Ranch & Country Spring 2023 Quarterly Issue

GOLDEN SIERRA RANCH $8,000,000 44223 Balch Park Rd, Springville, CA 93265

Farm & Ranch Land near Willows in Glenn County 4663 +/- Acres $14,900,000

One large parcel totaling 4,663 acres historically used for dry land farming of organic wheat and barley and cattle grazing. Neighboringpropertiesarenow almonds, walnuts and pistachio orchards. Development of the underground aquifer and entrance into the Water District

may permit the development of over 1,000 acres into permanent crops. Seller may consider splitting the property between grazing and orchards. Easy access from the local Willows Airport.

85 +/- Acres in Contra Costa County $3,500,000

A gorgeous 85 acres of flat and rolling hillsides just 15 minutes from Hwy 680 or Hwy 580. Pick your spot for your next home where the deer and the turkey play. Plenty of room for your horses, hobbies and long walks away from urban sprawl. The pedestrian and equestrian entrance to Morgan Territory Regional Preserve is just up Finley Road. You rarely find a large parcel this private and accessible in the Bay Area and the Williamson Act will keep your taxes low. Looking for even more land? There is a second parcel of 167 acres adjacent to the property for sale at $4,500,000.

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MRF Lands Real Estate DRE#: 00575678

(831) 901-9335

Ranch&Country Blog Notes

to get out of the city and still conduct business. However, it didn't change the need to "go to the office" for most urban professionals. As time went by, more and more interactive internet platforms were developed. More and more urban professionals began to "cut the cord" of going to the office. And then in the Spring of 2020, something amazing happened called COVID19. Even at the height of the pandemic "stay at home" phase,

• Just under 1900 acres among 19 parcels • Fully fenced property • 3 homes & a “bunk house” (bunk house is a studio with bathroom only – no kitchen) • Main House – 3 bedroom 2 bathroom and a Sauna Jacuzzi room approximately 1800 s.f. • Guest House – 3 bedroom 1 bathroom & addl outdoor shower and bathroom - approx. 1000 s.f. • Ranch House – 3 bedroom 2 bathroom approx. 1500 s.f. with Shop & Barn • In-ground Swimming Pool • 80 x 55 Horse barn with 8 stalls and a tack room • Helicopter Pad • 2 fenced pastures for horses • 2.5 acre (approx.) pasture (approx. 1.5 acres irrigated – near front house)

• 1.5 acre (approx.) pasture near (near front house) • 5 springs (springs provide water to all houses, various troughs throughout the property and all pasture irrigation) • 3 ponds (all with fish – bass, crappie, bluegill) – 2 ponds are fed by spring on property and other by off property spring • 1 pond fed by Dennison Ditch Water (4 Shares of Dennison Ditch Water) • Apple Orchard – Approximately 1 acre (irrigated) • Well (ran on solar) Supplies Water To Hillside Trough 4 Horses (Can stay with property) • Property Currently Leased to Cattle Rancher (lease ends November 2022) • Fully working cattle ranch with cattle catch pen, lanes and squeeze

Ranch&CountryMagazine was first published in 1995 - a resource for people who wanted to get out of the city. It was all about small towns, country living, rural values. It talked about "slowing down, and listening to the stars." But who knew that the stars would align over the next decades to make country living and the rural lifestyle readily available to millions of professionally employed urban Americans! www.RanchAndCountry.com went online in 1997. At that time,

many urban professionals were able to keep doing business using interactive internet programs such as Zoom, Webex, etc. Online meetings were so easy - no driving, no parking, no shoe polish. Employees enjoyed the convenience of working from home, so much so that when companies lifted their "stay at home" policies, many employees expressed a preference for continuing to work from home. And the logical next step has been, “Why not work from home in a beautiful bucolic environment, free from traffic, noise, smog, and crime!” So again, the same question first asked by Ranch & Country back in the '90’s is, “Are you ready for the country?” -RC Editor

Casey J. Castillo, Broker | Bella Homes and Properties, Inc 559-359-3333 | http://www.bellahomesandproperties.com 63 W Thurman Ave, Porterville, CA 93257

widespread internet use was in its infancy. But in 2004, a web conferencing platform called "goto meeting" was launched, somewhat similar to today's Zoom. This gave some urban professionals freedom

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