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| Veteran growers help inmates increase yields on prison farm |
| By www.capitalpress.com - John O'Connell |
| Published: 10/01/2012 |
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BOISE -- When Boyd Anderson first visited the prison farm here, the inmates were planting potato seeds four to a hole, and at a shallow depth more appropriate for beans. "They didn't have any idea," said Anderson, a retired farmer. In their third harvest at South Idaho Correctional Institution's 6-acre farm, the inmates should see dramatic yield improvements thanks to the mentoring of Anderson and his longtime friend, semiretired grower Lavar Thornton. The prison gives most of its crop to the Idaho Food Bank, which has found it increasingly challenging to obtain donations through customary means as manufacturers become more efficient and produce less excess product. Read More. |
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