Abigail with Sgt. Dianne Bratchett and Pete Trotman
Sometimes accused of being soft on crime, Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton doesn’t care because, if learning how to tend an organic garden helps inmates learn a skill and stay out of prison, then he’s all for it. In its first summer, the garden produced 1 1/2 tons of vegetables, including pumpkins, radishes, beets, broccoli, peas, spinach, carrots, winter peas, mustard and collard greens. Joining me in the studio from the Sheriff’s office were Pete Trotman and Sgt. Dianne Bratchett.
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May 25, 2011: Travis County Jail Organic Garden
