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Nestled on 6.5 serene acres, this 5-bedroom, 2-bath farmhouse offers the perfect blend of rustic charm and sustainable living. Surrounded by gardens and mature fruit trees, this property is a permaculture dream, designed for self-sufficiency and a deep connection to nature. The home features open living areas, cozy bedrooms, and modern amenities that enhance its country charm. Outside, the land is a gardener's paradise with thriving gardens, rich soil, and plenty of space for outdoor activities or expansion. Enjoy peaceful country living a true haven for those seeking sustainability and tranquility. Improvements New Well and all new plumbing, all new electrical wiring, new steel roof with extra insulation, new vinyl siding with tyvek wrap and insulation, new windows. See more Perfect homestead for anyone looking to get out of the city and into a more energy efficient home with a developing permaculture food forest. The house was built in 1920 (124 years old, ) and since it was last bought has been gutted and slowly and intentionally rebuilt with efficiency as the number one priority. A few cosmetic projects remain, but some of the current amendments include: House Renovations: The upstairs wood floors were sanded, cracks filled, sealed, and coated with Bono Traffic HD. All new electrical 200A panel and wiring installed in 2015. (2x 20A circuits in kitchen; 3x in upstairs bathroom and upstairs bedrooms for higher capacity) 12ga Romex and empty 1 conduit run from basement to attic for future upgrades Kitchen is wired for future under cabinet lighting, future garbage disposal Kitchen has a space, wiring, and plumbing for future dishwasher New electrical panel installed in garage New well and plumbing installed in 2015, including 1- line from well, higher capacity tank, 1 main line in house, new fixtures, and 2x 1- lines running back outside for future outdoor expansion Space in the basement behind the water heater for a future root cellar Hardwired interconnected smoke alarms throughout house (wire run from upstairs storage room smoke alarm to laundry room ceiling space for future smoke alarm there) House Efficiency: A new steel roof was installed in 2015, with 5 of foam (2 Polyiso and 3 XPS) which eliminates thermal bridging, and keeps the attic space at near house temperatures helping prevent heat radiation through the upstairs ceiling, and heat loss in the winter. (If additional cellulose insulation is put in between the rafters it could bump the R-value up even more.) With rock wool or cellulose in the wall cavities, 1- of XPS foam, and foam backed siding, the walls come in at R-27! (More than twice the R-value as the walls of most insulated homes), with no thermal bridging from the framing. The vinyl siding and new Energy Star windows and doors were installed in 2016. The walls of the garage are also insulated with foam on the exterior, and it has an insulated overhead door. The roof and walls of the enclosed porch are also covered in foam, and the porch windows are triple glazed, ensuring the porch never dips below freezing temps. Heat pump water heater, which uses minimal electricity while helping dehumidify the basement. High efficiency wood furnace and backup 94% efficiency propane furnace. With the house insulated as it is, we're able to use night cooling to keep the house comfortable during the day without the need for air conditioning. Annual and medicinal gardens, and permaculture food forest: The soil in the fenced garden, and the medicinal herb garden by the house has been amended with hundreds of pounds of biochar and compost, both produced on the property. No pesticides have been used on the property since at least 2014. Large medicinal and culinary herb garden outside kitchen door next to house __ X __ fenced in (annual) garden area 2x 20+ year old apple trees (producing about 6+ bushels of MacIntosh and Golden Delicious apples per tree) 15+ year old plum tree Multiple black raspberry patches and large red raspberry patch M

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Listed by: Pamela Monday