[Scpg] colorado urban permaculture for sale or partner

amory starr at trabal.org
Mon Mar 27 12:11:57 PST 2006


Colorado small town Urban Permaculture For Sale or Partner

STRUCTURE
* 1910 brick house with wood floors, high ceilings, bay windows, wrap porch
with wood columns and stone, fireplace
* 1268 square feet main floor houses 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen, and
large living/dining area
* finished basement (550 square feet) with wood paneled walls
* gorgeous interior original moldings, sliding doors, etc.  (original, not
renovated) 
* very large attic could be turned into a room
* 3 car garage with attic
* lot is 7500 square feet (50¹ x 150¹)

8 year old PERMACULTURE
* 4000 square foot gardens
* 18² of sheet mulch for first 3 years
* 6+ varieties of worms doing ³free range² composting, under the direction
of Jon Anderson, local worm compost expert
* keyhole beds with carpeted paths
* drip irrigation 
* raspberry bushes (4 varieties)
* grapes (8 varieties)
* walnut tree (7 years old, not yet bearing)
* 2 heirloom apple trees (beginning to bear)
* 4 apricot and peach trees with many grafts managed by local master grafter
Rick Shory, who lives in town and has consulted on this garden regularly
(bearing dependent on weather)
* outdoor kitchen with gas range

SITE
* bioregion: Rocky Steppe
* city of Fort Collins, Colorado, one hour from both boulder and denver. it
is 45 minutes from rocky mountain national park, and 15 minutes from hiking
in the Poudre Canyon (which has the lovely Poudre River), 2 hours from
Winterpark ski resort
* ³old town² area of the city, 8 blocks from the main street of old town,
lots of charm. one block from Mountain Avenue, the heart of classic
renovations happening here.
* fort collins is home to several microbreweries (o¹dells, new belgium...),
a community currency system, excellent farmers markets in the summer,
several CSAs, and local lamb, beef, and pork producers. it also has a great
local coop and a new Whole Foods market. there is a lively brew-pub scene,
excellent music venues, a performing arts center, and a strong sustainable
agriculture community at the local university, Colorado State University

TERMS
* $240,000 
* for sale by owner
* also interested in the possibility of becoming a real estate partner
* also willing to rent or do ³lease to own² or ³owner financing² to the
right person, if you pay the legal costs of making these arrangements
* more photos on request
* contact starr at trabal.org.

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