Take the time to thoroughly explore this amazing lifestyle property on Greens Rd Turitea and assess the self-sustainability challenge. It's a fantastic and quite unique property, completely off the grid. It offers a truly pioneering lifestyle, if you want to go the whole hog, or just sit back and do as little as you like. (You could always graze someone else's, from the convenience of normal 240 volt power, captured off solar panels and a wind turbine. Permission has been given for putting a water turbine on the creek but so far the sun and wind power has been more than sufficient. There are huge benefits in growing your own food and knowing it is pesticide free. The present owners were averaging an effortless 70-80% of their own meat and produce. The modern three double bedroom home has an additional office or single bedroom and a large art/workshop above the double garage. There's a Masport log burner in the lounge, a wood fire oven/stove in the kitchen and a gas oven and hob off bottled gas. The house was designed as a prototype for sustainable living by Massey University engineers and has proven itself successful. Of the 20 acres in total, eight acres are in two main paddocks plus a few smaller fenced areas, and 12 acres in a glorious stand of original native bush under a QE11 covenant. There's a butter churn and milk separator available so you could make your own cheese if you want. There's also a seed shed to grow your own seedlings for the garden. The space and sheds are there to also raise healthy pigs, chooks, goats, and very well-adjusted children. Many people ride horses out here and the country vista makes it so much more enjoyable. It's just 15 mins to Massey by car via Kahuterawa Road, or dust off the bicycle and take the Turitea Dam Block cycle track and get fit on the journey. RV is $430,000. Contact Lee Vertongen to view.