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Old 11-26-2012, 07:43 PM
 
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I am looking for a home with some land 2 to 6 acres suitable for existing/ or new orchard but in a good school district. Is it possible to combine some land and good schools? I do not need a huge house, 2,000 sq f of living space with a basement or walk out. Land is more important than the size of the home. For example, if we have 4,000 sq f home and 1 acre vs 2,000 sq f home with 4-5 acres , I would take the latter one giving quality of homes are very similar. Thanks. Reading about MI non stop. We will visit in December. I feel very good about it.
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Old 11-26-2012, 10:00 PM
 
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Plenty of Orchards near Ada. With Forest Hills Schools, that would be my pick for you.
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Old 11-26-2012, 10:55 PM
 
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Old 11-27-2012, 07:06 AM
 
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I am looking for a home with some land 2 to 6 acres suitable for existing/ or new orchard but in a good school district. Is it possible to combine some land and good schools? I do not need a huge house, 2,000 sq f of living space with a basement or walk out. Land is more important than the size of the home. For example, if we have 4,000 sq f home and 1 acre vs 2,000 sq f home with 4-5 acres , I would take the latter one giving quality of homes are very similar. Thanks. Reading about MI non stop. We will visit in December. I feel very good about it.
Ada is nice, but can be very expensive by Grand Rapids standards, especially for that much acreage, and land will be harder to find.

The Lowell and Saranac areas might be better places to look if you want orchard land. Lowell is just east of Ada (Lowell is cheaper than Ada), and Saranac is east of Lowell (Saranac is cheaper than Lowell). I've seen quite a few orchards in those areas that are no longer operating, which tells me that it was considered good orchard land at one time, but it just wasn't profitable for the small farms.

You could also look into the Sparta/Kenowa Hills areas. But there are many orchards in that area that are still operating, which makes me think that it would be harder to get ahold of good orchard land.
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Old 11-27-2012, 07:22 AM
 
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Ada is nice, but can be very expensive by Grand Rapids standards, especially for that much acreage, and land will be harder to find.

The Lowell and Saranac areas might be better places to look if you want orchard land. Lowell is just east of Ada (Lowell is cheaper than Ada), and Saranac is east of Lowell (Saranac is cheaper than Lowell). I've seen quite a few orchards in those areas that are no longer operating, which tells me that it was considered good orchard land at one time, but it just wasn't profitable for the small farms.

You could also look into the Sparta/Kenowa Hills areas. But there are many orchards in that area that are still operating, which makes me think that it would be harder to get ahold of good orchard land.
I think a lot of the orchards in the Sparta "Ridge" area supply Old Orchard brands in Sparta. They have a huge operation now. Beautiful area, but I'm not so sure about Sparta schools.

The opportunities to own a large piece of land in a good school district are pretty good, Rockford, Forest Hills, Byron Center, Caledonia, Hudsonville, Spring Lake, Zeeland. Most of the good school districts in the area are suburban and have a lot of rural land along the fringes.
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