2024-09-22T01:26:43-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/47287421/duke-farms-renewed Nam Henderson 2012-05-04T15:04:00-04:00 >2012-05-04T15:04:27-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ja/jazbttenjr941cn4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Duke Farms has become a haven for wildlife, including 30 endangered species and 230 varieties of birds, the bald eagle and the great blue heron among them. It will offer plots of land for what foundation officials say will be the biggest community garden in the country, as well as 250 acres of incubation space for aspiring organic farmers.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Doris Duke&rsquo;s 2,740-acre estate in Hillsborough, NJ will .be reopened to the public on May 19. Following a $45 million renovation/upgrade <a href="http://www.dukefarms.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duke Farms</a> will have a singular mission: namely ti inspire "<em>people to transform their approach to conservation and to start building a more sustainable future</em>". The estate which is three times the size of Central Park, features 22 miles of trails winding past fountains, lagoons and sculptures; 810 acres of woodlands; and 464 acres of a grassland bird habitat.</p>