Forest
Blood Mountain Collaborative
Washington
Farmer Housing
Updated May 8, 2025
35 Total Acres
- 2 Tillable Acres
- 4 Pasture Acres
- 27 Forested Acres
- 2 Open/Non-farmable Acres
Blood Mountain Collaborative
Washington, VT
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Partnership leading towards assuming primary stewardship of a small, hillside farm. Animals, fruits, potential sugar bush, have started a 24' x 12' greenhouse, would like a herb drying shed... And, the directions that you desire and develop.
This landowner is a
Land trust or nonprofit
Quality of land
Predominately south facing hillside with well drained, sandy loam, soil. No chemicals have been applied for, at least, 45 years.
Enrolled in Current Use
Yes
Protected with conservation easement
No
Current forest management plan
Yes
Certified or qualified organic
No
External map links
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Farm Information
Farmer housing
Yes
Farmer housing details
2 bedroom house, 1 and 1/2 baths, basement with root cellar, wood heat with gas back-up. Garage, workshop and storage areas.
Water source for farm use
Available
Type of water source
Shallow well or spring reservoir, Pond, River/stream
Water source details
Presently, there are 3 dug wells. The available house has a gravity feed well. The water for barn is pumped from a different well to a thousand gallon cistern. There are also two creeks on the property and a spring-fed pond.
Farm infrastructure
Description of farm infrastructure
The barn will hold 1,200 bales plus a drive thru bay. Below, it is set up with two box stalls, plus space for smaller animals (has been used for goats, calves, chickens, etc). Also a tack room.
There is an additional 4-bay garage, with 2 additional sheds on the class 3 road.
Two pasture areas are fenced with electric wire on cedar posts. Otherwise, we've been using fiberglass rods.
Access to equipment
Available
Equipment details
No tractor at the moment, but the brush hog and logging winch are still with us.
Hand tools and some horse drawn items.
Tenure Arrangement
Collaborative model
Tenure arrangement details
Starting out on a trial basis as a rental arrangement, potentially leading into a buy-in. Possibly structured as a purchase of the house associated with use and stewardship of the land in trust.
Additional Information
We are nestled into the hills at the top of the watershed looking out at the White Mountains in the distance (on the flip side of our ridge one sees Camel's Hump). We expect to continue to live here, in a separate, more recently built, house and continue to be able to enjoy this land. As well as keeping access for our kids and grandkids. It is possible that Blood Mountain Collaborative will have other activities, one such dream is to create a small "Greek" theater on hillside...