The
Kingsbury Community Farm Update
July 1, 2008
The
Request for Proposal phase of selling the
Kingsbury Community Farm is over.
The
Kingsbury Community Farm Committee met on June
16th to review the proposals and select the
winning proposal.
The
winner has been determined, but we are unable to
announce who will be purchasing the conserved
farm until a purchase contract has been signed.
The entire committee believes that the choice
we have made will excite the community and that
everyone will agree that the winner is very much
in line with the aspirations and goals that the
committee and the entire community has had for
the project.
We
look forward to announcing the buyer as soon as
contract negotiations are complete.
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About the Kingsbury
Community Farm
The Kingsbury Community
Farm is a 20.2 acre farm located in the Warren, Vermont.
Most of the land is designated as prime agricultural soils.
With the buffers established as part of the conservation
easement and the land that the buildings sits on, it is
estimated that there are about 13 acres of workable land
for farming. Four acres of the land is north of the
Mac's convenience store There is a large barn that was used
for milking cows and storing hay and there is also a milk
house on the barn. The house is a large farmhouse with
5 bedrooms and a basement that would work very well as a
root cellar. There is also a 5 bay garage.
ABOUT THE KINGSBURY
COMMUNITY FARM INITIATIVE
This farm conservation initiative is a
collaborative effort of the Mad River Watershed Conservation
Partnership, (a coalition of the Vermont Land Trust, the Mad
River Valley Panning District and the Friends of the Mad
River), the Town of Warren, and several other local
organizations and individuals. These groups came together
with the vision that the Kingsbury Farm could have a special
place in the future of the Mad River Valley. In addition to
being a scenic landmark on Route 100 in Warren, the
property's frontage on the Mad River and exceptional
agricultural soils suggested the land's potential to be an
active farm producing local food or farm products while also
contributing recreational, educational and cultural
opportunities to the community.
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