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Great Kid's Websites for Energy Education

Frances Sanderson (Bean Group / Franklin) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:52:42 -0800

I feel that educating our youth on energy savings and protecting the environment is part of my service as a Certified EcoBroker^®, and I'd like to share some of my favorites. They range in age appropriateness and levels of difficulty. Hopefully, your children will find them as stimulating as their Nintendo^®, Playstation^®and WII^® games.

Please feel free to add your favorites to the list. (Be sure to scroll through the comments as the list keepas growing.)

http://www.touchstoneenergykids.com/ Touchstone Energy Kid Zone

http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/ US Department of Energy

http://www.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/ US Department of Energy

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kidzone.html The Science Spot Kid Zone

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/Search?Search=Environment Learning Skills for Life

http://www.agclassroom.org/kids/ Agriculture in the Classroom

http://content.fsa.usda.gov/FSAKIDS/ Farm Service Agency

www.eia.doe.gov/kids/ Energy Information Administration

http://www.energyhog.org/childrens.htm Alliance to Save Energy

These links are presented as a service only. I do not endorse or warranty this information.

NEW ON ENERGYSTAR.GOV WEBSITE...ENERGY STAR KIDS

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Fran Sanderson, Franklin, NH, REALTOR^®,Certified EcoBroker^®

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Visual Aids for 2030 Goals

Deb Hurt, ABR, e-Pro,Green, TRC (Realty Pro Albuquerque) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:28:24 -0700

I think it is well known tat the more ways people are given information, the more likely they are to retain it- if the see it as well as hear it for example. There is a reason for having lots of pictures and visual tours of your listings.

Here is a visual aid for those of you who are interested in to help explain the importance of the 2030 goals and the complexity of the issue. Gavin Schmidt is a NASA scientist and he has teamed up with a great photographer to create a book that illustrates some of the not so common illustrations of the results o climate change. This is scientific fact and photographic record. It is intended to be educational and informative, not political. More and more people are coming to understand that this is a very complex issue that must be addressed in many ways.

.http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/06/01/gavin_schmidt/index.html

On Baby Boomers, White Hair and Multigenerational Creative Retirement- (Active Lifestyle)

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:24:08 -0700

On Baby Boomers, White Hair and Multigenerational Creative Retirement- (Active Lifestyle):When it comes to an active lifestyle and creative retirement, no doubt about it, my white-haired Baby Boomers clients are strongly interested in investigating the possibilities (as the photo depicts) offered when living in eco-friendly, multigenerational communities.

I imagine that is where you might find someone like the senior model known for her timeless beauty and classic style, Cindy Joseph, or one of my favorite clients, Bev. . . She is over 60. She is outspoken . And , I bet she well understands the appropriation and care of a “feathered nest.”

On that subject she corroborates what I have said here. . .that it is so important to "know yourself"....That is why I always ask that my clients “Tell Me What is Most Important to YOU.”.

Talking to ABC's Nextracks, Ms.Joseph said, " I'm so happy to be done with the insecurity of youth and know who I am, know what I want, know how to handle myself." (BTW, she has her own “pro-age” cosmetics line catering to White-Silver Haired Wonders and Baby Boomers like many of my clients. here in Asheville. .

As Baby Boomers begin to (un)retire, eco-friendly lifestyles and the health and environmental benefits of a "go green" attitude seem to fit well. Speaking of Sustainability here are a few of Cindy Joseph's- Make Up Tips for Baby Boomers =)

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Baby Boomers (Un)Retirement Communities Part 2- Have YOU Been Thinking GREEN Lately ?

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:37:24 -0700

Baby Boomers (Un)Retirement - Have you been “Thinking Green” lately?

A number of us, especially as we notice silvery to white hair becoming more prominent, certainly have been “Thinking Green.” (After all it IS St. Patrick's Day!) And when it comes to an active lifestyle and creative retirement, no doubt about it, Baby Boomers are strongly interested in investigating the possibilities offered when living in eco-friendly, multigenerational communities.

As Baby Boomers begin to (un)retire, eco-friendly lifestyles and the health and environmental benefits of a "go green" attitude fit well. An increasingly popular option hopefully becoming more common across the USA and elsewhere is the eco-friendly multigenerational community.
More and more creative retirement living is focused on the notion of sustainability (green practices.)

Our White-Haired Wonders (in all its phases of becoming) probably not only recognize their impact on the planet, but also can see the wellness benefits involved in going green.

What Does an Eco-Friendly (Active Lifestyle) Look Like?

Whether it happens in a LEED Certified Neighborhood, or one devoted to HealthyBuilt Homes, or in an historical neighborhood or along side an Audubon Certified Golf Course, you will find our Baby Boomers demanding a set of eco-friendly “standards” that are beneficial to the health of the environment, which in turn is healthier for the creative retirement crowd.

Look for Permaculture, shared organic gardens where communities grow their own produce. Doing this myself, I have to say that growing your own food also is healthy and great for exercise, stress reduction, relaxation, and positive attitude. Other eco-friendly features: water conservation( eco-friendly plumbing), use of non-toxic products , and energy efficiency.

