sustainable community: Advise EPA -Protect Streams and Children from Mercury Pollution - 08/09/11 11:43 AM
News Flash...just in from Donna Lisenby, Director of Water ProgramsAppalachian Voices Advise EPA -Protect Streams and Children from Mercury Pollution HURDLE: Fish from our streams may be unfit to eat with thousands of newborns born with neurological disorders due to mercury pollution...CHALLENGE: Mercury emitted by dirty and outdated coal-fired power plants.EPA OUTREACH: The EPA is currently accepting comments on a proposal to make utilities clean up their act and reduce mercury pollution by 91%. The deadline to submit comments is midnight, Thursday, August 11. ACTION: Use the link below to advise the EPA to protect our streams and children from mercury … (2 comments)
sustainable community: Sundays on the Island: Reconnecting with the Land; Meeting the People ~Asheville Area Events Series: Tailgate Markets- The MARSHALL, NC Market. - 01/06/10 11:16 PM
I am looking forward to Sundays on the Island In Madison County, North Carolina coming soon! It's still cold, so the Farmers' Market is indoors (see flyer and note below.) But I can hardly wait to find vocal streams, rolling pastures, welcoming "coves" and unending vistas that take your breath away as I head out in Spring, 2010 to the Madison County farmers market (see photos.) There's a spirit of community here. Camaraderie. Inclusiveness. A sense of place and a sense of belonging, all exemplified in the weekly tailgate markets. .It is all about Reconnecting with the Land; Meeting the People. Again... Heaven-on-Earth...For those of … (12 comments)
sustainable community: Eco-Sensitive Equity Preservation in Asheville NC - 01/04/10 09:44 PM
ECO-SENSITIVE EQUITY PRESERVATION IN ASHEVILLE , NORTH CAROLINAThe value-added element of sustainable innovation must be taken into account when considering real property. This is about 2010 and beyond. Too, it is about an investment that considers social and natural capital. Considering the big picture is easy to do in the Greater Asheville , NC Area because nature, culture and a steady real estate market work together to support sustainable innovation, eco-sensitive equity preservation and eco-sensitive development. Here's a Big Green Thumbs Upto just a small sampling of collective enterprise helping to create sustainable solutions in the Greater Asheville area. Check out GOING GREEN in the Greater Asheville Area: Sustainable … (3 comments)
sustainable community: Locally Grown is GOOD! CSA Farms Where You Live & Here in Asheville , Too - 12/31/08 08:57 AM
We are lucky to have a number of amazing farm stewards and CSA farms here in the Greater Asheville area. This holiday season, farmer's markets allowed us to buy sustainable, useful gifts such as honey, molasses, jams, jellies, pickles, salad dressings, and herb vinegars and oils directly from the person who made them. My real estate clients enjoyed thesmall tokens of affection we found for them: "non-edible" gifts such as soaps, salves, lotions, pottery, baskets, quilts, pot holders, bee's wax candles, brooms, and more local wood and fiber crafts. There follows a list of links and connections that may be of … (2 comments)
sustainable community: Santa's GREEN Sack =) - 12/24/08 08:35 AM
I wish you could be with us here in Asheville, NC. for our Third Annual Community Feast! The menu never varies...and we really look forward to the gathering. (see menu) But you cancome 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 answer to some questions you and I have asked about eco-friendly remedies and connections......(see … (2 comments)
sustainable community: Real Estate 2009- Three Bears -Will It Simply Be the Same-Old-Same-Old Thinking and Planning? - 11/18/08 02:54 PM
Today's Topic: Real Estate 2009- Three Bears -Will It Simply Be the Same-Old-Same-Old Thinking and Planning? Three Bears. 3 Questions. 3 Points. And a Challenge. Questions: 1. Does the same-old-same-old-plan ( possibly adequate in the 1990s) stand up in the 2.0 real estate environment of 2009 and beyond? 2. Where are the maps of inquiry that highlight paths to places we need to go? 3. And can we do better if we don't acknowledge that things are very different than they have been in recent years?
