by Kathryn Gardow | Mar 31, 2019 | Land Use Planning, Local Food
“There is a shellfish farmer, sheep farmer and a vegetable farmer in a room of real estate development professionals.” It’s the start of the classic “groan” joke. And, Yes!, it really happened! The sunny last day of February was a great...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jan 31, 2017 | Agrihoods, Local Food
In the 1990’s the rage in real estate development was both stand alone and master planned community golf course construction. The Golf Club at Newcastle repurposed an old construction landfill with 36 links, a stunning club house, and outstanding views to Puget Sound...
by Kathryn Gardow | May 31, 2016 | Local Food, Sustainable Communities
From the Greatest Generation to Generation Z and the Baby Boomers and Millenials in between, we are all connected by one simple necessity–We All Eat! Some of us are Feeders–just putting food in our mouths to combat hunger, some of us are Eaters–being...
by Kathryn Gardow | Nov 26, 2014 | Farmland Preservation, Healthy Food, Land Use Planning, Local Food, Marine Land Farming, Sustainable Communities
The answers are 91, 57, 7, 2, and less than 1. The questions are: What is the distance needed between seed crops? What percentage of the U.S. population are farmers? What is the average age of U.S. farmers? What percentage of U.S. production of fruits, nuts, and...