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| Missouri's Prison Garden Program Donates Record Haul Of Fresh Produce To The Needy |
| By kbia.org- Stephanie Lecci |
| Published: 12/23/2014 |
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A record donation of produce to more than 80 food pantries and other sites around the state is coming from an unlikely source: the Missouri Department of Corrections. For the third year in a row, prisoners in the Department's Restorative Justice Garden Program have harvested and donated a record haul of fresh fruits and vegetables to pantries, churches, nursing homes and school districts throughout Missouri. This year, the offender-grown produce weighed in at 178 tons, topping last year's donation of 163 tons. The program, which does not use taxpayer money, operates at 19 of 20 adult institutions and three community supervision centers through the Division of Probation and Parole in Missouri. Offenders usually begin planting in institution gardens in April, harvesting the produce starting in July and ending in late fall. Seeds and plants for the gardens are donated by the receiving organizations. The program also provides pantries with thousands of whole plants as well. Read More. |
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