HOME for Rent, 1 acre fenced; avail. Early Feb; Scholls, OR; Photos at bottom

Looking for a good neighbor...to live at the Rainbow Ranch!

Outside urban growth boundary in agricultural lands 45 minutes SW of Portland by motorized vehicle
1 acre with fenced perimeter
Smallish paddock w/shelter, electrified fence for small barnyard animals
Fire pit
Outbuilding w/ concrete slab  (brew beer, potting shed, sewing room, man cave, etc...)
A fair bit of lawn... B.Y.O.C.T  (bring your own chicken tractor, not required)
Convenient irrigation system in place


EXISTING VEGETATION
Apples (3 varieties)
Asian pears (3 varieties)
Hazelnuts
Almond
Crab apples (3)
Cherries (2 varieties)
Blueberries (3 varieties)
Fig
Hops (5 varieties)
Grapes (2 varieties on arbors)
Raspberries
Strawberries
Day lilies
Dandelions
Thistle

Oregon Grape
Yucca
Kinninkinnick
Cotoneaster

Hydrangea
Daphne
Climbing Rose
Rhododendron
Paeony
Fern
Hostas
Vinca


Trees:
Japanese Maple
Prunus 'thundercloud'
Golden Chain
Vine maple
Aspen
Maple
Red Alder
Oregon Ash
Willow
Fir
Ponderosa pine
Sequoia
Blue spruce
Hemlock
Alaska weeping cedar
Hinoki cypress


Property surrounded on two sides by young native tree species
Excellent frog habitat
Red-tailed hawks
Coyotes & deer paths


Good size vegetable garden area that has been overrun with 'weeds'...Excellent candidate for sheet mulching!
10  years ago it was designed and functioned as two sets of eight beds separated by a straw bale chicken house.  It has since been neglected and needs someone to love and care for it once again.



HOME:
2400? sq. ft
3 Bdrm
2 Bath
Bright, sunny mornings in living room
Open floor plan
New wood stove (installed 2 years ago) 
Heat pump
Utility room
Laminate floors except for carpeted bedrooms

1 year lease preferred 
$1300/month


The grounds require work to maintain but they can give handsomely.
We ask that you take care of the place and pay rent on time and in full every month.

What else do you want to know?


Pictures will be added shortly.

SOME OF OUR QUALITIES
Mushroom cultivator, knitter, radical homemaker, kitchen witch, internet radio dj, Great pyrenese puppy, Merlin the super dog, flock of chickens averaging 12 eggs a day this week,  two pygora (pygmy angora) goats whose fiber is not currently being utilized except to keep them warm and their best friend Budleia the rescued llama.  Games of darts and music in The Soup Caves
Dexter cow(s), providing fresh raw milk, cream and beef are likely in our future  This spring we also intend to acquire a swarm of honey bees and begin that adventure.    Let's coordinate our garden plans, work towards major seed saving and growing as much of our own food on site as possible, trading our excesses, and make life richer for all involved.


NEIGHBORHOOD
South Store Cafe is about a 2 minute walk (at most) for soups, salads, sandwiches, pastries (the strawberry shortcake is AMAZING in season) and Stumptown espresso.  Just try to resist.
http://southstorecafe.com/

Gotter Prairie Natural Area is a 170 acre wetland restoration project.  Walk 5 minutes and you are there. 
http://www.tualatinriverkeepers.org/restoration.html

Smith Berry Barn (across the street from the cafe)
http://www.smithberrybarn.com/Scripts/default.asp


Thanks!
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/apa/2143412092.html





P.S.  Scholls ROCKS!

Don't miss the photo attachments at the very bottom of the page!
Thanks!
T Fox