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Asheville Business- Sow True Seed- Grows to Reach YOU

03-13-12
janeAnne Asheville Signature Finds in Mountain Homes and LAND
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One of my very favorite Asheville-based businesses is Sow True Seed. What makes me say this? I seed packing Asheville Sow True Seed love the idea that they are an "open-pollinated/non-hybrid vegetable, herb and flower seed company specializing in heirloom, certified organic. . ." seed company.

In addition, the mission of this company is to " to promote and foster community sustainability by helping to preserve our shared botanical heritage and seed a new era of sustainable culture and ecological wisdom."

Asheville resident Carol Koury, founded Sow True in 2009 to serve home gardeners, market growers and the seed saving community at large.Carol is committed to providing healthy alternatives to conventionally produced food. She and her team support local agriculture and education.

By 2010, Sow True Seed already had donated seeds to many local community gardens and other projects across the country, as well as to Haiti. In 2011, partnering with Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) the company became the exclusive seed donor for their Growing Minds Farm to School Program, which provides primary schools in Western North Carolina with seeds for school gardens to teach children to grow their own food.

As a former schoolteacher and white-haired advocate of wellness I am excited to know that the SEED MONEY Program uses seeds for school fundraisers making candy sales outmoded and helping kids to grow a healthy awareness about where their food comes What is next? Sow True is offering a wide selection of ECO-grown and GMO-free seeds to YOU.

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Asheville Real Estate Trends: Buncombe County, NC - Residential Sales Comparison - February 2011 to February 2012

03-06-12
Don Davies, GRI AshevilleRealEstateTrends.com
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Buncombe County Residential Sales Year over Year by Month Comparison

Single family homes includes, homes, condos, town homes, as well as manufactured homes on owned land.

Sales have begun to increase, which is a good thing because that number was necessary to barely exceed the total number of sales in 2011 overall. The Days on Market before selling improved, but the selling price was headed in a downward trend.

2 things are showing improvement: the Average List Price and the Month End Inventory. The inventory reduction will be critical to stabalizing 2012 because even at 2300, that suggests we have more than 12 months of inventory right now if no other homes are added.

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Reach for Zero Waste Asheville

03-05-12
janeAnne Asheville Signature Finds in Mountain Homes and LAND
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Reach for Zero Waste Asheville: I got a notice in the mail the other day. It is the kind of notice I can get excited about! Good News from the Sustainability Outreach Program at the City of Asheville Office of Sustainability. We are going to be seeing new collection buckets on trash/recycling day!! YES!!!


As part of: the public education for Reach for Zero, Asheville: Zero Waste AVL the brand new recycling program and waste reduction efforts, zero waste concepts and tools, and what citizens can do to “Reach for Zero,” Laura Piraino, Sustainability Specialist will be joining the get-together at Green Drinks to share more about this effort.


It should be an interesting evening, given Laura's wealth of knowledge. . .

Laura 's knowledge is deep: Beside her work for Reach for Zero Waste Asheville, her background includes program development for sustainability outreach education and marketing, and the Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute, The Sierra Club, Penn State University Center for Sustainability,

as well as offered services through her own consulting firm, Post Carbon Services of Asheville, LLC.

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5 Dog-Friendly Walks in Asheville, NC

03-04-12
janeAnne Asheville Signature Finds in Mountain Homes and LAND
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DOG PARKS OF ASHEVILLE, NC. . .a treat for all. . .

It is sunny and mild today in Asdog parks of ashevilleheville. And my furry companions are just "itching" for a little special exercise. That got me thinking about the places all around the Asheville area where we can go to have some dog-friendly fun!

DOG PARKS ASHEVILLE

Azalea Park Dog Park


French Broad River Dog Park

Biltmore Estate … walking …keep them securely leashed at all times.

Blue Ridge Parkway. Dogs and other pets must be on a leash .


Hiking Trails in the National Forests
Hiking trails in the Pisgah National Forest and Nantahala National Forest.
Dogs may not be left unattended, and they must be leashed and cleaned up after.

YES!! This is a treat for one and all. Will we see you along these happy trails. . .. of our Asheville dog parks and trails ?

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Asheville Homes and Multi-Generational Living Neighborhoods (1)

02-29-12
janeAnne Asheville Signature Finds in Mountain Homes and LAND
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Home Buyers have expressed interest in Asheville’s Multi-Generational Living Neighborhoods.down the road asheville

What is down the road??

According to many experts, as the impact and demand of Baby Boomers affects the real estate market, the popularity of living quarters devoted to Multi-Generation Living will grow.

More and more families are choosing that cooperative environment and mutual benefits that arise for all members regardless of age.

Whether they belong to the “Sandwich Generations” or their parents’ age-group, or the “Boomerang Generation”

multi-generational families have the possibility of enjoying greater comfort and energy savings.

More on great potential in Part 2.

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