New Florida ‘Agrihood’ Development Bets on Organic Farming to Lure Homebuyers

A new masterplanned community in Northeast Florida will offer multiple organic farms to attract buyers who are more interested in fresh vegetables than the state's famed beaches.Saratoga Springs, a new development from Freehold Communities, will eventually have about 4,500 homes within multiple communities on 2,400 acres of land. Located in Green Cove Springs, outside of Jacksonville, the "agrihood" will contain numerous working farms, bringing sustainable agriculture, farm-to-table dining, farmers' markets, and all things farm-related to the community.Agrihoods, which mix subdivision developments with agriculture, most often appear in communities with large, undeveloped tracts of land or existing agricultural zoning.This combination of agricultural land and neighborhood must then be developed to include housing while still incorporating an agricultural component of the community, according to Freehold Communities. Loading...Saratoga Springs in Clay County, FL is one of a growing number of "agrihood" masterplanned communities that centers on working farms.Freehold CommunitiesThe first phase of the Saratoga Springs agrihood—a 55-plus community called Sagebrooke—began sales in August...