About Asheville's Eco Green In Asheville

One of my very favorite Asheville-based businesses is Sow True Seed. What makes me say this? I 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.

Home Buyers have expressed interest in Asheville’s Multi-Generational Living Neighborhoods.

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.

12 Asheville Real Estate Neighborhoods- Links & Information

Having scouted Asheville for the most attractive neighborhoods, and I am including attractive to mean everything from superb elegance and the most expensive real estate in Asheville Neighborhoods, to equestrian estates to green built high-performance homes with southern exposure to small organic farms to large acreages and family legacies. .. I have compiled this list of 12 Asheville Real Estate Neighborhoods.

Of particular interest to Empty-Nesters, Feather Nesters and Baby Boomers...Take a peek at the posts I have written to decide for yourself your level of interest and attraction.


12 Asheville Real Estate Neighborhoods- Links & Information

Albemarle Park
http://activerain.com/blogsview/981667/asheville-nc-neighborhoods-albemarle-park

Beaverdam
http://localism.com/nc/asheville/beaverdam

Biltmore Forest and
The Ramble Biltmore Forest
http://activerain.com/blogsview/1581380/asheville-s-biltmore-forest-luxurious-green-built-homes-the-ramble


Crest Mountain and the
Eco Villages at Crest Mountain
https://activerain.com/states/NC/cities/Asheville/communities/The%20Villages%20At%20Crest%20Mountain


Creston
http://janeanne.activerain.com/local/North%20Carolina/Black%20Mountain/Creston%20Eco-%20Friendly%20Community


Drovers Road Preserve
http://activerain.com/blogsview/613234/asheville-eco-communities-drovers-road-preserve

Fairview
http://activerain.com/blogsview/1894517/asheville-nc-real-estate-fairview-community-eco-charmer-horses-yes-


Fairview Forest
http://activerain.com/blogsview/253185/asheville-second-vacation-homes-fairview-forest-eco-friendly-community

Grove Park
http://janeanne.activerain.com/post/1957882/asheville-s-grove-park-neighborhood-real-estate-report


Hickory Nut Forest
http://activerain.com/blogsview/1265848/hickory-nut-forest-an-outstanding-eco-friendly-community-


Lake View Park
http://activerain.com/blogsview/50195/lakeview-park-asheville-n-c-neighborhood-by-the-lake


Montford

http://activerain.com/blogsview/39132/montford-neighborhood-asheville-nc-real-estate-

WALKABLE "The road to profitability may be a foot path!"

Asheville Real Estate Journal: The Power of the Walkable Neighborhood According to BuilderOnline.com in a review of NAR's "2011 Community Preference Survey," (a poll of over 2,000 American adults) seventy-seven percent

( 77% ) of those polled considered having sidewalks a top priority in terms of deciding where they’d like to live. And sixty percent (60%) said they would rather live in a neighborhood that featured:

a mix of houses

stores

businesses within an easy walk

Given this Trend, "The road to profitability may be a foot path!" So here begins an ever-expanding series on Asheville NC and our Wonderful Walkable Neighborhoods. Check back for connections (links) to this on-going series. There's so much to explore when it comes to Asheville's Walkable Neighborhoods! Montford. . .North Asheville- . . .Lakeview Park . . .Grove Park . . . Biltmore Lake. . .Biltmore Forest. . .and, of course...West Asheville

Oh Those Influential Home and Land Buying Women
Asheville Real Estate Journal- Influential Women Buyer

As we mentioned in Parts 1 and 2 of this series, women actively control the money in a majority of affluent households, even among a generation of women who left this to their husbands in the past... today, 80% of affluent boomer women control their family's day-to-day finances.” Here are some more interesting numbers:

BY THE NUMBERS…

• 80% of Americansrely on the Internet as their primary source of communication, research, and entertainment.
• NAR reports in the Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 90 % of Buyers use the Internet in their search for a home, and 36 % found the actual home that they purchased online.

• 75+ % of Internet users believe that an organic result [PR] is significantly more relevant than paid advertising which they automatically distrust (pay per click)

• The National Sales Executive Association recently reported the following: 2% of sales are made on the 1st contact - 3% of sales are made on the 2nd contact -5% of sales are made on the 3rd contact -10% of sales are made on the 4th contact

• Women control most of the spending in the household - about 80% and women make 80+ % of the buying decisions.

• Women control 51.3 percent of the private wealth in the United States.

Personally, I love working with Influential Women...especially those who are ready to walk the absolutely beautiful Asheville area Land with me...as they imagine sculpting their HealthyBuilt home into a green landscape....as you will see in the slideshow that follows I've entitled:

“The Ladies Are Out on the LAND Today!” (Asheville Style)