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First Time Home Buyers:Demand Green in Asheville  

Asheville, NC- May, 2009- The First Time Home Buyer has a good advantage these days. There has always been a place for this special group of buyers, but the $8,000 Tax Creditadds impetus to the mix. As a real estate professional here in Asheville, I have always thought that finding a niche that "calls" to  you is one of the most important aspects of success in this business.

Whether a property is commercial, residential or LAND/ acreage it is special in one way or another, and so are the clients who seek their first home, those buyers who depend on you for objective fiduciary counsel.

And there are points beyond special. Looking at various market niches... the 1^st Time Home Buyer, the Over 55...the Second and Vacation...the Hospitality...all have a certain "zest" that's like the mountain air here in Asheville....

But here is another  interesting perspective:

That of the 1^st time home buyer in terms of their demand for healthy-built (GREEN) homes.
That demand drives the market and is evident in the resources available to First Time Home Buyers and the number of green-built homes in the affordable price range.

Resources:.

1.  Right here in Asheville, 1^st Time Home Buyers can turn to the Green Building Council.

2. Ist Time Home Buyers can also turn to Eco Certified® Real Estate Consultants  at our Firm,  seasoned brokers  who have completed a 36-hour course about environmentally-sensitive properties here in Asheville.

3. Researching for First Time Home Buyers, I  checked out green-built homes in the $180,000 to $350,000 range the other day.  In that range (residential) there are 23 WNC HealthyBuilt Homes  on the market this month...

I  talked with a young couple earlier this week. They told me, "janeAnne we just have to have a healthier, safer, more comfortable, sustainable, energy efficient, and environmentally-responsible home....
" Here's one we should look at, " I replied. (see photo) "AND there are at least 22 more available!"

Should we chalk that up to the "wisdom of the  First Time Home Buyer Generation"?...or is GREEN just red hot?

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(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............with OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL.

ECO STEWARDS' 1st Time Home Buyers LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.  Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

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.

First Time Home Buyers Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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N o Pressure, Just Exploring.  The Eco Steward Real Estate Firm and Design Team is excited about taking folks out exploring.

ECO-FRIENDLY TOURS that explore GREEN ASHEVILLE  and sustainable innovation opportunities in the Greater Asheville area are popular as the season's unfold and more and more people become curious about the trend toward GREEN building and thoughtful land planning. (see photo)

"We love the idea of showing current residents and people who may be interested in relocating here  Asheville's newest GREEN offerings, " one of the tour guides told me.

From Green-Built homes to Eco-Communities and Conservation Neighborhoods, from Equestrian Estates and Horse Farms with Trails that lead off into conservation lands, (such as the one in the photo here) from homes for 1st time homebuyers to Historic Properties,

 it seems the guides, all of whom are up-to-speed on mountain green news, delight in delivering their Green learning tours.  " It is a green adventure  for a one or two, or an entire family or a group, "they tell me.

And it is a way, without pressure, quietly to infuse a sense of what's happening in the "green property scene"in the Greater Asheville Area, and put it in the contextof what is meaningful for those on the Green Learning Tour. How that unfolds for each person on the Tour.. . is a mystery.

TOUR GUIDES 

Tour Guides are professionals:  Eco-Design and Development Experts, Green Builders, Landscape Architects, Sustainable Innovation Experts and Eco Certified® Real Estate Consultants - all of whom are uniquely qualified to interpret information and data, provide commentary and answer questions. 

RATES

Eco-Stewards Green Learning Tours vary. Rates also vary. Depending on the Green Learning Tour they range from $20.Hour  and up. 

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(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............with

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

ECO STEWARDS' LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.

GREEN ASHEVILLE PROPERTY TOURS. Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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The 2009 Buncombe Green Home Tour was a lively happening on the last Sunday of April.  The tour , which is  self-guided included about 50 Healthy-Built homes. Interested "tourists" picked up brochures at Board Office or simply downloaded the Green Home Tour's brochure from www.green-hometour.com. (You may want to take a peek at that!!)

FEATURED on the Green Home Tour -Asheville's  existing green homes for sale and pre-construction green developments.  

ALSO those attending could opt to learn about eco-friendly LAND USE.   

David Brannon,  Landscape Architect, SiteRhythms  and David Tuch Landscape Architect, Equinox Environmental  gave stellar presentatations on a variety of topics from sustainable land planning to environmental resource assessment during the tour.  Those topics included:

•. LAND Planning & Design • Land Suitability Analysis •  Site and Eco-Friendly Building Design  •  Site Resource Assessment •  Site Development and Our Steep Slopes  •  Green  Buildings & Communities  •     Mountain  Ecosystems You Must Consider  • Tree Protection and  landslide Protection... • Conservation Easements & Private Land Trusts   • Purchase of Development Rights  • Farmland Preservation and more

  We are excited about the turnout for this tour and the obvious interest in green land planning, eco-wise development and green-built homes.

