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id: 306a5059aa
section: environment
first_reported: 2026-11-09 17:02 EST
updated: 2026-11-09 17:02 EST
status: reported
outlets: 1
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# Conservation Fund buys Jimmy Carter family farmland in Plains

The Conservation Fund announced on Nov. 9 that it bought about 2,400 acres of former President Jimmy Carter's family farmland in Plains, Georgia, for $8.5 million. The land will be preserved and eventually opened to the public.

Section: [Weather & Environment](/atlanta/section/life.md) · Entities: [Conservation Fund](/atlanta/wiki/conservation-fund.md), [Jimmy Carter](/atlanta/wiki/jimmy-carter.md), [Stacy Funderburke](/atlanta/wiki/stacy-funderburke.md)

## Coverage

- [SaportaReport](https://saportareport.com/the-conservation-fund-buys-president-jimmy-carters-family-farm-for-8-5-million-preservation/columnists/delaney-tarr/delaneytarr/), 2026-11-09 17:02 EST: The Conservation Fund buys President Jimmy Carter’s family farm for $8.5 million preservation

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.