Demeter Application Documents

Farmers and Growers:

If you are interested in Demeter certification you should first read the general introductory information.

The next step will be to complete the application documents, which are.

A Farm Profile.

A Management Plan.

An Annual Report.

Before embarking on these documents you should read the other information the which contains notes to help yu with these documents.

Demeter information bulletins (No1 and No 2) are alsow in the other information document.

Reference to the Demeter New Zealand Standards for Primary Production will be essential

Processors

You should contact Demeter New Zealand for further information about the licensing system. Reference to the Demeter Standards for Processing will be essential. You will also need to prepare a statement about your processing systems. A template is available to guide you in this. There is also a set of spreadsheets that may be used for calculating percentages of ingredients in recipes. It has space for four recipes - if you need more, insert a new worksheet and copy into it everything from an unused version of one of worksheets 1-4. 

Existing licensees please note:
All the above documents are identical to the ones you use except that your Annual Report form has some information specific to you preprinted on pages 1,2 and 3. You should therefore make sure that you use only the preprinted versions of those pages.

Preparation Makers
if you are making biodyamic preparations you will need to record what you do. There are forms available for this . The preparation evaluation form is also supplied in Word format so you can type in it. Use a new copy for each preparation.

Wine makers
Once your winery has been approved for Demeter production, finished wine may be certified by the lot. A pdf version of the application form is available here. A Word version (1Mb) for electronic completion is available by email on request

Vegetable Growers
Some hybrid brassica seeds are not permitted in Demeter production because they are produced by a technique that is a form of (unregulated) genetic engineering. A list of permitted varieties may be viewed here  

Our contact details:

Demeter New Zealand
Postal: PO Box 39045, Wellington
Telephone: 0-4-589 5366 (within NZ); +64-4-589 5366 (international)
Fax: 0-4-589 5365 (within NZ); +64-4-589 5365 (international)
E-mail: demeter@biodynamic.org.nz

© 2004 Bio Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association in NZ Inc. Last updated 26 November 2009