Story of
Harmony
Harmony is much more than merely a
master-planned community. Shaped with
purpose from the start, Harmony is a
town consciously designed to offer a
peaceful balance with animals and
nature. Take a few moments to read about
the unique qualities that make Harmony a
special place to live.
The History Of
Harmony.
From its humble beginnings as a historic
hay farm and citrus orchard, learn how a
dream of a better way of life became the
reality of Harmony.
The
History of Harmony
The Harmony project originally began as
the Harmony institute, a non-profit
foundation created by former Orlando
Humane Society/SPCA of Central Florida
director Martha Lentz in 1996. As the
guiding light of the developing Harmony
community, the Institute exists to
promote the psychological, emotional and
public health values of living in an
integrated balance with pets, wildlife
and environmental ecologies.
As co-founders of Harmony, Martha and
her husband Jim considered a number of
locations for the Institute’s
headquarters site, finally arriving at
the current property – 11,000 acres of
pristine Florida nature, an area known
historically as the Triple E Ranch. The
Institute and development company formed
a partnership to develop the land in
accordance with the underlying
principles governing the Institute,
reserving a 100 acres of Harmony for the
Institute’s nonprofit purposes.
The private company developing the
town of Harmony is dedicated to the idea
that communities planned for the
well-being of all their residents –
human and non-human alike – will produce
not only a higher quality of life, but
real marketplace returns as well.
Today, the thriving community of
Harmony is home to approximately 1,000
residents, many of them families.
Together we successfully fulfill the
vision of environmentally intelligent
living – as well as proudly serve as
prudent caretakers and contributors to
the continuing history of Central
Florida.
