Since Nuestra Tierra Garden opened in 1976, more than 1,000 residents use the city’s 19 community gardens to grow their own food.

Santa Clara city and county officials cheer the “Agrihood” plan for affordable housing begun 15 years ago, in groundbreaking ceremonies at the North Winchester Boulevard site. at the boundary of San Jose and Santa Clara.

The non-profit aims to “improve, then approve” projects as part of a broader push for the region to build its way out of the housing crisis.

One of Santa Clara’s biggest affordable housing projects in the pipeline promises to offer a unique blend of urban living and farm life.