Off-Grid Farm 3,9 Hectares - 2 Dams, Solar Energy - V.V. Ródão | ID: 21-11740

Off-grid farm with 3,9 hectares for sale in the municipality of Vila Velha de Ródão, district of Castelo Branco, central, Portugal.

Fully fenced all around, and with easy access, set in the heart of nature and surrounded by forest and wildlife.

The farm has different land configurations, with native mediterranean vegetation predominating in some, and other were the changes resulting from the investments made in the last 2 years are more visible, namely in terms of afforestation, fertilization and irrigation, through the conversion of eucalyptus areas - with the uprooting of 1 hectare of eucalyptus forest, where all the wood is still found - with the aim of converting it to the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants, in the organic production method.

On the land there is still a centenary olive grove in full production and a 40 year old vineyard, in the 2nd year of conversion to organic production.

Scattered across the land are several other trees: fig, strawberry, quince, almond, pomegranate, laurel, willow, ash, holm oak, pine and others.

The two large dams provide not only water for irrigation in abundance, but also, on the hottest days of summer, spaces of shade and tranquility.

In addition to fertilizing the land, with a 1,5 hectares certified area for organic production, a drip irrigation system was installed, necessary for the development of production.

Next to the dams, a floodplain area is especially fertile and suitable for both, vegetable production and the installation of a larger orchard for different types of fruit trees.

Next to the buildings, fed by the water from the dams, there is a large tank with a capacity of 50 m3, completely renovated, whose utility is not only for the storage and distribution of water for irrigation but also provides, due to its large dimensions, the easy adaptation to the swimming pool complementing the leisure area.

Both dams have been cleaned, expanded and licensed.

The largest has four springs and a capacity of 1500 m3 and the smallest 500 m3.

The water pumping, with a fertigation system, is powered by solar energy, which supplies electricity for daily consumption.

The main building, fully fenced, has an area of 90 m², having also been recently renovated: comprises a living room / kitchen with wood burning stove, a large living room that serves as a bedroom and an office and a dry toilet.

The access to the interior is made via a large covered front patio and a side door.

Outside, there is a space for a kennel or chicken coop.

The property has a good appreciation potential, either through the rehabilitation of the existing annex with 100 m², with the respective project already prepared, or through the capture of groundwater, through the investment in an artesian borehole, namely to obtain drinkwater.

There is feasibility a single-family house building with two floors with an area of up to 500 m², subject to prior approval and municipal licensing.

The farm has very easy access, by a dirt road, about 300 meters from a paved road, 5 minutes from the village and 15 minutes from the city of Castelo Branco.