Welcome to a Wholesome Lifestyle

Blossom Branch Homestead is a
gardening community in Fruitland, NC

Blossom Branch Homestead Community Outline

  • Blossom Branch Homestead provides sanctuary to those creating positive change in our world. We provide a space to develop skills and participate in healing the land, home and ourselves.

    We gather as caretakers of our community to cultivate beauty & medicine in our landscape, while having fun and enjoying a wholesome lifestyle.

  • Stewardship is actively engaging in service to the community & landscape.

    As Stewards, we aim to give back to our world. We create gardens, community living, workshops, classes, non-profit and for profit ventures.

    These endevours create an atmosphere of Wholesome Living; a safe & supportive environment as a sanctuary for healing & empowerment.

    We make it our personal responsibility to achieve our highest potential for the benefit of our greater community. As community members, we cooperate with each other to support each other.

    • Giver's heart - service orientated

    • Gardener's spirit - cultivating a more beautiful world

    • Grateful mindset - cooperative, collaborative

    • Wholesome lifestyle - clean and respectful way of life.

    • Altruistic Worldview - avoiding mainstream beliefs or strong political views so we can be the change we wish to see, without judgement or bias of others.

    • Sacred Stewardship - By accepting the responsibility of cultivating Wholesome Living, we step into a position as Stewards of Blossom Branch Homestead and our own Life.

  • This project is developed by Giving Tree for a local homestead that has a 40 year history with the current land owner. The intention is establish an atmosphere of skill building, healthy living and support while establishing a vision for gardens, food forests, animal integration and food preservation.

Discover Sanctuary

Blossom Branch Homestead is a co-housing rental community 30 minutes from downtown Asheville, in the Hendersonville area countryside. BBH has a 40 year history of homesteading and gardening. You are invited to contribute to a heritage of wholesome living!

Co-housing is a type of “intentional community” where people make a conscious choice to live together as a group while respecting individual privacy. BBH is a community of small cabins & suites with communal areas and projects shared by all.

Benefits of our Co-housing Community:

  • group activities like gardening, games & meditation

  • enjoy produce from community gardens & chickens

  • learn from experienced homesteaders, gardeners, business owners, artists

  • 1-2 communal meals per week

  • sharing chores & saving money

  • building skills during community service days

  • community building for beginners!

Suites & Cabins

The living quarters earn their namesakes from the garden's flowers & trees.

We offer a wide range of Suites & Tiny Cabins to accommodate a diverse community. Our hope is that all members blossom as they contribute to the BBH mandala!

BBH has three Suites located in the Main House & two Cabins that share the Water Lily bath house with full amenities.

 

Lease Logistics

  • First + last months rent + 1/2 rent as a security deposit required upfront

  • Rent covers utilities, internet and community land fee that contributes to gardens, building new structures & adding to the land

  • Suites have access to communal spaces, laundry, kitchen, dining room and outdoor spaces

  • Cabins have access to communal spaces, laundry and Water Lily for kitchen & bath

  • All lease agreements are month-to-month, all tenants are asked to provide a 30 days notice prior to move out date

  • Internet connection is can be unreliable for intense internet needs, though adequate general use. For those working from home, a hotspot may be needed for reliability.

General Boundaries

Below are key topics found in BBH Community Guidelines. The full community outline will be shared at or after your first meet-up

  • Wholesome Lifestyle is based on cleanliness, cooperation and non-violence

  • Honoring quiet hours and no unapproved, overnight guests

  • Pets welcomed on a pet-to-pet basis - main house has 3 older indoor/outdoor cats and landmate has 1 older dog + 1 cat

  • Not all members here are vaccinated, please take this into consideration prior to applying.

  • We focus our energy into stewardship, service and living the change we wish to see.

Cultivating our Heritage…

Blossom Branch Homestead Village & Zoning Maps

Road Map

We have the opportunity to design & implement systems that provide a wholesome lifestyle to all of BBH’s members, providing a sanctuary that is nurturing, nourishing and honoring.

 
  • Land - tidy up

    • Create Aesthetic Quality

    • Clean debris around houses and on the land

    • Trash & recycling area & schedule pickup

    Finish Build out of Bathhouse & Ivy

    • operational and rentable

    Community

    • sanctuary is a stable, clear, calm container that allows for a fluid experience by its members

    • Planning Regular Service Days (mondays)

    • chore board?

    • signed agreements from all community members

    • weekly check-in with Community & dinner

    • Addressing needs of new members

    Developing Courses & Gatherings

    • Prep for weekly garden classes & luncheon

  • Community Gardens

    • species selection & seed collection

    • bed designs and site selection

    • volunteer management

    • harvesting schedule and management for community

    Nursery

    • Business Plan for Giving Tree Useful Plants Nursery to apply for grants and loans

    • First Cottage industry on site

    • Location based on water and Suzette’s input

    Sweet Pea

    • finish build out

  • Community Space

    • geodesic dome

    • Expand retreat offerings to include yoga and massage

    • This enables workshops, community gatherings

    • Expands community participation to include skill sharing

    Social media expansion

    • database of plants

    • connecting with the local tribe

    • putting the brand out there

    Host larger events

    • larger workshops?

    • musicians

    • debates