Home > Real Estate > Real Estate Listings > Sale - Green Dream, Lifestyle Farm in WA | Posted by Patricia Sherwood Price $1316000 Posted on 23/01/2010 Quantity 1 Expires on 23/04/2010 Link http://www.sophiacollege.com/farm_sale.htm Views Today 1 Total Views 680 Description Renew body, heart and spirit. FRESH COUNTRY AIR, GREEN HILLS, SECLUDED, QUIET 16 HECTARE ORGANIC PARADISE This property is just 35 minutes from large regional city but has all the benefits of a quiet country lifestyle. Organically managed for 25 years with 80 established macadamias, 300 chestnuts and 100 walnut trees together with a small mixed established orchard of citrus, stone fruit, apples, pears, berries, persimmons , old and now rare varieties of apples and exotic fruits. This mediterranean climate grows most fruits. The orchard is irrigated and piping exists for irrigation for commercial vegetables if desired from the 3million gallon dam on the property which is home to black swans, coots and teal ducks. The soil is A grade agricultural and well suited to crops of tomatoes potatoes, green vegetables and a variety of other crops that prefer a acid soil base. There is a mower, plough and old working tractor which are included in the sale. A beautiful stream runs through the property and its preserved native forest which provides an ecosystem where kangaroos, emus and other wildlife live. Native trees have been planted to ensure that a diversity of beautiful birds frequent the property including the splendid blue wren, robin red breasts, the multi coloured grass parrots, crimson rosellas and the endangered red tailed black cockatoo and the spotted swamp harrier. Beautiful wildflowers in season unique to south western Australia. The property has two houses both passive solar designed, with building products that maximise a healthy organic lifestyle. These include wool or solamit for insulation in the roof, slate floors, natural wooden ceilings and fittings. Also includes solar hot water system, wood stoves and electrical cookers. One house is a 2 bedroom , one bathroom rammed earth residence adn can be easily rented out to local people.The major house has 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large living and dining areas, study and spacious verandahs, garage and outdoor living areas. There is also a very large shed for storage , and three rainwater tanks holding together 35,000 gallons of rainwater which provide clean fresh drinking water for household use. Both houses have large glass windows and panels to enable one to enjoy the natural surroundings , the sunshine and the beautiful environment in which they are located. There is satellite reliable internet access in both houses. This unique property has been developed over 25 years to create an ecologically sustainable lifestyle that nurtures human beings, animals and plants. It would suit either a professional family after a sustainable lifestyle option or persons wishing to develop a commercial organic farming business. It is a perfect environment for raising children with the abundance of sunshine and natural activities from climbing mountains, to rowing boats on the dam, swimming, hiking and relating to the wildlife or a farm compatible pet. Currentl y it is has a small flock of sheep. Contact; director.sophia.college@bigpond.com Ph: +61-8-97315022, Mobile: +61 417 977 085 Contact Information Patricia Sherwood 200 Warburton Rd Dardanup VIC - 6236 Australia 0417 977 085 Reply to this Classified Your Name    Your Email    Subject    Message