Farm/Homestead/Agrotourism Venue Opportunity

The Land

I am looking to sell my farm in Vershire, VT. The land area is 38 acres and has the most amazing views in Central VT. I ran a Beef ranch (Shire Beef LLC) on the land and adjacent leased lands for the last decade plus. In map below (fields 11/13/14)

This landowner is a

Farmer or farm family

Quality of land

Organically certified as hay and pastureland.

Ecdysis Foundation Report

Some of the acreage on the farm has very fertile upland soils.

Pasture has been expertly managed with holistically planned grazing rotations. Some slopes are steep, but all acres are tractor-accessible and mowable.

Enrolled in Current Use

Yes

Protected with conservation easement

No

Current forest management plan

Yes

Certified or qualified organic

Yes

External map links

View Location on Google Maps • View Soil Info on VT Natural Resources Atlas • View Atlas Tutorial

Farm Information

Farmer housing

Yes

Farmer housing details

There is a residence under construction, which needs to be finished. It is sufficiently large to serve as a conference or retreat center. Plans are available. In-ground heat-pump system, with future hot water distribution. Plan alterations can be made. The current housing is in 2 yurts (17' and 14' diameter) located in the greenhouse. The neighboring property (not mine) s also for sale and has a fully renovated farmhouse on it.

Water source for farm use

Available

Type of water source

Drilled well

Water source details

500ft artesian well, 2gal/min flow, 600gal storage.

Underground distribution with black HDPE and Plasson valve takeoffs. water tubs. hoses, connectors.

Separate system on leased land with both a shallow well with 4000gal storage and an artesian well with unknown but thus non-exhaustible flow.

Farm infrastructure

Barn/farm buildings
Greenhouses/high tunnels
Fencing
Roadways
Electricity/power

Description of farm infrastructure

Monitor barn 70x36: 1st floor, cattle, chute setup, storage, equipment parking; 2nd story workshop/bedding storage. Attached 0.5ac barnyard with a woodchip drainage system and feed alley for winter feeding.

Small barn with 3 tie-stalls and milking equipment and attched 0/.3 ac yard. Processing room with 8x8 walk-in freezer and milk/cheese making equipment.

40' buried and air-conditioned container root cellar and commercial steam kettle.

48x30 Rimol greenhouse with 2 wall polycarbonate covering

12x12 Sauna (needs refurbishing)

2 electric services, 11kw solar system on barn, 12kw backup generator w auto transfer, fiberoptic internet on premises.

Comprehensive fencing.

Septic system

Access to equipment

Available

Equipment details

50HP 4wd SAME Argon tractor, with canopy. under 2k hours

Manure spreader, forks, bucket, bale grabber, manure forks, rear forklift with 90"lift, grader blade, broadcast seeder, brush hog. Self-levelling loader. woodsplitter, snowblower, compost tea spreader (300gal tank on skids with pump and nozzle bar)

Cat 246B Skidsteer with chains, hydraulic grapple bucket, forks, and regular bucket

RAM 2500HD 6.4l plow and farm truck. Crew cab and flatbed. 160k miles

24' flatbed trailer, 9ft snoway wingplow.

Kawasaki 4 wheels for fencing

All the fencing, pigtails, reels and tools.

Tenure Arrangement

For Sale $695,000

Tenure arrangement details

Outright sale preferred, other options possible, no owner financing.

Additional Information

This is a unique and unusual offering. Plans to develop the property further have been derailed by family and other circumstances, but the infrastructure bones and already installed features give a future owner a big leg up. For someone with a vision, this could be an amazing value. Total invested is over $1.3 million. Make an offer.

Sugaring taps leased to neighbor (500 taps), 5-year lease. 2030.

Lots more details and pictures available. Motivated seller.

Farm/Homestead/Agrotourism Venue Opportunity