“Agrihood” puts a farm in the center of Silicon Valley housing
The development will provide seniors and veterans with affordable housing — and fresh produce.
By Kristin Houser
Free Think
September 25, 2021
Excerpt:
A new housing development with a working farm at its center has broken ground in Santa Clara, California — the latest example of the “agrihood” trend taking root across the U.S.
Agrihood is a public-private partnership between Core and the city of Santa Clara. As part of that partnership, nearly half of the development’s 361 residential units will be reserved for people with moderate incomes or low-income seniors and veterans.
At one edge of Agrihood will be a 1.5-acre farm capable of growing 20,000 pounds of produce annually. Oakland-based urban farming company Farmscape will manage the farm, and Agrihood residents will be able to buy produce from it at a deep discount.
Core expects to complete construction on Agrihood in the second half of 2023, with the first residents moving in before the end of that year.
