Ideal farm property located on County Road 731, Venus, Glades County, Florida up for consideration. Property has a cozy 3 bedrooms/2 bathrooms, cinder block custom built home on 30 acre working farm with a large barn(60.5 ft * 60 ft) having 8 stalls each 10 ft * 12ft, and 2 storage rooms(20.5 ft * 12 ft). One room was previously used as a tack room. One is currently used for feed and animal supplies, and the other for storage. There is additional storage space between the roof of the rooms and the roof of the barn. The barn is piped with water in each stall. There is an additional 4 stall barn in one of the pastures currently used to house male goats at night. The stalls (8ft by 10ft, 8ft by 11ft, 8ft by 17ft, and 8ft by 22ft) is located in one of the pastures close to the large barn. The property also has a five compartment kennel on concrete floor, several poultry coops with runs and a workshop annexed to a 20 foot shipping container used for storage. There is also a two compartment outside rabbit hutch.
The property has 10 large pastures recently fenced & cross fenced with goat wire fencing and solid metal gates most of which are new, and has 2 large ponds serving the back pastures and 3 smaller ponds with fish serving the front pastures. There is an additional pond by the tree fort built in an old mature oak tree draped in Spanish Moss. The tree fort which is large and made of solid wood, gives a clear view of most of the property and is a wonderful vantage point to watch the sunset or the night's sky or watch wildlife or birds. There are two hunting stands mounted in the oak tree overlooking the back of the property. There is piped water to the pastures as well, two 300 ft deep wells, with one in operation with a submersible pump and updated filtration system and the third well 80 ft deep with an above ground pump and new air tank, there are mature oak trees for shade mostly in the pastures and grass for grazing. 23 cattle panels come with the property. There is also a drain network to facilitate quick drainage in the rainy season. There is a 5 compartment dog kennel on concrete flooring.
The home features 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. One room and bathroom is part of the master suite. The living room, dining room and kitchen area has an open floor plan. Ceramic tile is in the bathrooms, living room, dining room, and kitchen; and laminate wood flooring in the bedrooms. There's a large covered back patio with cabinet and deep kitchen sinks to facilitate food prep when grilling and or hosting company outside while having a view of some pastures.The roof was replaced in 2018 and the HVAC was manufactured in 2017. The bedrooms are 14 by 11ft and the master suite is 29 by 14ft. The house has high ceilings and an attic for storage. The house has newly replaced fans and light fixtures. All the kitchen cabinets are new and there is a newly installed kitchen island 5ft by 6ft with a 6ft breakfast counter and deep double kitchen sink. It also has a new dishwasher that has been used infrequently.
The house also boasts an open front porch, central HVAC, on demand hot water, a generac generator for backup power and a 500 gallon buried gas tank that powers the on-demand hot water, the stove, the clothes dryer, and the generac generator. It also has fiber optic internet connection.
The house has newly replaced fans and light fixtures. All the kitchen cabinets are new and there is a newly installed kitchen island 5ft by 6ft with a 6ft breakfast counter and deep double kitchen sink. It also has a new dishwasher that has been used infrequently.
The property has
an assortment of food and fruits including guava, fig, papaya, sugarcane, carambola, passionfruit, elderberry, assorted banana varieties, plantain. mango, Barbados cherry, suriname cherry, sugar apple, Mulberry, jamun, hog plum, avocado, yam, cassava, malanga/coco, sweet potato, taro/dasheen, assorted pigeon peas varieties, pole bean, etc. There also assorted herbs including tulsi basil and african basil, lemon grass, tumeric, ginger, etc on the property as well. Though the soil is sandy for the most part, most of the planting area soil has been amended using goat poop, poultry poop, and cut grass/vegetation.
There is also experimental high protein forage including assorted varieties of napier, gliricidia, and Mexican sunflower and bitterleaf.
Venus is a quiet community with gorgeous sunsets, good fish and hunting and the ability to escape the hustle and bustle of urban life or fulfill your dream to be a farmer or expand your farming exploits. If this appeals to you, message via craigslist or email for more information. Please provide your contact information.