This Old Farmhouse

We were able to find a place we love, a 1920's farmhouse on 1.25 acres for a price we could afford. We're able to grow some of own vegetables, hike around the mountains, and we know our neighbors. Life here is much simpler: folks wave at you and stop to chat; you can pick up your baby chicks at the post office; everyone in town knows you by name, and there is usually a parking space waiting just for you.

Mars Hill, North Carolina is located just 20 minutes north of Asheville with a population of 1,600 (1,300 of those are students at Mars Hill Baptist College). It has an elevation of 2,325 ft., the average temperature in winter is 38°, in summer 83°; annual rainfall 37". It's a quiet place, off the beaten path, with more than enough environmentalists, hippies, artists, and just plain good people to make this a fairly progressive town.

A photographic journal documenting our home in Mars Hill, North Carolina Hard work, sweat and ingenuity courtesy of Treasure Smith Website, encouragement and photos by Simone Bouyer