Organic Verification Systems LLC · OCAM
Verification of Active
USDA Certification™
Issued
Jul 30, 2010
Document Type
HISTORICAL SAMPLE
Product / Operation
Cedar Creek Farm
Producer
Gary P. Shaffer
GTIN-14
Not applicable — farm operation
Location
678 Cherry Creek Rd, Marquette, MI 49855
Certifying Agent
MOSA — Midwest Organic Services Association
NOP Certificate Number
Producer: MI-G1978-10 · Associate: 2356
Certificate Effective Date
July 30, 2010
Last Inspection Date
July 23, 2011
Scope
Crop · Wild Crop
Equivalency
US–Canada Organic Equivalency Arrangement
Certified Organic Products
Fruit
Blackberries, strawberries, raspberries
Vegetables
Arugula, carrots, chives, cucumber, lettuce, onions, peppers, pumpkin, summer squash, tomatoes, winter squash, zucchini
Wild Crop
Chanterelle mushrooms
Flowers
Carnation, columbine, cosmos, dahlia, delphinium, dianthus, echinacea, marigold, penstemon, scabiosa, zinnia
Herbs
Basil, parsley, oregano, sage
Trees
Balsam fir, quaking aspen, red pine, white fir, white pine
Also: In-ground greenhouse production of flowers, onions, peppers, squash, and tomatoes · Greenhouse production of transplants for sale and on-farm use
✓ VERIFIED — ACTIVE AT TIME OF ISSUE
Certificate valid through surrender. Status verifiable at USDA OID.
Data + Inspection
Certifier
NOP Compliant
Certificate
SERIAL: OCAM-2010-CCF-00001
Issued: July 30, 2010 · Certifier: MOSA
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Source Certificate on File — MOSA Organic Certificate
MOSA Organic Certificate
The Midwest Organic Services Association, Inc. (MOSA), has verified through inspection and review that this operation has met the National Organic Standards and is certified as compliant with the USDA's National Organic Program (7 CFR Part 205).
Cedar Creek Farm
Gary P. Shaffer
678 Cherry Creek Rd. · Marquette, MI 49855
Categories: Crop · Wild Crop
Certified Organic Products/Services:
Fruit: blackberries, strawberries, raspberries;
Vegetables: arugula, carrots, chives, cucumber, lettuce, onions, peppers, pumpkin, summer squash, tomatoes, winter squash, zucchini;
Flowers: carnation, columbine, cosmos, dahlia, delphinium, dianthus, echinacea, marigold, penstemon, scabiosa, zinnia;
Herbs: basil, parsley, oregano, sage;
Wild Crop: Chanterelle mushrooms;
In-ground greenhouse production; transplants for sale and on-farm use;
Trees: balsam fir, quaking aspen, red pine, white fir, white pine.
All products additionally certified in compliance with the US–Canada Organic Equivalency Arrangement.
7/30/2010 Effective Date
7/23/2011 Last Inspection
8/23/2011 Revision Date
Producer: MI-G1978-10
Associate: 2356
Midwest
Organic
Services
MOSA
Certified Organic
USDA
ORGANIC
Michael Crotser — Certification Review Staff
Not valid for trade. Transaction certificates issued for trade purposes.
Certificate Facts
Operation
Cedar Creek Farm
Producer
Gary P. Shaffer
Certifying Agent
MOSA — Midwest Organic Services Association
PO Box 821, Viroqua WI 54665
Producer Number
MI-G1978-10
Associate Number
2356
Effective Date
July 30, 2010
Last Inspection
July 23, 2011
Revision Date
August 23, 2011
Scope
Crop · Wild Crop
Equivalency
US–Canada Organic Equivalency Arrangement
Standard
7 CFR Part 205 — USDA National Organic Program
Authorized By
Michael Crotser, Certification Review Staff
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