![]() ![]() Soon after their ‘bulldozer moment’, the Nygrens bought a further 1,000 acres of land surrounding their 60 acre farm, and set about creating Serenbe – so called because they wanted it to be a serene place to be. The family saw how living closer to nature positively impacted their lives, and they developed a growing desire to protect the land around their farm. Three years later, they gave up their lives in Atlanta, retired from their jobs running restaurant business Pleasant Peasant, and moved to the farm full time, converting the stables next to their home into a bed and breakfast. The Nygrens had bought their 60 acre farm deep in the Georgia countryside in 1991, as a weekend retreat for their young family. ![]() “In many ways, that moment turned us into accidental developers by default with a new sense of consciousness.” “It ignited in us a real fear of sprawl, a need to protect our land and a desire for change,” says Steve Nygren. ![]() The idea for ‘anti suburbia’ eco community Serenbe was born in 2000, when founders Marie and Steve Nygren spotted a bulldozer clearing trees on a neighbouring property. ![]()
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