How Can You Find an Eco-Friendly Creative Retirement (Active Lifestyle) Community?
Well…if Asheville is on your radar…simply call me ! We are on the leading edge when it comes to eco-friendly (un)retirement! Otherwise, just email me and I will send you a list of Eco Green REALTORS® in your city, town or neighborhood. Finding eco-friendly communities is that simple!

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Baby Boomers (Un)Retirement Communities Part 1

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:15:07 -0700

Have you been “Thinking Green” lately? A number of us, especially as we notice silvery to white hair becoming more prominent, certainly have been “Thinking Green.” And when it comes to an active lifestyle and creative retirement, no doubt about it, Baby Boomers are strongly interested in investigating the possibilities (as the photo depicts) offered when living in eco-friendly, multigenerational communities.

How Common Are Eco-Friendly Multigenerational Creative Retirement- (Active Lifestyle) Communities?

As Baby Boomers begin to (un)retire, eco-friendly lifestyles and the health and environmental benefits of a "go green" attitude fit well. An increasingly popular option hopefully becoming more common across the USA and elsewhere is the eco-friendly multigenerational community.

More and more creative retirement living is focused on the notion of sustainability (green practices.). Our White-Haired Wonders (in all its phases of becoming) probably not only recognize their impact on the planet, but also can see the wellness benefits involved in going green.

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Natural Neighborhoods: Eco- and Generation-Conscious Asheville

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:01:53 -0700

Natural Neighborhoods: Eco- and Generation-Conscious

Whether you refer to developments as ecovillages, co-housing, or old-time neighborhoods, those in the know say this is the next trend in multi-generational housing. And the concept that originated in Denmark is now making a mark here in the USA.

Envisioning multi-generational housing

We are just now seeing that it is a wonderful opportunity in multi-generational housing.
for the White-Haired among us (in all its phases of becoming) - Baby Boomers like you and me.

We won't be alone at the age of eighty(80) because Natural Neighborhoods: Eco-and Generation-Conscious sustainable communities, assure us that our neighbors hold a commitment to a relationship with one another and will look in on us.

Some have called this co-housing. I see it as a collaborative opportunity in which residents of all ages actively participate in the design and operation of their own neighborhoods. And I am excited because the group can sculpt the way it comes together. You and I can envision communities with renewable energy systems that have both creature comforts and quality of life components- a cafe, a neighborhood organic market, a local artisans shop, a bakery, office and live-work space just off the road, and further up the hill, small, yet elegant abodes, townhomes and single-family residences all in a mixed-use, eco-development designed for sustainability and human-scale living.

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Asheville Creative “Retirement” Alternatives

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:15:10 -0700

As a REALTOR working with Asheville second homes and creative “retirement” alternatives, I think about The “New” Vision of Aging…and what “ successful aging” involves in terms of coming to a feathered nest...whether navigating on snow skis or wheelchair.

How Long Will I Live?

Here is a fascinating calculator (IF you dare =) from the Wharton Statistics Department at the University of Pennsylvania. Give it a try if you will…and let me know what you think! “With elongating lifespans, the number of seniors is rapidly growing. Pundits and politicians warn of the consequent drain on our resources. But what if we viewed this "graying of America" instead as yielding a precious resource, an expanding pool of elder-wisdom?

Innovative Concepts and Communities

The "Senior Spirit" program in the Chicago area where approximately 1600 low-income adults, largely seniors, live in twenty-two subsidized housing residences owned or managed by Lifelink.

Sunward Co-housing nearAnn Arbor, Michigan........ A place "where lives are simplified, the earth is respected, diversity b welcomed, children play together in safety, and living in community with neighbors comes naturally." www.sunward.org.

Winslow Co-housing on Bainbridge Island near Seattle, WA ... Where residents aim to "a minimal impact on the earth and create a place in which all residents are equally valued as part of the community." www.winslowcohousing.org.

Ecovillage at Ithaca, NY ... Here, the goal is "to explore and model innovative approaches to ecological and social sustainability." www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us.

Earthaven Ecovillage near Asheville, NC.... Where residents are "dedicated to caring for people and the Earth by learning, living, and demonstrating a holistic, sustainable." www.earthaven.org.

The Villages at Crest Mountain, Asheville, NC.

Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community,Asheville, NC.

Resources

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Asheville Business- Sow True Seed- Grows to Reach YOU

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:59:36 -0700

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.

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Reach for Zero Waste Asheville

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:45:32 -0800

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.

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Asheville Homes and Multi-Generational Living Neighborhoods (1)

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:48:07 -0800

Home Buyers have expressed interest in Asheville’s Multi-Generational Living Neighborhoods.

What is down the road??

According to many experts, as the impact and demand of Baby Boomers affects the real estate market, the popularity of living quarters devoted to Multi-Generation Living will grow.

More and more families are choosing that cooperative environment and mutual benefits that arise for all members regardless of age.

Whether they belong to the “Sandwich Generations” or their parents’ age-group, or the “Boomerang Generation”

multi-generational families have the possibility of enjoying greater comfort and energy savings.

More on great potential in Part 2.

