#Huntr vs western full#

There is a great native plant nursery and a local nursery specializing in local fruit trees and bushes. There are community gardens in both Kingsport and Johnson City There is a local 'voluntary simplicity' group that is nearly a homesteading group it is easy to find like-minded folks once you start paying attention I can homeschool my kids and it isn't considered weird, nor is there a limit of opportunities for them to socialize I can put a vegetable garden and chickens in the front yard of my (sort of) suburban home and the neighbors come over to appreciate the chickens - they have vegetable gardens in their front yards, too! I can get to know the farmers, and they want to get to know me. I can buy most of my food directly from farmers without driving 30+ minutes. Here are the things I like about the TriCities: Asheville would offer more of these things than any of the TriCities. I am not saying that these are bad things (I would prefer more racial and religious diversity, myself, but I can't have everything), but these are definitely things to consider in the city you want to be close to. They want WholeFoods, racial and religious diversity, and major league sports teams. They want their kids in Gymboree Montessori and lessons, lessons, lessons. They want the amenities that a bigger city offers. We live just outside of the city limits and buy grass-fed beef from a farm a few blocks away.

#Huntr vs western full#

It is not uncommon, at least in Kingsport, for people to have full farms right in the city. There are many farmer's markets in the Tricities, horse and cow manure are plentiful even to those in the cities, and there is hardly any traffic (less than Asheville, for sure). I think that an area within 30 minutes of Johnson City, TN would be great because you would be very close to the mountains, if not in them, but still quite close to a decent city that is less 'redneck' than the other two of the three 'Tricities' (Kingsport and Bristol). I live in northeastern Tennessee (Kingsport) and think that here and southwest Virginia are wonderful places for permaculture-minded folks, but it is not for everyone. I would not consider Asheville to be redneck at all, but perhaps closer to a mix of hippies 'goths' young, upwardly mobile people and tourists, but that is just my impression from visits. When I have visited the city itself, it appears to be a pricy place to visit, at least for dining! I am fairly certain that there are rural properties available that are within a reasonable drive of Asheville, but I am not sure on the prices. Holistic health options appear to be bountiful. Earthaven Ecovillage ( ) is located there, farmer's markets appear to be abundant, and there are often interesting conferences and seminars in the area. I don't know a lot about western NC except that Asheville seems to be a pretty nice city for natural-living-minded folks. anything you can give me that will help our decision. We'd like to be within about 30 minutes of a decent sized city (50K+) so I understand the difference between 'southern' and 'redneck' - please don't take offense). We don't want to be in too 'redneck' of a place (I was born in western NC and we've lived in the south off and on for many, many years. I'd like to buy 10-40 acres without going crazy in debt. We'd like to be close to the mountains, but we don't need to be in the mountains. So, that returns us to our original plan.

I am very glad this happened before we moved out there! Well, my wife has now vetoed the PNW - she wants four seasons and some sun in the spring and summer. Then my wife had a difficult pregnancy (it all worked out very well), and she spent 3 months in Germany during a wet and cloudy spring/summer - we are in the military living overseas.

We had our plans to move to western Washington state for quite a while.