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By Jef Birkby This publication introduces the concept of development-supported agriculture, also known as agrihoods. NCAT Smart Growth The recent growth of agrihoods in the United States is discussed. The major types of agrihoods are Specialist described, and the benef ts and challenges of agrihood development are discussed. Case studies of Published June 2016 agrihoods are presented, and further agrihood resources are included. ©NCAT IP515

Contents Introduction: What are Agrihoods? ...... 1 Types of Agrihoods ...... 2 Inf ll Development and Agrihoods ...... 3 Benef ts of Agrihoods ...... 3 Challenges and Concerns of Agrihoods ...... 5 Conclusion ...... 6 Appendix: 12 Agrihoods Taking Farm-to-Table Living Mainstream ...... 7 References ...... 9 Farmers Market at Willowsford Farms. Photo Credit: Molly Peterson Further Resources ...... 9 Introduction—What are Agrihoods?

he popularity of planned suburban Although this type of mass-produced home developments in the United States has been popular for decades, residents of these stretches back to the 1950s. Many sol- cookie-cutter housing developments often felt iso- Tdiers returning from World War II were anxious lated from their neighbors due to the subdivision ATTRA (www.attra.ncat.org) to acquire a home and start a family, and the GI design and lack of central gathering places and is a program of the National bill provided low-interest loans that helped kick- Center for Appropriate Technology walkable streets. But in the 21st century, many start the postwar housing boom. Many post-war (NCAT). The program is funded millennials, baby boomers, and retirees are seek- through a cooperative agreement subdivisions consisted of identical home designs with the United States Department ing out neighborhoods that have more direct packed within cul-de-sacs and along broad streets, of Agriculture’s Rural Business- relationship to the land and to local food. An Cooperative Service. Visit the often located far from a city center. Levittown, NCAT website (www.ncat.org) built between 1947 and 1951 in the state of New increasingly popular subdivision design, called an for more information on York, epitomized this type of subdivision. More agrihood, is helping to f ll this desire to connect our other sustainable agriculture and than 17,000 homes f lled the Levittown subdivi- more closely with their community, with nature, energy projects. sion by the early 1950s. and with their food supply. www.attra.ncat.org Page 1 (Serenbe, just outside Atlanta, was established in 2005; and Prairie Crossing, outside Chicago, was developed in 1995). But the real growth in agri- hoods has occurred in the past decade. Interest and growth in agrihood developments has been dramatic. Ed McMahon of the Urban Land Insti- tute estimates that, as of 2014, there are over 200 agrihoods either developed or in the planning stages in the United States (McColl, 2015).

Types of Agrihoods Agrihoods typically feature a central working farm, which can include livestock, orchards, vineyards, and row crops. Agrihoods can vary Levittown subdivision in the 1950s. Photo: Courtesy of dramatically in total acreage, number of home Wiki Commons sites, and farm size.

Unlike the thousands of golf-course developments T e smallest agrihoods are sometimes called Related ATTRA microhoods, which consist of less than a dozen in the nation, where homes are built around a Publications homes that surround a large community garden central golf course and club , an agrihood www.attra.ncat.org or small farm. T e residents of these small agri- is built around a working farm, with much of the hoods may be much more active in farm man- Community Orchards land preserved for growing food or set aside in agement than larger agrihoods, with residents Community conservation easements. choosing what crops to plant and how to market Supported Agriculture the produce. Community T e most common agrihoods in the United States Gardening range in size from 100 to 1,000 home units, with Start a Farm in the City a signif cant portion of land set aside for the work- ing farm and protected areas. In many cases, these Tips for Selling through CSAs— agrihoods are built around farms that have been Community in the same family for generations, and the farm Supported Agriculture family is behind the development. At the largest end of the agrihood spectrum are new development-supported agriculture projects that may contain several thousand homes and have hundreds of acres set aside for farming or Golf course subdivisions, popular in the 1960s, land conservation. A large agrihood currently were built around a clubhouse and golf ng greens. under near Orlando, Florida, called Photo: Courtesy of Wiki Commons Lake Pickett South, will contain almost 3,000 homes. T is agrihood, which will cost about $1 In some agrihoods, the homeowners surround- billion to complete, will feature a 9-acre farm, ing the working farm own shares in the farm, almost 20 acres of community gardens, and a and can choose to be actively involved in the farm-to-table restaurant. T e developer estimates planting and harvesting of crops if they desire. it will take about 20 years to fully build out the agrihood. T e agrihood residents may also hire a farm manager to live onsite and manage the day-to- Agrihood developers also target dif erent income day operation. and age clientele in their home developments and locations. In some cases, high-end homes are More of cially called development-supported the norm, with million-dollar homes common, agriculture, the agrihood concept is fairly new to such as the Kukui’ula agrihood development in suburban developers. A few community-owned Hawaii. On the other end of the spectrum, some farmsteads were built in the past 20 years or so agrihoods target low-income and senior citizens,

Page 2 Agrihoods: Development-Supported Agriculture as well as mixed-generation developments. T e Win6 development near Santa Clara California is an example of an agrihood that consciously targets a percentage of its homes for low-income and senior citizen residents.

