This lovely, old family farm is available for purchase through Maine Farmland Trust’s “Buy/Protect/Sell” program. It is

roughly 120 acres, with close to 60 acres in open fields, and is located in the Belgrade Lakes region town of North

Belgrade. Much of the open land is being hayed, with about 5 acres recently in vegetable production. Until the late

1980s, the property was run as a dairy. At that time, the former owners began focusing on vegetable production,

with about 5 to 7 acres typically in

rotation. They sold the vegetables

from their popular roadside farm

stand and continued to hay about

50 acres in fields.

This property boasts excellent

farmland soils, with 80 percent

classified as soils of Prime,

Statewide, or Local Importance for

agriculture. A new farmer could continue growing vegetables and haying the land, or could expand into livestock,

such as beef cattle. The property is ideal for marketing vegetables and other farm products given its prominent

location on a state highway, and the notoriety of its farm stand.

The value of this property is in the land. The infrastructure, including the house, needs TLC. A handy person with a

creative vision could do a lot here! Buildings include: 1850s 3-bedroom house, heifer barn, farm stand, workshop,

and several other outbuildings.

To ensure that this farm remains viable for future generations, the property will be protected with an agricultural

conservation easement which will restrict future development. The easement will allow new agricultural structures,

and a new home could replace the existing farm house.

Asking Price: $180,000

120-ACRE FARM FOR SALE IN N. BELGRADE

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT STACY GAMBREL AT

MAINE FARMLAND TRUST 207-338-6575 ~ SGAMBREL@MAINEFARMLANDTRUST.ORG