hickory nut forest eco community: 5 Ways to Recognize an Eco-Friendly Community
- 08/21/11 06:22 AM
5 Ways to Recognize an Eco-Friendly Development - Asheville Style Looking for sustainable innovation in the eco-friendly developments? Here's information that fits no matter where you live, based on leading edge examples I call... Asheville Style! Eco-friendly developments can be found just around the corner, or around the bend...some are urban and some are rural. You may be attracted to miles and miles of hiking trails that adjoin the National Forest. You may be attracted to the community amenities. But, whether you find your eco-savvy dream in a rural or an urban area, you can be certain that an eco-friendly … (1 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: 1031 Like Kind Exchange and LAND for Eco Development
- 06/23/11 01:56 AM
Asheville Real Estate Journal1031 Like Kind Exchange and LAND for Eco Development Recently, a large acreage investor and I were talking about "green" investment strategies and concerns about the 1031 Like-Kind Exchange process. He had heard by the grapevine, and mistakenly believed, that he absolutely had to acquire property exactly like the property he was about to relinquish. In searching for a 1031 Like- Kind Exchange he was puzzled when it came to how he would be able to locate an eco-friendly exact match for here the Asheville, NC area for his three-story brownstone back East. Finding an exact match when … (5 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: Asheville Area Eco-Friendly Communities-Links&INFO ~ Gerton and Bat Cave
- 03/02/11 01:00 AM
Asheville Area Eco-Friendly Communities:Here is a series of links to posts I have done on one of my favorite areas around Asheville, and the possibilities for those of you who love the idea of living in a neighborly community where folks can share organic gardens, produce...and yes, even heirloom apples! Second- Vacation Homes Go Year-Round- Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community Asheville NC Real Estate- Homes on the GREENsideFourth stop on the Asheville area Second and Vacation Homes Tour- Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community Hickory Nut Forest is so compelling that your second or vacationhome soon may become your year-round abode. If you are seeking … (4 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: WHAT is Cluster Housing, Again? (Series Starts Here)
- 09/02/10 03:50 PM
I'm excited about the idea of a closely-knit gathering of energy-efficient, green-built homes, especially if they are affordable and on a small footprint! I am attracted to the notion of rounding up 10-or-so homes on a small-ish enough parcel of land so that people who live there naturally gravitate to contributing their ideas, talents, and leadership skills in a neighborly way. But that's me, and when it comes to added value for my clients, I'm not objective. What I want to know is what YOU think. Is it important to you to engage the community in which you live? You may find … (8 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: 6 Eco-Friendly Urban and Mountain Communities in the Asheville Area
- 08/29/10 10:52 AM
Asheville, North Carolina, Eco Community Review- Summer. 2010 Levels of attraction, commitment, and motivation when it comes to sustainable innovation are as unique as each of us is. Poll homebuyers and investors and you are sure to find certain green attributes have more appeal than others. There are about as many shades of green in eco-friendly design, development and building as you see in the early light on an Appalachian mountainside. For example in the area of green-built homes, indoor air quality (IAQ) may be one person's primary focus, while whole house ventilation or NO-VOC paint may be another's concern. And … (4 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: 7 Ways to Recognize and Appreciate an Eco Village - Asheville Style
- 08/28/10 08:39 AM
It's Asheville Style! And you can find it in sustainable innovation in the eco villages and developments in the Asheville area. WHEN you visit the numerous Asheville area eco-friendly developments, you will discover some are urban and some are rural. You may be attracted to miles and miles of hiking trails that adjoin the National Forest. You may be attracted to the community amenities. But, whether you find your Asheville dream in a rural or an urban area, you can be certain that an eco-friendly development and/or an ecovillage is not defined by its location.How then do you recognize an … (10 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: Second- Vacation Homes Go Year-Round- Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community
- 03/31/10 08:56 AM
Fourth stop on the Asheville area Second and Vacation Homes Tour-Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community. Hickory Nut Forest is so compelling that your second or vacationhome soon may become your year-round abode. If you are seeking waterfalls, you have come to the right place. Last count, there were fifteen(15) on the forever wild land that adjoins Hickory Nut Forest- Not to mention the vineyard, organic gardens, heirloom apple orchard. Oh My! Points to keep in mind as we head out on this sunny day to look at this carefully developed community are: a) proximity to Asheville, ) the exterior and/or interior allure … (5 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: Heirloom Apples- Hickory Nut Forest- Asheville Style
- 03/22/10 05:52 AM