Inf ill Development and Agrihoods Inf ll development (using previously developed commercial land within an urban boundary) is often preferred over developing open space or agricultural land. But many of the agrihoods in the United States are based around existing rural farms on the outskirts of urban areas. However, some developers and city planners are viewing agrihoods as an option for inf ll development, using land available near aban- doned malls, shuttered factories, and demolished housing projects. The Win6 agrihood in downtown Santa Clara, California, will feature low-income housing. Source: Davis Studio Architecture + Design, http://davisstudioad.com Two examples of inf ll agrihoods are described below. Inf ill Example 2: Win6 Village Inf ill Example 1: The Cannery Santa Clara, California, is the site of a new 6-acre One of the f rst agrihoods to make use an aban- inf ll agrihood near a busy thoroughfare. Located doned commercial facility is the Cannery, located near two large shopping centers, the Win6 proj- near Davis, California. Concrete covering the site ect will feature a small organic farm, as well as of the abandoned Hunt-Wesson tomato-process- community and children’s gardens. Other fea- ing facility was removed, and the soil underneath tures include more than 150 housing units desig- was used to create a new farm-centered subdivi- nated for low-income or senior housing. Walkable sion. (Hickman, 2015) design will be incorporated, allowing residents to easily travel to nearby malls for shopping. Con- Opened in late 2015, the 100-acre development struction on the Win6 development is scheduled will eventually feature over 500 new homes sur- to start in January 2017 (Herron, 2015). rounding a 7.4-acre working farm. Almost f ve acres of public and other open space will Benef its of Agrihoods give community residents room for recreation. T e Cannery’s working farm will be managed by T e rise of agrihoods in the United States is linked the nonprof t Center for Land-Based Learning, to a variety of benef ts available to developers, which will also manage an educational facility farmers, and residents. Many of these benef ts are for beginning farmers. tangible, but some are psychological. Sustainable design will be used in all residential Perhaps the greatest attraction for land developers considering agrihoods are much lower develop- homes built in the Cannery, including solar pho- ment costs compared to similar amenity-centered tovoltaic systems on the rooftops, tankless water subdivisions. Over 16,000 golf communities have heaters, energy-ef cient design, and aging-in- been built in the nation since the 1960s. T ese place features for senior citizens. Home buyers communities usually provided developers with a can also choose to increase the energy features nice prof t premium when compared to standard in the homes to achieve a net-zero-energy status, subdivisions without the golf-course amenity. requiring no net energy to heat, cool, and light the home. A commerce district and town center is It’s easy to see why many developers have changed planned for retail and small business of ce space their mindset from a golf-course centered devel- (McGrath, 2015). opment to agrihoods, centered on a working farm. www.attra.ncat.org Page 3 “[Developers] f gured out they could charge a lot have been built on inf ll space or rehabilitated premium [of] anywhere from 15 to 25 percent, industrial brownf elds, and a variety of tax cred- [for golf-centered subdivisions],” says Ed McMa- its and other f nancial incentives are available to hon of the Urban Land Institute. “But ironically developers for using this disturbed land. what we have come to learn over time is the vast Finally, developers of agrihoods enjoy the vibrant majority of buyers in a golf course development community feel that takes root. “People who buy actually don’t play golf. A light bulb went of in homes are looking for community,” says Joseph the mind of savvy developers who said ‘Jeez, I can E. Johnston, developer and resident of Agritopia, build a golf course development without the golf which is on farmland his family has owned and course.’ What does it cost to leave the open space worked since 1960. “It’s people and the relation- alone in the f rst place? Almost nothing. So that ships they have—that’s really community. . . Most led to designing communities around other green- developers I’ve seen are in the business of selling space amenities such as a farm.” (Esposito, 2014) homes. We are in the business of creating com- A development company sometimes purchases an munity.” (Donnally, 2015) existing farm outright as the centerpiece for an agrihood, or may also develop new farm infra- Benef its of Agrihoods structure from the ground up. T ese costs, though for Farmers " ommunity signif cant, can be less than one-f fth of the costs Since most agrihoods are based around a working is this of developing and maintaining a professionally- farm, they can also provide steady jobs to the farm generation’s designed golf course. And the consumer demand managers. Given the low income typically earned for housing in new agrihoods is tremendous. It’s golfC course." by many farmers (especially beginning farmers), little wonder why developers are increasingly the benef ts of working at an agrihood can be Michael Watkins, founder attracted to the agrihood model. signif cant. USDA’s most recent agricultural cen- and principal of Michael Watkins Architecture & Town Developers have also noticed a decrease in interest sus estimates that 57 percent of America’s farms Planning (Donnally, 2015) among millennials in moving to golf-course com- gross less than $10,000 a year (USDA, 2014). T at munities, while the interest in living in a commu- means more than half of all farmers in America nity surrounding a working farm is much more have to rely on second, and sometimes third, jobs appealing to this generation. of the farm to cover living expenses. In addition to cheaper development costs, an Often an agrihood will hire a farm manager and agrihood can provide a variety of tax benef ts to pay a much higher salary than the farmer could developers for preserving green space and keeping make managing his own land. And agrihoods can provide a great f rst job to beginning farmers who agricultural land in productivity. Some agrihoods can’t af ord their own land but are willing to work on the agrihood in exchange for a steady salary and great experience. Besides the salary, the farmer and his or her family are often provided with free housing on the farm, which is a major benef t. And farmers living on-site are better able to handle farm chores and deal with farm management issues than someone living further away from the farm. Farmers in nearby areas can also benef t from an agrihood, since agrihoods often serve as an agri- cultural educational center. Farmers in surround- ing areas are invited to participate in workshops and f eld days at the agrihood, with topics rang- ing from beginning farmer issues to marketing organic produce. T e local agricultural commu- nity may also interact with agrihood residents during these workshops. Agrihoods often serve as a nexus for weekend farmers markets, which may attract surrounding farmers who sell their Farmers harvesting vegetables at Willowsford Farm. Photo: Deborah Dramby local produce to agrihood residents.

