I’ve spent the week at the Maine Compost School, conducted at the lovely Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, Maine.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate this property a 5 in show house potential.

The pros of this property:

• It’s a pastoral and aesthetically beautiful location,
• it’s a large house with many rooms,
• and it has a lot of space for overflow activities like a gift shop, lectures, and events.

The cons of this property:

• The parking potential is unclear,
• it’s in a remote location, and
• it’s currently in active use

Since the Highmoor Farm isn’t open for show house traffic, I suggest a trip to the Kenneth Roberts Estate in Kennebunkport, Maine.  The Show House opens to the general public beginning Saturday, June 23, 2012.

Check it out!