**Discounted Price and Non-Negotiable. Self-Sufficient small holding in Southern Piedmont (Alta Langa), Bordering Liguria**
**Location:** Scagnello (CN), approximately 700 meters above sea level. PRICE 110.000€
This property was the historical headquarters of the Italian
Permaculture Institute and one of the first
permaculture project in Italy, dating back to 2010.
The villa is a passive
solar home, fully self-sufficient, featuring:
- **Off-grid
solar panels** with 2.4 kW power.
- **Rainwater collection system** from the roof, with three cisterns, each holding 5,000 liters, for a total capacity of 15,000 liters of potable
water.
- **Agricultural water supply** connected to a private aqueduct (approximately €120 annual cost).
- Built between 2013-2014 using eco-certified Poroton bricks, reinforced
concrete foundations, and 50 cm tall igloo structures under the floor to reduce humidity.
- Chestnut
wood beams for the roof and lofts, roof insulation with hemp, terracotta roof tiles.
- Phytodepuration system with an Imhoff tank for blackwater and greywater discharge into the vineyard.
- A gabion wall filled with stones for slope stabilization.
**Living space:** approximately 108 sqm, including lofts, with the following open-space areas:
- Kitchen and dining area (approximately 18 sqm)
- Living room (approximately 26 sqm)
- Bathroom (approximately 10 sqm)
- Bedroom (approximately 12 sqm)
- Hallway (approximately 8 sqm)
- Loft 1 (approximately 26 sqm)
- Loft 2 (approximately 8 sqm)
The house includes two Russian-style stoves for wood heating (one potager for cooking and one heater).
**Work to be completed:**
- Plastering and flooring in the 12 sqm bedroom
- Flooring in the hallway
- External plastering
- Electrical system
The property has two dirt access roads, suitable only for vehicles with four-wheel drive.
**Nearby attractions:**
- Viola ski resorts a few kilometers away
- 60 km from Savona, 100 km from Turin, 30 km from Mondovì, 10 km from Ceva, 65 km from Alba, 61 km from Cuneo, 159 km from Nice (France).
For information about the village of Scagnello, visit the municipal website.
**The property also includes:**
A **10,000 sqm agricultural plot** cultivated with a variety of fruit
trees and plants:
- A vineyard with 100 table grape vines (Matilde and Moscato d’Hamburg varieties)
- 20 peach trees, 30 plum trees, 15 bush
apple trees, 2 German medlar trees, 1 pear tree, 3 cherry trees, 10 pomegranate trees, 10 almond trees, 2 persimmons, 2 pecan trees, and many others
- Vegetable garden area
There is also an **anti-erosion irrigation lake** with accompanying feeder channels using the Australian keyline system, which fills during extreme weather events—the first of its kind in Italy. The entire property is fenced with a 1.90-meter-high deer-proof
fence.
The current owner has a verbal lease agreement for managing five hectares of neighboring chestnut groves, which could be acquired in the future as they border the property.
The house is a 5-minute walk from the village center.
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