Points: 1.Tough times across the board, in the economy, the environment, education and … (3 comments)
sustainable community: 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 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)
This second of the series on ASHEVILLE'S SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, Montford might surprise you ! Some unusual "creatures" "live" in Montofrd--GRIFFINS... well, Griffins as architectural interest points for those restoring this sustainable neighborhood of Asheville, NC . Much of the Montford neighborhood was designated as an Historic District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Since that time, historic restoration has been on the rise. Today the Montford community is home to residential properties and even several businesses. This neighborhood has developed a new outlook centered around the historical restoration projects of a number of devoted stewards of a variety … (5 comments)
sustainable community: Asheville Picnics and Day Trips: Trip # 2 of the Series - 07/11/08 04:29 PM
Quality of Life. "Green" Communities. Sustainable Innovation in Homes and ECO-Friendly Living. THIS Asheville area picnic (one of a series of picnics planned with all of us in mind) includes all of the above. It's an Appalachian wonder, all right, where you can just hang out, toss your picnic basket on a rustic table beside the mighty French Broad River (see photo) and really get into a slower pace. Bring along some homemade peach cobbler, and just "BE" for an afternoon...or longer. Today I'm taking you with me to a place where the French Broad River runs boldly and small towns … (12 comments)
sustainable community: Asheville Picnics and Day Trips Series - 07/10/08 09:36 PM
This is the time of year when folks head for the mountains and the cool breezes to be found there. For those of you who are yet to discover the splendor of Asheville's hills that quickly expand into peaks, come on over and visit...and you may just choose to stay. There's some local exploring to be done. So grab your picnic basket, fill it with locally-grown and baked goodies (more on our fabulous eateries later) and discover the art of relaxation all over again. THIS IS A SERIES ON PICNICS and the sustainable culture that's on the rise in the Greater Asheville … (13 comments)
sustainable community: 200 "Passive Sun" BLOGS + 1 Active Flying Dog +YOU = - 08/15/07 11:07 AM
update: if you like this post, please subscribe to my blog! Thankyou! This flying dog has been leaping across the blogging-blue-sky. (JT's photo taken at Bele Cher in Asheville, N.C. 2007) She's read over 200 BLOGS this past week-always curious, and most-times impressed. What's out there in the "passive sun"? I'll tell you in two words:A lot! I'll also tell you that a week or so ago, that might not have been my impression Like Jeff G, I had been wondering why on Green Earth I would want to have another BLOG outside of Active Rain. My "Other Blog" (tended faithfully since 2004) … (61 comments)
sustainable community: taking stock: The Cool Cat's 1031 “Compass” for REALTORS® & Investors - 07/14/07 12:16 AM
Some cool 1031 cats right here in the Asheville, NC real estate investment market can see what's in the picture right away. Others need to take some time to "take stock" of the whole scene. Today I am writing about 1031-savvy "cats' . . .real estate professionals and investors who fall in both categories. Have you ever met someone who always seems to have a reference guide in her tote bag, a "compass" if you will...? For me, that would be "Marie". I long had suspected Marie carried her "compass" in her big black briefcase. A conversation just the other day confirmed it. … (10 comments)
sustainable community: Prairie Crossing. High Performance Homes. Human-Scale Living - 07/09/07 09:48 AM
update: if you like this post, please subscribe to my blog! Thankyou! Prairie Crossing (Grayslake, IL) means High Performance Homes and Human-Scale Living. Today I'm going to tell you about our client, a novelist, who completed her current best-seller while sequestered in the master bedroom closet at her home (pictured just to your left) at Prairie Crossing. ("High-Performance of another kind.) Prairie Crossing is a conservation community in Lake County just outside the "Windy City", Chicago, Illinois. And, judging from our client, you might find some pretty interesting and eco-wise neighbors there. And too, you could be delighted to discover a very much in demand high-performance home, like … (17 comments)
sustainable community: Green-o-Lina's Picks & Picnic Trips Around Asheville~ The Mars Hill Loop #1 - 07/03/07 08:44 PM
update: if you like this post, please subscribe to my blog! Thankyou! Green-o-Lina's Picks & Picnic Trips. Whether you are visiting Asheville-possibly hunting for land on which to build or a "high-performance" new home-or if you are new to the area, or already are fortunate enough to live here, local real estate professional, Green-o-Lina has a Picnic Trip for you. It is sure to make you smile and offer you a sense of place in the mountains. Just fix a picnic full of locally-grown goodies, or drop in to one of Green-o-Lina's favorite places, Picnics where you can collect the incredible results … (20 comments)
Picture the charm of a graceful Asheville, North Carolina neighborhood in the early nineteen hundreds. It's a Spring day in Asheville, a hundred ago, and you are relaxing on your side porch, sipping a lemonade, and listening to the laughter of children playing in the yard. Tonight you and the family will "take your constitutional" (walk) over to the nearby Biltmore Estate built just a few years before your own home. Maybe you'll retrieve your brand new Model T from the carriage house and ride there, instead. You just love the spiffy style.
