Green Dragon Farm

MARATHON, NY, Cortland County

For Sale
Updated May 5, 2023

Acres Available

35

Open Tillable Acres

5

Wooded (or other) Acres

30

Infrastructure

  • black outline barn icon Barns - Equipment Storage
  • black outline barn with silo icon Barns - Livestock
  • black outline electrical icon Electrical access
  • black outline tractor icon Equipment
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Condition & Current Use

 

PROPERTY

  • 35 acres (mix of open fields, meadow, and mature woods)
  • private location set back from road, yet only two miles from I81
  • less than an hour commute to Binghamton, Ithaca, Syracuse
  • dozens of well established, mature and bearing fruit and nut trees (apples, pears, peaches, plums, hazelnut, chestnut, walnut)
  • many dozen berry bushes, etc (raspberry, gooseberry, currant, elderberry, chokeberry, rhubarb, asparagus)
  • fenced 1/2 acre that has been in organic production as CSA, market grower for past 10 years
  • two small hoop houses for winter production
  • pond for swimming, irrigation (uphill from garden for gravity feed), or livestock
  • several outbuildings for storage or livestock (including secure chicken coop with covered run yard)
  • over a mile of trails for recreation, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, or easy access to firewood
  • "hunter or nature lover's paradise" with bountiful wildlife
  • 3.5 miles to Whitney Point Reservoir, close to other streams and lakes for fishing and recreation

HOUSE

  • power from solar panels supplies all energy for house
  • ultra efficient heat pumps provide cooling in summer and warmth in the winter
  • two wood stoves make house extra cozy in the winter
  • metal roof less than 10 years old
  • updated, energy-efficient windows
  • exposed beam ceilings
  • open floor plan
  • lots of natural light
  • deck with a view
  • root cellar
  • hardwood floors
  • house surrounded by well-tended perennial beds

Soil Types

Farm History & Past Use

Past 10 years in organic production for vegetables, berries, and shiitake mushrooms as a CSA provider and market grower. 

Tenure Options

Tenure Options

For Sale

Farm is for sale, including some misc supplies and equipment.

Sale Price or Estimated Market Value

350,000

Are you willing to mentor a new or beginning farmer?

Negotiable

Do you require a farmer who qualifies for agricultural assessment?

No

Farm Infrastructure

  • black outline barn icon Barns - Equipment Storage
  • black outline barn with silo icon Barns - Livestock
  • black outline electrical icon Electrical access
  • black outline tractor icon Equipment
  • black outline house icon Farmer housing
  • Black outline of a fence Fencing
  • Black outline of a water drop Water access

Water Access

pond and two wells

Additional Property Information

Is the Property Conserved

No

Can the public be on the property as a part of the farm business?

Negotiable

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