A Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural Parks - SAGE

Farm worker Housing on Rural/Urban EdgeMahal PlazaPermanent Farmworker Rental Housing(California HumanDevelopment Co.)(Yuba City, CA)Permanent farm workerrental housing on cityedge in agriculturalCounty, close to services,shopping, schools &employment withgardens.Affordable farm laborhousing developmentincluding athletic fieldsand courts, communitygardens and orchards, acomputer learning center,classrooms, childdevelopment center andpost office.98housingunitsY Rents are forvery-lowandmoderateincomehouseholds.98 2- to 4-bdrmtownhomes withgardens/greenspaces. Portion ofsite reserved forcommunity uses.Active and passiveenergy conservationthrough buildingorientation and designRHS section 514,HAC and RCACloans, HCD Farmworker GrantMoonridge Village(Mid-PeninsulaHousing Coalition)(Half Moon Bay, CA)80housingunitsRent toagriculturalworkerfamilies for$200 - $500per month160 housing unitsplanned - 80 built- 2, 3, and 4bedroomaffordable homesfor farm workers.40 acres total.Community gardensand orchardsFederal grant of$1.2 M with lowincometax creditfunded part of $8Min constructionPatterson Farm LaborCenter (HousingAuthority of theCounty of Stanislaus)(Stanislaus County, CA)Affordable farm workerhousing on landpurchased from theUSDA. Includes socialservices on-site.Contiguous with the urbanfringe, access todowntown, services andagricultural employment.116housingunitsY Rents are forvery-lowincomehouseholds.116 2- to 4-bedroom duplexesof 146 total unitsare reserved forfarm workerhouseholds (40units for migrantworkers, 76 forfarm labor). Unitssurround a centralopen area.NA USDA purchasedland, HACSrehabbed the unitswith a loan fromUSDA, RHS 514loanNRDS = USDA Natural Resources Conservation ServiceRMA = USDA Risk Management Agency