Hi all!
Since 2021, we've been turning our 1.6 acres of green desert into a low-maintenance, certified native wildlife habitat. We've planted native plants, herbs, and flowers throughout the yard, enclosed the entire property with a 6 ft fence, and planted over 100 privacy hedge trees. We grow our own vegetables and raise chickens, ducks, and rabbits that roam freely in the pasture. The food is just great, with rabbit meat that tastes like game, vegetables you can't buy anywhere, and, occasionally, we forage black nightshades, feral tomatillos, wild onions, wild greens, and even giant edible puffballs right from the yard.
The property is not off-grid, but it's just outside city limits and connected to public water and sewer, which is very convenient. The house itself is solid brick, well-maintained, and functional, with an in-law suite. We're in Washington County, Northeast Tennessee, near Johnson City.
We've enjoyed it a lot, but our circumstances have changed, so we've decided to list it for sale in early 2027. We created a detailed website showcasing the garden in the fall, where we captured the large-scale goldenrod bloom in September, followed by the aster bloom in October, along with many pictures of the wildlife we've photographed here over the years:
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https://664libertychurch.com/garden/
We're sharing this now in the hope of finding someone who values the biodiversity we've built.