NPR: Subdivisions look to attract residents with farms

When families shop for new homes, normally modern kitchen fixtures, expansive yard space and efficient heating and cooling top their list.

But some subdivision developers are offering another amenity for suburban dwellers -- farms that include livestock, vegetables and fruit trees, according to an article on NPR.

"It's called development-supported agriculture, a more intimate version of community-supported agriculture — a farm-share program commonly known as CSA. In planning a new neighborhood, a developer includes some form of food production — a farm, community garden, orchard, livestock operation, edible park — that is meant to draw in new buyers, increase values and stitch neighbors together," according to the article.

Read the full story on NPR's website.