This book is a great mix of information about agrihoods, information about how to implement various parts of them and listings of many in the United States. While I am not planning to move to such a community, I found it a fabulous read.

Meant for a US-audience, Welcome to the Agrihood seems to leave its warmth at the title and jumps right into informational reference material. Great -- if that's what you're seeking, and probably a great addition to larger school libraries or regional library facilities. If you grabbed Agrihood to further your own dreams of running a farm-to-table business, or coming up with ways to reduce your ecological footprint through your own rooftop garden, you won't find what you're looking for. As stated in the introductory chapters, "this book explores all the places where you can live as well as where you can shop for fresh, locally grown food".

There's nothing 'wrong' with this book; it's well written and thoroughly researched, but I felt it better as an oft-updated website directory than a book that requires yearly republishing.

If you'd like to live in a US-based Agrihood and need a reference book to help you move or buy a property in such a development - buy this book. Otherwise, pass or ask your local library to buy a copy for their reference section.

Welcome to the Agrihood: Housing, Shopping, and Gardening for a Farm-to-Table Lifestyle by Anna DeSimone is a travel-type book that introduces the agrihood concept, presenting many of their unique aspects and providing a nationwide directory for finding some of them. In short, agrihoods are healthy lifestyle communities that are centered around a professionally managed farm. Throughout the book, author, Anna DeSimone provides a virtual tour through dozens of these communities, while also spelling out the steps for related topics, like home gardening, soil testing, organic, composting, food safety, bee keeping, and more. There are also many helpful tips, planting guides, and resources sure to be of value to interested readers. The book is a very broad overview and tends to lean heavy on collections of links, which is great if you are wanting to do a lot of individual research and/or gain inspiration, but would otherwise be less useful to everyday readers.

An enjoyable read structured for an easy understanding and navigation of next level food sustainability issues that are sure to beset communities. This was a perfectly timed introduction for neighborhoods venturing into community gardening and resourcing meals and prep without considering commercial offerings. This book should be a staple in every home and a valuable tool in managing family diets, meal and health planning as COVID19 challenges our usual grocery retailers. I received this ARC in exchange for a fair and impartial review.

For beginners, this would be a great book. I had looked into it for use as part of our Agricultural Program in our school - I'll purchase a copy of it to be included in the classroom library, but I'm not sure if we could use it for deeper discussions as a whole class text. It will definitely be a worthy resource to have on hand.

Whether you enjoy this book or not depends largely on what you expect to find within its pages. If you’re looking for a broad overview of how to incorporate more eco friendly practices into your eating and shopping habits, this book may be just what you’re looking for. If you’re looking for a more in-depth look at the agrihood movement or helpful information about growing your own food, you’re better off looking elsewhere.

As a seasoned homesteader, I selected this book hoping for some insight about how to adopt some agrihood practices into our own farm. Unfortunately, it had little to offer in the way of practical advice. This book is more of an overview of eco friendly eating practices combined with a somewhat disorganized list of amenities in existing agrihoods. While the book did touch on various farming practices, it did little more than define them. The bulk of this volume is made up of a state-by-state directory of agrihoods, CSA’s, and local farms. I can’t help but wonder how quickly this information will become out-of-date, and whether it would have been wiser to list this resource online.

While I wouldn’t recommend this book to someone with a working knowledge of agriculture, it could be a helpful guide to someone who wants to adopt a greener way of shopping and feeding their family but doesn’t know where to begin. Likewise, the directory would be a useful resource for those interested in agritourism.

I received an advance review copy for free, and am leaving this review voluntarily.

This is so great! I have never heard of Agrihood before and now I'm super interested in the subject, thanks to this awesome book! It has lots of great informations about everything you need to know about farms, knowing your farmers, organic, agrihood, the cost of food, urban agrihoods, agrihoods amenities and a lot more! Awesome! I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

If you’re interested in the next level of the “buy local” food movement, this book provides a wonderful overview. By “next” level, I am referring to options above and beyond your Saturday local farmers’ market. The book contains facts and figures covering a variety of food topics - providing detailed footnotes should you wish to investigate further. It has detailed chapters explaining the various components of urban farming, agrihoods, backyard farming, community-supported agriculture, on-farm markets, and food hubs. Personally, my new fascination is Agrihoods - healthy lifestyle communities centered around a professionally managed farm.

More than anything, the book is a fantastic resource. The latter portion of the book has a state-by-state listing of agrihoods (with a brief overview of each), CSA programs, on-farm markets, and food hubs (all with associated websites included).

I am excited to explore these opportunities in my community. Plus, I’m planning to explore the programs in other states as I visit family and friends. And when I do, you’ll find me blogging about it at Patch405.com.

I was offered an advance digital copy of this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own

An excellent guide to healthy farm to table living.Communities that are based on this concept lists of resources.A guide to communities based on this concept.This is a really interesting guide full of valuable information.#netgalley#smithpublicity