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[Johnathan Yelenick <yelenick@riseup.net>]

prisons and gardens match beautifully. Of course it would be nice to see no prisons anywhere, period. But that's another discussion for another time.     
I've been working with building a community garden at a halfway house near my farm here in the Denver area. The residents are taking nicely to it and much of the responsibility is taken upon by the residents themselves. The staff of the center are taken by it and the garden provides a common mission for all.   nice to see.
Johnathan Yelenick
Blacktail Permaculture Farm
South Platte River Watershed of the Short Grass Prairie Steppe Bioregion

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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:46:20 -0400
From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
Subject: [permaculture] Prison Gardens
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At a time when prison gardens are more necessary than ever, Canada plans 
to close its four world famous prison gardens.

Exactly the WRONG choice! 
<http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com/2009/08/exactly-wrong-choice.html>
Prisons everywhere, especially the US, should be adopting farm and 
garden training programs for all inmates. They have a long track record 
of low recidivism rates and prisoners become better people through 
interaction with plants and soil.

*Canada Set to Close Important Asset: its Prison Farms*

Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime 
<http://astore.amazon.com/booksptp-20/detail/1595340459>
by Kenneth I. Helphand
Doing Time in the Garden: Life Lessons through Prison Horticulture 
<http://astore.amazon.com/booksptp-20/detail/0976605422>
by James Jiler