2011-04-23T16:09:42-05:00 2010-08-31 THOMAS F LINDGREN CPA PC PO BOX 4236 KINGSTON NY 12402 990EZ 2009-09-01 061798718 CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN INC CERT 540 PRESIDENT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215 ALICE VARON 2011-01-13 THOMAS LINDGREN 8453381001 2011-04-23 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z X MODIFIED CASH WWW.NATURALLYGROWN.ORG X 70303 5760 50227 141 14175 4552 9623 65751 27645 4477 2777 27422 62321 3430 4292 -10 7712 2210 10048 4372 3413 6582 13461 2290 5749 4292 7712 CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN IS A NON-PROFIT ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TAILORED FOR SMALL-SCALE, DIRECT-MARKET FARMERS USING NATURAL METHODS. WHEN USDA'S ORGANIC PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2002, MANY FARMS EARNING MORE THAN 5,000 PER YEAR WERE FORCED TO MAKE A DIFFICULT CHOICE: EITHER PAY HIGH CERTIFICATION FEES AND COMPLETE MOUNDS OF PAPERWORK TO BECOME CERTIFIED ORGANIC, OR ELSE GIVE UP USING THE WORD "ORGANIC" TO DESCRIBE THEIR PRODUCE AND/OR LIVESTOCK. BELIEVING THAT NEITHER CHOICE WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE, SOME FARMERS CREATED CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO ASSURE THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY OBSERVED STRICT GROWING PRACTICES. CNG STRIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIC MOVEMENT BY REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO CERTIFICATION THAT TEND TO EXCLUDE SMALLER DIRECT-MARKET FARMS, WHILE PRESERVING HIGH STANDARDS FOR NATURAL PRODUCTION METHODS. ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TAILORED FOR SMALL- SCALE, DIRECT-MARKET FARMERS USING NATURAL METHODS. ALICE VARON 540 PRESIDENT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215 0 24750 RON KHOSLA 540 PRESIDENT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215 0 0 KATE KHOSLA 540 PRESIDENT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215 0 0 CHIP HOPE 540 PRESIDENT STREET BROOKLYN NY 11215 0 0 false false false false false false false ALICE VARON 540 PRESIDENT STREET THIRD FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11215 9174063945 false false false false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED ALICE VARON RON KHOSLA KATE KHOSLA CHIP HOPE