Total land size in acres
8.6 acres
Wooded Area
Yes - Partially treed. Cedar/hemlock/fir
Expansion potential (acres)
Yes
Current use
- Vegetable -
- Poultry - Layers -
- Orchard/Fruit -
- Greenhouse -
- Other -
State of the surface of the cultivable area
The vegetable garden is tilled.
The fruit trees are in mowed grass
The berry bushes are mulched
Description and historical use of land available for farming
House, garage, shop, tractor shed, root cellar, and boathouse were constructed in the 1990s mostly using timber from the property.
The orchard and garden fed our family of 6.
Property is located mostly between Highway 6W and the Arrow Lake
It is lakeshore with foreshore rights.
Road Access
Yes - Driveway off of Highway 6 between Nakusp and Burton (Makinson on the map)
Electricity
Yes - B.C. Hydro
Cell Service
Yes - Spotty, but we haven't tried a cell booster
Long-term goal or vision for land
We would like to sell our place to people who would continue our perspective of land use.
Known environmental hazards (wildfire area, flooding, etc.)
Yes - Regularly experience wildfires in the Kootenays, and have installed sprinklers with Honda pumps feeding them from the lake
Current residents living on property
No
Availability of farm buildings
Yes
Land is fenced
Yes - Vegetables and orchard are fenced for deer and bears (electric fencing)
Availability of farm machinery and tools
Yes - Rototiller, Champion grinder, Craftsman riding mower with wagon, complete array of garden tools, Kubota tractor with chains, snow blade, rotovator, and front end loader
Water rights to these sources
Yes - Both domestic and irrigation righrs
Restricted access of visitors
No
Types of production you are open to
Would you be willing to mentor or advise the entering farmer(s)?
Yes - Rural systems require mentoring for the first little while.
Do you require references from the farmer(s)?
No
