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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!Perennial!Plan ting!

2 Stock!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII!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!42!

7 ! 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!45!! Appendix!B:!!

8 Permitted!and!Restricted!Fertilizers!and !Soil!Conditioners!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 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!o f!a!living!organism!

10 Ideal!would!be!a!wilderness!forest,!wher e!there!is!a!high!degree!of!selfIsuffici ency!in!all!realms!of!biological!surviva l.!!Fertility!and!feed!arise!out!of!the! recycling!of!the!organic!material!the!sy stem!generates.!!Avoidance!of!pest!speci es!is!based!on!biological!vigor!and!its! intrinsic!biological!and!genetic!diversi ty.!Water!is!efficiently!cycled!through! the!system.!!!While!agriculture!takes!na ture!to!a!state!that!is!one!step!removed !from!wilderness,!the!wisdom!of!the!farm er!that!guides!its!course!can!reflect!th ese!ancient!principles!of!sustainability .!!The!view!of!the!farm!organism!extends !beyond!the!fence!line!and!includes!the! tangible!and!intangible!forces!that!work !through!it.!!Examples!include!the!clima te,!inherent!wildlife!of!the!earth!(abov e!and!below!the!ground),!