By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 20, 2016

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says a historic farm will be preserved for agricultural and environmental conservation after it was purchased by the agency in partnership with the Nature Conservancy.

The Providence Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2hUh6NP ) the agency said Monday the 224-acre Broadwall Farm in Coventry was bought for $660,000 with state bond funds administered by the Agricultural Lands Preservation Commission.

The Nature Conservancy put $284,788 toward the purchase in grants through the Champlin Foundations.

The farm includes an 18th-century farmhouse and the property includes pasture, forestland, wetlands and small streams.

The agency says DEM and partners have permanently protected 105 farms, or 7,174 acres, since 1985.

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Information from: The Providence Journal, https://www.providencejournal.com

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