Raeann Passno

I would love to create a farm that could grow mainly different types of basil. It is a widely used herb and is very easy to grow. Also expand to have more hens, goats, and a larger vegetable garden.

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Location:

  • West
    • Alleghany
    • Ashe
    • Avery
    • Buncombe
    • Burke
    • Caldwell
    • Cherokee
    • Clay
    • Graham
    • Haywood
    • Henderson
    • Jackson
    • Macon
    • Madison
    • McDowell
    • Mitchell
    • Polk
    • Rutherford
    • Swain
    • Transylvania
    • Watauga
    • Wilkes
    • Yancey

Total acres 15.0

Acres of cropland or tillable land 2.0

Looking for the following:

Type of opportunity:

Lease (1 to 5 Years), Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy. More info: Land that would be able to have a large vegetable garden. Also land that could have chickens and livestock.

Equipment & infrastructure:

Barn, Farmer housing.

Current production on farm:

Herbs, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Vegetable production. More info: My fiancé and I have a small homestead with a large vegetable garden and 30 laying chickens. We would love to have a larger farm with bring in more chickens and livestock. Our goal is to bring more local food to our community and continue the farming way of life.

Current farming practices:

Transitioning to organic. More info: We use all non GMO seeds and no pesticides on our vegetables and herbs. Only diatomaceous earth and other natural products.

Qualifications and goals:

Previous farming experience:

Employee

Number of years experience:

3

Other qualifications:

More info: I have been farming at a large pepper farm in Candler called Smoking J’s Fiery Foods. There are only a few year round employees including myself and we have learned how to run the farm from start to finish. We plant the seeds, transplant, harvest, and then make various hot sauces from our peppers. The owner Joel has taught me so much about farming and has taken me under his wing.

Production goals:

Field crops, Herbs, Honey bees, Poultry (Broiler/Layer), Sheep/Goat (Dairy/Meat), Vegetable production. More info: Our goal is to expand our small homestead of chickens and vegetable farming. We would like to add goats, more laying chickens, and a large vegetable garden. I am particularly interested in growing different types of basil. Basil is an easy herb to grow and can be widely used.

Personal experience and production goals summary:

I have a vegetable and herb garden now on our homestead that is large enough for my fiancé and I to have vegetables throughout the year. I was able to have a farm stand with all that we grew this year too. I would love to create a farm that could grow mainly different types of basil. There is a large basil farm in South Carolina that grows many different types of basil. I would like to play with that idea and grow possibly 10 of the 15 different types of basil along with vegetables.