CANTON, New York (WWNY) - It has been a bountiful growing season for inmates who tend the garden at the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility in Canton. And that’s good news for the people who get to eat the fresh produce.

“Beautiful tomatoes. Soft to touch. Ready for some bacon and lettuce,” said Connie Jenkins, Church and Community Program director.

Before the tomatoes at the Church and Community Program Food Pantry find a home between two slices of bread, they were grown, picked, packaged, and put into a car by a group of 5 inmates who help keep the garden alive

“The success of the program wouldn’t exist without them. They enjoy being out here and they work very hard,” said Michael Perry, programs director, St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility.

It’s year two of the St. Lawr

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