Photos: Farm, suburbs collide for Agritopia
Maverick, left, and Brennan, right, play in Agritopia's "kid pod," a cluster of families with more than 20 kids between them at Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, on April 21, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Maria Padron, center, plays with her daughter Fae Padron, 4, right, in a "kid pod," a cluster of families with more than 20 kids between them, at Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, April 21, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
At Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, residential homes are intentionally close to the farm, April 22, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
A tractor clears farmland in Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, on Sunday, April 22, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Liam Guerena plays in a "kid pod," a cluster of families with more than 20 kids between them, at Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, April 21, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Sabrina Mathisen stops to smell the flowers at a garden in Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, April 21, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Fae Padron, 4, plays in a "kid pod," a cluster of families with more than 20 kids between them, at Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, April 21, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Josie, 3, and Fae Padron, 4, play house in a "kid pod," a cluster of families with more than 20 kids between them, at Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, April 21, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Farmland sits amid Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, on Monday, April 21, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Joe Johnston, the founder of Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, poses for a portrait inside his office April 22, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Kelly Saxer, lead farmer at Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, harvests lettuce April 22, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Residents greet Joe Johnston, founder of Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, as he makes his rounds in his golf cart April 22, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Lettuce is washed at Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, April 22, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Kelly Saxer, lead farmer at Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, harvests lettuce April 22, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Kamori Parra, 5, hangs out on one of the farms at Agritopia, a community nestled around a plot of agricultural land, on April 22, 2025, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
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Outside of Phoenix in suburban Gilbert, one farming family decided over 10 years ago to get ahead of development and urban sprawl by developing their way.
