Green Valley Farms

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Posted 5.27.15 // 12:50pm

Total number of acres: 

51+

Land is best suited for:

Apple/Fruit, Beef, Berries, Flowers, Goats, Grains, Greenhouse, Hay/Forage, Herbs, Horses, Pasture, Poultry, Row Crops, Sheep, Vegetables, Woodlot

Possible tenure arrangements:

Lease with option to buy
Standard sale

Water sources: 

Irrigation in place

Electricity access: 

Yes

Infrastructure: 

Barns & sheds
Space for heated hoophouse
Parking space for farmers’ vehicles
Living or meeting space
Equipment & machinery
Cooler / produce storage

Infrastructure details:

This is a working farm with necessary space and equipment. There is in ground irrigation piping and hydrants and there is high voltage electricity. Several Barns: One barn is 75X75 no heat but has electricity. The other barn is 100X40 heated has water and electricity. Controlled Atmospheric Storage for Squash. Farm house is 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom; built in 1860 with a 1985 update.

Equipment available:

Tractors 24 to 120 HP, seeders, rotovator, sprayers, plow, harrow etc.

Conservation easements:

The property is enrolled in Massachusetts' current use program under Chapter 61A.

Additional details:

69 acres for sale in total. Back field is sloped and is 4 acres. Primary field alongside the house is flat 10 acres. Third field is just past a tree line beyond the primary field is about 2 acres. This land has been worked since 1765. Land is rock free in most parts that are plowed. Very private and has natural boundaries. No neighbors close to be bothered by farm practices. Owner has grown and peeled squash and has customers in place if a buyer is interested.

Owner is open to various sale, long-term lease or lease-to-own arrangements. Standard sale price for land and all infrastructure: $1.9 million. Sale price for house and one barn on 1-2 acres: $750,000. Lease price for farmland $5,000/year.