(photo shows a green home being visited.)

We hope to see you in 2010..or BEFORE!

at one of Eco-Steward's GREEN LEARNING TOURS

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(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............with

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

ECO STEWARDS' LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.

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.

Asheville's GREEN Home/LAND Tour of 2009A. sheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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YOU =)  

are invited  

by janeAnne and John Eco Certified® Real Estate Consultants

at The Eco-Steward Firm

 to a cheerful Seminar on Conservation Based Land Development

WHEN: THIS SUNDAY April 26th, 2009...

at 1- PM April 26th, 2009...

WHERE: at the Asheville Board of Realtors new office building
 located at 37 Montford Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801

WITH: David Brannon, Landscape Architect, SiteRhythms and  David Tuch,VP of Equinox Environmentals
This is an interactive presentation with lots of graphics and time to answer your questions!

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Land Planning & Design
• Land Suitability Analysis
• Site and Eco-Friendly Building Design
• Site Resource Assessment
• Site Development and Our Steep Slopes
• Mountain Ecosystems
• Tree Protection and Landslide Protection
• Conservation Easements & Private Land Trusts
• Purchase of Development Rights, Farmland Preservation

Meet us in the lobby (upstairs) or in the seminar room (downstairs)

You can then opt to go on the self guided Green Home Tour also taking place on Sunday. Just pick up a brochure. A list of the homes on the tour and directions to the homes will be on the event's brochure. More INFO:????   Please  download the Green Home Tour's brochure from www.green-hometour.com

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Don't miss this year's Green Home Tour!   There are 37 unique green properties on the tour, ranging in price from $121,000 to over $2 million.  

The 2009 Buncombe Green Home Tour will take place between 1-5 PM on April 26^th, 2009.  The tour is self-guided and a list of the homes on the tour and directions to the homes is on the event brochure.  The Green Home Tour will be hosted at the Asheville Board of REALTORS® new office building, located at 37 Montford Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. 

The LAND and eco development team from Eco Steward Realty Brokers will be in  lobby ready to greet you and accompany you on the tour. Even though we specialize in exceptional acreage and amazing lots, we realize that some of you may choose to build GREEN ...so we are sponsoring a short presentation by  David Brannon Landscape Architect, SiteRhythms  .

 David  (see photo)will be presenting at the Asheville Board Building on a variety of topics from sustainable land planning to environmental resource assessment ...

David has been instrumental in the landscape design of a number of eco-communities in the Greater Asheville area, and was part of the charrettes team for Mountain Landscapes Initiative.

To attend the tour,pick up a brochure at the Asheville Board of REALTORS® either on the week of April 20th or during the event.  You can also download the Green Home Tour's brochure from www.green-hometour.com.

WHAT: 2009 Buncombe Green Home
WHERE: Tour the Asheville Board of REALTORS® new headquarters at 37 Montford Avenue - then proceed onto any or all of the homes.  All homes on the tour are located in Buncombe County.

TIME: 1:00 PM 

The 2009 Buncombe Green Home Tourfeatures existing green homes for sale and pre-construction green developments.  Information will be available at the Asheville Board of Realtors on the day of the event for the pre-construction green developments that people cannot tour. 

Asheville is in the News! Forbes.com rates "Asheville

6^thBest metro area in the nation...Full Story HERE 

Forbes.com rates Asheville 6^th Best metro area in the nation for business and careers.

 "One business sector poised for major growth locally is the green energy field. Alternative energy companies are about to get a major chunk of stimulus money.... President Obama announced an extra $800,000 dollars for the City of Asheville to hire people for energy projects."

Meanwhile, the 1st Quarter of 2009 underscores that report as
Asheville's  GREEN real estate market continues Strong

NC HeatlhyBuilt© Homes
Sold in 1^stQuarter  2007, 2008, 2009
: : MLS Three-Year Real Estate Market Statistics

YEAR        SOLD (Q1)                PRICE RANGE
2007         3                       $220 to $320K.
2008         1                       $ 201,000 K

2009         6                       $260 to $980,000K

Energy Star Homes  

Sold in 1^stQuarter  2007, 2008, 2009
: : MLS Three-Year Real Estate Market Statistics

YEAR        SOLD (Q1)                PRICE RANGE
2007         4                       $150 to $379K.
2008         1                       $ 421,000

2009         9                       $209 to $895K

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(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............with

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

ECO STEWARDS' LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.

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.