Photo of Ford Motor Company's Model T courtesy of Wikipedia A … (21 comments)
sustainable community: Guess Why Asheville is a "Hopping" Vacation & Second Home Destination Spot! - 04/24/07 04:20 PM
Once you have experienced Asheville, you will understand the "Paris of the South" in the mountains of Western North Carolina ranks among the favorite second home and vacation spots. But let me give you a few quick reasons: 1) The people are amazing, full of life, and great storytellers. 2) The locally -grown FOOD (see link below) is delicious and good for you! 3) There's FUN galore.
Find out for yourself by "hopping" on one of our "down-home' tours. photo courtesy of Asheville Trolley Tours Asheville Historic Trolley Tours - Hop on the darling trolley for an hour or so and ay narrated tour … (6 comments)
sustainable community: "My REALTOR® Stands TALL in the Field!" (Part I, The Lightning Fast Delivery) - 04/14/07 01:01 AM
What makes an Asheville "green" real estate professional stand out in the crows? My clients tell me it is "authentic communication" on matters of vital interest to them. I got thinking about that, so rrecently I wrote an article about making authentic connections stressing the impact of our role as problem solvers -e.g.- a client tells you what she needs- to which you Respond with lightning speed ListenCommunicateOffer solutionsOn the "stage " of your real estate practice, would you agree that this is part of a process called "hitting your marks"? Take a bow! If you are doing this successfully, you … (12 comments)
sustainable community: Local REALTORS® & Habitat for Humanity Give a Gift to Louisa and The Community - 04/07/07 11:57 AM
Just a few years ago, Ivan and Nadeshda Polishchuk and their little girl , Louisa (pictured here) made the journey of a lifetime.They left their home in the Ukraine to travel across the world to our hometown,Asheville, North Carolina ,where Ivan took a job in environmental servicesat Mission Hospitals. This 800-bed hospital on two campuses offers a huge array of services and was Named a Top 50 Hospital in Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report in 2006 and is one of the nation's Top 100 Heart Hospitals .Needless to say, Ivan was proud to be associated with Mission. But there was … (21 comments)
sustainable community: ARE YOU FOR REAL? Making Authentic Connections Online ...and Off... - 03/30/07 11:06 AM
"At 5 am, in this paludal hinterland, a lone roadside figure bristling with electronic and photographic gear must present a curious sight." Indeed! And I know exactly who that lone roadside figure is...a REALTOR® out on the land looking for photographs that best represent his or her new listing. S/he knows that when prospective clients go to Localism.com to search for properties of interest, the quality-laden photos s/he places there will have an impact on their decision to contact or not contact her.
PHOTO taken at 5:00AM by J.T.Narrin, Photographer for the Firm EDIT J.T.Narrin, Photographer is MY SON ..a reason to smile That REALTOR® … (62 comments)
sustainable community: Trendy Brownfields - 12/18/06 11:41 PM
CHICKEN HILL , 1945AN ASHEVILLE BROWNFIELD SITE,2006 Chicken Hill was a mill village near downtown Asheville, North Carolina, that dates back to the 1880's. Billie Clemmons, who grew up there recalls, "...We were one big happy family. Poor but it didn't bother us". For the past half century, however, since the Historic Asheville, North Carolina Cotton Mill closed its doors on "Chicken Hill" this area was pretty much left to its own devices, underutilized due to contamination. It was a Brownfield site. Recently, the Regional Brownfields Initiative (RBI) in partnership among Western North Carolina's economic developers, local officials, bankers, environmental planners, REALTORS®, the … (12 comments)
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