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Asheville Homes and Multi-Generational Living Neighborhoods- (2)

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:41:49 -0800

Home Buyers have expressed interest inAsheville’s Multi-Generation Living Neighborhoods, so we have been out looking at possibilities.

Recently, we reviewed Crest Mountain and the Villages at Crest Mountain. Then we took a stroll around the perimeter of the eco village where we caught up with Clint Lasher, Project Manager for the Villages. It was fun to get a glimpse of what is going on at the Villages in terms of rain water harvesting, (SEE DARLING VIDEO on RAIN CHAIN to your right) in particular, a rivulet flowing on the property.

In terms of Asheville Homes and Multi-Generation Living Neighborhoods Crest Mountain’s Villages is known as "Asheville's Premier Sustainable Community." It is interesting to see how this eco-community is unfolding to accommodate many generations.

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12 Asheville Real Estate Neighborhoods- Links & Information

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:34:50 -0800

12 Asheville Real Estate Neighborhoods- Links & Information

Having scouted Asheville for the most attractive neighborhoods, and I am including attractive to mean everything from superb elegance and the most expensive real estate in Asheville Neighborhoods, to equestrian estates to green built high-performance homes with southern exposure to small organic farms to large acreages and family legacies. .. I have compiled this list of 12 Asheville Real Estate Neighborhoods.

Of particular interest to Empty-Nesters, Feather Nesters and Baby Boomers...Take a peek at the posts I have written to decide for yourself your level of interest and attraction.

12 Asheville Real Estate Neighborhoods- Links & Information

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Asheville NC Relocation Checklist Questions

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:39:33 -0800

Asheville Relocation.
In 2012, I’m asking my Asheville relocation clients the following “priorities essential” questions:

1. How would you define the community in which you would choose to live?
(Upscale, green-built homes? HealthyBuilt® Homes in an Eco Village?
Small, sustainable farms? Progressive, artistic, creative neighborhood?)

2. What are some of your favorite hobbies and/or interests?

3. Would Asheville’s Center for Creative Retirement be a consideration for you?

4. Would UNCA be a consideration for you and your Family?

5. As you relocate from ___ ?___ are you expecting to scale down?

6. From Asheville’s city limits, what is the maximum driving distance acceptable for you?

7. What value do you place on locally-grown and harvested foods?

8. How important is it to you to have a high performance home?

9. When it comes to homes on Land, which of these is a “must” for you?
Views? Stream? Barn? Horses allowed.

10. After reviewing the priorities checklist (see link) could you please tell me the 5 most important factors in your decision-making process. http://asheville1031realty.com/GoingGreenChecklist.htm

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Asheville Style- warm socks at first freeze

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:18:31 -0800

warm socks at first freeze- and Asheville Beaver Lake

Asheville Style- warm socks at first freeze

I love the prospect of warm socks at first freeze,

just the soldierlike look of them in neat rows
lined up before me
next to the French-milled soaps
in the second dresser drawer
where they have bunkered down,
neglected since the daffodils bloomed.

A colorful assemblage they,
in vibrant vermillion,
or glamorous grey,
or in umber, or in those multi-hued,
patiently waiting to be tapped
for duty.

I am dancing now in the hours after donning
the pair - carolina blue ,
with my tweeds and outdoor duds,
cashmere caressing my lucky toes,

what else can I do?

For now, I am royalty lifted above the fray
simply to stroll Doc Silver's nippy back forty
as if it were a mild summer's day
but better: no insects or tall grasses where the
slithering creatures play-
just the Land
and, here and there,
on the north side of the ridge,
little trickles
making icicles
where once ran summer's sweet cascades.

Fallen leaves,
still wet with yesterday's storm,
are slick on the trail.
Yet, I float along, wind at my back, scarf flying,
hiking boots, muddy and well-worn,
feet smiling in blue-clad luxury.

We are searching for the last bit of wild to be touted,

and I reveal the secret:
"... cherished toes pay dividends uncounted...."

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The Spirit Ridge Collection

Asheville, 2012

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BEAUTIFUL Asheville Land Say Baby Boomers

Asheville NC Properties of Enduring Excellence — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:48:37 -0800

"MY! This land is Beautiful!!!, " said my "Baby Boomer" clients as we looked at the land. (see photo)

I am excited about theprospects for Asheville real estate clients, a retired airline pilot and his wife who refer to themselves as quintessential Baby Boomers, and their relocation to beautiful Western North Carolina— getting settled in a new home here in Asheville.

But they have some special requests for this beautiful Asheville land

They are serious about downsizing from their current 5,000 square foot equestrian estate to a home of less than 3,000 square feet— they really want a sunny gardening area, a green-friendly, energy efficient home— and they want to stay living in this home until they are in their 100s.

OH! And they need to have enough room to pasture their horses- two Tennessee Walkers.

That’s a Tall Order for the Land and this Baby Boomers’ “Top-Rated” Asheville Gem

less than 3,000 square feet
eco-friendly and energy efficient features
enough space for two horses
solar gain
universal design elements, No-Step, handicap access

But, Wait a minute! I, just happen to know a special gem that checks out for all their Must Haves— and it is a just 20 minutes from downtown Asheville!

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