Agritopia is one in a growing number of developments known as agrihoods springing up across the US. Built around working farmland, they aim to reintroduce community spirit and agriculture to the anti-social suburban sprawl. But what exactly is the appeal of these neighbourhoods?

More than 60% of rural Americans say that federal efforts to improve living standards don’t have an impact or make things worse. The Strong Towns initiative is working with residents, developers, and municipal planners to help countryside communities get back on their feet – on their own terms.

Hard-working, outdoorsy, and down to earth, America has a whole new generation of Country Boys and Girls. In the eighth of a series exploring Gen Y and Z tribes in the US, Andrea Graham Richeson looks at how these young and ‘countrified’ individuals are expressing their traditional values.

Owning a home is still part of the American dream for Gen Y, but many are being priced out of cities, leading them to seek a place in the exurbs instead. As they trade hectic urban life for a quieter existence between suburbia and rural regions, what can we learn about this generation of home buyers?