503: Tiffany Panaccione on The Basil Project.
Taking the initial steps to starting her own farm.
In This Podcast:
Returning guest, Tiffany Panaccione, is back for an update on her new basil farm. She discusses some of her early learnings on preparing greenhouse plants for a garden, when to plant outside of your area’s planting calendar, how she protects against pests, and theories on a mysterious overnight digger. Also, listen in for her experience attending the Earthship Academy, some of her mentors as she starts her farm, and why basil holds a special place in her heart.
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Our Guest:

Listen in and learn about:
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- Starting a garden or farm using “plugs”
- How to properly prepare greenhouse seedlings to be planted in a garden
- Earthship Academy and some of her learnings around meeting basic needs in a sustainable way
- How to get coaching for your farm from Greg
- The challenges and mysterious overnight digger she encountered
- Planting times and things to consider if you are experimenting with planting outside the calendar for your area
- Using foliar fertilizer and BT caterpillar killer on young basil to build its immune system
- Removing competitive weeds for young plants vs when you can leave the weeds as ground cover
- The 90-day vision for the basil once it gets about a foot tall
As well as:
Her childhood memory – Sunday dinners at her grandmother’s house and picking fresh basil from her garden for that night’s dinner.
Her advice – Any advice you get, you choose whether to accept and put it into practice so don’t blame your decisions on others.
Tiffany’s post on our Blog:
Healing – Doing the Heart Work
How to reach Tiffany :
Website: www.littletiffbigworld.com
Instagram: @littletiffbigworld
Email: Tiffany@littletiffbigworld.com
Tiffany’s Previous Podcast:
483: Tiffany Panaccione on Starting an Urban Farm Business.
UrbanFarm.org/tiffsbasil