hickory nut forest: Asheville area mountain land for sale- Hickory Nut Forest community
- 10/18/12 05:16 AM
Asheville NC cascading falls at Hickory Nut Forest a conservation-oriented community with net zero energy goals, organic heirloom apple orchard, gardens and hiking trails along the "laughing waters"...Details are right below. But first...who could resist a minute by this cascade?
click on this link for a one-minute video that is almost guaranteed to bring you a smile.
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If you are seeking waterfalls and cascades, you have come to the right place. Last count, there were fifteen(15) on the forever wild land that adjoins Hickory Nut Forest-
Acreage and building sites for sale in this carefully developed Asheville area community also … (4 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Hickory Nut Forest a Green Community-Asheville Special Find
- 06/27/12 08:26 AM
Hickory Nut Forest a Green Community Special Find
Laughing Waters VIDEO
____ POINTS OF INTEREST: This eco-friendly development named for the Hickory Nut Forest is a "special find" if you seek a True Green multigenerational community within a short driving distance of Asheville.
And , the personal story around how the couple who found and developed this acreage is exciting to learn. Over the years, we have watched how their story unfolds...
and so we were excited to discover that ...when it comes to Green Asheville Real Estate, Hickory Nut Forest, this amazing eco-community, has just announced some good news … (4 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Eco-Community NC & Acres and Acres of Land
- 10/02/09 03:29 PM
Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, October, 2009News and Views from "GREEN-O-Lina"
The Eco-Community & Conservation Land
THIS WEEK I had the good fortune to hike the sunny trails leading from an amazing eco-friendly community just minutes from downtown Asheville. This model for sustainable innovation, Hickory Nut Forest is one of the first ECO developments in the USA to combine wide-ranging land conservation with an eco-friendly community of green-built homes, to be powered by renewable energy -(wind power, hydropower , geothermal) - to create a "net-zero-energy community". Living in this conservation neighborhood means enjoying the forever-wild mountain forests, soaring cliffs and pristine, cascading streams, … (9 comments)
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hickory nut forest: 4 and 5 - Eco-Community of Hickory Nut Forest Gerton NC 28735
- 11/19/08 04:36 AM
Building Sites 4 and/or 5 - in the Amazing Eco-Community of Hickory Nut Forest Gerton NC 28735 call to Eco-Friendly Folks.
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 and realize that you also can enjoy over 200 acres of adjacent land on which to roam, you will recognize a Big Bonus!. And you will find Lots 4 and 5 in a unique view-spot in Hickory Nut Forest ECO COMMUNITY.
Important to note: Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community is … (4 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Baby Boomer and Nature Lover? Turn your 1031 into Eco-Friendly Creative Retirement Living- Asheville NC's Hickory Nut Forest.
- 10/20/08 06:06 AM
Looking for Creative Retirement? Baby Boomer and Nature Lover? If you are "at one" with nature- the woods, the hills, the shades of leaves of Autumn, the waterfalls- now could be just the right time to RELAX and turn your 1031 into Eco-Friendly living in Asheville, NC.
Just this week we were out on our annual Fall Leaves photo shoot .
We meandered up the paved drive (see photo ) and into the woods. The sound of Hickory Nut Creek and distant waterfalls kept us company. Rustling leaves and songbirds chimed in. And then the music of the wind played in … (2 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Real Estate Market Housing Predictors 2009 Buyers' Market. Part II
- 10/14/08 03:15 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 Buyers' Market; that 1) 80+% of Buyers begin their search online, that 2)they seek information about property buying and investment issues, mortgages and listings, that 3) they are very interested in Trends, and most especially that 4) more and more, as they head down "possibility road" they want to have … (3 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Keeping a "Good-Eye" Out for Conservation Real Estate Land Buyers
- 09/22/08 06:10 AM
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 to find large acreages in the mountains. These days, partly because a good deal of the land is steep and rugged terrain, and too because eco-friendly developers know that it is mighty expensive and even imprudent to prepare such land for development, land values have appreciated significantly. (Map courtesy of … (2 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Lot 12 Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community Gerton NC 28735
- 09/15/08 06:27 AM
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, NC. . ALL HealthyBuilt homes are planned for the eco-community which is also aiming to be a net zero energy community.
Especially desirable for Lot 12 is that is offers very good southern sun. Home builders and gardeners can take good advantage of this aspect of Lot 12.
You will … (9 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Hickory Nut Forest Gerton N.C Evolving Eco-Community
- 09/11/08 05:05 AM
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 produce, you will appreciate how close it is to the eco-community.
The Greater Asheville area is an important "hub" for green and sustainable development. 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 … (6 comments)
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hickory nut forest: The Power of Just One
- 09/01/08 02:35 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 her destination, the Isles of Pines .
