What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
Powered by wind turbines and solar panels. Earth air-tube cooling system. Wood burning stove. Rain water to home. All appliances are energy rated. Built with natural materials. More on subdivision: http://www.abundance-ecovillage.com/Property Description
Escape to this Garden of Eden in Iowa's Heartland. Walk out to your garden and enjoy a breakfast of fresh fruit from the bushes in your own yard, then go for a swim in the community pond. Enjoy a walk or bike ride on the city trail system, then treat yourself to the best coffee in Iowa or local organic Radiance Dairy ice cream. Lunch and dinner can be enjoyed at any of the various local restaurants, many whom cater towards a vegetarian diet. End your day gazing up into the stars abundant in the vast sky. Thanks to this tiled roof, well insulated home working in accord with nature you can enjoy a rainwater bath in the privacy of your soaking tub. This home is constructed with the finest attention to detail and only using the purest building materials within its open and light layout. Noted after a visit from Oprah as America's Most Unusual Town, Fairfield is a community not to be missed and unlike any other to call a home! 1 master BR, meditation room or office, and large open loft. HOA dues of $131/month covers all utility costs except propane. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2016/05/31/why-iowa-town-thriving-when-so-many-arent/83973154/ Darin Dowd is Licensed in the State of Iowa.Neighborhood Description
Set outside the charming ‘Iowa Great Places’ town of Fairfield, Iowa, Abundance Ecovillage is adjacent to an organic farms and the Sustainable Living Education Coalition campus. Located on 15 acres, the EcoVillage is a living example of the phrase “beyond sustainability.“ The Abundance EcoVillage features cutting-edge sustainable technology, and is one of the first developments of its kind in the United States. We believe that sustainable living should be easy, so we’ve designed our systems so..Market Area
Your plate of metropolitan style, culture and food will be overflowing. Children riding their bikes on the square are reminiscent of the relaxed, rural lifestyle of the 1950's, in this unique city that combines the best traits of a traditional agricultural community with a sophisticated center of arts and culture. Events like Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk draw two thousand people at times when all the shops turn into art galleries. There is a free-flowing feeling that art belongs to everyone...School District
Several private school options as well as public school and home school options available. Home to the Maharishi University of Management.Community
Fairfield is a small, southeast Iowa town with a big culture.
Juxtaposed with the classic, idyllic trappings—a picturesque town square with park and gazebo, a century-old courthouse with clock tower and steeple—are the nation’s only high school and university that utilize Consciousness-Based EducationSM programs, where students practice the Transcendental Meditation® technique twice a day as part of their curriculum, and two golden domes where hundreds practice the TM® technique together.Location of Home or Land
Rural
Elevation of Home
Sea Level
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | yes |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Forced Air - Gas |
| Cooling System | Conventional Forced Air - A/C |
| Ventilation System | Other |
| Whole House Filtration | Other |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Energy System | Solar - Photovoltaic |
| Water System | Rain Water Collection |
| Wastewater System | Other |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Wood |
| Interior Finish | Other |
| Interior Paint | Low VOC |
| Floor Material | Cork |
| Roof Material | Tile |
| Window Material | Other |
| Insulation Material | Other |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | detached |
| Number of Cars | 1 |
| Garage Area | 50 sqft |
