68 Peacock Creek Road

In these troubled times with rocketing prices, shortages and an uncertain world, families are increasingly seeking a more relaxed lifestyle, somewhere to build a safer and healthier future for their family, somewhere to make a good living while contributing towards a healthier planet. Sounds interesting? In which case you really ought to take a close look at what Nutshell Farm has to offer. For a price that is less than many Gold Coast or Greater Brisbane family homes, 40-acre Nutshell Farm in the beautiful Northern Rivers of NSW is both certified organic and certified biodynamic, has an established profitable business, exceptional infrastructure and is ready for you to move in without the need for any further investment. Uniquely in a farm of this size, it is turning in an established, secure and growing income that would be the envy of most farms four or five times the size. Plus, there is no compromise when it comes to family life. It has a beautiful, fully renovated five-bedroom, two-bathroom house with stunning views across the valley to the foothills of the Richmond Range National Park. The current owners have spent the past nine years creating a truly unique farm and country lifestyle, so let's highlight a few features. Nothing has been spared, no corners have been cut and the farm is being offered for sale on a walk-in walk-out basis, with on-going support from the current owners to ensure a seamless transition, no matter what your current knowledge or skill level may be. Take a look at a few key features: Sustainability is underpinned by outstanding water security thanks to a solar-powered bore and 25,000-litre header tank and three dams, one of which is large capacity. An in-ground watering system services the majority of the paddocks for efficient stock watering. Domestic water security comes in the form of 135,000-litre capacity storage tanks. Biodynamic soil improvement has resulted in amazing soil fertility and pasture growth, ground cover and an enviable carrying capacity. Perimeter security is assured thanks to the farm's total ring-lock and barb wire fencing, most of which is new. Animal containment is a combination of ring-lock and permanent electric fencing. This subdivides approximately half the property into multiple interconnected paddocks for efficient stock rotation and pasture management that is suitable for a variety of animals including cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. The front pastures of the property and are fenced into 4 paddocks, with a separate 7-acres set aside for hay production. A massive 35-metre by 16-metre by 6-metre-high steel shed is more than adequate for machinery, equipment and storage for hay (produced on the farm). Plus there is an additional machine shed. The farm currently grows and harvests around 65 bales of high-value certified organic and certified biodynamic hay a year from one harvest. Two harvests a year are feasible in good growing years. 'Profit from the day you move in' While the layout of the paddocks ensures that Nutshell Farm is ideal for a variety of livestock, it is operated currently as a profitable, premium-priced, certified organic, heritage breed pork business with long-standing supply agreements established with certified organic butchers in NSW and Queensland. It offers the new owner a proven and immediate income stream that is secure and not subject to the fluctuating vagaries of selling through livestock markets. The current owners also sell direct to the public and negotiations are well advance with new butchery customers that will see turnover increase by around 70 percent in the next financial year. In additional to pigs, Nutshell Farm is also home to a 20-plus herd of Jersey and Galloway cattle, chicken, guineafowl and goats. There is also a flourishing organic vegetable garden, and mixed fruit orchard and a small olive grove. And if you have a desire to diversify, with the existing infrastructure and stock holding the property lends itself easily to a permaculture or syntropic farming operation. "But I am not certified! I know nothing about farming!" Not a problem. The current owners have negotiated a transition arrangement with their certification body. This will enable the new owners to retain the current owners' certification for twelve months while achieving their own certified status. This will enable supply agreements with existing customers to continue with a seamless transition and profit from day one. 'More about the Farmhouse' As the photographs show, the single-storey farmhouse can truly be described as a "country style haven". It has recently been renovated, updated and decorated top-to-bottom, inside and out. It has five double bedrooms, with the large dual-aspect master bedroom providing direct access to the wrap-around veranda, a spacious and elegant ensuite bathroom and a walk-in wardrobe with exceptional storage facilities. The room has an overhead ceiling fan and air-conditioning for year-round comfort. Three other double bedrooms, one of which also has direct access to the veranda, all have generous-sized built-in wardrobes and ceiling fans, while the fifth bedroom has been converted into a farm office and a much-welcomed food store and pantry. There is a second bathroom with a good-sized bath and a separate toilet adjacent to a laundry /utility room. An external laundry facility on the rear patio boasts a second washing machine for work clothes and a large laundry sink that provides a convenient place to wash-up before coming into the house after work. The large kitchen is a real entertainer's and foodie's dream, again offering panoramic views down the valley. It has a ceiling fan and air-conditioning and incorporates large drawers for easy-access storage, a near-new 90cm Italian Ilve cooker, with gas top, electric oven and built-in extractor and an under-bench dishwasher. The kitchen also features