There she joined a group of fellow Americans to lend her services to what today might be understood as an eco-community or eco-village. Ecovillages, according to Wikipedia are " intended to be socially, economically and ecologically sustainable intentional communities. Most aim for a … (13 comments)
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hickory nut forest: RA, RA- THE Original Solar-Powered Delight, Remodeled -Part I
- 08/30/08 06:23 AM
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 to have developed a keen interest in the advantages of becoming sun-partners in terms of energy efficiency.
Photo I took at Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community. Experts look for SUN...
NOTE: This eco-community is aiming for a net sero energy goal!
As the sun rose this morning, I … (11 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Eco-communities, Organic Farms & Farm Life : #1 in The Carolina Blue Skies Local Color Series. Asheville Area Sustainable Agriculture
- 08/14/08 08:12 AM
When you think about sustainable agriculture, organic farms, eco-communities and quality of life in Asheville and the towns surrounding Her, you may wonder if this post is simply nugacity in an otherwise (hopefully) worthy landscape.
However, some redeeming wisdom possibly survives- especially if you are a lover of guineafowl. So I'm gonna' take the risk, and tell this story . . .
"Which One's the Guinea?" (A Carolina Blue Skies Local Color Story).
Once upon a time, approximately 11 miles from downtown Asheville; or 7 miles from the where bustling Patton Avenue intersects Highway 63; or 5 miles from … (4 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Picnics and Day Trips: Trip # 4 of the Asheville Series- Hickory Nut Forest
- 08/11/08 06:33 AM
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 (see photo)can be found. So, today we headed out for a picnic. In our basket was the usual lettuce and tomato to combine with home-baked bread(see the series on Asheville's tailgate markets) for sure-but something was missing!
As we rode south … (5 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Picnics and Day Trips: Trip # 3 of the Asheville Series-Hickory Nut Forest
- 08/02/08 05:19 AM
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 R E A T H E.
INSPIRATION. You can stand by a waterfall and soon discover that there are 15 or more waterfalls on the Conservation Partner's Lands. Or hike the trails leading to wildflower meadows and rock-climbing adventure.
Maybe you would prefer to spend a soft afternoon and picnic out by the heirloom … (15 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Asheville's Eco Communities (series) : Hickory Nut Forest
- 07/28/08 05:46 AM
eco-stewards' GREEN LEARNING TOUR
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 we're lovin' it!" Numerous eco-communities are popping up in and around Asheville. This post is the first in a series on those eco-communities. Today I'm taking you on a jaunt (about 20 minutes or so) to Asheville area's Hickory Nut Forest.
Hickory Nut Forest is an … (19 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Strong, Caring (and Green) Communities
- 07/08/08 01:27 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 here I am, out on the Land, feeling very privileged indeed... and thinking.
I'm thinking about a notable quote a real state client/friend here in Asheville sent for my review this morning:
"...we need to grow strong caring communities in which we get more of our human satisfaction from caring … (9 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Green Communities, On the Path to Land Planning and Design, Part 3
- 06/30/08 01:37 AM
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 planning is exciting.
( I took this photo at an eco community about 25 minutes from downtown Asheville. Hiclory Nut Forest.)
Oftentimes, our clients use land planning services during the due diligence period and prior to building. . Then the land-savvy professionals may have due diligence deadlines to deal with, but we have … (7 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Cluster Housing Asheville and Beyond
- 06/08/08 01:20 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. I know our eco-developer clients are, too. So, when I saw Randall Arendt's book, Conservation Design for Subdivisions, A Practical Guide to Creating Open Space Networks. I just had to pick it up.
Randall Arendt has me fascinated. REALTORS® --if your clients really appreciate simple explanations of how subdivisions around open space and how cluster housing can … (9 comments)
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hickory nut forest: One Old-timer's Tale: Native American Traditions and the New Sustainability
- 05/29/08 06:54 AM
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 Old-timer. A REALTOR® from " way back" when "Sustainable or Eco- Community (in which our Firm specializes) didn't have a name yet, he came to Asheville to teach REALTORS® about The Land.
We covered a few questions, then I asked him what he thought about the Native American traditions … (12 comments)
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hickory nut forest: Cohousing, A Trend-in-the-Making?
- 05/17/08 12:40 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 far from Asheville. Here's what I know so far: An ecovillage may be in an urban or rural area and is not defined by its location, but rather by concept.
I've been told that this one (still in progress) will be defined by another standard: the very caring eco-developer's love of … (12 comments)
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Asheville NC cascading falls at Hickory Nut Forest a conservation-oriented community with net zero energy goals, organic heirloom apple orchard, gardens and hiking trails along the "laughing waters"...Details are right below. But first...who could resist a minute by this cascade?
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