An increasing number of suburban development projects are replacing the traditional golf course or pool with farms.

“Development-supported agriculture” is one of the visions SILT has for protecting sustainable food production. Building permanent nonprofit farm protection into these models can make it appealing to developers and more successful in the long term.

Read more about this trend here: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/12/17/251713829/forget-golf-courses-subdivisions-draw-residents-with-farms?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160225&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare