?

Please format: Hatchery Name; City, State

Have you made an effort to source birds or request birds that have not have not had beaks trimmed?

YesNo

What percent of your gross sales comes from the sale of certified organic Poultry or Poultry products (including eggs)

Please enter the following information for each poultry housing unit on your farm. If you have more than one housing unit, click "add another response". Please fill out these questions seperately for each poultry housing unit on your farm.

Bird Type

Housing Type

Total Number of Birds in this housing unit

Number of indoor square feet in housing unit

What is the combined length of all perch space in this housing unit? (in linear feet)

Daily outdoor square feet available to birds in this housing unit

How many times are bird in this housing unit rotated to a different piece of land per year?

What is the cumulative outdoor space over the entire season

Need Assistance?

Please email our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Sum of Birds

Pigs

Do all pigs have daily, year round access to the outdoors during the growing season.

YesNo

Please describe what type of outdoor areas your pigs have regular access to during the growing season

How many pigs do you raise?

How many acres do you provide for this number of pigs?

Are pigs housed in groups at all times except for farrowing, boars, and illnesses?

YesNo

Briefly describe the shelter used for farrowing:

Briefly describe all bedding and manipulatable materials provided

How are your pigs managed to prevent degradation of the soil?

Do you utilize any of the following practices with your Pigs (check all that apply)?

None of the followingNeedle teeth trimming or grindingNose ringingTusk removalCastration after 14 days of ageTail dockingFace branding

What percent of your farm operation's gross sales comes from the sale of certified organic Pork or Pork products?

Need Assistance?

Please email our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Labor Protections

Are you willing to provide your employees a one page document outlining agricultural worker's legal protections required by law? This document will be provided by Real Organic Project. See document

YesNo

Have you provided your employees with this document outlining agricultural worker's legal protections required by law? Distribution of this document is a requirement for certification.

YesNo

Please describe why you are unwilling to provide your employees the one page document?

Do you receive any payment from employees or prospective employees for any costs associated with obtaining a job?

YesNo

Do you hire any contract labor through another person or organization?

YesNo

Please provide the name of the person or organization who provides your farm with contract labor.

Do you have any reason to believe that the contractor you have hired is violating the legal rights of their employees?

YesNo

Do you have any reason to believe that your contractor may not be in line with Real Organic labor standards?

YesNo

Do your employees receive a pay stub, or other documentation, on a regular basis that allows them to clearly determine their pay, hours and deductions?

YesNo

Please describe any alternative system you have in place to allow employees to determine that their hours, pay and deductions were properly calculated

Do you provide key documents (such as pay stub and work contract) to your employees in their native language?

YesNo

Do you provide these key documents in a language your employees can read and write in?

YesNo

Do your employees have complete freedom of movement and association?

YesNo

Do you, under any circumstances, hold on to your employee's passport, immigration or work documents?

YesNo

Do your employees have access to the following? Please note: this does not mean that you provide any of these directly to your employees. Just that they have access to them. Check all boxes that apply.

Medical CareTransportationCommunications (like phone and computer)Shopping for basic needsNone of the above

Are your employees provided, at no cost:

All tools, supplies and equipment required to perform their assigned dutiesAppropriate safety equipmentAppropriate safety training on all potentially hazardous equipment and/or materialsNone of the above

Do you provide housing for any of your employees?

YesNo

Please check any of the following if they apply to the housing you provide for your employees

It is a safe physical environmentIt has a natural source of light and a safe source of lightingIt is a clean, private and cleanable spaceIt has a space for personal cleaningIt has access to a sanitary bathroom or latrine (within a reasonable distance to the housing)It has access to potable waterThe housing was described accurately and in detail to workers previous to employment. A special emphasis was put on any non-traditional housingNone of the above

Need Assistance?

Please email our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Label Approval

Do you make any certified organic processed products that you would like to be able to use the Real Organic Project label on?

YesNo

Please list the products that you would like approval to use the Real Organic Project logo on.

If you have more than one product, you will find the option to "Add Another Product" at the bottom of this page.

Product Name

Packaging Type

% ROP Ingredients (by weight or volume)

Please list all of the ingredients for this product on which you will be using the Real Organic Project logo:

Is this product processed on your farm?

YesNo

Where is this product processed?

Does this product you are seeking to use the Real Organic Project logo on include produce and/or animal product (including dairy and eggs) ingredients that are not raised on your farm?

YesNo

Please list where you are sourcing produce and/or animal products not raised on your farm. Real Organic Project's processing standards require that farms using our logo on processed products prove that none of the ingredients in their processed products are sourced from CAFOs or hydroponic production facilities.

Are the processed products that you listed certified with a handling scope on your USDA Organic certificate? (This means the actual product, not just the base ingredients, are listed on your organic certificate)

YesNo

Please describe where the Real Organic Project logo will be placed on your packaging.

If approved, does Real Organic Project have permission to feature a picture of your packaging (with the Real Organic Project label on it) on our website or in email communications with farmers and/or consumers?

YesNo

To approve your product, we will need to review an image of your label. Do you have an image readily available? If you do not have a picture ready, we can contact you at a later date to get the image.

YesNo

Please upload a single picture of the label that the Real Organic Project seal will be added to. If you do not have a picture ready - it is OK to skip this question.

Need Assistance?

Please email our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Additional Information

Do you market your products under a DBA (Doing Business As) or alternate brand name that is not your farm name?

YesNo

Under what names/labels and brands do you market your product?

Do you sell your products to another company?

YesNoExamples: Organic Valley or King Arthur Flour. Answering this question helps us in reaching out to companies and brands that work with farmers we certify.

What company do you sell your products to?

Does your farm resell any products produced by other farmers?

YesNo

Please list which products you resell and through what venue (For example: through a website, at coops or at farmer's markets). Please also note if these products are sold under your farm name, or if they retain the original grower's name.

Search for your NOP ID # here. You can type in either your farm name or City and State. The 10 digit number before your farm name is your NOP ID# - please copy and paste this number into the response box for the next question "What is your 10 digit NOP ID #?"

What is your 10 digit NOP ID #? Canadian Farms, please enter your COR number.

If you need assistance, or the question is not accepting your response, please Save and Resume this form and reach out to our Certification Manager Jessica at jessica@realorganicproject.org

Do you have more than one NOP ID?

YesNo

What is your other 10 digit NOP ID #?

Who is your USDA/COR Organic certifier?

Begin typing your certifier then CLICK the certifier in the drop down selection. This question does not accept typed only responses.

Do you grow any products for sale that are not listed on your USDA/COR Organic certificate? This does not include any products raised exclusively for family and friends.

YesNo

Are you currently using the Real Organic Project logo?

YesNo

Where are you using the logo?

WebsiteFarmers MarketRaw Product PackagingProcessed Product PackagingWholesale PackagingOn Delivery Vehicles

Do you have any questions for us?

Does you farm have a website?

YesNo

Please enter the URL

Please list the first date when you will have crops in the field and/or animals on pasture.

Please list the last date when you will have crops in the field and/or animals on pasture.

Please list other certified organic farms that you would recommend for inclusion in the Real Organic Project. Please consider reaching out to them and encouraging them to apply

Please check any boxes that are days/times when you will be available for an inspection during the growing season.

Monday AM	Monday PM
Tuesday AM	Tuesday PM
Wednesday AM	Wednesday PM
Thursday AM	Thursday PM
Friday AM	Friday PM

Please list any additional information we should know about your availability for scheduling a farm visit with you

Can you please provide directions on how to reach your farm from a local landmark or highway?

Under specific circumstances, Real Organic Project can offer virtual inspections. If you qualify, would you be interested?

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