Gerton, NC

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 the forest.

And it brought with it another kind of music, the laughter of grandparents, kids and grandkids in the heirloom orchard at Hickory Nut Forest eco-community.

So! It wasn't yet time for the annual "Monster Jam". What could the cheery sound be?

I looked at my companion and remarked, " AHA! Must mean the apples are ripe and ready to eat right off the trees!" (see photo)

No chemicals used here. This is an organic orchard. The juice from the apples is the kind of treat that makes you want to live right in the orchard. If you are the kind of person who, like me, enjoys mingling with other eco-friendly folks, you will love such gatherings at Hickory Nut Forest Preserve.

The benefits of camaraderie make me want to build my green-built dream home at Hickory Nut Forest Eco-community.

Important to Note: Hickory Nut Forest's very foundation rests on maintaining a healthy, diverse ecosystem. This is a place where people can choose to live among caring neighbors, sharing their inspiration and enthusiasm, a sustainable community that powers the homes by unleashing the renewable energy inherent in the land, the water, the wind and the sun, and a thoughtfully-planned neighborhood, where green-built homes are designed with natural, non-toxic materials to be safe, healthy, and energy efficient, built to the highest green building standards.

Hickory Nut Forest is an Evolving Eco Community where Baby Boomers will find much to appreciate:

Beautifully Landscaped (Native Plants) and Hand-Built Rockery Entrance
Earth-Friendly Chip and Seal Paved Roads
Miles of Walking and Hiking Trails that Lead to 1,000 + Acres of conservation land.
15 Waterfalls on the adjacent conservation land.
Community Electric Vehicle and Net Zero Energy Plan is definitely in place as is the Meeting/Conference Center . Creative Retirees can look forward to Special Conferences for Eco-Friendly Audiences.

Personally give me the Nature Parks and Trails. They are designed for All Ages. However, according to RETIRE.NET creative retirement at Hickory Nut Forest includes:

Pools/Spas Natural pools in Hickory Nut Creek allow brisk dips in mountain "swimming holes," while at nearby Lake Lure, beaches are open for summertime swimming. Part of the common area has been set aside for a future private swimming pool for homeowners.

Outdoor ActivitiesHiking trails wind up Little Bearwallow Mountain and down to beautiful waterfalls on Hickory Nut Creek. Another 5 miles of trails will connect to the Florence Preserve and eventually are planned to extend the length of the gorge to the new Hickory Nut Gorge State Park at Lake Lure.

Golf 15 Golf courses are available within a short 25-minute drive of Hickory Nut Forest.

Tennis Two outdoor hard tennis courts are adjacent to the common area.

Water/ Marina/ Boating A variety of boating opportunities and a marina are located just 10 miles down the gorge at Lake Lure.

Equestrian facilities are available at Hickory Nut Gap Farm just a few miles away.

As we completed our photo shoot, we discovered all of this to be spot-on! In fact, a forever-wild land conservation easement surrounds the Hickory Nut Forest Community. This means that the developers have chosen never to allow the land to be developed. Because of this, the forest around your home will always be in its natural state for you and your family to enjoy for generations to come!

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(*)/'(*) .......... ............and always remember that " poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition." -Eli Khamarov ....... We are in a sustainable world, so grab hold of your Muse... dream that world... and make it happen!. ......................... .............

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Lot 12 could be called the IDEAL LOT in the authentic eco-community of Hickory Nut Forest in Gerton, North Carolina.

This ECO COMMUNITY adjacent to 250 acres of "forever wild" land and with trails leading to 800 acres of conservation partners' lands is just 23min to the cultural center of Asheville, NC. . ALL HealthyBuilt homes are planned for the eco-community which is also aiming to be a net zero energy community.

Especially desirable for Lot 12 is that is offers very good southern sun. Home builders and gardeners can take good advantage of this aspect of Lot 12.

You will love the nature trails from Hickory Nut Forest Eco-community. There are 6 miles of trails in the neighborhood alone and these stretch out to meet 800+/- AC of conservation land, awesome waterfalls and streams, (see photo) distant mountain vistas, heirloom apple orchard, and grape garden (see photo below).

The Asheville, N.C.-based eco-developers dubbed Site # 12 , with it's hand made path into the hardwoods, "Striped Maple".

Here you will find a flag flying in the mountain breeze to mark the path to take as you walk the terrain that softly rises into the trees. The 1.25 AC Lot 12 could be calling ..."welcome to this conservation neighborhood" (just 17 lots surrounded on three sides by over a 800 acres of conservation land)... Yes, here is an .easy building site, good southern solar-orientation...and a friendly atmosphere.....

• location
• Ashevile's "green" real estate market
• community

....Looking to the Future.... THIS Asheville, NC eco-community is amazing, because, right from the start, the eco-innovators who designed and planned this conservation neighborhood have "done it right"!

Welcome to the Greater Asheville, NC Area, and
Lot 12 Striped Maple, Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community in Charming
Gerton, North Carolina

CONTEXT- Location: Building Site 12 is within 30 minute pleasant drive from Asheville, N.C. and the city's healthy impetus for sustainable development, diverse economic structure bases on tourism, services, and eco-innovativeattitudes. Overall education levels, wages and per capita income levels are on the "plus" side. Standards of living are, too.

CONTEXT- Asheville Area Sustainable Real Estate Market:GREEN is "red-hot" here. Greater Asheville, North Carolina's GREEN real estate market enjoys clients who are hungry for sustainable neighborhoods, energy-efficient design and green-built homes. Now take a look at the natural amenities in the conservation neighborhood in which Site 12 at Hickory Nut Forest Eco-community rests, and you may conclude, as I have, that THIS IS THE PERFECT SPOT for your eco-friendly construction.

CONTEXT The Eco-Community & Conservation Land : Just A Few of the Conservation Neighborhood's Perks

(below-- the Old Apple Orchard and future farm on adjacent conservation land. You can hike to it from Site 12)

- FEATURES & BENEFITS FOR YOU

- Site 12 is within the first development 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".

1. You are on the leading edge + save $$.
2. Living in this conservation neighborhood means enjoying the forever-wild mountain forests, soaring cliffs and pristine, cascading streams, out your back door. You can walk for miles in the serenity of nature.
3. Great perks for body mind and spirit! This Eco-Community- is easy drive from Asheville's, cultural amenities, arts, music and delicious cuisine, as well as excellent healthcare all nearby. (17 miles, 30 min)
4. You get the "best of both worlds."
5. Hiking trails lead conveniently from Site 12 into 800 + acres of nature preserve lands with waterfalls, streams, cliffs and mountaintop vistas.
   You are IN a sustainable world.

LOCATED in the quaint village of Gerton, Site 12 is tucked away in the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge. . You have found the place to rest and relax, deeply.

Tennis courts, (a stone's throw from Lot 12)and close-by- hiking trails, horseback riding, bird watching, fishing, picnicking, boating, over a dozen golf courses in the area, biking, gardening, and community social events. Within walking distance: Nita's Grocery/General Store, the Post Office, Gerton Fire Department.

Building Site 12. 1.25 AC.
Listed at $159,000.
MLS 414754

If you are not committed to another real estate professional, then please call me at 828-255-1082 . For more information on THIS and other featured properties, please visit: http://www.ecostewardrealty.com/ . We invite you to specify your property needs, design your dream , see our my "prime property picks" and search the MLS that covers a 5-county area here in mountains near Asheville, North Carolina.

The ECO Certified ® Real Estate Consultants at The ECO Steward Real Estate Firm specialize in working with eco-developers and land for sale in the Greater Asheville, North Carolina area. We are excited about value-added, ECO-friendly properties, and focus on positive futures. Our real estate practice inspires property investments for wealth of the generous kind.

Lot 12 Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community Gerton NC 28735. Copyright © 2008 All Rights Reserved Asheville ECO Real Estate: Trends, Legacies & The Home Place Subscribeto Greenolina's "Green Wheels" BLOG and keep those creative wheels a turnin'

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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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Read GREENOLINA'S news about mountain and valley neighborhoods, real estate, local day trips, picnics, and ecotourist attractions you'll just love. Curious aboutgreen building, remodeling and eco-communities ? ...Subscribe to Greenolina's "Green Wheels" BLOG.

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(*)/'(*) .......... ............and always remember that " poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition." -Eli Khamarov ....... We are in a sustainable world, so grab hold of your Muse... dream that world... and make it happen!. ......................... .............

HickoryNut Forest Gerton N.C Evolving Eco-Community.The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants! Copyright © 2008 All Rights Reserved

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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(*)/'(*) WE are IN a sustainable world.

WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE-

• Building a HealthyBuilt home adjacent to over 1,000 Acres of Conservation Land
• Participating at some level in a sustainable community or Ecovillage,
• Selecting a building site for the future

you must know that THIS Asheville, NC eco-community is amazing! Right from the start, the eco-innovators who designed and planned this conservation neighborhood have "done it right"! Right from the start, they thought about renewable energy sources and organic gardens.

