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Ep. 39: Agrihoods and Innovative Community Development
In this episode of the Alosant Innovator Series, Scott Snodgrass, founder of Meristem Communities shares his evolution from a farmer to a leading voice in the agrihood movement.
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Scott discusses the development of Indigo and its innovative approach to creating a community that supports diverse family structures while incorporating agriculture through features like edible landscaping.
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The conversation also emphasizes purpose-driven, people centered community development and the importance of relationship in creating meaningful work.
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Tune in for a thoughtful conversation on reimagining the intersection of agriculture and community living.
About Scott
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Scott is a founding partner of Meristem Communities, a Houston-based real estate development firm committed to creating Places for People™ with mindful, fine-grained developments. Meristem is a resiliency-focused developer whose guiding principles create human-centric design by thoughtfully, sustainably, and holistically connecting the land and its natural resources with people.
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Scott is an innovative entrepreneur and former farmer who leads with respect for the land and the environment, carefully strategizing an interconnected resilience of all systems—natural, human, and built. His vision has always been to create neighborhoods that honor and nurture local ecosystems, empowering people to live a more holistic way of life with renewed appreciation for their natural surroundings. This vision is being brought to fruition in Indigo, one of Meristem’s first developments in the suburbs of Houston, designed with a foundational connection to agriculture and built around a human-scale working farm and pasture. The Meristem belief is that it's the sum of a thousand small decisions that create more engaging, more interesting, and more livable neighborhoods.
Alongside his work at Meristem, Scott works collaboratively with developers and consultants to create unique and exceptional agricultural amenities (agrihoods) within master-planned communities through Agmenity. He has become a thought leader in the national agrihood movement, regularly speaking on the topic at regional and national conferences. Scott is a member of several community organizations including the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and most recently contributed to their 2018 ULI Agrihood Report. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and government from The University of Texas at Austin.
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