Magazine Articles

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Sustainable Home Deltec

Restoring the Land: An owner-builder lives out a dream high-performance, biophilic, and permaculture-inspired homestead in the mountains of Yancey County

The land that Sheri bought had once been a tobacco farm, part of the neighbor’s family for three generations. Then it was sold to a would-be homesteader whose big promises

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Swannanoa Affordable Housing

Sustainable Savings in Swannanoa: Affordable Housing Developer installs new water tech device that nearly cuts their water bills in half!

On October 20th, 2022, an Asheville-based affordable housing developer selected one of its newest and greenest multifamily communities to undergo a water efficiency improvement experiment with an innovative company that

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Sugar Hollow team installs panels for a recipient in Arden. Photo courtesy of Sugar Hollow Solar.

Making Solar Accessible: Neighbor to Neighbor Solar program brings free PV systems to families in Buncombe County

Solar energy is one of those things in the sustainability world that has a certain umph to it. It’s long-lasting, attractive, and a great gesture that individuals can do to

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