Cool video segment from ABC 7 of the vegetable garden at the Cook County Sheriff's boot camp where cadets 17- to 35-years-old who are serving sentences for non-violent and non-sexual crimes maintain a vegetable garden. The cadets are taught about gardening and agriculture from staff of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Filed under: Urban Farming
Tags: Edible Plants, Garden Inspiration
What an encouraging story! And those beds look like they have fantastic soil.
My favorite part of the story was the guy who made the connection between what he was learning and using the empty lots in his neighborhood. Hope he stays with it.
Have you heard of the veggie garden at the Cook County Jail? They have a pretty neat program there too.
If we had more such programs there would be a lot less trouble in the world because gardening is very theraputic. We have a community garden in our local park and its wonderful to see how the gardeners take care of their own little plot.
I'm totally digging the community gardens in the parks program. They add a different feel to a public park, don't they?
That's really awesome and inspiring. To see the light in the eyes and faces of the young men as they were talking about their experience got me a bit teary-eyed. I hope they remain inspired after their release. God bless them.
I totally know what you mean! The guy who mentioned growing in empty lots makes me want to find him and give him a bunch of seeds to make sure the continues the idea once he gets out.
My husband will be @ cook county boot camp starting 8/27/09, and from the looks of it, the experience should be a positive one.
You mean as a cadet or as a guard? If as a cadet I hope it is a positive experience for him and that he takes something good from it.