NOTE: ARTISTS and ARTISANS ...for these reasons and more, you are going to love Building Site 16, so here's a heads-up for you...read on....

(photo of artist enjoying stream on Site 16 property)

Welcome to the Greater Asheville, NC Area, and
the UNIQUE BUILDING SITE # 16.

WHY "unique" ? There's a good reason...and I'll tell you in just a minute...but first...please "sit by the stream" and consider Site 16 in CONTEXT... and from the perspectives of

• location
• Ashevile's "green" real estate market
• community

CONTEXT- Location: Building Site 16 is within 30 minute pleasant drive from Asheville, N.C. and the city's healthy impetus for sustainable development, diverse economic structure bases on tourism, services, and eco-innovative attitudes. Overall education levels, wages and per capita income levels are on the "plus" side. Standards of living are, too.

CONTEXT- Asheville Area Sustainable Real Estate Market: GREEN is "red-hot" here. Greater Asheville, North Carolina's GREEN real estate market enjoys clients who are hungry for sustainable neighborhoods, energy-efficient design and green-built homes. Now take a look at the natural amenities in the conservation neighborhood in which Site 16 rests, and you may conclude, as I have, that THIS IS THE PERFECT SPOT for your eco-friendly construction.

CONTEXT The Eco-Community & Conservation Land : Just A Few of the Conservation Neighborhood's Perks

(adjacent conservation land
to hike to from Site 16)

- FEATURES & BENEFITS FOR YOU

1. Hickory Nut Forest - Site 16 is within the first development 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".
   You are on the leading edge + save $$.
   
2. Living in this conservation neighborhood means enjoying the forever-wild mountain forests, soaring cliffs and pristine, cascading streams, out your back door. You can walk for miles in the serenity of nature.
   Great perks for body mind and spirit!
   
3. This Eco-Community- is easy drive from Asheville's, cultural amenities, arts, music and delicious cuisine, as well as excellent healthcare all nearby. (17 miles, 30 min)
   You get the "best of both worlds."
   
4. Hiking trails lead directly from home site 16 into 1,000+ acres of nature preserve lands with waterfalls, streams, cliffs and mountaintop vistas.
   You are IN a sustainable world.
   
5. LOCATED in the quaint village of Gerton, Site 16 is tucked away in the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge. . You have found the place to rest and relax, deeply.
   
6. Tennis courts, and close-by- hiking trails, horseback riding, bird watching, fishing, picnicking, boating, over a dozen golf courses in the area, biking, gardening, and community social events. Within walking distance: Nita's Grocery/General Store, the Post Office, Gerton Fire Department.
   You have found convenience where adventure abounds!

HERE is LOT 16...just waiting for YOU...Tell me...what do you think of the Context for this amazing building site?

HERE is what makes Site 16 totally UNIQUE...

This site offers a LIVE/ WORK opportunity . Building Site 16 has frontage on a road favored by locals and tourists in a quaint village just half an hour form downtown Asheville! Artists and artisans, you could create your gallery/shoppe in the lower meadow just off the road and WALK HOME across the meadow that borders the vocal Hickory Nut Creek.

Site your home on the knoll that leads to trails into 1,000+ acres of conservation land. AMAZING! Artists and artisans are you as excited about this building site as I am????

Building Site 16. 1.5 AC. Listed at $169,000. MLS 411918

Eco communities Resources: Findhorn
Graph below describing sustainable development courtesy of Wikipedia

A Note to Buyers and Investors.

If you are not committed to another real estate professional, then please call me at 828-255-1082 . For more information on THIS and other featured properties, please visit: http://www.ecostewardrealty.com/ . We invite you to specify your property needs, design your dream , see our my "prime property picks" and search the MLS that covers a 5-county area here in mountains near Asheville, North Carolina.

• The ECO Certified ® Real Estate Consultants at The ECO Steward Real Estate Firm specialize in working with eco-developers and land for sale in the Greater Asheville, North Carolina area. We are excited about value-added, ECO-friendly properties, and focus on positive futures. Our real estate practice inspires property investments for wealth of the generous kind.

Copyright © 2008 All Rights Reserved Asheville ECO Real Estate: Trends, Legacies & The Home Place Subscribe to Greenolina's "Green Wheels" BLOG and keep those creative wheels a turnin'

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