Off-grid family home offers ‘food forest’, granny flat and room for goats

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Off-grid family home offers ‘food forest’, granny flat and room for goats

Off-grid Dannevirke home with food forest, solar living, granny flat and space for animals near town.

Kylie Klein Nixon
Last updated: 16 April 2026 | 3 min read
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Discover a unique off-grid family home in Dannevirke offering a self-sufficient lifestyle just five minutes from town. This 0.77-hectare property features an established food forest with 30 fruit trees, providing abundant produce year-round.

The home includes an upgraded solar system and a separate cottage perfect for a granny flat or Airbnb. With room for goats and sheep, it’s ideal for families escaping the city or for multi-generational living. Enquiries are sought over $595,000.

This little ranch-style home in Dannevirke, could be your country escape. Photo: TRADE ME/ARIZTO

The home is full of rustic charm (and new solar tech). Photo: TRADE ME/ARIZTO

The owners wanted to crate a sustainable food forest to feed her family. Photo: TRADE ME/ARIZTO

The home could do with some TLC, but is in good condition. Photo: TRADE ME/ARIZTO

A thriving garden with plenty of room to grow and expand.

The expansive garden, already home to a thriving food forest and established fruit trees, offers exceptional potential to expand into a fully self-sufficient lifestyle block.

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