38 Baker Rd, Shutesbury, MA 01072

Homesteaders delight! Eco-built home on 2 acres features excellent energy efficiency, established gardens for food & medicine and animal enclosures for your chickens! Neighboring the Sirius Community Eco-Village, this home offers privacy, space to play and a neighborhood of sustainably minded community. Using locally harvested wood where possible, built with 2x6 construction and 12" of blown cellulose insulation (R44). The terra cotta floors and south facing picture windows warm the home through passive solar gain. The central chimney and Hearthstone wood stove keep the house toasty on just over 2 cords of wood per year! There is also a propane Rinnai heater on the 1st fl and el heat on the 2nd fl for optional heat sources and it's generator ready! Spacious kitchen, open living/dining, full bath and laundry complete the 1st floor; 2nd fl has 3 bedrooms, full bath and bonus room. The finished 3rd floor has 2 rooms perfect for offices or storage. Quiet, peaceful and 15 min to Amherst!