Short Farm

05/04/2023

Thank you again to everyone who attended our Design Charrette. Your valuable opinions and brilliant ideas are going to transform this farm and make the Short family proud.

Developer, Brian Wright, told WKRN, "Having people being able to be co-authors of this vision and of this plan for the future with us and with the family, it does something different."

Read more about the next steps in the development plan for Short Farm here:

An agrihood would have a community that integrates agriculture into a residential neighborhood.

05/02/2023

More than 200 neighbors have attended our Design Charrette over the last six days, and we couldn't be more grateful for the ideas, questions and support we've received through the process. Thank you!

Informed by that valuable feedback, our team of artists, architects, engineers and planners has spent the days developing a conceptual plan from the ground up. Tonight, we're going to unveil it!

Please join us at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium at Franklin Christian Academy, located at 818 Old Charlotte Pike East, just off of Mack Hatcher Parkway adjacent to the Short Farm.

The event is free and open to the public. Bring your friends and neighbors! We will look forward to seeing you there.

Thanks again for being a part of this inspiring process.

05/01/2023

Charrette Day 5: A topical discussion on Agriculture & Food Hubs from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Heritage Room at the Factory at Franklin!

Join us as we discuss ways to incorporate the agricultural heritage of the Short Farm into the project, and how the community can become a hub of healthy food production and consumption. We hope to see you there!

04/29/2023

Charrette Day 2: We’re in the Heritage Room in the Factory at Franklin today, with topical discussions on Design & Community Character (1 to 2 p.m.) and Conservation & Open Space (3 to 4 p.m.). Come help up plan the future of our farm!

04/28/2023

Thanks to the dozens of neighbors who came out to share ideas and dream up the future of our farm together! 🙏 We’re not done yet, visit www.shortfarmcharrette.com to see the full schedule of events!

Since 1887, generations of the Short family have farmed 200 acres on the outskirts of Franklin, at the northwest corner of Mack Hatcher

04/26/2023

Here’s what Brian Wright of Town Planning & Urban Design Collaborative, LLC had to say about the upcoming Short Farm Design Charrette for Nashville Business Journal.

“This is a multi-day event, we’re setting up public areas and inviting everyone, before we put pen to paper, asking people what they think, what’s missing, what they’re worried it will become. This is the best chance to influence what happens here, and for people who might live here, imagine how cool it will be to end up living in a neighborhood you got to help plan.”

We can’t wait to get started tomorrow! Learn more and get the full event schedule at the link below.

04/26/2023

We're kicking off the Short Family Farm Design Charrette TOMORROW with our Opening Presentation & Workshop beginning Thursday, April 27 at 6:00 pm at the Franklin Christian Academy located at 818 Old Charlotte Pike E.

All events are FREE and do not require a ticket to attend. We hope to see you there! Learn more and see the full event schedule at http://shortfarmcharrette.com.

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Since 1887, generations of the Short family have farmed 200 acres on the outskirts of Franklin, at the northwest corner of Mack Hatcher

04/24/2023

Mark your calendars! We are just 3 days away from our Opening Presentation & Workshop. PS. It's FREE!

⬇️ See the full schedule of events below ⬇️

Learn more: http://shortfarmcharrette.com/charrette/

04/20/2023

It's official! Our Design Charrette will begin a week from today, on Thursday, April 27.

We're inviting all interested community members to work directly with the Short Family and their production team to define a collective vision for the future, create a conservation strategy and neighborhood Master Plan for the property.

Learn more and see the full event schedule below. Don't forget to RSVP for the Opening Presentation & Workshop Event located at the Events tab on our page.

https://www.williamsonherald.com/features/real_estate_news/short-family-farm-announces-public-charette-to-design-future-development/article_e79efd20-df91-11ed-a9c2-4ff0744e94f7.html

Story by Williamson Herald

As Williamson County grows and expands, some developers and property owners are looking for ways to make that growth sustainable and beneficial to county residents. The Short Family Farm has