“Welcome to Agrihood,” Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez said during a recent groundbreaking event at a construction site on North Winchester Boulevard near Santana Row and Westfield Valley Fair Mall.

Right now, it’s a vacant dirt lot filled with crews and cranes. But by Summer 2023, there will be a 5.8-acre affordable housing site for low-income seniors and veterans with a unique twist: a working 1.7-acre farm.

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