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1 DEMETER&ASSOCIATION,& & farm &STANDARD&&!!Hawthorne!Valley! farm ! 4&& !! A.!!Necessary!Elements!of!the! farm !Organ ism!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!8!! B.!!Soil!Fertility!Management!IIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!12!! C.!!Biodynamic!Preparations!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!18!! D.!Crop!Protection!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!20!! E.!!Protection!from!Environmental!Hazard s!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!21!! F.!!Duty!to!Report!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!22!! G.!!Seeds,!Seedlings,!and!

2 Perennial!Planting!Stock!!IIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!22!! H.!!GMO!Avoidance!and!Protection!IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 23!! I.!!Residue!Testing!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!24!& !!General!Principal!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!25!! B.!!Potting!Soils!and!Growing!Media!!III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 25!! C.!!Hydroponics!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!26!! D.!!Certified!Sprouts!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!26!& STRUCTURAL&COMPONENTS&555555555555555555 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555 55555555555555555&27&&!

3 A.!Treated!Lumber!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!27!& ! A.!!Conversion!and!Certification!IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 28!! B.!!Stocking!Rates!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!28!! C.!!Breeding!Stock:!Beef!and!Dairy!IIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 28!! D.!!Slaughter!Stock!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!29!! E.!!Reproduction!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!29!! F.!!Record!Keeping!and!Animal! !!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

4 29!! G.!!Feeding!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 30!! H.!!Emergency!Feed!Protocol!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!31!! I.!!Housing!and!Outside!Access!IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!31!! J.!!Management!of!Poultry!IIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!32!! K.!!Veterinary!Treatment!of!Animals!IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 35!& !3!&! A.!!Origin!of!Spores,!Cultures,!Mycelium !!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!37!! B.!!Origin!of!Growing!Substrate!!IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

5 37!! C.!!Biodynamic!Measures!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!37!! D.!!Illumination!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!37!! E.!!Health!of!Crop!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!37!! F.!!Cleaning!and!Disinfection!!IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!38!! G.!!Recycling!of!Spent!Mushroom!Compost! !IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!38!& !&! A.!!Storage!and!Processing!!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!39!! B.!!Labeling!and!Packaging!!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

6 39!! C.!!OnIFarm!Processing,!OffIFarm!GrowerI Contracted!Processing,!and!Packing!!IIII IIIIIIII!39!! D.!!Water!Quality!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!39!& ! A.!!Determining!what!is!to!be!certified! !IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!40!! B.!!Prerequisites!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!41!! C.!!Steps!to!certification!!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!41!! D.!!InIconversion!timeline!!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!42!! E.!!Exemptions!to!wholeIfarm!certificati on!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

7 42!! F.!!Newly!acquired!property!!IIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!42!! G.!!Public!Disclosure!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!43!! H.!!Annual!Renewal!of!Certification!!III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 43!! I.!!Revisions!to!Guidelines!and!Standard s!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!43!! J.!!Record!Keeping!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!43!! K.!!Annual!Contract!and!Use!of!Certifica tion!Marks!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!44!&& !A:!!Composition!of!Various!Manures!IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIII!

8 45!! Appendix!B:!!Permitted!and!Restricted!Fe rtilizers!and!Soil!Conditioners!IIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII!46!! Appendix!C:!!Allowable!Materials!and!Met hods!for!Plant!Care!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIII!48!! Appendix!D:!!Allowable!BroughtIIn!Feeds! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!50!!!!!!!! Appendix!!E:!!Allowable!Feed!Extenders!a nd!Additives!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII!I!51!! Appendix!F:!!Calculation!of!Stocking!Rat e!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!52!! Appendix!G:!Fertility!Calculation!Worksh eet!for!Total!and!Imported!Materials!III IIIIIIII!53!! Appendix!H:!GMO!Crops!of!Concern!IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 55!! Appendix!I:!Exemption!for!Use!!IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

9 56!!!!!!!Appendix!J:!Biodynamic!Preparat ionsIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!I!57&&INTRO DUCTION&!&&&"Now!a! farm !comes!closest!to !its!own!essence!when!it!can!be!conceive d!of!as!a!kind!of!independent!individual ity,!a!self:contained!entity.!In!reality ,!every! farm !ought!to!aspire!to!this!sta te!of!being!a!self:contained!individuali ty. !!!!!!!!!Rudolf!Steiner&&&Biodynamic&Pri nciples&A!foundation!of!the!Biodynamic!m ethod!of!farming!is!a!Goethean!observati on!of!nature!and!its!application!to!a!fa rming!system.!This!encourages!a!view!of! nature!as!an!interconnected!whole,!a!tot ality,!an!organism!endowed!with!archetyp al!rhythm.!&Biodynamic!farming!involves! managing!a! farm !utilizing!the!principles !of!a!living!organism.!A!concise!model!

10 Of!a!living!organism!ideal!would!be!a!wi lderness!forest,!where!there!is!a!high!d egree!of!selfIsufficiency!in!all!realms! of!biological!survival.!!Fertility!and!f eed!arise!out!of!the!recycling!of!the!or ganic!material!the!system!generates.!!Av oidance!of!pest!species!is!based!on!biol ogical!vigor!and!its!intrinsic!biologica l!and!genetic!diversity.!Water!is!effici ently!cycled!through!the!system.!!!While !agriculture!takes!nature!to!a!state!tha t!is!one!step!removed!from!wilderness,!t he!wisdom!of!the!farmer!that!guides!its! course!can!reflect!these!ancient!princip les!of!sustainability.!!The!view!of!the! farm !organism!extends!beyond!the!fence!l ine!and!includes!the!tangible!and!intang ible!forces!that!work!through!it.!!Examp les!include!the!climate,!inherent!wildli fe!