0 Lot 12 Zackery Rd Unit 9992355 Caliente, CA 93518

This off-grid permaculture oasis on 21 acres has been carefully stewarded, featuring hand-dug swales to capture rainwater for wild food plants like cactus and elderberries. With nearly 100 prickly pears, a fruiting mulberry tree, and three pomegranate trees, additional food sources include mesquite trees, edible oak acorns, a fruiting elderberry, and a flowering Vitex tree.A fenced garden area includes a shed and spigot, and three earth ovens, crafted from local materials. A shared well provides water via a generator, flowing by gravity from a 1,500-gallon hilltop tank. Numerous shaded spots, benches, and a seasonal creek make for ideal camping. Features include a stone and bamboo outdoor shower, composting toilet, gabion stone table, hammock, and an evolving cob-built outdoor space. The land offers abundant building materials, including clay, rock, sand, and gravel.The upper level has two unfinished shipping container conversions. One serves as a studio with a reclaimed wood floor, earthen flooring, storage, and a wood stove. Adjacent is an unfinished cob kitchen and large earth oven with seating. Solar panels (700W) provide electricity. Outdoor features include a solar dehydrator, composting toilet, handmade juniper cabana, and terraces with mud sculptures. A spigot and screened area allow for outdoor showers. There's also a large unfinished cob table with a granite top.A livable but unfinished cob and container hybrid tiny home offers a full outdoor kitchen with a double rocket stove, earth oven, and cob table with a granite top. The insulated home has bamboo floors, a tile walk-in closet, and an artistic cob entry. A root cellar dig is in progress, along with a circular cob smokehouse, a kiln with three rocket stoves, and a water-harvesting pond.This property is perfect for those seeking a self-sufficient lifestyle with natural building opportunities. Located an hour from Bakersfield, Tehachapi, and Lake Isabella, and only 3 hours from Los Angeles. Come take a look today!