Have you ever dreamed of owning a manageable working farm in Vermont with solid income potential and could be certified organic? Look no further than 81 Basin Harbor Road. Sited on a level 120 acres with over 500' of frontage on the Otter Creek in the center of the Champlain Valley, this property includes a neat and tidy 3 bedroom, 2-story residence with an attached one-bedroom apartment (think farm manager or Airbnb agricultural tourism), a large restructured barn set up for small ruminants, a barnyard with a new drainage system, fertile soil, and fenced pastures all with Green Mountain and Adirondack views. Many improvements have been made in the last 3 years (see list). All of the heavy lifting has been done so the next owner can hit the ground running. There is a building envelope for another residence and a grandfathered location for a highly visible possible farm store with good traffic counts. Convenient to downtown Vergennes with shops and restaurants and in close proximity to Burlington markets. Just a wonderful opportunity to live off the land in a beautiful part of Vermont known for it's good soils and spectacular views with Lake Champlain just a few miles away!
For Sale: 81 Basin Harbor Road
120 acres • $995,000
Property Owner:
Farmer or farm family
Contact Name:
Wade Weathers
Property Location:
Panton, VT
The Land
Total number of acres available with this property:
120.0
Total acres available for agriculture:
75.0
Acres of forested land:
30.0
Acres of cropland or tillable land:
35.0
Acres of pasture:
75.0
Other open and/or non-farmable land:
Property also features 500' of Otter Creek waterfront with approximately 5 acres of adjacent wetland
Quality of land:
Land has been managed via intensive regenerative grazing since 2019, could be certified as Organic. Pastures feature dairy-quality forage with high nutrition/palatability as a result of two years of extensive rehabilitation with NRCS.
Soils are sandy loam throughout the property (Swanton/Elmwood/Adams) and are a unique wedge of fertile soil, an exception to the predominant Vergennes clay prevalent in the area.
Farm Information
Water sources present:
Available
Water sources details:
Town water water supply serviced by Vergennes-Panton Water District
Separate meters for barn and house
Barns and sheds:
Farmer housing:
Available
Farmer housing details:
3bed/2.5bath modern farmhouse (2,646 Sq.Ft ) built in 2008 with 2-car garage, full basement, large porch, and 1-acre fenced yard, radiant floor heat. There is an attached 1bed/2bath apartment (approx. 800 Sq.Ft.) with private entrance, ideal for farm manager housing or agro-tourism rentals.
Additional approved building site north of pole barn.
Equipment and machinery:
Available
Equipment and machinery details:
Property includes a pastured poultry operation including operational protocols, 2 large Mobile Range Coops, feeders/waterers, other equipment for producing up to 6,000 meat birds per season, with brooder space for 1,000 chicks in barn
Grazing equip. (portable fencing, water troughs, atv fencer setup, etc)
2 grain bins w/ augers
Farm infrastructure details:
2 attached barns (~20,000 sqft) w/ heated shop, hay loft, loafing porch, feed alleys
100x40’ pole barn
2 large concrete bunks
New 0.5 acre woodchip barnyard w/ subsurface drainage
Perim. electric fencing, 5-strand high-tensile
2000' NRCS laneway + buried frost-free waterline
Below-ground water supply throughout pastures
Tenure Arrangement
Tenure arrangement:
Property for sale
Sale price:
$995,000