REI WEALTH MONTHLY issue 40 | Page 33

Greens Bring in the Greens
GROWING PROPERTY INVESTMENTS WITH PRODUCE LARA HERMANSON

Greens Bring in the Greens

Now imagine you place your property on the market , the photo gallery is streaming with brick & mortar images alongside a thriving garden ripe with plums , cauliflower and employees or residents getting their hands dirty in the soil . Compare this to an attractive building surrounded by a few weeds and a sad looking , solitary fir tree craving companionship . The second example property may be in a more attractive location yet the first opens new doors for growth since Farmscape confirms that for every property they maintain , nearby owners want in on the action . They regularly see nearby homes and office sites jumping on the bandwagon for a full Farmscape renovation , and edible garden they can proudly own . This accumulates to naturally increasing the full neighborhood property prices since everyone has kept up with the Joneses . When it comes time to flipping that property selling switch , neighbors are more than chomping at the bit to see the listing price , now higher than average . Green fingers producing edible gardens confirm that money can grow on trees … and broccoli .
Lara Hermanson , Co­Founder & Principal , Farmscape
Lara Hermanson is co­founder and Principal at Farmscape , the nation ’ s largest urban­farming company . Farmscape has worked on over 600 urban farming projects including Levi ’ s Stadium , AT & T Park , and Oracle . Select clients is available on https :// farmscapegardens . com / portfolio