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    Good Food

    Prison Dairies Provide Milk and Eggs for Those Behind Bars

    When Lisa Morehouse was reporting in a Central Valley prison a few years ago she was surprised to find a henhouse on the premises. She discovered that roughly 6% of California’s inmates work in food production while behind bars. Their work ranges from coffee roasting to almond farming to milk production.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Feb 13, 2015 • 1 min read

    When Lisa Morehouse was reporting in a Central Valley prison a few years ago she was surprised to find a henhouse on the premises. She discovered that roughly 6% of California’s inmates work in food production while behind bars. Their work ranges from coffee roasting to almond farming to milk production.

    In this story she takes us behind bars to meet the men who who gather eggs and milk the cows in California prisons.

    The full episode

    4 of 7
    A History of Edible Underwear, Brooks Headley, Prison Dairies
    1. 0:00An Unofficial History of Edible Underwear
    2. 13:41“Tweet Me.” “Text Me.” Modern Love Notes from Necco’s Sweethearts
    3. 20:25Brooks Headley’s Fancy Desserts
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    5. 36:42Market Report
    6. 45:01Tostilocos are the Main Attraction at Tortas y Bionicos “Nice” in Santa Ana
    7. 49:26Jonathan Gold Reviews Fang’s Kitchen in Monterey Park
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 7
    A History of Edible Underwear, Brooks Headley, Prison Dairies
    1. 0:00An Unofficial History of Edible Underwear
    2. 13:41“Tweet Me.” “Text Me.” Modern Love Notes from Necco’s Sweethearts
    3. 20:25Brooks Headley’s Fancy Desserts
    4. 29:40Prison Dairies Provide Milk and Eggs for Those Behind BarsYou’re reading this
    5. 36:42Market Report
    6. 45:01Tostilocos are the Main Attraction at Tortas y Bionicos “Nice” in Santa Ana
    7. 49:26Jonathan Gold Reviews Fang’s Kitchen in Monterey Park
    Back to Good Food