Last Listing description (April 2010)
Dreaming of your own Gourmet Farmer lifestyle?
Are you looking for the perfect climate - 4 seasons, with a summer, high-temp ave between 24-26, reliable plentiful rainfall & a region that boasts world famous pristine, clean air and water and a climate conducive to excellent yields and high quality production from a wide variety of crops?
Then this piece of Paradise is what you have been searching for...
Magnificent, certified organic 42 acre property including an 18acre walnut orchard. Grazing certified organic beef cattle. Breathtakingly views from inside the home and all over the property of Mt Roland, Paradise, surrounding rolling hills & valleys & snow capped mountains in Winter.
THE HOUSE
Rendered dble brick, timber ceilings, 4 brs, main with ensuite, adjoining spa room with glass ceiling & wood heater. Main bathroom with bath & sep shower. 2nd separate toilet. Laundry. General purpose room. Office/study. Kitchen and adjoining dining area. Entrance hall and large living room. Main dining and entertaining area 7.1x4 metres with double glazed red cedar windows, French terracotta tiles and underfloor heating via wood fire. Bedrooms & hallways carpeted; Slate and parquetry flooring throughout the rest of the house. Terrace/ bbcue area with spectacular views. New heavy duty canvas awnings on all west facing windows. Access to the property via tree-lined avenue ending at circular drive containing silver birch grove. House garden contains 20+ fruit trees including a large variety of stone fruit and apple trees, pomegranates, hazelnuts, walnuts, olives, lemon, a chook enclosure, large vegie garden and 3 compost bays. Water supply 25,000 litre underground rainwater tank with pressure unit and filtering system
PADDOCKS and PASTURE
The entire property (including walnut orchard) is CERTIFIED ORGANIC with TASMANIAN ORGANIC-DYNAMIC PRODUCERS
* There are 14 paddocks, all electrified fences with cut-outs, and separate watering points. Pasture excellent stand natural and introduced species of clover and grasses.
SHEDS and OUT-BUILDINGS
* garden studio/bungalow (suitable for additional accommodation);
* Brick timber and iron Workshed - 136.7 metres square. Power and water, concrete drained floor
* Two-bay shed with storage room
* Adjacent stock weather shed (and or hay)
* Separate hay shed 400 + bale capacity
* Wood Shed near house
* Double garage and storage
FARM WATER
* Bore accessing plentiful, pristine potable water
* Five dams (2 spring fed), pumping shed and equipment;
* 250,000 litre reservoir in 5 hectare 1800 tree walnut orchard with pump shed and rainbird irrigation system, approx 11 kilometres of irrigation pipe and drippers
TREES
The farm supports 6,100 + trees
* Radiata Pine (approx 750) with potential mill value
* Windbreaks of Eucalyptus, Chinese Willow and Poplars (over 3,400)
* Walnut trees (1800)
* Large natural trees (approx 150)
* 1.25 hectares of natural forest, native ferns etc, plus Hawthorn and Tree Lucerne Hedges
Rainfall 1/12/08 - 30/11/09 - 1210 mls mostly between April and September.
5 minutes from Sheffield, dead end road, quiet, peaceful, very private.