Terry Eski had been itching to grow her own food for years, but living in a Chicago condominium, she lacked the space to garden.
Until 2009, that is, when Eski, her husband and two children moved north to Prairie Crossing, a master-planned farm community in the suburb of Grayslake, Ill. There, she lives across the street from a 100-acre organic farm, has access to a community garden and spends Saturdays collecting fresh-laid eggs.
Founded in 1992, Prairie Crossing is one of the first of a growing number of new housing developments built around a functioning organic farm. The developments offer farm living without the farm hassle. Homeowners don't work on the farm, but still enjoy access to fresh produce, miles of walking trails and acres of open space.
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