asheville green learning tours: GREEN Week 2011- Extends Beyond Neighborhoods - 04/19/11 01:50 PM
The Earth Day Network which includes many multinational efforts extends beyond local neighborhoods, but real estate professionals can be found participating in a variety of their projects include: The Canopy Project:Fighting deforestation. (Here in the Asheville area mountains clear cutting can make a beautiful landscape sad to see...so many of our colleagues engage in this project.) Green Schools:Greening America's Schools within a Generation. (As a former teacher and counselor I am parrtial to this one =)) Women and Green Economy:Engaging women leaders in the creation and development of a global green economy. (I wonder how many of our AR femalle colleagues vcan … (2 comments)
asheville green learning tours: What's On YOUR Lucky Green Roof? Part 2. An Irish Lad in Boston's Southie. - 03/17/10 08:01 AM
In Part 1 of this series, we admitted that after visiting Asheville NC's LEED Certified Blue Ridge Parkway Center and the Green Roof we became Roof Nuts, intrigued with the concept and possibilities today's roofs offer . Features such as roof color, stormwater runoff systems, skylights improve sustainability and quality of life. But the most fascinating of all for us is The "Lucky" Green Roof. According to Wikipedia, "A green roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. It may also include additional layers such as … (7 comments)
asheville green learning tours: HOME SWEET GREEN HOME HOLIDAYS - 12/24/09 07:53 AM
HOME SWEET GREEN HOME HOLIDAYS There's no place like home, especially during the holidays. And best of all you can save time, energy, and money by "traveling" your own neighborhood. Think of it this way... everything you need is right at home. And you and your family can pretend you're a tourist visiting your own town. Here in Asheville the Biltmore Estate is one place we plan on visiting. Did you know that .if each family reduced holiday gasoline consumption by one gallon (about twenty miles), we'd reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one million tons? Here's a list of neighborly going … (1 comments)
asheville green learning tours: See What's in Santa's GOING GREEN Sack 2009 - 12/24/09 07:34 AM
Santa's GOING GREEN Sack 2009 I wish you could be with us here in Asheville, NC. for our Fourth Annual Community Feast! The menu never varies...and we really look forward to the gathering. (see original menu) But you can come along, no matter where you find yourself this holiday season. You can help us celebrate everything positive in Santa's GREEN Sack...You are invited! We all may marvel at the wee reindeer and the fine red velvet suit Santa's wearing, but even better is what you may discover in Santa's GREEN Sack. . . for there you may find the answers to some questions you and I have asked … (3 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Going Green: Asheville Eco-Community to Provide Learning Experiences at Hickory Nut Forest - 12/11/09 08:12 AM
GOING GREEN: Mountain homes and land legacies I am excited about the trend toward eco-savvy communities in the Asheville NCarea. In a time when many communities may be drawing inward, the opposite seems true when I research eco-friendly communities for my clients. Here is an example - news from Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community near Asheville. Hickory Nut Forest Eco-community has created a non-profit called Mountain Roots whose Mission Statement reveals that the non-profit is dedicated to providing discovery and adventure learning experiences, while exposing participants to a working model of environmentally responsible and community-centered living. The purpose of Mountain Roots … (5 comments)
asheville green learning tours: GREEN Living Tip Asheville: Low Maintenance Landscape - 12/06/09 03:18 PM
the green real estate Asheville: GOING GREEN By shifting to a sustainable and low-maintenance approach in landscape design, trading out plants that demand a lot of attention and substituting plants that seem to do well on their own, many of us around Asheville, NC have found more time to be "neighborly" . Many of us are way less exhausted on the weekend when we get together. The lawns are smaller, but the landscaping is mighty attractive with ground covers and shrubs, and mulch praising our efforts for sustainable landscape design, and some of this even is edible. GREEN Living Tip Asheville: Low … (9 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Neighborhood Infusions -One Sunday in Asheville - 11/22/09 08:31 AM
