***40 acre Farm with home for sale ***


Good view of the Mountain and hayfields. Mostly flat. 
Quiet, cannot hear anything but Nature. Only one close neighbor. 

The town of Quesnel, British Columbia is about a 15 minute drive away.
In the middle of the Cariboo goldfields, Quesnel has something to offer for everyone.
The historic town of Barkerville is not very far away.
Summer and winter, there are many activities in this small town
where many cultures and heritages blend together. 

The house is a little over 1,000 sf. 2 bedroom home, with a 'den'
(possible 3rd bedroom- which had been used as such)

27x16 living room, Large kitchen, lots of cupboards, 12x12 mudroom/tackroom, indoor woodstove.

Electric runs about $34 -50 a month, depending on how many people are living here. 

Stove, oven, washer, dryer and refrigerator included

Tin roof. Solid home. All but 2 windows are newer vinyl. 
No smoking in the house for the last 4 years. 
New Exterior Fresh Paint

2 wells, one hand dug 36 foot well 
and a new 120' drilled well and pumphouse (2007), 
15 gallons per minute. (Most places near here are 2-3 gallons per minute). 

On septic.

Outbuildings: Hog pen done in chain link, room for 6-8 hogs, 30 ft chicken house, 
10x10 brooder house (connected to chicken house,14x14' goat shed, 14x40 woodshed. 
Barnyard done in log rails. Two chicken/turkey breeding pens. 
2 large chicken pens done in $500 of 7 ft tall no-climb wire.

Large shoppe, concrete floor with loft. Approximately 38x25

16x26 foot greenhouse with raised beds and potting bench
17x12 foot new log root cellar.

Has a 3,500 sf garden, fruit trees, raspberries, strawberries, asparagus beds, rhubarb, horseradish. Lots of wild fruit including highbush cranberry, lowbush blueberries, thimbleberries, salmonberries and more. 
 Some landscaping with iris, perennial bulbs, peonies and other flowering shrubs around home. 

Has own gravel pit for your graveling needs. 
Permitted trout pond (about an acre),  with 3 smaller ponds.

Property Taxes are LOW!

6" insulation in the walls, 10" in the attic.

Security gate across driveway
 (mostly to keep range cattle out of the yard)

Fenced & cross fenced. Set up for horses 
and cattle as well as smaller livestocks.
$500 into just poultry fencing for pens alone

Lots of standing trees (pine, spruce, poplar, birch, ash, aspen mix) interspersed with pastures. 
approximately 14 acres in pasture/hayfield.
Fields cleared and planted in 2007. Ready to hay in 2009.

Would be excellent setup for solar/wind power and tied into the grid.
Has only had organic methods used on the property in the last 4 years.
Probably never had chemicals used on it ever. Good soils.

Lake close by with great fishing & swimming.
Property is also near the world famous Blackwater River for trout fishing.

Would also make a great vacation home.
No light pollution so you can enjoy stargazing or the Northern Lights. 

Lots of wildlife!!!

Has been set up for sled dogs (6) and on the historic 150 mile long Telegraph trail.
Perfect for ATV, snowmobiles, endurance horses, mountain bikes,
cross country skiing, hiking, trail rides or running sleddogs.

The Telegraph Trail crosses the historic Alexander McKenzie Grease Trail,
 so you can travel to Bella Coola or Calgary on the trail if you care to.
Moose, deer and other wildlife abound.
You will not get any better trails than these at your doorstep. Ever.
The Gold Rush Sled Dog Mail Run is also right here in Quesnel each January

I love my home in Quesnel and never thought I would leave,
but there is a better opportunity and adventure awaiting for me.
I am hoping that the someone who will buy this farm, is someone
who will love this piece of land as much as I do.

Price $190,000 canadian

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