Moving to the Charlotte/Concord area next month - Exploring Holistic Alternatives2024-03-29T00:19:47Zhttp://xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com/forum/topics/moving-to-the-charlotteconcord?commentId=2327957%3AComment%3A16870&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Sarah,
Welcome! Are you a…tag:xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com,2010-04-01:2327957:Comment:173742010-04-01T16:42:03.455ZGloria Fridrichhttp://xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com/profile/GloriaFridrich
Hi Sarah,<br />
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Welcome! Are you already in Charlotte? I see that in March you said you were moving down next month. It has been beautiful weather here so hope you are on your way. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about renting and buying in the Charlotte area. I am a "holistic mom" and just happen to be a Realtor too. I moved here from NY as well almost 12 years ago and love it. I live in Union County, near Matthews so I know the area you are speaking about well. There may be…
Hi Sarah,<br />
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Welcome! Are you already in Charlotte? I see that in March you said you were moving down next month. It has been beautiful weather here so hope you are on your way. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about renting and buying in the Charlotte area. I am a "holistic mom" and just happen to be a Realtor too. I moved here from NY as well almost 12 years ago and love it. I live in Union County, near Matthews so I know the area you are speaking about well. There may be rentals that would give you a short term lease if you decided not to do the InTown Suites. Let me know what you would be looking for (# of bedrooms, baths etc...) and I can see what is out there. Please feel free to contact me directly so we can talk. gloria@gloriafridrich.com<br />
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Hope to hear from you.<br />
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Gloria I have a big veggie garden an…tag:xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com,2010-03-11:2327957:Comment:169212010-03-11T01:34:33.782ZAnnahttp://xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com/profile/Anna
I have a big veggie garden and have "edible landscaping" around too. We have a king snake near our garden but we love him :) Snakes tend to stay away from all the action.<br />
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This is a great climate for growing. Last year I put in a bunch of raspberries, blueberries and strawberries.<br />
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There are lots of gardeners here. I think there is a thread for it somewhere.<br />
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~Anna
I have a big veggie garden and have "edible landscaping" around too. We have a king snake near our garden but we love him :) Snakes tend to stay away from all the action.<br />
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This is a great climate for growing. Last year I put in a bunch of raspberries, blueberries and strawberries.<br />
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There are lots of gardeners here. I think there is a thread for it somewhere.<br />
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~Anna My husband it really the gard…tag:xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com,2010-03-10:2327957:Comment:169142010-03-10T13:06:01.931ZJessica Schmidhttp://xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com/profile/JessicaSchmid
My husband it really the gardner in the family. He LOVES it! We have a pretty small back yard so he has done the square foot gardening. He has mixed his own soils and we have used seeds from non-GMO, organic companies (bakers creek and seed savers i think). Things grow here like you have never seen them grow in the North East. If you like cooking with fresh herbs, we were able to grow an herb pot at our first aparment here - it was pretty cool. I didn't really buy into the square foot…
My husband it really the gardner in the family. He LOVES it! We have a pretty small back yard so he has done the square foot gardening. He has mixed his own soils and we have used seeds from non-GMO, organic companies (bakers creek and seed savers i think). Things grow here like you have never seen them grow in the North East. If you like cooking with fresh herbs, we were able to grow an herb pot at our first aparment here - it was pretty cool. I didn't really buy into the square foot gardening, but we got a ton of food out of it last year and have been able to pick some things through the winter - we just had cabbage last night out of it.<br />
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Honestly, we've only met up with a few little black snakes. I know what you mean - Snakes are fine as long as I know they are there. Drew (my husband) said that you really won't get to many of them unless you have a couple of rodents. He also reminded me about the lizards. Yep! We have a few resident lizards in and around our garden. They are harmless and really good pest control but they do still make me jump when I am not looking for them.<br />
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Hope everything with the move is going well. Let me know if you have any other questions about the area - you can e-mail directly through this website too :)<br />
~ Jes Do a lot of you garden? I wan…tag:xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com,2010-03-08:2327957:Comment:168702010-03-08T14:24:01.859ZSarah Edwardshttp://xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com/profile/SarahEdwards
Do a lot of you garden? I want to eventually have a vegetable garden, plus have a strawberry or raspberry patch. (I'm thinking about the amount of land to get with a potential house.) Don't laugh, but my biggest concern is snakes in the garden! I know the black ones are good and they eat the bad copperheads, but I would prefer to avoid the various snakes altogether! Any advice? Anything I could plant or sprinkle to keep them away from my garden? Thanks!
Do a lot of you garden? I want to eventually have a vegetable garden, plus have a strawberry or raspberry patch. (I'm thinking about the amount of land to get with a potential house.) Don't laugh, but my biggest concern is snakes in the garden! I know the black ones are good and they eat the bad copperheads, but I would prefer to avoid the various snakes altogether! Any advice? Anything I could plant or sprinkle to keep them away from my garden? Thanks! Hi Sarah!
