What if your home could provide more than a place to live?

This 3,200-square-foot home on 2 acres was built for a family that wants more control over its food, energy, water and way of life. Grow vegetables. Harvest fruit from your own orchard. Keep chickens, goats or sheep. Preserve food for winter. Enjoy fresh eggs and milk. And do it without giving up a comfortable modern home.

You don't have to think of yourself as a "homesteader." You may simply want healthier food, more room, lower dependence on outside systems, and a place where your family can build something lasting.

A Home Built for Family Life

• Three-year-old, 3,200 sq. ft. Craftsman-style home on 2 acres

• Optional adjacent 2.8-acre lot available

• 1,200 sq. ft. main floor with 2 bedrooms, full bath, office, living room with wood stove, gourmet kitchen, pantry, dining area, mudroom and attached greenhouse

• 800 sq. ft. upper level with full bath, currently open and convertible to as many as 5 additional bedrooms or other uses

• Approximately 80 feet of concealed upstairs storage

• 1,200 sq. ft. finished basement with bedroom, full bath, living area, plumbed kitchen and flexible additional space

• 5' x 40' cold-storage room for storing food and supplies

Grow More of Your Own Food

Much of the expensive work of establishing a productive property has already been done.

• Approximately 50 established fruit trees, now 2 to 3 years old

• Six self-watering metal garden beds

• Eleven 22-inch-high grow boxes plus two 6' x 6' raised beds

• Geothermal "greenhouse in the snow"

• Hoop house

• Geothermal kitchen greenhouse

• Fully fenced orchard areas

• Back acreage available for pasture, animals or expanded food production

Instead of starting with bare land and spending years building the systems, you can begin with gardens, orchards, greenhouses and livestock infrastructure already in place.

Room for Animals

A 12' x 32' barn with lean-tos provides equipment and storage space, with six access doors opening into animal pens.

The property currently supports milk goats, sheep, turkeys and chickens.

Whether your goal is fresh eggs, your own milk, homegrown produce, an orchard, or simply teaching children where their food comes from, the infrastructure is here to build on.

Your Own Water

• Solar-powered well producing approximately 4,800 gallons per day

• Hand-pump backup

• Two acre-feet of water shares included

• Two 2,500-gallon water-storage tanks

• Oversized septic system

• RV dump

Your Own Power

• 12kW solar array with 32 panels

• 24 batteries

• Dual inverters

• Backup generator

• Propane furnace

• Mini-split heating and cooling systems

• 2x10 construction with high-efficiency RockWool insulation

The home was designed for comfortable, year-round off-grid living rather than occasional recreational use.

And You Don't Have to Do It Alone

Perhaps the most unusual feature isn't actually on the two acres.

The property is located inside Riverbed Ranch, an established off-grid agricultural community in Utah's West Desert.

More than 40 families and approximately 130 residents are working toward greater food production and self-reliance. The 1,245-acre community includes approximately 250 homestead locations of at least 2 acres each, with 135 already spoken for.

That means you can have the space and independence of rural living without necessarily having to figure everything out by yourself.

This is a functioning community, not a proposed development.

A Home That Can Produce

This property could work as a full-time family home, part-time retreat or emergency relocation property. Community caretakers may also be available to help maintain gardens and animals during seasonal absences.

The larger opportunity is simple: instead of owning a home that primarily consumes money and resources, own one that has been designed to produce food, water, energy and a greater measure of independence.

Price: $649,000

Tours:

Virtual tour: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=YcdLSces1GE

In-Person tour: Contact the owners for details and to schedule.

Tom - 801-400-3630, Kathy - 801-400-3717

Tours of the community are available here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/riverbed-ranch-27972265747