British prisoners grow their own lettuce and other vegetables

Published 2023년 6월 14일

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Prisoners at The Verne, a men's prison in Dorset, UK, have started growing their own vegetables, including 1,300 heads of lettuce. The prison grows a variety of vegetables such as peas, onions, carrots, tomatoes, beans, and peppers. The prison is commended for the quality of food and the diversity of menus. Recently, due to smaller harvests and bad weather abroad, lettuce has become hard to find in UK supermarkets. Prisoners in other prisons are also involved in baking and bee-keeping.

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With lettuce and other vegetables becoming increasingly difficult to find in British supermarkets, green-fingered prisoners at The Verne, a men's prison on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, have been harvesting their own lettuce. And it's not just one or two heads: the harvest included no less than 1,300 heads of lettuce. But not only lettuce is grown, peas, onions, carrots, tomatoes, beans and peppers are also among the vegetables grown by the prisoners. More than 20 prisoners work in the gardens of The Verne. The prison is therefore praised for the "high quality" of the food. A report by prison inspectors states: "The management is impressed with the variety of menus on offer, covering all needs with a very limited allowance per person. There were very few complaints from the inmates ...

Source: AGF