Page 4 Agrihoods: Development-Supported Agriculture T e Willowsford agrihood development codif ed the well-being of the homeowners into the mission statement of their development: “[Willowsford will] integrate the farm into the fabric of the com- munity; serve as a social and educational resource for the community; and encourage all members of the community to make healthy lifestyle choices, particularly in regard to the food we eat, our rela- tionships with our home, and the activities we participate in.” (Willowsford, no date). T e specif c reasons homeowners in agrihoods migrate to these developments may vary from per- son to person. As Ed McMahon with the Urban Land Institute observed, “People are gravitating toward communities that foster their interests.” (Donnally, 2015)

Farmers market at Willowsford Farms. erhaps the Photo: Molly Peterson Challenges and Concerns " notion of the of Agrihoods agrihood is Benef its of Agrihoods Agrihoods built on abandoned commercial prop- theP best chance we to Residents erties, like the Cannery near Davis, California, are have for teaching Agrihoods provide major f nancial benef ts for often welcomed without concerns. And agrihoods and instilling long- developers and farmers, but the major driving built in land unsuitable for farming, including force behind the growth in agrihoods may be brownf elds or previously contaminated areas, are term agricultural the desires of homeowners to be closer to nature also often preferred by urban planners. But agri- values in our coming hoods promoted as a way to conserve farmland by and to experience the community that devel- generations." ops around a working farm. According to Brent grouping subdivisions around working farms are not universally accepted by neighboring home- Dustyn Miller Herrington, who directed the development of the owners and farmers. Miller Plant Farms Kukui’ula agrihood in Hawaii, “A community (Miller, 2014) farm is a welcome respite from the sterility of life Agrihoods, like any new subdivision develop- in our cities and suburbs, where most of our food ment, may bring a need for increased infrastruc- is sold in gleaming supermarkets, packaged and ture, including roads, intersections, traf c lights, polished, with no real transparency about where and sewer and water lines. A new 1,000-home it may have come from, how it was grown, or how agrihood may have major traf c implications for fresh it may be.” (Donnally, 2015) a rural area, if residents are working in jobs at a distance urban center that requires commuting. Incorporating mass transit planning and assessing ways to mitigate increased population should be an integral part of any agrihood planning. Complaints about agrihoods also arise from those who feel that new farm-centered subdivisions are a form of “greenwashing,” where an insignif cant amount of land is devoted to farming or con- servation easements, with the vast majority of land slated for home construction. Some protests have been staged in county planning meetings against agrihoods, with concerns centered on the increased home density and traf c congestion that Agrihood families value connecting to the land. might occur. But well-designed agrihoods can Photo: Molly Peterson consider these issues in the design phase. www.attra.ncat.org Page 5 awareness. According to Ed McMahon with the Urban Land Institute, “T e idea of bringing food into the heart of the development is going to be much more [accepted]. Today, it is sort of a novelty, but I think it is going to be far more commonplace in the future.” (Esposito, 2014)

