Eco Friendly Real Estate Blog: North Carolina: Asheville: Living Green In Asheville

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Heirloom Organic Tomato Prepares for Takeoff -Asheville Style
Asheville Real Estate Journal- Organic Farming 

Interested in research and extension programs dedicated to the development of sustainable and organic production systems for herbs, vegetables, and a wide variety of specialty crops, and to providing support to farmers in the Asheville, Western  North Carolina  (WNC) area? 

Then you will want to know more about Dr. Jeanine Davis, Associate Professor in the Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University. Dr. Davis focuses her research on a subject that is also of great interest to many of my real estate clients here in Asheville NC. 

As a REALTOR® involved for these past many years in stewardship of land, small family (organic) farmland, and eco-friendly real estate market here in Asheville, it is exciting to see this work unfold. Our hopes are high that the number of  WNC farmers producing for this specialty crops industry increases. 

If you are and/or you or desire to become an organic farmer interested in exploring options for farmers in the Asheville area - possibly experimenting with new crops which could lead to supplemental income,

here are some links you will not want to overlook! 

• Farm Prosperity Project - Helpful decision making tools, production information, surveys, and presentations pertaining to choosing new crops and farmland protection.
• NC Organic- An organic agriculture internet resource for North Carolina farmers.
• NC Specialty Crops - A resource for farmers, entrepreneurs and consumers within the specialty crops market.
• Medicinal Herbs for Commerce - Information on growing and selling medicinal herbs in North Carolina.
• NC Medicinal Herbs - North Carolina Consortium on Natural Medicines. Information on herbs for consumers, health professionals and growers.
• WNC Forest Producers Marketing Project - Information on local forest products producers (timber and non-timber) and resources for them.
• WNC Natural Products Project- Resources from many local organizations supporting the WNC industry. 

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Going Green: A Snowbound Neighborhood 

According to the commonly understood real estate definition, a neighborhood is an
area of a municipality which is identifiable by a common use, a common atmosphere or a common business area. 

When I think of  neighborhood, I imagine ice cream socials, welcoming living spaces, community organic  gardens,  evening strolls on tree-lined sidewalks. Family. Friends. Pets and Parties.  

It's a very attractive picture to me, especially at this time of year. I so enjoy sharing images and stories of life in our neighborhood in the mountains in  Asheville. And for the past number of years I even have been setting aside time each week to journey out  to other neighborhoods, to explore the lore of days gone by and then talk with the folks who live in a neighborhood now.

There seems to be a common thread in the  neighborhoods that attract me. It is not that they have a common business area or a common atmosphere. It has more to do with the "neighborliness" of the neighbors. 

We had a huge snow storm this week. We were snowed in. We hit the wood pile, chopped the logs, lit the fire, and helped out the neighbors. Then we settled down with a hot chocolate.  Does that make us "identifiable by a common use" ? Possibly. But there is so much more energy around the notion of neighborhood.

Maybe it has more to do with the esprit de corps grilling outside in the snow is all about.

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