201 Dump Rd , Fort Plain, NY 13339(Montgomery County)

The home has a open floor plan on the first floor with a large brick-lined country kitchen and a huge interior window to the dining room, which in turn opens to the living room. There is a bath on each floor with 3 bedrooms upstairs. Included are a wood cookstove, gas range, 2 refrigerators, 3 freezers, a washer and a drier. It has 2576 square feet of living space and a hidden walk-up attic. There are 2 drilled wells; the new one is 200 deep and has a modest amount of sulfur while the old one, used in summers, has pure sweet water and is only 60 deep.

The home was extensively remodeled 13 years ago, and more has been done since: new electric, plumbing, heat (propane wall units), insulation (high R value blown-in foam), steel studs, sheetrock, roof (main home), windows, hot water, leachfield, well... Workmanship and aesthetics are top-notch. But the job is not quite complete: most rooms need permanent flooring, and some trim. The master bath is functional but not finished, and a minor amount of sheetrock needs finishing. At first glance, everything looks perfect.

Let me explain more about the immediate area. You have frontage on the Mohawk River, along with dock rights. You almost never see this almost anywhere. But it is completely legal here. State land surrounds you and you adjoin the Erie Canal Bike Path (masked by foliage on their lilacs). Past the property the road is gated and ending at a historic lock, built of local limestone, fitted without cement, an architectural marvel. The State maintains the road all the way, but does not plow it. You have the States blessing to use their open land as your own, as did the previous owner, a local dairyman. No rent, no lease, just use and enjoy it.

Taxes are very low - $1950 -and a very fair price of $317000 will make this high on many peoples see right away list.

This is operated as commercial garden and there is extensive infrastructures: 3 frost-free hydrants, a 14x100 hoop house, a commercial cooler that sits in a germination room/plant nursery attached to another greenhouse (14x32), a tool shed, another hoop house, facilities for pastured hogs, 5 strand high tensile pasture fencing. This is all included in the price.

It is run as a subscription CSA, producing a huge variety of veggies (Peas, Beets, Kohlrabi, Spinach, Lettuce, Arugula, Scallions, Garlic Scapes, Turnips, Radishes, Braising Greens, Baby Bok Choi, Cherry Tomatoes, Beefsteak Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Sweet Peppers, Hot Peppers, Corn, Broccoli, Zucchini, Carrots, Green Beans, Lettuce, Tomatillos, Ground Cherries, Braising Greens, Potatoes, Onions, Carrots, Celery, Winter Squash, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Pumpkins, Celeriac, Fennel, Spinach, and Braising Greens, Parsley, Cilantro, Basil, Sage, Dill, Tarragon, Thyme, Rosemary, Lovage, chervil, Cress, or leaf fennel). Additionally, they offer pork products and some dairy produced by like-minded neighbors.

Here's how they describe their practices: "Beyond organics; we believe in producing food that is not only healthy for us but the environment as well. We focus on sustainability, biological diversity and supporting the land for future generations. Pest management is done by encouraging beneficial insects, plant rotation, and inter-planting crops for predator intervention. Crop selection is based on climate compatibility and taste. Whenever possible we try and plant heritage and heirloom varietals. We only use organic pesticides as last resorts. Our animals are humanely raised on pasture and only treated with antibiotics or medication as a life saving intervention. We stay small on purpose. Quality is important and staying small allows us to notice the details."

We have 57 acres adjoining this for sale as well (different owner). It is about equally divided between former tillable fields and woods. It lies at the end of a paved dead end road and has 310 frontage there. There is an old gravel bank with 400 cubic yards of good gravel remaining, though 150 yards of it would be used constructing a good road to get it to the pavement. This has a stream, good views and has very long frontage on the Erie Canal bike path and also the Thruway. Taxes are around $800 (cheap) and the owner asks $2300/acre, to be determined by a survey yet to be made.