Planned Communities Offer Farmland as Amenity

Housing developers, who are known for taking over farmland to build planned communities, are now placing farms back into its development plans. The latest trend being offered to residents of new subdivisions is a working farm, giving homeowners access to local food grown in their own community. Most of these projects, which are sprouting up across the country, start with a matchup between an old farm that needs saving and a developer with a vision. (The Washington Post) Read more or learn more about the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative.