LOT 3 Scotts Road, Geeveston TAS 7116

A rare opportunity to purchase a 7.75 acre sustainable mixed Lifestyle Farm in the much sought after Huon Valley. This property has not only self sufficiency capacity but comes with great potential for direct farm sale income on the road side, approved planning permit for home construction and stunning architecturally designed house plans are included. The hard work is done ready for you to enjoy the owners extensive planning. The property is newly fenced externally and internally and is well planned with many gates, three freshly painted old timber character sheds, one set up as a weekender plus one machinery shed and one large packing shed that was used as a dance hall in times past. Sunny northerly aspect. Power and water and phone are connected. Large organic vegetable and herb/food tree gardens are established on excellent soil and all mulched and ready for the next spring season. There are lots of other features including two hot houses, livestock shelters and a cleared house site. A potentially good income can be made from the rest of the property which is already established in a viable organically managed apple orchard that includes some rare older varieties including the excellent eating Geeveston Fanny. There is also a water license to the nearby Kermandie River. the owners website which refers mostly to this property is at the following address www.esperanceholisticfarm.com
The property has been very successful as a holistic mixed farm concept with Wiltshire horn (self shedding) sheep grazing under the apple trees and another section that has apple trees that have been left for fodder for the sheep and dairy cow, which are open branched allowing for sun to penetrate and therefore no loss to pasture and grazing capacity. The property consists of Apples including, Geeveston Fanny, Royal Gala, Jonagolds, Fuji, Golden delicious, Australian Lime, Avocado, Crab Apple, Cumquat, Fig, Lemon, Mandarin, Mulberry, Nectarine, Olives, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Grape, Thornless Blackberry, Yosterberries, Strawberries, Raspberries, Hazelnuts along with Garlic and around twenty different types of Herbs throughout the herb garden and an extensive seasonal vegetable garden. The property is located 1.5 kms to the local town of Geeveston, approximately 45 minutes to Hobart and 1.5km from the Port Huon Marina and boating area. The owners are qualified organic agricultural teachers and are happy to offer education and training to the new owner if they require.