Neighborhood Infusions These are my favorite neighborhoods, the out-of-the way bitsguarded by ancient oaks,and here and there, distinguished witha friendly fence someone recently painted-not white, but with an infusion of color: lavenderto grace the red-to-orange geraniumsin terra-cotta potsthat hang out on the other side. I like the histories: The foot trail wideand so well-wornthat runs along a streamand leads back, in human-time, to seventeen and ninety-fourto a Cherokeewho walked this way, like me,but then it was a narrow trading path. And if I turn my head just-so as I meander,a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak or a Scarlet Tanager, or aYellow-billed Cuckoo, or aRuby-throated … (6 comments)
asheville green learning tours: great paint without the poisons! Asheville-based company news - 10/27/09 08:20 PM
Not long ago, Tom Rioux came to talk with us about PAINT. No ordinary paint, mind you. This is elegant paint and no wonder. Tom is an elegant person. I am not saying this because he dresses in Armani , which he does not. I am saying this because he is a class act. And I am saying he is a class act because Tom shows impressive and stylish excellence as he walks his talk. I have the impression other people are a lot healthier because he has invested his time and energy for that purpose. Yes! You can have great paint … (5 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Asheville "Scene " Around Town Video Series - 10/08/09 08:19 AM
Asheville, North Carolina, October, 2009 Eco-Friendly News and Views from "GREEN-O-Lina" Some people relocate to the Asheville area just so that they can hike in exciting places like Craggy Gardens, or Mt. Mitchell. But once they find a place on the land to call Home,create, then build an eco-friendly environment with a nod to Mother Nature, a simple early morning stroll can provide sights and soundsthat dazzle. Come for such a stroll with me. You will be amazed at what I found this morning right in my own backyard. Turn up the volume for a SURPRISE at the close of this … (7 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Hickory Nut Forest An Outstanding Eco-Friendly Community - 10/02/09 08:50 AM
Hickory Nut Forest An Outstanding Asheville Area Eco Community One of my favorite eco communities in the Asheville area (and please note, Asheville is the "hub' of green and sustainable development) is Hickory Nut Forest.Numerous eco-communities are popping up in and around Asheville, but Hickory Nut Forest is demonstrating how to go about creating an eco--community. This video shows how folks got together to build a community center. (see video). THIS evolving "green" community and conservation neighborhood is surrounded on three sides by over 800 acres of conservation land , so from the community center, visitors and residents can hike out … (21 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Creston Preserve - The Mountain Views in Late Summer - 09/08/09 07:24 PM
I've been vacationing near home this week. I am adventuring in conservation areas--looking for wildlife (small varieties! -- like the wild turkey who crossed the trail today)--and ready for great photo opps. Today I am out at Creston Preserve. Three reasons I like it here...besides the peaceful atmosphere?? 50% of 1,100 Acres Protected Conservation Easement 5 Miles of Hiking Trails Leading to Creeks & Waterfalls Mountain Overlooks I've stopped by the clubhouse for a visit with REALTY STAR, Corey Atherton and asked him to tell me a bit about the views. We hiked a trail, then hopped in his red mountain vehicle … (3 comments)
Conservation Stewardship Program Asheville and Beyond . I was so interested to read that Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan this month (August, 2009) has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin continuous sign-up for the new Conservation Stewardship Program. Eligible Applicants: Individual landowners Legal entities Native American tribes Congress capped the annual acreage enrollment at 12.769 million acres for each fiscal year nationwide. This new Program encourages agricultural and forestry producers to maintain existing conservation activities and possibly even adopt additional ones on their … (1 comments)
You can expect more than a color tour when you visit/relocate to Asheville this Fall. Check out The Ashevillage Institute"colorful" array of Fall offerings. Today they announced the Fall Series of upcoming workshops . The workshops cover various areas of interests, but all pertain to sustainability. They are:Bee-Keeping - August 29 & 30 Natural Building, 5 day - September 9-13 Natural Building, 3 day - September 24-26 Backyard Sustainability - October 3 & 4 Urban Aquaculture - October 12 & 13 Natural … (1 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Eco-Friendly Real Estate Professionals: IMPACT & Trends- Part III ::COLLABORATION - 07/16/09 08:12 AM
Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, July, 2009News and Views from Asheville's Greenolina, Real Estate Eco-Steward COLLABORATION: Does it seem to you that, within the amazing tapestry of life, individual well-being is woven together with the golden threads of collaboration- supporting the local and larger community? Bringing personal endeavors into alignment witha collaborative approach to solving problems is typical of an eco-friendly real estate professional's approach. Everybody can benefit. Although based on an individual's interest, in the collaborative choice, everyone's actions contribute to overall good. I have heard Native Americans refer to this extended sense of community as "all of our relations". All … (5 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Asheville: The Arboretum Calls - 07/15/09 09:23 AM
I love visiting Asheville's Arboretum, and I think, so will you! Asheville's 434-acre Public Gardenis a splendid gathering place. If you live in, are relocating to, or simply are visiting Asheville, North Carolina you can expand your dreams and ideas, brighten your days and feed your heart and soul within our eco-friendly community. Whether you walk the Arboretum's trails or take the Seg mode, you will find so much in which to delight. Added to the views and visual enrichment is the opportunity to learn. The photo of the Seqway adventurer's is courtesy of Wikipedia
Here, for example is what the Arboretum … (0 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Eco-Friendly Real Estate Professionals: IMPACT & Trends- Part II :: PURPOSE - 07/11/09 11:19 AM
Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, July, 2009News and Views from Asheville's Greenolina, Real Estate Eco-StewardEco-Friendly Real Estate Professionals: IMPACT & Trends- Part II :: PURPOSE Real estate professionals know that every life has at its core a dream that quietly and unobtrusively asks to be fulfilled. Each of us dreams such a dream. It is an important part of the amazing blessing of just being in this world. Purpose is another word for this dream. If you wish to realize your purpose in life you can start by exercising your talents within your chosen field or profession- get what you want, and … (9 comments)
asheville green learning tours: The Flag, the Flowers, the Trees in Asheville. Red, White & Blue. . . and Green - 07/04/09 08:45 AM
It is July Fourth, 2009. Here in Asheville, we are celebrating in the traditional ways: back yard gatherings, blue grass music, fireworks downtown.Tonight I will be able to see the fireworks dazzle the mountains and surprise the night sky. In Asheville, a number of us are adding another color to this celebration of life and liberty on the Fourth. Complimenting the traditional red, white and blue canvas is a backdrop of green. Here's what I mean-see photo. … (4 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Conservation Land Buyers Asheville's Land Brokers- Are Today's Brokers Lazy ? (Part 2) - 06/27/09 02:52 PM
Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, June, 2009News and Views from Asheville's Greenolina, Real Estate Eco-Steward Here is Part 2 of a series on what goes in to preparing to introduce Asheville's land buyers to amazing properties in our area. Part 1 reviews a letter that one of our eco-friendly conservation land buyers' received from a member of the "Green Team" at our Firm. Possibly you will be interested in checking out Part 1 to see details of just what goes on in preparation for the review of land and prior to our clients' arrival. Whether a land purchase is for the purpose of a family … (4 comments)
asheville green learning tours: Getting It "Right" Asheville-Style - 06/24/09 02:29 PM
Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, June, 2009News and Views from Asheville's Greenolina, Real Estate Eco-Steward The Greater Asheville area is full of potential for those seeking a welcoming atmosphere and quality of life. People want to be here. They arrive from elsewhere with high hopes. Before investing in property however, we advise them to think about correctly structuring the real estate transaction. Getting it "right" means 1. Understanding the topography, the geology, the aesthetic 2.. Asking good questions3.. Utilizing resources4.. Asking local experts about the trends in the real estate market 5. Observing subtleties . . .all of this while still taking … (1 comments)
asheville green learning tours: 10 Reasons Why Online Connections Don't Make Sense to Dennis - 06/23/09 08:36 PM
Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, June, 2009News and Views from Asheville's Greenolina, Real Estate Eco-Steward The National Association of REALTORS® members group on LinkedIn rendered an interesting quote: "That notion of expertise is what will bring new customers to you. It's what has ALWAYS brought new, and repeat, business to you. It's why people refer their friends to you. Online tools (BLOGS, twitter, facebook,) just allow you to share that expertise on the Web in a much more efficient way." ~Michael Cutlip, IT Director, Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Capitalizing on connections and creating authentic conversations of valueto those seeking what you … (5 comments)
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