Farm Plus: Hybrid Agricultural Landscapes
Farm Plus: Hybrid Agricultural Landscapes
Stockton Preserve, Stockton, California
Varthur, Bangalore, India
Stockton Preserve “one Planet Living,’ Stockton, California
Ferme Orné, San Ramon, California
Bishops Bay, Middleton, Wisconsin
The goal of SWA’s research project Farm Plus is to create a holistic guide to agriculture as a landscape program element, and to educate landscape architects on its importance, requirements, and strategies for implementation—all in an effort to achieve a more environmentally sustainable food system. Farm Plus investigated mechanisms by which landscape architects can create and preserve active farmland in urbanized areas. Research focused primarily on methods of fostering partnerships
Shanghai JiaDing, Shanghai, China
between landowners and farmers to create financially sustainable small organic farms. Because one of the primary obstacles is land cost, this research studied
bear, making small farms a viable landscape program
partnerships that make land available to agricultural
that can be planned in conjunction with other uses
operations at a lower cost than the open market would
such as parks and housing. Farm Plus Research by: Ellen Burke, Associate, SWA
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
Stockton Preserve, Stockton, California
Varthur, Bangalore, India
Stockton Preserve “one Planet Living,’ Stockton, California
Ferme Orné, San Ramon, California
Bishops Bay, Middleton, Wisconsin
The goal of SWA’s research project Farm Plus is to create a holistic guide to agriculture as a landscape program element, and to educate landscape architects on its importance, requirements, and strategies for implementation—all in an effort to achieve a more environmentally sustainable food system. Farm Plus investigated mechanisms by which landscape architects can create and preserve active farmland in urbanized areas. Research focused primarily on methods of fostering partnerships
Shanghai JiaDing, Shanghai, China
between landowners and farmers to create financially sustainable small organic farms. Because one of the primary obstacles is land cost, this research studied
bear, making small farms a viable landscape program
partnerships that make land available to agricultural
that can be planned in conjunction with other uses
operations at a lower cost than the open market would
such as parks and housing. Farm Plus Research by: Ellen Burke, Associate, SWA
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
