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Detention Gardening Program

Award-Winning Detention Gardening Program

In 2009, the Lake County Juvenile Detention Center Garden Program was started. With the assistance of the Ohio State University Extension Office, incarcerated juveniles learn the basics of what it takes to grow a successful garden. Through the spring and summer months, the juveniles tend to the garden to ensure a bountiful harvest. At summer’s end, the juveniles help to prepare a special meal with the food harvested from their garden. In April 2010, the Juvenile Detention Center Garden Program was awarded the 2010 Mantis award which is awarded annually to a garden program in the United States that is charitable or educational in nature and does not operate for profit.