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Melisa Camp. Craig Foley. Mary Love. John Rosshirt. John Shipman. James Welch Mitchell. Eileen Oldroyd to name a few.

Though their names are now synonymous with the green real estate industry and they’re leading the charge to advocate for green on the national stage, they once were rising stars. 

They all started their green real estate niche slowly and by steadily building knowledge, developing community and industry relationships, and working to normalize green in their respective markets.

It’s the time of year when you can reduce hunger in your community by growing extra food in your garden and donating it to a local food pantry. Making a difference is dead simple.

Mary Love has found a way to align her passion, lifestyle, and business vision by moving to and serving as broker for Olivette, an agrihood located less than 15 minutes outside Asheville, N.C. 

Set along a stretch of the French Broad River, the 350-acre Olivette is built around a 46-acre working farm that provides produce to local restaurants. 
Love, who grew up on a farm, said it’s always been her wish to return to and be close to the land and to help small non-factory farms remain viable. “I’ve been dreaming of this for forever,” she says. 
 

If you’ve looked for the Green the MLS Toolkit and have come up empty, there’s a reason. 
The toolkit has been retired no longer will be updated. 

When it was launched more than a decade ago, it introduced the idea of green MLS fields and why they were important in telling the story of a green home and getting energy efficiency features properly valued at appraisal time. At the time, it was a crucial, even groundbreaking piece in moving the green housing industry forward.  

The National Association of REALTORS® REALTORS® & Sustainability 2019 Report looked at sustainability issues facing the real estate industry.