Worth Reading: What Happens When a Neighborhood Is Built Around a Farm? | A Story Worth Sharing

Worth Reading: What Happens When a Neighborhood Is Built Around a Farm? | A Story Worth Sharing

Why this story matters: Stories like this remind us that improvement often comes through small, steady efforts. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to farms food, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. This story was originally published by Grist, an independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Picture the bucolic little town of a fairy tale. At its core stand medieval buildings, a square where folks hawk their goods and perhaps a well to provide water. Beyond the defensive wall radiate agricultural fields where people toil to bring grains, fruits and vegetables to market. Invert that for modern times and you’ve got the idea behind “agrihoods,” communities designed around a central farm. Like a garden in a big city, agrihoods promise to boost food security, reduce temperatures, capture rainwater and increase biodiversity. As climate chan…