Today CAN brings you an excerpt from a new book by New Village Press; "Doing Time in the Garden: Life Lessons Through Prison Horticulture" by James Jiler. It's the first comprehensive guide to creating in-prison and post-release horticultural training programs. Jiler directs the Greenhouse Project, a horticultural job-training program for male and female inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island jail system. He also directs the GreenTeam of ex-offenders who work with community groups and institutions on landscape-related projects throughout New York State. He has also worked as a inner-city urban ecologist in Baltimore and New Haven and an agriculturist in Nepal. He holds a Masters Degree in forestry and social ecology from Yale. The excerpt begins with a snapshot of the greenhouse program in action, and follows with details of Jiler’s teaching methods. Those working in art & corrections or arts & criminal justice may find Jiler's approach useful in their prison work. [LINK]