General Information

Stunning heritage landshare in the Hawkesbury

Listing description :

Stunning heritage property in the Hawkesbury region of NSW looking for new landshare farmers. The busy owners care for 3.5 acres of beautiful established garden, but restoring the heritage house has left little time to utilise the remaining acres. One fully fenced slopping paddock of approx an acre is cleared and ready to go for a keen market gardener or farmer. Also available is an area of approx 5 acres of land requiring weed management. The land ranges from gentle to steep slopes with areas cleared and ready to go. This area at the bottom of the property has beautiful fertile soil and access to a large dam. The top 3/4 acre paddock is currently leased by a budding permaculture business as a permaculture demonstration site. Opportunities to pool resources to purchase and share equipment available as well as set hours using owners existing tractor. Possibilities exist for accomodation on site with a caravan currently available and plenty of space for BYO accomodation. Rental rooms in the stunning heritage house will become available in 2022.

Land Details

Property location : Hawkesbury NSW

Total land size (Acres) : 13 Acres

Non Arable / Arable Area : 5 acres/ 8 acres

Opportunities to expand : Yes

Zoning : Residential

Current uses: Established ornental gardens, hobby farm, permaculture demonstration site

Current practices: Permaculture

State of the surface of the cultivatable area : Slightly compacted from use as hobby farm for 15 animals

Description and historical use of land available for farming :

One fully fenced slopping paddock of approx an acre is cleared and ready to go for a keen market gardener or farmer. Currently used in for 2 weeks each month for 6 animals to graze. Also available is an area of approx 5 acres of land requiring weed management. The land ranges from gentle to steep slopes with areas cleared and ready to go.

Description of road access : All areas accessible by farm vehicles eg. ATV, tractor or a medium farm ute/4×4

Electricity access : No

Mobile phone signal : Average

Short-term goal or vision for land : For disused land to be managed and maintained.

Long-term goal or vision for land :

For land to be regeneratively managed by like minded and cooperative organic/permaculture growers with opportunities to pool resources, produce and profits.

Known environmental hazards :

Bushfires are common in the area over summer, however have not reached our property.

Current residents living on property :

Owners Christine and David along with daighter Ellen and 8 month old granddaughter Chioma living in the main house. Studio accomodation in the shed is also currently being rented.

Housing and/or onsite living opportunities :

Plently of sites for BYO accomodation - Currently one off grid 17ft lovingly restored caravan available with functioning kitchenette and access to shared bathroom/laundry facilities. 2 renovated rooms, one with own bathroom and one with share bathroom to be completed in 2020. Future opportunity for tiny house style accomodation on several sites accross the property.

Availability of farm buildings :

Use of lean to open storage bays available. Access to large machine shed storage available by negotiation.

Is the land fenced : Yes

Availability of farm machinery and tools : By negotiation rent hours/week of owners tractor. Opportunity to pool resources to purchase communal machinery and tools.

Water Source : Rain, Dam

Water rights to these sources : Yes

Is there restricted access of visitors? : Yes

Preferred agriculture production : Organic/ permaculture growers - market garden, orchard, cut flowers etc.

Preferred farming practice : Organic/ permaculture

Soil Details : Middle paddock - Heavy clay soil requiring some amendment prior to growing. Perfect to start with no dig bed. The gully - beautiful rich dark top soil run off from upper paddocks.

Arrangement

Details regarding preferred land sharing arrangement

Preferred arrangement : Lease for cash with opportunities for profit share or to exchange labour as part of arrangement.

Would you be willing to mentor or advise the entering farmer(s)? : Maybe

Do you require references from the land seeker(s)? : Yes

Agreement duration preferred : 1-3 years

Farm online media

Website : ochreokra.wordpress.com

Facebook page :

Instagram account

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