Blissful Dairy Farm - 716 acres with housing - Bridport, VT

Posted on October 6, 2022Last updated 3 weeks ago

The Land

Property Owner:

Farmer or farm family

Property Location:

3203 Middle Road, Bridport, VT

Total number of acres available with this property:

716.8

Acres of cropland or tillable land:

529.2

Acres of pasture:

0.0

Acres of forested land:

66.0

Other open and/or non-farmable land:

38 +/- acres of wetland 25.03 +/- acres of farmstead land

Is the property enrolled in a current use or other state program that affects property taxes?:

Yes

Is the property protected with any type of Conservation Easement?:

Yes

Easement details:

VLT Conservation Easement on both farmsteads (some acreage not eased)

Is there a forest management plan for forestland on the available property?:

Yes

Is the property certified organic, or does it qualify for organic certification under federal organic regulations?:

Yes

If the property is contracted to be sold through a real estate agent, please provide name of agent and/or agency and the MLS #:

Curtis Trousdale, Preferred Properties, MLS #4931761
Farm Information

Water sources present

Available

Types of water sources present

River/stream
Town/municipal water

Water sources details

Tri-Town municipal water runs along the Middle Road frontage and services buildings on the property. Additionally, the property enjoys 6205’ of E Branch Dead Creek frontage, 785’ of W Branch Dead Creek frontage, and 1888’ of Potash Brook frontage.

Barns, sheds or other structures

Available

Farm infrastructure details

8 farm structures including two dairy barns, 1 bunker silo, and 3 metal feed silos. The main barn located at 1450 Middle Road includes 300 cow free stalls and a swing-10 parlor, equipped with a Waikato milking system and a 2500-pound stainless steel milk tank. The insulated warehouse located at 3203 Middle Road was built as a Sprout Room.

Farmer housing

Available

Farmer housing details

3 residential homes on the property (1 rented; 1 used to house farm workers). 1 mobile home on the property in disrepair is connected to its own septic system; this is being kept on the property to maintain the legal ability to replace the mobile home and continue using the existing septic system without the need for a state wastewater permit.

Equipment and machinery

None available
Tenure Arrangement

Tenure arrangement

Property for sale

Property for sale

Asking price: $2,300,000 (real estate assets only)
Additional Information

Description

Organic Farm Opportunity! This wonderful 716.8 +/- acre farm formally known as the Blissful Dairy is located in the quiet farming and lakefront town of Bridport, Vermont. From many areas of the farm there are gorgeous views of the Adirondack mountains in NY and the rolling fields of Addison County, VT. This is a Real Estate asset only sale; all livestock has been sold and equipment will be auctioned in the spring of 2023. The property includes two separate farmsteads less than 2 miles apart on the same road and features dairy barns, bunkers, a 10,000 SF heated sprout/storage steel building, sheds, (2) farmhouses (Currently Vacant), a ranch/doublewide home (rented), and an old mobile home needing replacement but with installed power, water and septic. The 10,000 SF building is currently empty and waiting for your vision and hosts the large solar array on its roof. The land consists of approximately 530 +/- acres of ag/pastureland and 66 +/- acres of woodland with the remainder in low utility and wetlands. The land is in Vermont Current Use program and has a Vermont Land Trust conservation easement. There is a 5-acre building lot outside of the VLT easement that will allow for another home to be constructed. The seller would consider selling both farms separately if the right opportunity is found. This is great opportunity of reinvention of the farm; take the blank slate and start new.

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