85 acre eco-paradise, wildlife sanctuary, sustainable homestead.  Close, yet secluded. Private, yet accessible.

Unique property for sale.  Located in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, 10 minutes from both the Vermont and New York borders in the heart of the Berkshires. 10 minutes to Williams College, Williamstown Theater Festival and the Clark Art Institute. 10 minutes to Jiminy Peak ski area. 20 minutes to Mass MOCA in North Adams. 30 minutes to Tanglewood. 1 hour to Albany NY. 3 hours to Boston and 3.5 to NYC.  Massachusetts is rated #1 in education and #1 in healthcare. Clean air and pristine water.  You can’t find a better quality of life.

Lovely 4 bedroom 3 bath home on 85 private acres of land (approximately 20 acres open, 65 wooded) that has been in the same family for over 45 years. Multiple barns and outbuildings including an off-grid cabin.

Live your dreams, whatever they are. Everything you need is here: abundant pure mountain water, ability to be self sufficient in food, raising livestock or crops, with a renewable heat source for home. These things are rare in today’s world, provide an unparalleled level of security, and are truly priceless.  This property is a sustainable haven in a changing world.

Are you a prepper? A farmer? An artist? Concerned about climate change? Secure a future for you family here. Arable land, suitable for livestock and crops. Forest land: sustainable fuel source for Tarm wood gasification boiler. House also has propane furnace. Well water, as well as a gravity fed spring water system with micro hydro set up. Septic. Includes 2 generators. 4.6k photovoltaic set-up with battery bank. John Deere tractor with with many attachments. Polaris Ranger with tracks. Includes many other tools and equipment.

3500 sq. ft. foot home with timber frame addition. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, living room, dining room, 2 home offices, den, 2 kitchens (granny unit at ground level.) Purchased in 1978 as a one story brick ranch house with a finished walk-out basement apartment, steel frame and attached 2 car garage. From 2007 – 2010 I did a million+ dollar renovation, adding a timber-frame great room, and a second story including a master suite with 2 home offices and upper deck. Quality materials throughout: oak, cherry, mahogany, ipe, granite, marble, copper.

Over the years I have paved the road and installed a new road, built barns and an off-grid cabin. Buried the phone and power lines. One barn is large enough to park an RV, a pick up and an ATV. The other has a steel frame and a hoist. Drilled well in addition to gravity-fed spring water system. Dead end, gated, town maintained road. Surrounded by thousands of acres of woodlands. No manufacturing or agricultural chemicals ever nearby. Solar power with battery bank and a micro hydro system currently offline but easily started again. Open pasture land and woodland with private, pristine watershed feeding year round Thompson Brook with picturesque waterfalls as well as brook trout, crayfish, salamanders in a healthy ecosystem. Pond and off grid cabin with out-house. Root Cellar. Greenhouse. 3 barns, woodshed, fenced organic, food forest garden with garden shed. Black walnut plantation. Mature landscape with a breathtaking spring parade of flowering ornamentals and perennials, and many fruit trees as well as raspberries, grapes and blueberries. Wildlife abounds: deer, turkey, bear, coyote, rabbit, fox and many more.

A turn key entry into any kind of life you want to make, and a solid investment in your family’s future. Walk into what my husband and I have spent decades building.

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE HOME

I love the way the air smells, and the sound of the rushing water and bird song. I love living in close contact with wildlife. I love the freedom that total privacy affords. I love this warm and comfortable home. I love the views. I love all the trees, shrubs, fruits, nuts and perennials that I have planted for the past 4 decades. I love living in a small town where you can get involved in town government and get to know your neighbors. I love living next to a college town and the vibrance and opportunities that it offers.

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Jogger, Snowdrop, Helen, Grey Grey, Mooglin, Jesse, Leonardo, April, Wiggles,Toto, Scooter, Sadie, Louie, Mocha, Kibbles, Fenix, Goldie, Henry

Fertile beds grow a large variety of flowers, vegetables and herbs.  No pesticides or herbicides  Many native shrubs and wildflowers attract a healthy pollinator population. Black Walnut plantation. (60 trees). The air can be filled with fragrance: linden, honeysuckle, rose, spruce.

4.6 kw photovoltaic array – grid tied with battery back up