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Sustainability Project Gardening CJ 105 July 29, 2014

Explore the history and restoration efforts of the gardens at Alcatraz, highlighting the triple bottom line of sustainability and the benefits to social well-being and the environment. Discover how gardening and sustainable practices can improve the economy and provide rehabilitation opportunities.

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Sustainability Project Gardening CJ 105 July 29, 2014

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  1. Sustainability ProjectGardeningCJ 105July 29, 2014 C/O L. Black C/O P. Malone C/O J. Moon C/O J. Morales

  2. History • 1920’s – Alcatraz inmates planted hundreds of trees & shrubs • 1933 – Federal bureau of prisons took over Alcatraz - secretary of the warden cared for the garden • 1941 – secretary to the warden, convinced the warden to allow prisoners to manage the gardens - prisoners managed the garden beautifully. • 1963 – Alcatraz closed and the garden started deteriorating • 2003 – garden conservancy, golden gate national parks conservancy and national park service began to restore the garden (“The Gardens of Alcatraz”, 2014)

  3. Triple Bottom Line (Chamberlain, 2014) (Google)

  4. Green Economy • Mine your waste: Recycle, Reuse and Compost • Grown food can be sold to local farmers or donated to community programs. • The Monroe Correction facility saves $45,000 a year on trash can liners. (Thigpin, Beauclair, & Carrol, 2011)

  5. Social Well-Being • Physical Health • Mental Health • Opportunities to connect • Acquiring new skills (Shmutz, Lennartsson, Williams, Devereaux,& Davies, 2014)

  6. Environment • Air • Climate • Food • Habitat • Medicine • Water (“Why plants are important”, 2014)

  7. Conclusion • Helps the economy • Improves social well-being while in prison • Creates a strong environment • Great rehabilitation

  8. Reference Page Chamberlain, A. (n.d.). Sustainability management system: The Triple Bottom Line. Retrieved August 8, 2014 from http://info.era-environmental.com/blog/bid/40788/Sustainability-management-system-The-Triple-Bottom-Line Google. (n.d.). August 8, 2014. retrieved from http://google.com Plant conservation day. (May 18). Why plants are important. Retrieved August 1, 2014 from http://www.bgci.org/plantconservationday/whyplantsimportant/ Shmutz, U., Lennartsson, M., Williams, S., Devereaux, M., & Davies, G. Garden organic and sustain (2014, April). The benefits of gardening and food growing for health and wellbeing | American Horticultural Therapy Association. Retrieved July 25, 2014 from http://ahta.org/news/benefits-gardening-and-food-growing-health-and-wellbeing The Gardens of Alcatraz. (n.d.). Retrieved July 25, 2014 from http://alcatrazgardens.org/history.php Thigpin/director, M. L., Beauclair/deputy director, T. J., & Carrol, S. correctional program specialist,  U.S Department of Justice; National Institute of Corrections., (2011, March). The Greening of Corrections; creating a sustainable system. Retrieved August 8, 2014 from https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.nicic.gov/Library/024914.pdf

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