That area in Conco…tag:xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com,2010-03-06:2327957:Comment:168312010-03-06T13:37:34.101ZJessica Schmidhttp://xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com/profile/JessicaSchmid
Hi Sarah!<br />
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That area in Concord is right near the speedway (Charlotte Racetrack). It is near tons of shopping and restaurants. There are also entrances to the Greenway (walking trails that go all around the city) as well as near more established Nature Preserves like Latta Plantation and Reedy Creek. It should be a pretty decent area for you and your family to stay for a few months. In May there is a Nascar race so be prepared for a bit of traffic. Also, Concord Mills is on that road - it an…
Hi Sarah!<br />
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That area in Concord is right near the speedway (Charlotte Racetrack). It is near tons of shopping and restaurants. There are also entrances to the Greenway (walking trails that go all around the city) as well as near more established Nature Preserves like Latta Plantation and Reedy Creek. It should be a pretty decent area for you and your family to stay for a few months. In May there is a Nascar race so be prepared for a bit of traffic. Also, Concord Mills is on that road - it an outlet mall - and it gets pretty busy on the weekend. You should be fine though. My husband and I live in the University area - just the other side from where you are staying. There is a pretty cool botanical garden, that is free, in UNC Charlotte, that you can walk around in - maybe something different for the kids. My husband and I moved here from MA a few years ago, so I can relate to trying to find a place not too permanant until you get an idea of what area works for you!<br />
Hope the move goes smoothly for you! Do e-mail if you have any questions!<br />
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Jes Anna,
After my husband kept…tag:xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com,2010-03-05:2327957:Comment:168122010-03-05T18:20:27.305ZSarah Edwardshttp://xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com/profile/SarahEdwards
Anna,<br />
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After my husband kept bugging me to book *something* so that we could get out of here, we booked a room at the Suburban Extended Stay on Bruton Smith Rd in Concord. (Its down the street from where my in laws have their camper. They've been coming down to Concord from Syracuse for the past couple years to visit my brother in law and his family. And my BIL, SIL, and their kids live about 10 minutes from there.) My husband had been worried that if we didn't book something right away, that…
Anna,<br />
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After my husband kept bugging me to book *something* so that we could get out of here, we booked a room at the Suburban Extended Stay on Bruton Smith Rd in Concord. (Its down the street from where my in laws have their camper. They've been coming down to Concord from Syracuse for the past couple years to visit my brother in law and his family. And my BIL, SIL, and their kids live about 10 minutes from there.) My husband had been worried that if we didn't book something right away, that all of the rooms that fit what we want/need (2 beds, nonsmoking, decent area, etc) would be taken. Thanks for the recommendations, since its always good to have other options in case we don't like the Suburban!<br />
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We don't homeschool, and I don't think we have plans to. I'm not sure if we'll send the kids to the public school or to a local Christian school. (Our daughter has been going to pre-k a few mornings a week at the Catholic school around the corner, and she loves it.) Our son has a speech delay, so he's been going to the local special ed preschool (in a blended class) since September. I left a message with the special ed dept at the preschool about getting at least him into school for the remainder of the school year. He's talking a lot more, and I really don't want him to regress.<br />
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Thanks again!<br />
Sarah Hi Sarah,
Welcome to the gro…tag:xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com,2010-03-04:2327957:Comment:167912010-03-04T14:10:16.689ZAnnahttp://xploringholisticalternatives.ning.com/profile/Anna
Hi Sarah,<br />
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Welcome to the group. I live in the Matthews/Weddington area. I would not advise staying on Independence. It's not a "bad" part of town but it's not residential either and I think would not give you the best feel for Charlotte. There are two extended stays near Ballentyne, one off of Johnston (Staybridge Suites) and one off of Rae (Residences Inn). They might be more expensive but I think you'd enjoy the areas more. There may be some like that toward Concord or in the University…
Hi Sarah,<br />
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Welcome to the group. I live in the Matthews/Weddington area. I would not advise staying on Independence. It's not a "bad" part of town but it's not residential either and I think would not give you the best feel for Charlotte. There are two extended stays near Ballentyne, one off of Johnston (Staybridge Suites) and one off of Rae (Residences Inn). They might be more expensive but I think you'd enjoy the areas more. There may be some like that toward Concord or in the University area, I'm just not familiar with that side of town. As long as you are near 485 you will have an easy drive to Concord and most areas.<br />
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Some VRBO places have monthly rates, I think I'd look into that too.<br />
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Good luck with your search and let us know when you arrive. My girls are 10 and 12 but there are lots of younger kids in the group too. Do you homeschool?<br />
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~Anna