Conclusion Agrihoods have spread rapidly in the past decade, and the number of new developments is accelerat- ing. T e combination of reduced developer costs and increased demand from prospective home- owners seeking a residential setting more in touch with nature has made this new agricultural sub- division design increasingly desirable. Agrihoods can be especially benef cial to com- Agrihood farmers markets help encourage healthy lifestyles. Photo: Molly Peterson munities if they are developed on brownf elds or other abandoned and disturbed lands, and can While a traditional rural development often has help communities suf ering from insuf cient only one home for every 10 or even 20 acres, an housing if the agrihoods provide low- and mod- agrihood typically has a much denser housing erate-income housing. component, which can keep a much larger por- tion of land in agriculture or green space than While the seemingly sudden appearance of agri- an unplanned subdivision might use. And new hoods over the past decade across may seem to be agricultural preservation policies at the city and just the latest development trend, it may in fact county level are becoming increasingly com- represent a revolutionary and permanent change mon across the United States. T ese new in new home subdivision design. Daron Jof e, approaches can help direct developers to preserve a farm-centered development consultant of ered open land and farm operations in agrihoods. this observation: “We should have farms inte- grated into our communities in perpetuity— As more agrihoods are built across the courtry, that’s sustainability. T at’s keeping people con- the lessons learned in construction may lead to nected to place, to food, to land, and each other. even more successful designs and environmental It’s just a good idea.” (McColl, 2015)

Access to local fruits and vegetables is one of the advantages of development- supported agriculture. Photo: Molly Peterson

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By Beth Buczynski 12 Agrihoods That Are (and May 14, 2014 Reprinted with permission Feeding) Sustainable Communities ver wish you could live at your CSA? Or move to 1. Agritopia a neighborhood where everyone is as excited about Located well inside the Phoenix metro area, Agritopia fresh, healthy food as you are? features 450 residential lots along with commercial, E agricultural, and open space tracts. All are specif cally All over the United States people are embracing local food designed to reduce physical, social and economic barriers production in an exciting new way. Called agrihoods, this new to relationships between neighbors. T e central feature is type of neighborhood serves up farm-to-table living in a coop- a working farm complete with lambs, chickens, a citrus erative environment. Instead of being built around a pool or grove and rows of heirloom vegetables. “By encouraging tennis court, these housing developments are centered around sharing, making homes more maintenance-free, having easy pedestrian access to most of a resident’s needs, and a farm, often using the sweat-equity of residents to create a making an adaptable community, our lives can be sim- sustainable food system for the entire community. plif ed giving us more time to enjoy friends and family,” Of course, community gardens, urban agriculture, and explain the residents. cohousing communities are nothing new. But as the rapidly 2. Serenbe Community growing crop of agrihoods demonstrates, families are eager Serenbe is a 1,000-acre community located under 30 to reimagine these collaborative ef orts in a new setting— minutes from Atlanta’s Hartsf eld-Jackson International often at the same or lower prices than a traditional subur- Airport. T e development’s four omega-shaped hamlets ban neighborhood. are carefully f tted into the natural landscape forming an interface between green, wetland and watershed areas of Although the term is freshly minted, agrihoods are already the site and the surrounding sloping hills. Central to all popping up all over the United States. We’ve rounded up a is Serenbe Farms, a 25-acre working, organic farm and dozen established or planned communities so you can learn CSA, which provides organic produce for Serenbe’s three more about how this trend encourages sharing, collaboration, on-site restaurants as well as other businesses throughout and a healthier, more environmentally-friendly diet. Atlanta and the Chattahoochee Hill Country.

