By Donita Naylor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Farmers who want to plant and harvest on state-owned fields are being asked to submit bids to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management.
The parcels are:
Eight Rod Farm Management Area, Tiverton -- 59 acres
Woodmansee Unit, Arcadia Management Area, Exeter -- 7.1 acres
Rockville Unit, Arcadia Management Area, Hopkinton -- 7 acres
Woody Hill, Arcadia Management Area, Hopkinton -- 9 acres
Wright Farm, Carolina Management Area, Richmond, -- 96 acres
South Shore Management Area Field 6, Finerman Unit, South Kingstown -- 23 acres
Forms are available on the DEM's website. Bids are due by 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11.
E-mail questions to Terri Bisson or call her at (401) 222-2776, ext. 4402, by Jan. 4.