27 +- Acre Natural Paradise

This private paradise, hidden away on the North Mountain is just 13 minutes to Kentville. It’s located on a quiet, well maintained dead-end road close to the main road going into Halls Harbour. The property consists of 27+- acres which includes 20 acres of well managed old growth forest, exciting gardens and a 7 acre organic field. The house is a European-style two level home tucked into the side of the hill protected from the elements and built for energy efficiency. It’s just 20 years old and was totally upgraded within the past 7 years, including a new septic system, all new windows, complete new roof with additional insulation, new pumps, improved systems and much more.

It offers over 2,300 square feet of very comfortable living space. There’s a huge entry/mudroom, spacious kitchen with many cabinets and a 13 foot wall of storage, pantry space. There’s a system room, full bathroom, and the living area. The living area on this level is all open with space for dining, sitting and relaxing. A windowed wall opens to a spacious well gardened terrace surrounded by lawn overlooking the brook. A woodstove in the corner provides heat and adds to the cozy open concept charm.

Upstairs is spacious, sunny and well planned. There’s a terrific family room/library with many windows, bathroom, laundry room, two storage closets, two guest bedrooms with closets and a master bedroom with a huge walk-in closet. A side door takes you out to a spacious deck (at grade level) overlooking the gardens. The house is spotless and extremely well maintained. It has excellent systems including a deep drilled well, septic, 200 amp electrical, electric heat and a woodstove. The owners rarely use the electric heat even in the dead of winter. This home is insulated so well that it heats with 2.5 cords of wood.

There are three outbuildings including a small workshop, garden shed and a modern storage building for garden tractors, tools, canoes, etc. The house sits way back off the road hidden, and totally private. A 400 foot long paved driveway winds up the hillside to the parking area. This is possibly the best paved driveway I’ve seen in this area. It was installed recently, excavated properly, frost proofed and built up for the seamless paving.

Around the house proper, is professionally landscaped with sitting areas, extensive gardens and lawn. There is also a large organic vegetable garden and a wonderful private orchard producing 10 different kinds of fruit including blueberries, blackberries, black cherry, italian prune, nectarine and peaches. Yes, peaches! Big, juicy, tasty peaches. This little orchard is ideally positioned to capture the sun and is surrounded by forest for protection from the wind. Beautiful trails wind through the forest. Some are wide grass trails ideal for walking, skiing, horses and biking. The trails lead to a magical field of about 7.5 acres. It’s been organically managed and produces excellent hay crops. It’s sunny, well drained and surrounded by forest making it an idea site for organic gardening, pasture and grapes. The soils test suggests this is an exceptional tract of agricultural land. It would also qualify for a house site. A pretty pond sits in the lower corner of the field and is used for skating in winter.

This property is definitely a rare find. It offers a unique opportunity to live close to all major services with easy access to the Bay of Fundy. Here you are surrounded by nature and have an energy-efficient home, with gardens, orchard and land to be quite self-sufficient. The beauty is the added bonus.