In the spring of 2008 Greenleaf Gardens Inc. began working
with The Food Bank for Westchester to implement the Department of Correction Horticulture Vocational Program.The Westchester County Department of Correction prison, located
in Valhalla, New York, has a one acre garden that provides produce for distribution
to hungry people in Westchester. Our services involved providing oversight and supervision of all
phases of the program including, planning, soil preparation, planting, nurturing and harvesting the crops and preparing soil
again for the following season. Greenleaf Gardens Inc. also trained selected inmates in horticultural skills and supervised
their work in the field.
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| Prisoners working in the garden |
