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Missouri prisons grow 50 tons of food for pantries

November 1, 2011

Produce grown includes tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuce, broccoli, zucchini, yellow squash, butternut squash, cucumbers, carrots, green beans, cantaloupe, watermelon, okra, onions, jalapeno peppers, potatoes and pumpkins, according to the Department of Corrections.

….Prisoners in the Restorative Justice Garden Program begin working in gardens in April and harvest from July through the late fall.

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