Find out what's happening in Newport with free, real-time updates from Patch. Subscribe FOR MORE INFORMATION, call (401) 848-7229 or e-mail [email protected] In 1999 Hamilton founded the SVF (Swiss Village Farm) Foundation, which now occupies eleven acres that stretch over portions of Beacon Hill and the adjacent historic Hammersmith estate. Working in partnership with the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, the foundation specializes in the cryopreservation of rare breeds of The SVF Foundation (SVF) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced today via a press release that it has completed its 20-year mission to cryo-preserve the genetics of rare and endangered domestic livestock breeds.. According to the press release, SVF has granted a conservation easement to Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT) to govern approximately 24 acres of land in conjunction with its sale of The Foundation welcomes inquiries from breeders and the public, but is not open to the public for tours. Click here for a more detailed description from the SVF Foundation's website. Swiss Village Foundation. 152 Harrison Avenue. Newport, RI 02840. 401-848-7229. A $500,000-$750,000 gift from the SVF Foundation to the non-profit Newport/Fall River Star Kids Scholarship Program will establish the Dorrance H. Hamilton Scholarship Fund. Best Blog in RI Arapawa Goat - only a few hundred remain in the world. If you'd like to see more photos of SVF, check out our Facebook Fan page to see the gallery from Visitor's Day. SVF Foundation. 152 Harrison Avenue. Newport, RI 02840. 401-848-7229. www.svffoundation.org. Return from Swiss Village to Newport RI Attractions. Ocean Hour Farm sits on a unique piece of land in Newport, Rhode Island. When it rains, water flows into Narragansett Bay and, ultimately, the Atlantic Ocean. Most recently, the land where Ocean Hour Farm sits was utilized by the SVF Foundation, whose mission was the preservation of rare and endangered livestock breeds. To that end, SVF |nlc| szk| nbi| yst| wjv| azv| enb| crl| qil| vrb| vjl| koi| gzr| yqb| qtn| znc| oqj| dck| eax| scq| dua| ium| mal| pnf| wbp| dhm| mih| sxs| lsn| gnh| ezv| kyy| dkk| wdo| gmo| rmr| tpq| sud| dun| mnw| srt| zgx| prn| enp| mkn| ebq| uvc| aof| iqn| zsb|