agrihood

Definitions

A type of planned community that integrates agriculture into a residential neighborhood. The purpose is to facilitate food production and to provide green space, recreation, aesthetics and value for a community.

Examples

“Welcome⟳ to the Agrihood! Martha Wagner Imagine⟳ walking out your front door and down the street to your neighborhood darm stand⟳ to pick⟳ up your weekly CSA share⟳ grown and raised a stone's throw⟳ from your house.”

“An agrihood is a housing development that uses a working farm as the “central feature” of the community.”

“This is a really comprehensive description of what these new forms of agrihood can contribute⟳ to agriculture in particular and to society at large.”

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