This homesteaders paradise is an owner built timber-frame straw-bale house, nestled on 4.2 acres in Muncie, IN. It was featured in Greater Muncie magazine in August 2016. Its 2600 sf include 5 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, and an office. The main floor has 12 ft timbered ceilings, with master bedroom, office, eat-in kitchen, walk-in pantry, laundry/utility, and family room with Vermont Castings wood stove. The four upstairs bedrooms have vaulted ceilings, several built in bookshelves, and ample storage. The home is passive solar (estimated at 40-50% of the heating), assisted by a closed loop radiant hydronic floor. Domestic hot water is heated with a tank-less water heater. Water is from a 106 ft well and the sewer is city-connected. All utilities combined for the owners' family of eight was under $2,000 during the last year it was fully occupied. Gutters drain to four 275 gallon rain barrels to water the strawberry beds in front of the home. All appliances stay with the house. detached 3 car oversized garage with additional car port for bikes and tractor, a 16x40 metal rabbit shelter, a wood shed, and a chicken coop. 800 ft rock driveway gives plenty of privacy from the street. Owners have planted over 300 trees on the property, including Korean Pine Nut, Norway spruce, red pine, various oak varieties, Kentucky coffee tree,hazelnut, blackberry, walnut, pecan, apple, pear, plum, black cherry, paw paw, persimmon, hawthorn, mulberry and aronia berry. Several bio swales have been installed uphill from the pecan, sea buckthorn and hazelnuts in the spirit of Restoration Agriculture. A large "Back to Eden" garden between the rabbit shelter and chicken coop has extremely rich, dark soil. Large asparagus bed and three compost bins. Taxes reflect no improvements.
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