Forbes.com Asheville 6^th Best .Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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WAY BACK in the Summer of 2007 HGTV's House Hunters' crew flew in to Asheville, NC to videotape the story of a  couple (our clients) and their search for a green home.

The couple ended up deciding to purchase an older home, and then to retrofit it to their own eco-specifications...It would be "Ultra-Green".

In the meantime, the producers at the HGTV House HuntersShow had been planning ahead. They had their own hunt going on.  As a result of their efforts, HGTV found us and began taping for a Green Week segment to be aired in 2009!

Seems like a long, long time since we met up with  the folks from HGTV. 

So much has happened in the housing market since 2007, but  Asheville's green-built homesand retrofits continue to be in strong  demand here in Asheville. Asheville is one of the Lucky 7 real estate markets where properties continue to appreciate. Our green real estate market is growing each year.

And now GREEN WEEK, 2009 is about to unfold.... Yes! 

We all are very excited to see the segment the HGTV crew videotaped in our offices(see photo) and on location at the couple's "new" home here in Asheville as the green retrofit project evolved throughout 2008.

HERE is YOUR invitation to join the viewing with us next week.

Green Week Air Date and Time: Wednesday, April 22^nd, 9:00PM EST.

Back Story- HOW HGTV FOUND US HERE IN ASHEVILLE, NC

Active Rain Colleagues, you may be interested in how HGTV found us. They contacted us after reading a number of posts to the ECO-All-Stars Group posted on my BLOG right here at Active Rain.

THANKS Active Rain! Here's a big Green Thumbs Up for you.

The HGTV crew noted that there is huge audience interest in sustainable design, green building and retrofitting, our market niche at Eco-Steward Realty.  In fact, our real estate firm decided years ago to add our support to Asheville's "New Urbanist" Plan. The Plan calls for business and property owners on Haywood Road (just across the street from our offices seen in the photo here) to create a development pattern along Haywood.

As ECO real estate professionals we are interested in  avoiding urban sprawl. We advocate compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including mixed-use development. Our neighborhood, Lucerne Park, is an awesome, diverse neighborhood with historical charm.

The Eco-Steward Firm invested in our 1923 brick bungalow (see photo) because we find the neighborhood not only charming, but convenient (transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly.)

The building itself is a ‘work in progress", but is about 90% restored. We have

1) replaced all light bulbs throughout the entire building  with compact fluorescents
2) are proud of our non-toxic flooring throughout...gorgeous old  hardwoods and, in the kitchen, marmoleum
3  have used non-toxic paints
4) are beginning to replace all the windows with energy efficient windows

We recycle, of course. No chemicals are used on our lot. We hope to have an organic garden next year.

We are a resource center. Our building not only is a lovely place to meet our clients, but is a place where we have the opportunity to give back to the community-

We support local artists... If/when you come to Asheville and visit our offices, you will notice the nature photography,pottery, and wall art. Our coffee cups are the work of a local potter. We are proud to be a contributing member of the Asheville community...neighborhood meetings and educational events have taken place here.

We offer objective fiduciary counsel and act in tandem with ecologists, land planners, green developers, architects, builders and so forth. . ..

The HGTV shoot was a good time...

It is going to be fun to see how all this plays out next week.!!

We hope you will put this on your calendar and tune in:

Green Week Air Date and Time: Wednesday, April 22^nd, 9:00PM EST...and let us know what you think! 

THANKS AGAIN ACTIVE RAIN!

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(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............with

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

ECO STEWARDS' LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.

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.

HGTV, Asheville, Green Week, 2009 .Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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Like a zephyr breathing here and there across the mountains,
April smiles happily upon her minions.
She is  a force uncommon
and always on the move.

Contentedly, I register spring's promise in a heartbeat,
(the all-at-once coming together and letting go
that calls forth Life's magic ) as, thankfully,
Asheville's
GREEN real estate market continues Strong

NC HeatlhyBuilt© Homes
Sold in 1^stQuarter  2007, 2008, 2009
: : MLS Three-Year Real Estate Market Statistics

YEAR        SOLD (Q1)                PRICE RANGE
2007         3                       $220 to $320K.
2008         1                       $ 201,000 K

2009         6                       $260 to $980,000K

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__~o
 -\_<,                                       
(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............with

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

ECO STEWARDS' LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.

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.

Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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Eco-Stewards' GREEN LEARNING TOUR

Have you ever had a chance to experience- first-hand - a Gold Rated LEED certified building ?

If you haven't maybe you will guess how much I was looking forward to our visit to the Asheville's new Leed Certified Destination Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  I could hardly wait to talk with the Park Rangers about their experience of and in the building. 

Like me, you may have been over-flowing with questions:

How does it  feel  each day?

