Richmond, Kentucky

The home is solar tempered designed with south facing windows for winter heat with a wood stove back up. Home designed for thermal siphoning for cooling cross-ventilation. There is also an energy efficient, ductless mini-split for backup air condition. Thermo-collector water heating with electric back-up water heater. Rainwater collection into a cistern with multi-stage natural filtration and final treatment with a u.v. light. Nutrient recycling with composting toilets, and a "Nutricycle" grey water garden. The grey water garden has mature, no-till, organically managed garden beds. Property is in the process of re-wilding with native meadows and woodlands. House overlooks a seasonal pond which hosts an abundance of aquatic life and migratory water fowl. The seller's and the potential buyer's land is protected through a conservation easement that prioritizes soil health, healthy waterways, and native ecosystems. 

 Immerse yourself in the rhythms of nature in this unique, eco-designed home. This sun-drenched home with south facing windows and skylights is a natural mood lifter. The solar tempered design will heat the home without any auxiliary heat but there is a wood stove for when clouds move in. Nutrients are recycled through a rainwater collection system, grey water garden, and composting toilets. Water is heated by a thermal collector and, in the summer heat, the air is cooled with an energy efficient, ductless a.c. The home is located on 1.9 acres of land with access to a chicken coop and mature garden beds. The nearly two acres on which this house sits as well as the adjacent six acres have been been tenderly cared for the past 15 years. 1000 trees were planted to offset the lumbar used for home construction and 4 meadows were seeded with Kentucky native plants to expand native habitat.

If you are concerned about global climate change and are looking for a way to decrease your carbon footprint, this homestead will lead you there.

Unincorporated, rural county. Shared driveway with 4 other homes. Nearest neighbor is the seller in a similarly built home which sits on the other side of a small pond. There is plenty of land for small scale food production and it includes a small chicken coop. Possibility of lease agreements with seller for access to back up water storage, expansion of crop production, shared use of large barn, and access to small pasture and animal shed. There is a 1/2 mile foot path through the shared woods and meadows. One mile from the home is a lake for fishing and paddling.