Property Description

Organic Farmstead with Private Fishing Brook, Ponds, Woods and Gardens.Welcome to your very own organic farmstead situated on 7.5 plus acres of level, fertile, and organic Catskills land minutes from the charming hamlet of Livingston Manor. This unique income-generating property, comprised of two adjacent lots (5.24 acres and 2.45 acres), is suitable for a range of residential, agricultural, and commercial uses including self-sufficient living, farming, micro-hospitality development, and a multitude of small business ventures. In past years the owners have sold home-produced eggs, fruit, vegetables, cheese, preserves, maple syrup, honey, and firewood.At the heart of the property stands a Mennonite-built log home, showcasing characteristic craftsmanship, solid construction, and use of natural materials. The existing layout accommodates two generations and includes 2 kitchens (one with a Kalamazoo wood-burning cook stove), pantry/mud room, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, plus 2 sleeping lofts (one has second floor access and could be enclosed to create a third bedroom). The original part of the house, constructed in 2010, has a half-height basement. The two-story addition, completed in 2020, has a full basement. An open porch wraps around the house and provides an array of places to sit, relax, and reflect-including pondside.Beyond the house are several outbuildings: TWO-STORY WOOD-FRAMED BARN (27' x 19'), most recently used for housing farm animals; a chicken coop is attached. SUMMER KITCHEN with attached GREENHOUSE and two COVERED PORCHES, one with wood-fired maple syrup sap arch. The summer kitchen is appointed with range, freezer, commercial sink, and wood stove heating. The combination kitchen-greenhouse and open-air porches are ideal for canning, preserving, and processing your summer harvest; water and electricity supply connected. LARGE STEEL-FRAME BARN (50' x 24') with LEAN-TO SHEDS (30' x 12') on two sides, suitable for housing animals, workshop, studio and/or storage. METAL CARPORT open-sided, currently used for selling firewood.The property is rich with natural assets ideal for agricultural and recreational use. Adjacent to the house is a large spring-fed pond, stocked with trout. Fed via a retention pond that reduces sediment, the water is crystal-clear and perfect for fishing, swimming, and relaxation. Sprague Brook, that provides water to the ponds, runs year-round through the property and flows to nearby Willowemoc Creek that is renowned for fly-fishing. Exclusive rights to fish in t

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