Prison volunteer coordinator asks for topsoil; county offers compost and support
A prison volunteer-service coordinator requested topsoil for two prison gardens; commissioners and staff proposed compost, manure and donated soil options, agreed to match prior community-garden support, and authorized a baseline allocation to be recorded in the minutes.
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Jill Makua Oli, the prison's volunteer service coordinator, asked the board for topsoil to improve inside and outside prison gardens used in inmate programming. She said the gardens give residents practical experience and pride and that current hill soil is heavy clay and difficult to work by hand.
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