11447 Sugar Tree Rd, Mountain View, Missouri

What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?

Solar powered - 2 120 watt BP solar panels mounted on tracker
3 fixed mount Sun-tec panels
2 fixed mount 100 watt Matrix panels -
TM-500 Trace metering system
SW 4000 watt -
300 ft. privInverter/charger with breaker disconnect
8 Trojan L-16 375 amp hour batteries (20 kwhr storage)
13 kw Onan generator for back up
- or can switch to 100 amp Electric Power System for back up
300 ft private well
on-demand water heater in kitchen -
radiant heat flooring in concrete slab throughout main house - wood fired (stove located separately from living quarters behind passive solar design tromb wall on north side.
composting toilet - no sewer
The homestead is located on 10 acres within a 1,000 acre Land Trust Ecological Community (non-profit 501c3) with eco-centered by-laws followed by community members of Greenwood Forest in order to protect and steward the dynamic forest environment and river-community cherished by resident land-owners/community members.

This home has everything a green homestead needs to live a self-sufficient off grid life secluded in an environmentally protected Land Trust Community surrounded by a 1,000 acre forest above the Ozark National Scenic Riverways protected Jack's Fork River. The 2-bedroom house features large bedrooms with easily accessible living-loft space making it more like four bedrooms and one huge loft above the living room. Basically, there is a loft in each room. There is a  huge living/dining room, with wood-fired radiant heat floors throughout (stove separate from living space). Very large livable kitchen features on-demand water heater, beautiful bay window and large wall of sliding glass doors joining a summer kitchen/screen porch room with interchangeable windows for winter use and chimney hook-up for woodstove. Under the porch room lies a 168 sq. ft. full sized basement/storm shelter that houses 2 pressure tanks, inverter, and Deep Cycle battery bank (8 Trojan batteries just replaced) The washer and dryer are also in the room as well as some heavy duty storage shelves. Next to the main house is a 21 foot diameter custom Nesting Bird Yurt erected atop a tongue and groove pine floor with a large 380sq. ft cedar deck and woodstove for heat. A new Hunter ceiling fan with lights was just installed. This beautiful space makes for a perfect guest house, studio or office space and is hooked to the power system. The bathhouse is separate and contains a utility sink, brand new claw foot tub and shower, composting toilet and water heater. The homestead also includes an 8 x12 ft. storage shed  that is used for a chicken coop and a 10 x 12 ft. shed housing an Onan generator that backs up the system as needed with space to house an ATV or garden supplies. There is also a brand new  garage that is 12 ft. by 32 ft. at least one acres around the home is fenced with 8 ft. commercial grade chain link fencing to keep the critters out. Living room and kitchen have brand new ceramic tile flooring and the kitchen has new counter top and sink/faucet. All of the outside decks have been sealed. You can hike right out the back yard to the "wishing pool" to a spring fed pool of water, take a hike to the Jack's Fork River or just enjoy the Garden of Eden feel of your back yard deck. There are several garden beds for planting veggies and two small raised areas where I grow herbs.

The forest is simply magical in the Spring time as thousands of Dogwoods, Redbuds and daffodils bloom. Wild Blackberries grow all along the roads in the forest and the cherished Morels, chanterelles' and Chicken of the woods mushrooms can be hunted at different times during the spring and summer months. There are several maintained trails throughout the woods that lead down to the Jack's forks river and year round flowing creeks. 

In addition to the magnificent 10 acre property nestled in a dogwood and native paw paw grove surrounded by 100 year old white oaks, black and scarlet oaks, hickory, and pine forest, parcel owners also own 500 acres of protected 'common land' jointly with all members of GFA (Greenwood Forest Association) and have full access to enjoy trails and natural wonders that lie in the magical lands, caves, and streams directly adjoining the protected Ozark National Scenic Riverways Jack's Fork River!!!

There are currently 7 families that live in the forest full time and a few who visit throughout the year.