About Gerton's Living Green In Greater Asheville

Hickory Nut Forest in Gerton N.C. is an evolving eco-community and conservation neighborhood . This eco-community- is an easy drive from Asheville's, cultural amenities, arts, music and delicious cuisine, as well as excellent healthcare all nearby. (17 miles, 23-27 min.) And just 4 minutes to the CSA. If you enjoy farm-fresh produce, you will appreciate how close it is to the eco-community.

The Greater Asheville area is an important "hub" for green and sustainable development. Buyers and investors and sellers of real property will tell you- "GREEN" is the word here in Western North Carolina's mountains. "We are in a sustainable framework, and we're lovin' it!"

Possibly that explains why numerous eco-communities are popping up in and around Asheville, including Asheville area's Hickory Nut Forest. Honoring the Land, the eco-developers placed just 17 lots here, and they are surrounded on three sides by over 800 acres of conservation land. What a place.

From the eco-community, trails (like those seen in the photo) "forever wild" of conservation partners' land.The adjoining 250 acres will serve the community with a activities building and an organic garden. To me this means healthy possibilities.

If you are like me, and you relish just standing by a waterfall , or take pleasure in hiking trails that lead to wildflower meadows and beyond them, rock-climbing adventure, you have got to visit this eco-community! Oh! And while you are there, pick an heirloom apple or grape as you meander over to listen to Hickory Nut Creek . Simple treat? Yes. And satisfying.

Honey Bear Orchard Organic Apple Fest

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GREEN Asheville area's Hickory Nut Forest Conservation Acreage and evolving eco-community is a perfect spot to picnic. Over 800 acres of conservation land surround you. Trails lead to those 800 acres and adjoin 275 acres where community buildings and an organic garden soon will expand into healthy possibilities.

Here you can spread your picnic blanket and just
B R E A T H E.

INSPIRATION. You can stand by a waterfall and soon discover that there are 15 or more waterfalls on the Conservation Partner's Lands. Or hike the trails leading to wildflower meadows and rock-climbing adventure.

Maybe you would prefer to spend a soft afternoon and picnic out by the heirloom apple orchard and the "grape garden"...that is if the noisy Hickory Nut Creek doesn't first beckon you to visit. . . .When you think about how much family and friends could love it here, I know you will smile.

PICNIC CONTEXT: Possibly consider the building sites with good solar-orientation so close by, while you are enjoying your day on the conservation land. Hickory Nut Forest is an Ecovillage in the making. If picnics are not enough, you could live at Hickory Nut Forest (conervation neighborhood) where you can choose to enjoy the benefits of community camaraderie and all that surrounds you. ..al the time!

(waterfall at HNF. photo JT took recently)

LOCATION. This Asheville Area Picnic is just a 22-30 minute pleasant drive from Asheville, N.C.. Along the way, you will find CSAs, tailgate mamrkets, and places to pick organic begetables and fruits. Asheville, as you know, has a healthy impetus for sustainable development, diverse economic structure bases on tourism, services, and eco-innovative attitudes. Asheville's overall education levels, wages and per capita income levels are on the "plus" side. Standards of living are, too.

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