Story and photo from: www.shareable.net/blog/12-agrihoods-taking-farm-to-table-living-mainstream www.attra.ncat.org Page 7 3. Prairie Crossing T at’s why local developer Bellisimo, Inc. is planning Located in Grayslake, Illinois, this agrihood was designed something new for its next project in the popular foot- to combine the preservation of open land, easy commuting hills town of Fort Collins. Built around the principles by rail, and responsible development practices. In addition of community, environment, education, health, and to shops, a charter school that emphasizes environmental economics, the Bucking Horse project will strive to cre- education and global citizenship, and stables, Prairie Cross- ate new standards for a healthier lifestyle. T e 160-acre ing is known for its 100-acre working organic farm, which agrihood will feature a trail system, healthy retailers is working to launch the next generation of farmers to grow (think bike shop and yoga studio), community gardens, organic food for the Chicago region. and a farm-to-fork restaurant that will serve up produce and other edibles grown on site. 4. South Village T is community was designed to combine two of Ver- 9. Skokomish Farms mont’s most cherished traditions: open space and village Skokomish Farms is an environmental community built living. T e agrihood features paths for cycling and cross- on a former hay farm in the Puget Sound area of Wash- country skiing, community gardens, and a 4-acre organic ington State. T e community consists of 18 parcels, farm that plays a vital role in connecting South Village each of which is divided into a 5-acre home site with residents to local food production via a cooperative CSA. the remaining 35 acres cultivated under a perpetual con- Unlike many of the farms we’ve mentioned, T e Farm at servation farm easement. Agricultural activities are man- South Village boasts a one-acre, 528-panel photovoltaic aged by a democratically elected farm manager. “You’ll solar array that produces 150kW of carbon-free electricity enjoy abundant healthy organic and natural produce for the South Village community, the Farm, and the City year-round. We plan to cross-pasture grass-fed livestock, of South Burlington itself. and to raise f eld crops. In the winter some crops will be 5. Hidden Springs grown in greenhouses,” explains the website. T is community in Boise, Idaho, was created around an 10. Harvest agricultural heritage and with a small-town feel. Created Harvest is a 1,150-acre master-planned, mixed-use on the site of a 135-year-old farmstead, Hidden Springs development in Northlake, Texas, that will eventually of ers access to 800 acres of open space. In addition to the be home to approximately 3,200 energy-ef cient, single- Dry Creek Mercantile and restaurant, schools, f re depart- family . At its heart is Tassione Farms, a commu- ment, and salt-water swimming pool, the development cen- nity garden and orchard where residents will learn how ters around an organic farm that produces vegetables and to grow fresh, organic produce and embrace a farm-to- herbs for CSA members and customers of the Mercantile. table lifestyle. 6. Willowsford 11. Sendero Located in the heart of Loudoun County, Virginia, Wil- T is is just one of three unique villages that will even- lowsford spans over 4,000 acres and is comprised of four tually make up the 6,000 homes in the Rancho Mis- distinctive yet interconnected “villages.” More than half sion Viejo development in San Juan Capistrano, Cali- of this land is designated to remain as open space under fornia. Located on 17,000 acres of permanent open the stewardship of the non-prof t Willowsford Conser- space, Sendero residents can choose from a mix of vancy. Out of the other half, 300 acres are used to cul- house styles and neighborhoods that wrap around tivate more than 150 varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruit, paths, parks, gardens and the Ranch House—the and f owers and raise several breeds of livestock—many social hub of the village. Down the road, Sendero of which are distributed to the community through the Farm and the Ranch Marketplace provide easy access CSA program and farm stand. to organic vegetables, herbs and f owers grown right on 7. Kukui’ula site—including citrus and avocados. It doesn’t take long to see that Kukui’ula is a bit more 12. Prairie Commons upscale than most of the agrihoods we’ve listed so far. But Specif cally designed with the senior citizen in mind, the same principles of community and sustainable agricul- Prairie Commons will be a pedestrian-friendly devel- ture guide daily life in this Hawaiian paradise. Tucked in opment built around a 15-acre lake in Olathe, Kansas. a valley beside a 20-acre lake, the Upcountry Farm allows On-site, Tibbet’s Farm will transform the existing sin- members to plunge their hands into the stunning red earth, gle-crop operation into a certif ed organic farm that pro- cultivating bananas, papaya, chard, citrus, herbs, pineapple, duces a variety of fruits, vegetables, and small-scale live- arugula, and breadfruit for the community to eat. stock. In addition to the farm, a series of community 8. Bucking Horse gardens, a farmers market, cooking school, restaurants, Nowhere are citizens more hungry for the supportive ties and a small grocery market will “reintroduce the heri- of community than my own home state of Colorado. tage of fresh food into a contemporary development.”

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