Design ways for the agrihood to reflect local history, culture, and landscape.
• Problem: Generic design can feel disconnected and bland.
• Opportunity: Use local materials, plants, art, or stories to create a unique identity.
• Prompt: What’s one design feature that could help this agrihood feel rooted in its local story?

 Create beauty that inspires residents and visitors.
• Problem: Functional landscapes can be plain or sterile.
• Opportunity: Integrate artful forms, colors, and seasonal interest.
• Prompt: What’s one element that would make the agrihood feel beautiful and uplifting year-round?

 Honor the cultural traditions and histories connected to this land.
• Problem: Development can erase local cultural memory.
• Opportunity: Include interpretive signage, memorials, or traditional design practices.
• Prompt: What’s one way the agrihood can showcase or celebrate local cultural heritage?

Offer meaningful places to play, move, and unwind.
• Problem: Generic parks may not invite diverse activities or all age groups.
• Opportunity: Use natural features for play, multi-use trails, outdoor fitness, obstacle courses, playgrounds and gathering.
• Prompt: What’s one recreational idea that connects people to nature?

Support quiet reflection, wonder, and spiritual well-being.
• Problem: Busy development can leave no room for solitude or sacred experience.
• Opportunity: Design quiet spaces, meditation gardens, or natural sanctuaries.
• Prompt: What’s one space or feature that could foster peace and reflection in the agrihood?

Bring people together for shared experiences.
• Problem: Modern developments can isolate neighbors.
• Opportunity: Create outdoor rooms, patios, performance areas, shade spots, fire circles, or outdoor kitchens.
• Prompt: What’s one outdoor gathering place idea for community events or celebrations?

Connect people with knowledge of nature, farming, and sustainability.
• Problem: Many residents have little direct contact with ecological systems.
• Opportunity: Include demonstration gardens, outdoor classrooms, or interpretive trails.
• Prompt: What’s one way the agrihood could help people learn about nature and farming?

Celebrate nature and community through creative works and installations.

• Problem: Many places lack opportunities for art that reflects local landscapes and culture.

• Opportunity: Include nature-inspired murals, community art projects, outdoor sculptures, or performances that deepen connection to the environment.

• Prompt: What’s one idea for using art to connect people with nature and community?

Connect residents through growing, sharing, and celebrating food.
• Problem: People can feel disconnected from what they eat.
• Opportunity: Include community gardens, farm-to-table events, or edible landscaping.
• Prompt: What’s one feature that supports a vibrant local food culture?

Encourage residents to care for land, each other, and shared spaces.
• Problem: Shared spaces can suffer if no one feels responsible for them.
• Opportunity: Create stewardship groups, volunteer days, or visible signs of shared care.
• Prompt: What’s one design idea that makes people proud to care for this place?

Create places where residents can share stories and memories.
• Problem: New communities often lack intergenerational exchange.
• Opportunity: Include storytelling circles, history walls, or digital archives.
• Prompt: What’s one space that could encourage storytelling and sharing memories?

Strengthen bonds across generations through shared spaces and activities.
• Problem: Many communities isolate older adults and miss chances for intergenerational connection.
• Opportunity: Design gathering places, gardens, or programs where people of all ages share skills, stories, and time outdoors together.
• Prompt: What’s one idea for connecting generations and supporting aging in place here?

Mark the seasons with community rituals and events.
• Problem: Disconnection from nature’s rhythms can dull community life.
• Opportunity: Design spaces for seasonal festivals and local traditions such as seed swaps, observance of the fireflies return, etc.
• Prompt: What’s one feature that could host seasonal gatherings and traditions?

Welcome diverse cultural traditions and new ideas.
• Problem: Communities can feel homogenous or exclusive.
• Opportunity: Provide gathering areas, markets, or performances for cultural sharing.
• Prompt: What’s one space that could celebrate cultural diversity?

Grow plants that honor cultural or ancestral traditions.
• Problem: Local knowledge of traditional plants can be lost.
• Opportunity: Plant heritage gardens or community plots with culturally important crops.
• Prompt: What’s one way to integrate heritage crops or plants?

Nurture spaces where childhood magic and freedom thrive.
• Problem: Many places feel unwelcoming or overly structured for kids.
• Opportunity: Design natural play zones, secret paths, or creative play features.
• Prompt: What’s one idea that could spark childhood wonder here?

Build a sense of place before the first residents move in.
• Problem: New neighborhoods can feel empty or anonymous at first.
• Opportunity: Use temporary art, early plantings, and community events during build-out.
• Prompt: What’s one early action that could give the agrihood identity from day one?

Create outdoor spaces that feel like a shared ‘living room’ in nature.
• Problem: Communities often lack casual gathering spots beyond homes or businesses.
• Opportunity: Design flexible outdoor areas where people naturally linger and connect.
• Prompt: What’s one idea for a “natural third place” in this agrihood?

Extend the agrihood’s stewardship values beyond its borders.
• Problem: Sustainability practices can feel limited to the development itself.
• Opportunity: Host workshops, tours, or partnerships that share ideas regionally.
• Prompt: What’s one way the agrihood could inspire broader community stewardship?

Offer opportunities for visitors to connect meaningfully with the place.
• Problem: Some communities feel closed to outsiders.
• Opportunity: Provide guest programs, farm stays, tours, or community events.
• Prompt: What’s one idea for welcoming and engaging visitors here?

Promote physical health through nature-based fitness.
• Problem: Many developments lack spaces that encourage active lifestyles outdoors.
• Opportunity: Include trails, workout stations, yoga decks, or nature gyms.
• Prompt: What’s one design idea for outdoor physical fitness and wellness?

Test ideas and add seasonal interest with flexible features.
• Problem: Permanent features can’t always adapt to changing needs.
• Opportunity: Use pop-up markets, movable seating, or seasonal installations.
• Prompt: What’s one idea for a temporary or pop-up feature to activate shared spaces?

Balance organic community life with thoughtful design.
• Problem: Over-planned places can feel rigid, but unstructured ones can lack cohesion.
• Opportunity: Design spaces that invite spontaneous use while supporting shared values.
• Prompt: What’s one way to support a healthy mix of organic and intentional community culture?

Support local exchange that connects people to nature and each other.

• Problem: Many places miss chances to celebrate and trade local goods tied to the natural environment.

• Opportunity: Include markets, fairs, craft exchanges, or skill-sharing events that highlight local resources and creativity.

• Prompt: What’s one idea for local commerce that connects people with nature and community?