Organic Certified Market Garden and Home with Great Features as eco property 1.5 hours to Perth WA

- Hamel Washington

Very close to Waroona (five minute drive), situated in the picturesque area of Hamel, only 1.6Km off the South West Highway, only one and half hours drive to Perth, 40 minutes to Mandurah, 50 minutes to Bunbury, 20 minutes to Preston Beach, five minutes to Drakesbrook Weir for fresh water swimming, 20 minutes to Lake Navarino.

Five acres of fertile loam over clay, certified organic with NASAA for 26 years, a fully operational market garden with 13 megalitres water allocation from Harvey Water, the water is high quality and delivered under pressure, no pumping required. There is also a bore and two rainwater tanks. Irrigated seedling production tables.

Four pallet coolroom, new four inch, self flushing Amiad filter, subsurface drainage, large fertigating tank, pump and filter.

Workers accommodation with two bedrooms, one with living space, and outdoor kitchen. Packing shed with power, tool shed, pump shed. Established orchard, fruit trees and windbreaks, large chicken pen with “Rollaway” laying box, incorporated with orchard.

Permanent asparagus beds and strawberry beds producing good spring income. Established customer base with farmgate sales.

Four bedroom, two bathroom, extended and renovated farmhouse with jarrah beams, jarrah floorboards, woodfired slow combustion Gourmet cooker/space heater with wetback, solar hot water, evaporative air-conditioner, Colourbond cladding and features inside, deck and large verandah on three and half sides. Main bedroom has french doors leading onto verandah, three sets of french doors leading out from living area.

Magnificent golden elm and many other shade trees around the home. Herb garden. House gardens are reticulated.

The property is suitable for mango or citrus orchard, continued vegetable production, greenhouse production, strawberry production, the soils are superb after 26 years of organic management and inputs.

There is potential to build on the existing customer base perhaps with paddock to plate café or nursery.