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Our land together. Your home forever.

08/15/2026

Housing costs are climbing fast, making it harder for everyday working families to stay rooted right here in Ashe County. But instead of waiting around, local folks are stepping up to build real, lasting solutions.

In a recent episode of 580 WKSK's Farm Friends podcast, Samantha and Ashley chatted with Graham about how we are working to keep homeownership attainable for generations to come.

"Prices of housing are quickly outpacing the income of hard working people. And so this is a solution... that we wanted to provide Ashe County." -Sam Lafferty

"Ashe County is so unique... in how many people really, truly care about their neighbors here and show that by doing volunteer work or being involved in community organizations." -Ash Moretz Elks

Ready to hear the full conversation on how neighbor-helping-neighbor will keep our community strong? Check the first comment for the link!

P.S. Merch shop and newsletter coming soon.

07/04/2026

Happy 250th anniversary USA! Stop and see us at Christmas in July Festival across from Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church 🌲❤️🤍💙🌲

06/28/2026

Making our debut at Christmas in July Festival on our country's 250th anniversary is something special!

We will be there only on the 4th, so we hope you can stop by with the kids to see our puppet show, chitchat, and maybe even get in on our raffle. You might see Ashley Moretz-Elks, Toby Hiseley, Allyson Terry Schoenlein, Yozette Yogi Vlahos Collins, or others there.

06/23/2026

Thanks to 580 WKSK and Graham Caddell for hosting the board of Ashe CLT today to talk about our mission. This isn't the entire chat, but you'll get to learn more after we join their podcast sometime in July likely!

Kudos to Brian Lafferty for capturing a bit of this conversation!

Don't forget to come out on our country's 250th anniversary at Christmas in July Festival to say hi and enjoy the festivities.

06/21/2026

We may be past our inaugural event, but that doesn't mean we are done being out and about! Just this past Thursday, our board members presented in-depth information to both Jefferson Odd Fellows Lodge #38 and Democratic Women of Ashe. On Tuesday, we'll be joining the 580 WKSK Happy Time Show, and of course, we'll be set up for you to visit us on the Saturday of the Christmas in July Festival. Come say hello to the volunteers of our fledgling, but passionate group!

06/13/2026

The Ashe Post & Times article (link in comments) summed up the dedication and enthusiasm our first volunteers put into last week's Inaugural Benefit.

"'This event was organized by volunteers who took their preparation tasks to heart,” said ACLT President Samantha Lafferty. “From planning workshops, materials prep, promotion, sponsorship, and silent auction donations requests, to CLT 101 training, and everything in between, our volunteers really came together to make this amazing event possible.'”

For more details, such as how much we raised, make sure you log in to your membership portal, where we will post our latest board minutes in the next few days. If you haven't signed up to be a Founding 100 Member, there's still time!

06/07/2026

Big thanks to our powerful community! Our Inaugural Ashe CLT Benefit was a massive success, and we are thrilled to announce that we hit over 80% of our fundraising goal!

A huge shout-out to our donors and sponsors who made this happen between cash and silent auction donations: Janet K. Moretz, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Looks Good Boo, West Jefferson Hotel, Russell Killen, Toby Hiseley, Style Depot, RiverGirl Fishing Company, Just Wing It Backstreet Bar and Grill, John Lee, Sprinkle’s Salt of the Earth, Doe Ridge Pottery, Christi Hughes, Mike Moretz, Bohemia, Heidi Badiano, and all of our wonderful attendees. We couldn't do this without you. Your support ensures land is held in trust for the public benefit forever.

Stay tuned for more updates on how we are making housing accessible for all in Ashe County.

Photo credit: Laurel Rumph

06/04/2026

Tomorrow is the big day! We are so excited to welcome you all to our Inaugural Ashe CLT Benefit.

If you haven't grabbed your ticket yet, don't worry—you can purchase your ticket at the door! 🎟️

We also have a special discount for those wanting to become our dedicated Sweat Equity members. Just let our team know at the check-in table!

We are putting the final materials together, and we can’t wait for you to see this, including the ribbon from our official ceremony at the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce. You’ll get to see it in person tomorrow!

📍 Where: West Jefferson Hotel
⏰ When: Tomorrow, Friday, June 5th at 6pm-8:30pm (come and go as you need)

Silent auction, 50/50 raffle ends at 7:30pm.

Who is joining us? Tag your plus-one below! 👇

06/03/2026

We were on the radio! Big thanks for hosting us WATA 1450AM and 96.5 and our volunteer, Yogi Collins, for representing us this morning

05/31/2026

We are getting SO excited to see everyone this coming Friday. Our volunteers have worked so hard to make this "come-and-go-as-you-please" event enjoyable. Plus, if you haven't had a chance to check out the newly renovated 1917-built West Jefferson Hotel, this is definitely the time to do it. We will be in their purple ballroom; but don't worry, we will be dressed relaxed.

By the way, all the folks at the hotel have been a joy to work and plan this with as well. Ashe CLT is grateful for their support and excitement about this event too.

Address

PO Box 1114
West Jefferson, NC
28694

Website

http://www.AsheCLT.org/

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