Either Lot 4 or Lot 5 could be called LOVELY LOT in the authentic eco-community of Hickory Nut Forest in Gerton, North Carolina, but when you see first-hand the VIEW … (4 comments)
hickory nut forest: Real Estate Market Housing Predictors 2009 Buyers' Market. Part II - 10/14/08 10:15 AM
2009 real estate buyers' market housing trends and predictors are front and center as we head down "Possibility Road". In Part 1 I talked about a plausible plan of action given the current situation is to focus on what we do know...and, in particular, what we know about Buyers in the 2009 … (3 comments)
hickory nut forest: Keeping a "Good-Eye" Out for Conservation Real Estate Land Buyers - 09/22/08 01:10 PM
For many years, I've been keeping a "Good-Eye" out for clients who are conservation real estate land buyers and investors.
Traditionally, landowners relocating and building in Western North Carolina have enjoyed the highlands and the many gifts of living here.
But since 1975, we have found it more and more challenging … (2 comments)
hickory nut forest: Lot 12 Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community Gerton NC 28735 - 09/15/08 01:27 PM
Lot 12 could be called the IDEAL LOT in the authentic eco-community of Hickory Nut Forest in Gerton, North Carolina.
This ECO COMMUNITY adjacent to 250 acres of "forever wild" land and with trails leading to 800 acres of conservation partners' lands is just 23min to the cultural center of Asheville, … (4 comments)
hickory nut forest: Hickory Nut Forest Gerton N.C Evolving Eco-Community - 09/11/08 12:05 PM
Hickory Nut Forest in Gerton N.C. is an evolving eco-community and conservation neighborhood . This eco-community- is an easy drive from Asheville's, cultural amenities, arts, music and delicious cuisine, as well as excellent healthcare all nearby. (17 miles, 23-27 min.) And just 4 minutes to the CSA. If you enjoy farm-fresh … (6 comments)
hickory nut forest: The Power of Just One - 09/01/08 09:35 AM
I am thinking of Grandma today on what would have been her birthday. Over a hundred years ago, having just graduated from Ypsilanti (Michigan) Teacher's College, my adventurous grandmother took an assignment in a one-room schoolhouse off the coast of Cuba. Sailing from Florida, she traveled by freighter, finally to arrive at … (13 comments)
It seems to me (and how about you?) that there's a "solar-tie" between all of us-- no matter where we stand in the annals of history.
EXAMPLE: Our on-going relationship with the sun in terms of light, warmth, and growth.
I've noticed that here, in 2008, we human beings seem … (11 comments)
hickory nut forest: Picnics and Day Trips: Trip # 4 of the Asheville Series - 08/11/08 01:33 PM
There are rumbles in the countryside. Becky and Bruce are praying this means rain, but it's been a dry, dry summer thus far, and rumbles or not, the sun is hot and so are we.
Luckily, we know where the enormous old shade trees and cooling waters of Hickory Nut Creek … (5 comments)
hickory nut forest: Picnics and Day Trips: Trip # 3 of the Asheville Series-Hickory Nut Forest - 08/02/08 12:19 PM
GREEN Asheville area's Hickory Nut Forest Conservation Acreage and evolving eco-community is a perfect spot to picnic. Over 800 acres of conservation land surround you. Trails lead to those 800 acres and adjoin 275 acres where community buildings and an organic garden soon will expand into healthy possibilities.
Here you can spread your picnic blanket and just B … (15 comments)
hickory nut forest: Asheville's Eco Communities (series) : Hickory Nut Forest - 07/28/08 12:46 PM
Asheville is the "hub' of green and sustainable development. Whether in an urban environment, or in the rolling regions beyond Asheville's city limits, buyers and investors and sellers of real property will tell you- "GREEN" is the word here in Western North Carolina's mountains. "We are in a sustainable framework, and … (20 comments)
hickory nut forest: Strong, Caring (and Green) Communities - 07/08/08 08:27 AM
I'm out on the Land today. I'm out on the Land in an Asheville area eco-development we represent. It has open spaces and forest land and waterfalls and climbing cliffs and streams and an heirloom apple orcahrd now producing juicy specimens you'd love to eat...(see photo) oh it is amazing!
So … (9 comments)
So...we have touched on Green ECO Communities,and the process of Land Planning and Design.
The initial steps in land planning are so important. Equinox Environmental, is one of a few Greater Asheville Area Firms whose core services can provide land planning for our real estate clients.
The path to land … (7 comments)
hickory nut forest: Cluster Housing Asheville and Beyond - 06/08/08 08:20 AM
I'm excited about Green-built Cluster Subdivisions. (SEE STATS on Asheville area communities below.) I am attracted to the idea of siting WNC HealthyBuilt® Homes on smaller parcels of land, and setting aside additional LAND that could have been allocated to individual lots to common shared open space for eco-friendly residents. … (9 comments)
hickory nut forest: One Old-timer's Tale: Native American Traditions and the New Sustainability - 05/29/08 01:54 PM
He was standing at the door when I arrived. His smile was disarming. His eyes twinkled when he spoke. He was in town to teach an RLI Class. I'd heard about him and had chatted before, but I really hadn't had a chance to "sit down" for a talk with this … (12 comments)
hickory nut forest: Cohousing, A Trend-in-the-Making? - 05/17/08 07:40 AM
I ‘m wondering if, like me, you are seeing a growing interest in cohousing ? Is this an idea whose day has come? Possibly even a trend-in-the-making? I'm heading out this morning to do some "hands-on" research.
I'm going to look at one eco-developer's concept for an ecovillage with cohousing potentials,not … (12 comments)
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