For Sale – 3 Bedroom Green Home in Vermont Eco-Village $518,500
An opportunity for living with careful use of natural resources and in connection with neighbors and nature in a state long noted for its independent thinking and progressive political climate.
The Home
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This comfortable home, nestled into the hillside of the Cobb Hill Eco-Village, is designed for careful use of resources and for climate resilience. Features of the house include:
- Sunny, cozy, and numerous south-facing windows
- Open floor plan, hardwood floors
- Kitchen, living, and dining space on the first floor, along with a mudroom and full bathroom
- Large master bedroom and two-bedrooms with lofts upstairs
- South facing portion of walk-in basement is finished; remainder is ideal for storage
- Plenty of space for outdoor living including a large sunny deck and a shady shared porch
- Perennials, herbs, fruit trees, vegetable garden and berry bushes
- A large shed for tools and outdoor gear
- High speed internet idea for telecommuting
- Many sustainability and resilience features:
- Energy efficient envelope, triple glazed windows
- Passive solar
- Solar hot-water and net-metered PV
- Composing toilet
- Gravity fed well-water system provides water in power outages
- Dedicated circuit for back-up power
- Heat pumps
- Induction stove
- Move in condition
- Exterior stained in 2023
- New porch roof
- New counters and refinished kitchen floors
- Constructed in 2001
- 1,380sq foot
- One half of a duplex
Cobb Hill Eco-Village
Cobb Hill is a mixed age community of 22 families who, since 2001, have been stewarding farmland forest and common buildings in the Connecticut River Valley of Vermont. Included in the purchase of the home is shared ownership of the land and common buildings including:
- 280 acres of land, including a pond, streams, hillside pastures and a sugar bush
- Barns and farm buildings
- Shared systems for heat, water, electricity, and wastes
- A community building with space for shared meals, meetings, events, games, crafts and shared library
- Walking and skiing trails, playing fields, and playground equipment
- Agricultural enterprises to participate in and/or purchase from including:
- Laying hens
- A dairy and cheese-making operation
- Maple syrup
- Flowers and herbal products
- A farmstand,
- Shiitake mushrooms
- And more
- Community living including shared meals, consensus decision making, celebrations and ongoing projects and initiatives.
Please note: This is not a conventional home sale. All prospective buyers must engage in a membership process with the community before purchase, including attending info sessions and participating in mutual interviews. Residents are expected to contribute to community labor, serve on committees, and engage in shared decision-making processes.
This model isn’t for everyone—but for the right person or family, it’s a rich and meaningful way of life.
Hartland, Vermont
Cobb Hill is located in Hartland Vermont a town of around 3,000 people in the Connecticut River Valley. Hartland has a public school for grades K-8 and high school students have school choice, allowing them to attend their choice of area high schools. Hartland has many outstanding community serving organizations and services including Hartland Winter Trails, Aging in Hartland, Hartland Community Arts, a parent cooperative pre-school and more.
The Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire
Hartland is located in the Upper Valley, a region that encompasses both small communities and a world class university and medical center in Dartmouth College and the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Skiing, hiking, and canoeing are all within easy reach. The valley is full of small farms and local foods and restaurants that feature their products. Arts and culture thrive in the Upper Valley with museums, opera houses, film festivals and more.
