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Joe Johnston’s engineering expertise helped plant the literal and figurative seed of Agritopia®. Collaborating with a land planner, landscape architects, the Town of Gilbert, and community developers, in 2000, Joe spearheaded the evolution of the family’s vision for their farmland: a simpler but fuller life, set in a present-day village ...
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Herbert L. Johnston, started Hobart Manufacturing Company in...
- Farming
In 1960, Jim Johnston and his wife Virginia purchased a plot...
- Development
DEVELOPMENT. creating community. It all started with...
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Spearheaded by Joe Johnston, Johnston & Co boasts a small...
- Innovations
Mar 5, 2019 · Joe Johnston is a week away from unveiling his new project, which joins his Gilbert restaurants Joe's Farm Grill, Joe's Real BBQ and Liberty Market.
- European Village Life, American Style
- 'You Want to Have Some Individuality'
- A Vision 20 Years in The Making
He collaborated with land planners and developers to bring his brainchild to life in 2001. A portemanteau of agriculture and utopia, Agritopia represents the desire to preserve local agriculture and “to create the best community that we could,” Johnston said. His vision was to recreate village life in an un-sprawling suburban environment. During th...
Four architectural styles coexist in Agritopia: Spanish eclectic, like the Johnston home; craftsman; northern European revival; and ranch. Each was chosen from among the architectural styles common in Phoenix in the 1940s. To preserve authenticity, every type of home comes with four color palettes the homeowners can choose from. The Johnstons decor...
And then there is the nod to coffee. The homeowner’s “espresso bar” features an Italian FAEMA coffee machine. Joe Johnston was previously in the coffee business. A side table holds family photos and a coffee grinder designed by Joe Johnston’s great-grandfather in 1903. The Johnstons have been pursuing their vision for 20 years now, and their patien...
Mar 6, 2019 · FOOD & DINING. What you need to know about Joe Johnston's 'weird' new restaurant in Gilbert. Downtown Gilbert's newest restaurant is Topo. After teasing fans on social media for months,...
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- Food, Dining And Nightlife Editor
DEVELOPMENT. creating community. It all started with Agritopia®. After the rapid suburban expansion in Gilbert, Joe Johnston had a vision to create a community surrounding the history and tradition of the land in order to preserve the Johnston heritage.
May 5, 2023 · The long-awaited project came to life thanks to Joe Johnston, a Gilbert native who is also the visionary—his official title—at the adjacent Agritopia, a planned community with an organic farm, single-family homes and commercial spaces. Epicenter had been in the works well before the town’s Design Review Board approved it in 2014.
Sep 6, 2022 · Travel. Day Trip: Agritopia. Sydnee Wilson September 6, 2022. Share This. Gilbert’s farming roots inspired its native son, entrepreneur Joe Johnston, to create Agritopia, a one-of-a-kind community built on what was once the Johnston family farm.
