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 -- Positive News --  Have you heard of the term “agrihood” before?  How about “agritopia”?  Or “sustainable development”?  If you haven’t, you’ll soon see a lot more about this interesting project that tis growing across the planet.  Agrihoods are new residential neighborhoods that are designed around a healthy concept of biodynamic living – they are not only energy efficient, built to include solar power and electric cars, but they also surround a working farm. I’m sure you’ve seen modern neighborhoods built near and around golf courses, wine vineyards, recreation centers and parks… so I’m sure you can visualize what an agrihood would look like. This is a new concept built on old traditions, using modern technology and sustainable development design (see Urban Land Institute http://uli.org or Civil Eats http://civileats.com ) The farms in these neighborhoods are, typically, certified organic and include com...