What is the human experience where walls stand in saw-tooth formation, (see photo)

where interior light respects the movement of the sun ,and the temperature is always comfortable ?

What is the daily experience  when a green roof shelters you?  How are the native plants doing atop it?  How much water from the roof is being used?  Are the rain chains and detention ponds working as hoped?  

I wanted to know all about the  experience of living with cutting edge of energy technology.

What is the response to the integrated energy optimization strategies designed into their workplace?

And what can this mean for future stakeholders?

Finally, here we were face-to-face with a very impressive building, possibly even a work of art. Lord. Aeck. Sargent Architectural Firm  the design firm, describes the impression this way:

" Nestled into a hill,  the building evokes a ‘tree house' atmosphere that allows visitors to experience the majestic vistas..."  

 Features: Radiant heated flooring could have something to do with that.  The building also uses an energy recovery unit to transfer heat from air exhausted out of the building to air entering the building in the winter. Indeed, the integrated energy optimization strategies designed into Asheville's Parkway Destination Center are appreciated, it seems. 

Focus: Energy efficiency-the design on Asheville's parkway Destination Center can reduce energy use by up to 75%.  Even on a quick detour to wash hands that focus was evident where lights are controlled with occupancy sensors. Daylight harvesting coupled with efficient lighting can reduce lighting loads by 78 percent with orientation and external overhangs and shading devices coming into play.  And, even though the skies were stormy the day of our visit,  daylight brightened the interior. (This summer, the same overhands block the sun to prevent overheating of the walls.) 

But how do the daily occupants respond to the not-so-obvious features? 

 "I was not a ‘believer' about this LEED building,"
   one Ranger told me.

"But it fooled me," he beamed. 

"Unlike in some of the other facilities, here I am never cold," confided another, also smiling. 

 YOUR Turn: If you haven't had a chance to experience a LEED Certified building, and you are coming to Beautiful Asheville, NC, here's your opportunity. 

  A few features you may not want to  miss: 

•-          the sun-facing Trombe walls .  These are constructed  from material that can act as a thermal mass combined with an air space, insulated glazing and they actually vent and help to circulate fresh air in the building.
•-           the obvious use of sustainable and environmentally friendly materials.
•-           the optimized passive solar design
•-          natural ventilation and windows that open if so desired
•-          your own interview with one of the Rangers. 
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__~o
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(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............with

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

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.

The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Blue Ridge Parkway- Asheville- The LEED Parkway Destination Center - Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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A Report on Asheville ECO: Farmland Values Project& The Eco-Stewards' Fiduciary Counsel

Offering objective fiduciary counsel to our clients is a lot  more than an avocation for the Eco Certified® real estate consultants at our Firm. It means keeping a finger on the pulse of local goings-on here in the Greater Asheville area. When it comes to sustainable innovation in Asheville,  it is an on-going adventure. 

Recently, we reviewed findings of potential interest for our clients in search of large acreages. The discoveries came from Farmland Values Project. (see photo of farmland near Asheville)

The Farmland Values Project involved both data collection and research, and a community interaction initiative. It asked the following questions: 

•       Does farmland in our area affect the quality of life of residents?
•       Is farmland of great importance to residents of our area?
•       Are residents concerned about the loss of farmland?
•       Do residents believe more needs to be done to protect farmland in our area?
•       Are both residents and visitors willing to pay to protect farmland in the region?

 The information gathered from the study, and our interpretation as "local experts", could have value for our clients. 

As land specialists, we notice, more and more, that our clients are demanding wise choices in eco-friendly land use. They want a close-up view on development issues and the tenor of the situation. 

The focus of the Project,  the results of research (answers to all the above questions are in the affirmative) and local real estate professionals' interpretation  of that information can respond to client demand.

(map courtesy of the Project shows area in western North Carolina studied)

The Farmland Values Project confirmed what we at the Firm suspected; that all of the above are tremendously important to Asheville area people and those relocating to the Asheville, NC area.  After all, farmland provides more than great organically and/or locally-grown food easy to find at CSAs  and tailgate markets  throughout our region.  

Sustainable farmlands also benefit non-farmers by providing flood control, landscapes worthy of the talents of Andrew Wyeth  or John Singer Sargent  and  a treasured  spirit of interdependence  and sense of place.    

Click here to LISTEN to one "old-timer" tell the story of that spirit of interdependence. . .look for more on this subject in the near future...and let us know what YOU think and tell me....how  would YOU answer the Farmland Values Project questions?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________

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(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

ECO STEWARDS' LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.

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.

Asheville ECO: Farmland Values Project & The Eco-Stewards' Fiduciary Counsel-Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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