The Mountain Airstrip Farm

Hadley, NY, Saratoga County

For Lease Business Partnership
Updated Mar 3, 2023

Acres Available

171

Open Tillable Acres

20

Wooded (or other) Acres

140

Infrastructure

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Crops Permitted

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Livestock Permitted

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Condition & Current Use

Property has a 3500 foot grass runway and other pastures. Three barns and a farm house. The farm house will be rented out for ABNB. The airstrip will be used for ATV rentals. The woods will have trails for hiking, biking and ATV riding. It is hoped to grow lavender, flowers, mushrooms, forest crops, hydroponics, microgreens, livestock and fruit crops. It will depend on the skills, knowledge, market and arrangements made with a farmer.

Soil Types

Sandy and Sandy Loam

Farm History & Past Use

Historic property. One of the first establishments in Hadley back in the early 1800s. Owned by Broadway and Hollywood legends for 100 years. Has been used for a sawmill, dairy, logging, equine, chickens, pigs and beef previously. 

Tenure Options

Tenure Options

For Lease Business Partnership

May form a yearly lease to extent to a multiyear lease or partnership with the landowner.

Are you willing to mentor a new or beginning farmer?

Yes

Do you require a farmer who qualifies for agricultural assessment?

Yes

Production Preferences

Livestock / Crops Description

A couple of horses, alpaca, sheep, a donkey, beef cows would all add tourist ambiance to the property as well as income potential.

Crops Permitted

  • black outline of a carrot Vegetables
  • black outline apple icon Fruits
  • black outline of a flower Flowers or Ornamentals
  • black outline of a wheat germ Grains
  • black outline hay icon Hay

Livestock Permitted

  • black outline cow icon Cattle - Beef
  • black outline horse icon Equine
  • Black outline of a sheep Goats/Sheep

Preferred Farming Method

Biodynamic

Farm Infrastructure

  • black outline barn icon Barns - Equipment Storage
  • black outline electrical icon Electrical access
  • Black outline of a fence Fencing
  • Black outline of a water drop Water access

Fencing

Approximately 20 acres fo pasture fencing with barbed wire. Separated into seven grazing areas.

Water Access

There is a well, pond and multiple streams on the property for crops and livestock.

Barns for Equipment/Storage

Hay and livestock barn and sheds for storage

Additional Property Information

Current Land Zoning

Agricultural

Is the property located in a NY Agricultural District?

Yes

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

Yes

Additional Information About This Property

It has an iron ore mine on the property that was used to extract iron ore to fuel the furnances of the paper mills in the town of Lake Luzerne until 1930s.

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