Sentences with word «agrihood»
Hermanson says the economics of agrihoods can work in any development with a few smart trade - offs.
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The story centers on Agritopia, a Phoenix exurb that is «one of a growing number of so - called agrihoods, residential developments where a working farm is the central feature, in the same way that other communities may cluster around a golf course, pool or fitness center.»
Experts say that's because millennials may be more interested than older generations in societal impact — and agrihoods are designed to help them do good for the environment and their community.
Business Insider's Tanza Loudenback reported that «agrihoods could become the 21st - century version of those tony golf communities baby boomers flocked to in the 1990s.»
A feature in The Times today on the rise of «agrihoods,» post suburban communities centered on working farms, seems to make his point.
Chicago, IL — May 23, 2017 — Baird & Warner, Chicagoland's largest locally owned independent residential real estate services company, has announced a new partnership as the exclusive sales and marketing firm for Serosun Farms, an agrihood community of 114 future country luxe homes under construction northwest of Chicago in Hampshire, Ill..
Luxury developers are betting on garden - heavy «agrihoods» to lure a new crop of homeowners, and with concierge services in the mix, owners can reap the benefits without breaking a sweat.
While it may not be surprising that urban farming has taken off in the Bay Area, Hermanson points to the country's breadbasket as a vital source of the agrihood trend.
As the agrihood trend expands, it's becoming clear many consumers are willing to pay a premium for neighborhood access to fresh food.
Though ULI defines «agrihoods» narrowly — «master planned or residential communities built with a working farm as a focus» — residential areas organized around consumers» desires for fresh, local food are popping up all over the country.
Urban Land Institute senior resident fellow Ed McMahon says the concept of having farms as parts of developments has been around for decades, but agrihoods have garnered even more popularity post-recession.