Artha sits on a lush 90-acre plot with rolling hills of wooded land and open fields. Spend some time in the pristine wilderness of Wisconsin. Just 10 minutes from the beautiful Chain of Lakes in Waupaca, guests have access to many wonderful outdoor activities.
A 30-minute drive to downtown Stevens Point and just 10 minutes south of Amherst, Artha sits in the heart of central Wisconsin. Come, relax and enjoy this sustainable oasis.
Artha Bed & Breakfast is a part of the Artha Sustainable Living Center, which offers year round hands-on workshops and retreats featuring solar water-heating, gardening, yoga and more.
Here you can experience green living powered by the sun in a 100 year-old farmhouse.
Guests stay in private rooms and can enjoy the public spacious kitchen and living room.
There are 3 rooms at Artha B&B:
- Garden Room - This first floor room has a double bed and is just off the living room. Room has solar heated floors and a shared bathroom.
- Energy Room - This room is on the first floor and boasts a modern feel. Queen bed and beautiful view of the wooded backyard. There is a private bathroom where you can take a bath in an old-fashioned claw-foot bathtub. Room has large closet and air-conditioning.
- Solar Room - Light and airy with 1 king bed (or 2 twins) and a day bed. This room is situated on the second floor, with windows facing the south and east; this truly is the solar room. Room has air-conditioning and shared bathroom on the first floor.
Artha B & B is powered by the sun! A solar thermal system heats the domestic water as well as contributing to space heating during the winter. The heat from the sun is transferred through a solar fluid into a two foot sand bed under a portion of the B&B and this stores and heats the facility. As a back up heat source there are radiant wall panels and a high efficiency wood stove in the living room. Photovoltaic (solar electric) panels make the electricity in a grid tied system. Artha uses as little energy as possible, and much of the energy it does use is renewable!
Artha has utilized green building materials in all updates and new construction. Straw bale construction was used, which is a renewable resource and super insulator. This means less energy is needed to heat and cool the space. The wood used came from trees that fell during a windstorm here at Artha, or the Menomonee Forest: a local, sustainable forest. All buildings take advantage of passive solar for heating and cooling.
Artha does its best to have the least impact on this earth. We water our large organic gardens only when necessary and we use drip irrigation systems and mulch.
We compost all food scraps and use this as fertilizer. We utilize crop rotation to preserve the soil and we harvest sap from our sugar maples for maple syrup.
We have walking and cross-country ski trails so people can experience the wilderness without directly impacting it. We use sustainable forestry practices and have planted over 5,000 trees in the past 35 years.
Towels and sheets are made from organic cotton and all non-VOC paint has been used throughout the home. To conserve water the bathrooms are equipped with low-flow toilets and showerheads.
At Artha we try and live by example, teaching those who wish to learn from us. Our goal is to leave the planet as we found it for the next generation and we invite everyone to join us on this path.
Facilities:
- Solar Heated Water, Solar Electricity,
- Solar Heating System + Wood Stove,
- Full Kitchen, Full, Living Room w/ TV and VCR,
- Air Conditioned Room Available,
- Sunny Deck, Walking Trails, Cross Country Ski Trails,
- Organic Towels & Sheets,
- Vegetarian Full Breakfast,
- Studio Space, Gazebo w/ Pond,
- Organic Vegetable Garden,
- Available for weddings or events,
- Great Biking on country roads and parks and lakes near by.
Artha Sustainable Living Center runs a range of hands-on workshops
- Professional Solar Thermal Installation Workshop -
- Advanced Solar Thermal System Design Workshop -
- Meditation and Yoga Retreat -
- Herbal Bath Products (Hands-On) -
- Herbal Beauty Products (Hands-On) -
- Introduction to Herbal Medicine and Teas (Hands-On)
Artha also offers Private Yoga Classes and Massages on site.
Artha is near Waupaca and Stevens Point, both with bustling down towns for shopping and great restaurants. Close to state parks and the Chain of Lakes for boating and swimming.
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