What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm This is what happens when communities are built around farms, gardens, and crops - not cars.

"It’s not so simple, then, as just erecting a few buildings around a green space..." Lara Hermanson, Farmscape. #UrbanAgriculture #Agrihoods

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There is no reason we need tomatoes driven to us by fossil fuelled vehicles for thousands of miles.
And there is no reason we don’t have a more robust, Community Garden/Processing program to feed our neighbours. A greenhouse in every school and on every reserve. #eatyouryard #agrihoods #shoplocal 🌱

Agrihoods: Neighborhoods With Local Food at the Hub – Mother Earth News Real estate developers and community members alike appreciate the added value of agrihoods that are established around vegetable gardens and small farms.

"...she clustered 24 new single-family homes around four shared gardening spaces, which help...the community accomplish one of their stated goals: getting to know their neighbors well. The success of these & other food-based developments has persuaded more developers to establish #agrihoods." #food