Here in the Asheville NC area, Hickory Nut Forest is demonstrating organic cultivation. Surrounded on three sides by over 800 acres of conservation land Hickory Nut Forest is a place to come, to live and to thrive in a serious relationship with nature. Take for example heirloom apples: "Roughly nine out of ten apple varieties historically grown in the U.S. are at risk of falling out of cultivation and falling off our tables," the Buena Vista Social Club of Forgotten Fruits will tell you. "Some 15,000 to 16,000 apple varieties that have been named, grown and eaten on the North American continent, … (8 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: Going Green: Asheville Eco-Community to Provide Learning Experiences at Hickory Nut Forest
- 12/11/09 12:12 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)
hickory nut forest eco community: Conservation Stewardship Asheville and Beyond- Part 2
- 12/03/09 12:24 AM
green real estate asheville-Conservation Stewardship Asheville and Beyond- Real Estate News and Views: GOING GREEN from Green Asheville's "Land Legacy" Eco-Steward Conservation and stewardship are coming to the forefront of the popular consciousness across the nation. As land specialist in the mountains of North Carolina, my clients are expressing a particular interest in conservation practices including: controlling wind erosion, conserving energy, growing high residue-producing crops, managing areas for wildlife, providing food and water resources on existing lands for wildlife, applying fertilizer according to soil and tissue tests, utilizing a grazing management system to maintain soil and water quality. The new (2009) Conservation … (4 comments)
HOW ONE COUPLE ENVISIONED AND REALIZED THEIR DREAM OF AN ECO-FRIENDLY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY
Q. How long has it taken to create the Hickory Nut Forest eco-community? A. We have been involved in the process of creating community for nearly five years. … (8 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: 1 Way to Recognize an EcoVillage -Asheville's Hickory Nut Forest
- 10/06/09 06:18 AM
Autumn is on the way with gifts of Carolina Blue skies, and all the colors that border it. (see photo taken at Hickory Nut Forest eco community)This is an excellent time of year to tour the Asheville area and to familiarize yourself with what we have to offer in terms of sustainable innovation. WHEN you visit the numerous Asheville area eco-friendly developments,do consider hiking the trails, and taking a peek at community amenities. Remember too, that an eco-friendly development and/or an ecovillage may be in an urban or rural area. It is not defined by its location. Eco-villages are defined by concept. … (7 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: 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)
hickory nut forest eco community: Hickory Nut Forest An Outstanding Eco-Friendly Community
- 10/02/09 01:50 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)
hickory nut forest eco community: Sustainable Community~ Asheville's Eco-Jewel~ Hickory Nut Forest
- 05/11/09 01:38 AM
Not long ago I was contacted via Active Rainabout a post I had done -part of an on-going series called " Asheville- Picnics and Day Trips" - about Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community. I responded with delight for it is apple blossom time at Hickory Nut Forest, and we had taken some amazing photos to share.(see photo) "We share an interest in self-sustaining communities," I enthused... ."and was happy to provide information. Possibly you. have seen posts (see a few of those links below) about Hickory Nut Forest. I am passionate about the concept of eco-friendly developmentand how this has played out in … (1 comments)
Hickory Nut Forest Eco Community IN CONTEXT... It's all about "H E ART' Just a few posts back, Jeff asked me to expand on what intrigues me about HickoryNut Forest, and Asheville eco-community with excellent opportunities for people relocating to the mountains who also cherish the idea of sustainability. I thought about his question last night. One of the answers has to do with context.
CONTEXT The Eco-Community & Conservation Land : - Hickory Nut Forest is one of the first ECO developments in the USA to combine wide-ranging land conservation with … (2 comments)
A "hub' of green and sustainable development, Ashevilleis an attractive place to relocate. And whether it is 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. (map of the Asheville area)
"We are in a sustainable framework, and we're lovin' it!" Numerous eco-communities are popping up in and around Asheville. Take for … (5 comments)
hickory nut forest eco community: A Gift for All Seasons: Amazing Areas of Natural Significance, All within 30 Minutes of Asheville North Carolina
- 12/20/08 01:34 AM
Within 30 Minutes of Asheville North Carolina those who live, relocate, or simply are indulging in a visit to our beautiful mountains quickly can discover amazing areas of natural significance. (Photo taken at Florence Preserve byJT in 2008. This is adjacent to the Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community) Prompted by the allure of our area, North Carolina's stewards of sustainable development continue to put great energy into the project, working not only for our generation but for future generations as well. Now, North Carolina has at least one hundred (100) dedicated State Nature Preserves -"areas of natural significance important for scientific research and … (8 comments)
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)
hickory nut forest eco community: 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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