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An
agrihood
is a type of
planned community
that integrates
agriculture
into a residential neighborhood. The purpose is to facilitate food production as well as provide
green space
, recreation, aesthetics and value for a community.
[1]
The
Urban Land Institute
defines agrihoods as "
single-family
,
multifamily
, or
mixed-use
communities built with a
working farm
or
community garden
as a focus."
[2]
In 2014, the term "agrihood" was first introduced by Southern California-based development company
Rancho Mission Viejo LLC
as a marketing trademark to target affluent
millennials
who wanted housing closer to fresh food.
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
Agrihoods are based around the concept of integrating farms and gardens into neighborhoods, allowing for the development of residential neighborhoods that have a rural feel.
[1]
Integrating agriculture into neighborhoods also allows for communities to supply themselves with locally produced food.
Real estate developers
may find that introducing agriculture to their planned communities has a lower initial cost than typically offered amenities such as golf courses or swimming pools, and sets the development apart from the competition.
[7]
[8]
However, developers have also discovered that running an agricultural project is not necessarily easy, inexpensive or risk-free. The best results have come from hiring agricultural staff to run the operations, rather than allowing residents free-access and free-roam of the operation.
[9]
[7]
As of May 2020
[update]
, there were 90 agrihoods in the United States according to the
Urban Land Institute
.
[7]
[10]
There are over 100 agrihoods in the United States according to
Building the Agrihood
[11]
Urban agrihood
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Some
community gardens
in established urban neighborhoods and
urban agricultural projects
have used the term "agrihood" to describe their operations. Their purposes are to reduce
food insecurity
and to provide fresh food resources in urban
food deserts
.
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References
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a
b
Giacobbe, Alyssa (September 27, 2017).
"Inside the "Agrihood" Residential Real-Estate Boom"
.
Architectural Digest
. Retrieved
January 11,
2018
.
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"Agrihoods: Cultivating Best Practices"
(PDF)
.
Urban Land Institute
. 2018
. Retrieved
August 27,
2021
.
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a
b
Adams, Biba (November 5, 2019).
"In Detroit, A New Type of Agricultural Neighborhood Has Emerged"
.
Yes! Magazine
. Retrieved
January 29,
2020
.
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"AGRIHOOD Trademark of Rancho Mission Viejo LLC - Registration Number 5150657 - Serial Number 87102725"
.
Justia Trademarks
. Retrieved
August 26,
2021
.
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Loudenback, Tanza (October 30, 2017).
"Rich millennials are ditching the golf communities of their parents for a new kind of neighborhood"
.
Business Insider
. Retrieved
January 11,
2018
.
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White, Meg (April 26, 2017).
"Inside the Agrihood Trend"
.
Realtor Magazine
. Retrieved
January 11,
2018
.
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a
b
c
Brass, Kevin (October 7, 2019).
"What Does the Farmer Say about Agrihoods?"
.
Urban Land Magazine
. Archived from
the original
on October 9, 2019
. Retrieved
January 29,
2020
.
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Erbentraut, Joseph (August 17, 2015).
"
'Agrihoods' Offer Suburban Living Built Around Community Farms, Not Golf Courses"
.
Huffington Post
. Retrieved
January 11,
2018
.
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Albright, Mary Beth (June 23, 2014).
"It's a Beautiful Day in the Agrihood"
.
National Geographic
. Archived from
the original
on May 12, 2021
. Retrieved
January 11,
2018
.
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More, Melissa Erickson (May 12, 2020).
"It's a beautiful day in the agrihood"
.
Gillette News-Record
. Retrieved
May 18,
2020
.
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"Building the Agrihood"
.
Building the Agrihood
. Retrieved
March 8,
2022
.
Further reading
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