About Buncombe County, NC

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.

Fabulous Fridays are for Fantastic folks! Take a positive action towards

At Successful Business Image today is Fabulous Friday. Our positive action for today will be.....

Connect or reconnect with someone today. You may choose a co worker, associate or old college pal

Make today a fabulous Friday by reaching out. Just call to see how they are doing! Or email a link to a local event that they might enjoy or benefit from. You might decide to drop by their cubicle to Ask them to lunch.

Do anything during that connection, Just do it!

Positive Actions bring Positive results!

The handshake (connection), between Hera and Athena, in the late 5th century is still on display at the Acropolis Museum in Athens

Successful Business Image: Making your client feel appreciated, Makes YOU Stand out!

Today is Thankful Thursday! Let’s contact our current and past clients today. Show them how much you appreciate them for being such wonderful individuals to work with!

Everyone feels better when they are appreciated! A phone call, email, hand written note or any other way that you can thank them will make their day!

Don’t ask for business! This action is about them!! Make sure you end the call or note by reinforcing your appreciation of them!

hint, hint: I can't tell you how many times, a client has said"I meant to call you , but forgot........" Making your client feel appreciated, Makes you stand out!(And get remembered!)

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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: 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.