About Azura
Azura is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the ecological well-being of both the environment and humanity.
Eco-centric solutions to protect the natural world
Our Vision
We began with the first Azura project in the Appalachian Mountains, just outside Asheville, North Carolina — a retreat center and short-term rental properties on 29 acres. That property is currently for sale.
Azura is a design and development company focused on eco-minded design and regenerative landscaping. Our honeybee nonprofit is directly connected to our building company: we create pollinator habitats wherever we build, bringing people deeper into the garden and into right relation with the natural world.
We want to create environments that are not only beautiful and timeless, but also part of the ecosystem — showing humanity what it looks and feels like to be in communion with nature, and with ourselves, in a healthy way. We believe true health is not only in what we eat and how we use our bodies, but also in the environments and the people we surround ourselves with. Design is essential to bridging a new world of harmony and elegance for all people. No matter how small or large the project, we believe it is the garden that brings people into a state of true abundance and beauty. Nature is naturally beautiful and essential to our lives — why not bridge it into everything we create?
Our next project expands the vision into an eco-resort, medical wellness spa, and farm-to-table restaurant. The first location is West Palm Beach, with a second planned for Lake Como, Italy.
Several new projects are launching in 2027. More information coming soon.
Our hope is that every person who visits leaves feeling deeply connected, rejuvenated, and held by the earth.
“Saving the honey bee is saving the ecosystem, for they are all connected and are inter-dependent upon one another.”
The honey bee is as quiet as a hum and as loud as an apocalypse. Without the honey bee we will not survive — they are responsible for 70% of our food sources. Through years of continuous research and tending, we have committed to a revolution in honey bee awareness and conservation.
Oracular Way of the Honey Bee — book and documentary coming in 2028. If you’re interested in investing in honey bee and pollinator rehabilitation, we’d love to connect.
Our Initiatives
Honey Bee Conservation
A research center and apiary for protecting the honey bee through natural swarming habitats and chemical-free practices. We also create pollinator habitats on vacant land — beneath telephone poles, in fields, empty lots, and abandoned property such as old golf courses.
Water Restoration
Cleaning up the French Broad River with cutting-edge technology that absorbs toxins from our waterways.
Spring Water Testing
Making clean drinking water accessible through spring water-source tapping and testing.
Garden Outreach
Building sustainable gardens with permaculture experts. Local, organic gardens will save the world.
Soil Regeneration
Educational platforms for protecting the earth's microbiome — the foundation of our health.
Ocean Protection
Supporting nonprofits devoted to ocean protection and clean-up efforts worldwide.
Support Our Mission
Restoring existing pollinator habitats and creating new ones
Building log hives for local colonization and natural swarming habitats
Gardens and educational outreach programs for local communities
Azura's apiary research center and natural food forest
Solution-based science to assist in colony collapse disorder
Community education and awareness programs