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Sustainability isn’t just reshaping the real estate industry. There’s a cultural shift happening and sustainability has the potential to transform our entire world. 

That’s one concept that emerged during the two-day 2017 NAR Sustainability Summit that was held in Washington, D.C. in July. 

NAR’S REALTORS® and Sustainability 2017 Report looked at the neighborhood features and public transportation options that clients request when they’re working with real estate practitioners. 

What successful home gardener doesn’t end up with bushels of excess produce at the end of the growing season? 

Zucchini anyone?
Just imagine how much is left behind in community gardens and on farms. 
 

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, about a third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year—approximately 1.3 billion tons—goes uneaten. 

“I never considered myself a tree-hugger, but I was concerned about climate change and global warming,” says Cheryl Julcher, a 2017 EverGreen winner.  

Julcher, REALTOR®, GREEN, co-founder, CEO, and managing broker of Yellow Brick Properties, Evanston, Ill., spent 20-plus years in the real estate industry and sold land and worked with builders on marketing new construction. 

This Month's Tips:  September Garden To-dos

The Missouri Botanical Garden has a great list of garden to-dos for September.