Imagine waking to birdsong, mist rising over open meadows, and sunlight filtering through towering cedars. Picture a place where you can gather with community around a fire, cultivate food from rich living soil, steward a thriving ecosystem, and build a life rooted in connection, resilience, and purpose.

Welcome to Heartwood Homestead — a remarkable 37-acre land project in Washington’s South Sound region that offers a rare combination of established off-grid infrastructure, development potential, ecological abundance, and accessibility.

Whether you’re dreaming of creating an intentional community, regenerative farm, eco-village, healing retreat center, artist sanctuary, educational land project, family compound, or simply a private homestead with room to grow, Heartwood Homestead provides an extraordinary foundation to bring that vision to life.

A Property Designed for Possibility

Finding land is easy. Finding land that already has the infrastructure, water systems, power generation, multiple dwellings, community spaces, and zoning flexibility needed for a larger vision is exceptionally rare.

Heartwood Homestead has spent years evolving into a functioning land project. Much of the difficult and expensive groundwork has already been completed, allowing new stewards to focus on creating rather than merely building.

The property is zoned RR1/5, allowing for up to seven homes plus ADUs, creating significant potential for cooperative ownership structures, multi-family living, intentional community development, rental income, retreat accommodations, or phased expansion.

For those seeking a community-oriented property, this is one of the most compelling opportunities available in the Pacific Northwest.

Water Security and Off-Grid Resilience

One of the greatest challenges facing many rural properties is water access. Heartwood Homestead shines in this regard.

A brand-new 21 gallon-per-minute well drilled in 2024 provides abundant water for households, gardens, livestock, and future development. In addition, the land features a natural spring and seasonal creek, creating multiple water sources and enhancing long-term resilience.

Three 2,500-gallon cisterns provide substantial water storage, with one gravity-feeding much of the property. Extensive trenching and water infrastructure have already been installed, delivering water to existing dwellings, hydrants, and future building sites.

For permaculture practitioners, water is life. The combination of abundant groundwater, storage capacity, natural hydrology, and established distribution systems creates a powerful foundation for food production and ecological design.

Established Solar Infrastructure

Unlike many raw land parcels that require hundreds of thousands of dollars in infrastructure investment, Heartwood Homestead already features robust off-grid energy systems.

The property includes:

• Three independent 6kW solar arrays
• Additional solar panels for future expansion
• Dedicated solar infrastructure for water pumping
• Established power systems serving existing structures

This setup offers flexibility for community living, independent dwellings, workshops, retreat spaces, and future growth.

For those seeking greater self-sufficiency and energy independence, much of the work has already been done.

Multiple Living Spaces Ready for Community

Heartwood Homestead is uniquely suited for people who envision multiple households, guests, retreat participants, apprentices, interns, or collaborative living arrangements.

Beautiful Family-Sized Tiny House

The centerpiece residence is a thoughtfully crafted 400-square-foot tiny house on wheels designed with both comfort and sustainability in mind.

Features include:

• Cedar tongue-and-groove interior
• Wool insulation
• Hardwood floors
• Passive solar design
• Double lofts
• Wood stove
• Covered deck
• Tiled shower
• New IKEA kitchen

Warm, inviting, and move-in ready, this home demonstrates how beautiful off-grid living can be.

Two Nearly Finished Cabins

Two charming cabins, approximately 150 square feet each, provide additional housing options.

These structures include:

• Dedicated solar power
• Water service
• Loft sleeping spaces
• Wood stoves
• New windows
• Wool insulation

One is a striking Gothic A-frame, while the other features a unique nine-sided design.

Cabin Ready for Your Vision

A third structure is a fully dried-in 400-square-foot passive solar cabin awaiting interior completion.

Highlights include:

• 2×6 construction
• New windows and doors
• Loft with dormer
• Water at site
• Passive solar orientation

This is an excellent opportunity to customize a dwelling, guest house, studio, or retreat accommodation.

The Heart of Community: A 30-Foot Yurt

At the center of many thriving land projects is a shared gathering space.

Heartwood Homestead includes a spacious 30-foot yurt with cedar flooring, offering tremendous potential for:

• Community meetings
• Yoga classes
• Workshops
• Dance gatherings
• Healing circles
• Educational events
• Art and music

The yurt includes running water, a quality wood stove, and an attached covered shower area.

While it could use some cosmetic attention, the structure remains solid and full of potential.

A Living Ecosystem

Permaculture enthusiasts will immediately recognize the ecological value present throughout the property.

The land includes:

• Meadows
• Forests
• Pasture
• Native plant communities
• Seasonal creek systems
• Mature cedar grove
• Fern-covered woodland areas
• Wildlife habitat
• Natural spring zones

The property feels alive.

Deer, birds, pollinators, and countless beneficial species move through the landscape, creating an environment that supports both human and ecological flourishing.

Established Gardens and Food Production Potential

For growers, homesteaders, and regenerative farmers, Heartwood Homestead offers an incredible head start.

Existing features include:

• Decade-old Hugelkultur beds
• Rich living soils
• Fruit trees
• Swales
• Greenhouse infrastructure
• Food forest potential

Years of ecological stewardship have laid the groundwork for abundant food production. Whether your dream is market gardening, permaculture education, community-supported agriculture, medicinal herbs, seed saving, or food forest development, the land is ready to support those ambitions.

Livestock Ready

Large fenced pasture areas with electric fencing are already established.

Perfect for:

• Goats
• Sheep
• Pigs
• Poultry
• Rotational grazing systems
• Silvopasture projects

The combination of pasture, forest, water access, and infrastructure makes diversified regenerative agriculture highly achievable.

Functional Infrastructure for Real Life

Heartwood Homestead balances rustic beauty with practical comfort.

Additional amenities include:

• Full laundry and shower house
• Washer and dryer
• On-demand hot water
• Composting toilet system
• Shared workspace with WiFi
• Refrigerator and freezer facilities
• Excellent cellular service
• Secure storage

For makers, builders, and entrepreneurs, the property also includes:

• Two 40-foot high-cube shipping containers
• Large covered workshop area
• Additional storage facilities
• Partially finished 40-foot tractor trailer suitable for living, studio, or coworking space

Nature Without Isolation

Many off-grid properties require sacrificing convenience.

Heartwood Homestead offers both seclusion and accessibility.

Located just outside Tenino, Washington, you’ll enjoy:

• A swimmable lake approximately one mile away
• Bike trail access nearby
• Gas, groceries, and ACE Hardware within minutes
• Olympia just 25 minutes away
• Seattle and Portland approximately 1.5–2 hours away

This balance makes the property especially attractive for intentional communities seeking connection to larger population centers while maintaining a peaceful rural setting.

Ready for the Next Chapter

Heartwood Homestead has deep roots in intentional community and regenerative land stewardship. The land carries years of vision, labor, and care. It is now ready for new stewards to continue its evolution.

Whether you envision a thriving eco-village, cooperative homestead, retreat center, educational farm, artist residency, healing sanctuary, family compound, or simply a life lived closer to the land, Heartwood Homestead offers a rare opportunity to step into a property where the foundation already exists.

Asking Price: $735,000

Available now.

If this vision resonates with you, we invite you to reach out for additional information and to schedule a visit.

Video Tour: https://youtu.be/vilvOkunV2k