The Romans called them Latifundia, the Spanish, Haciendas.
Had forgotten the Latifundia... thanks, and the derivational hacienda system.
Have read many times how the “local” food movement could only fail (except if petro-fuel comes back to every higher price for delivery and continuing problems with “free” world markets with oranges from brazil and grapes from chile...etc.)
The concept is one that supports national security, in that say a catastrophic EMP attack— places organized this way stand a better chance of surviving (and, uh, also of being attacked by the zombies from areas that don’t have this).
Pull up the drawbridge and man the battlements.