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Program brings farm fresh produce to incarcerated youth in Bemidji

a person holds a tray of asparagus in an industrial kitchen
An kitchen worker at the Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center in Bemidji, Minn., holds a tray of asparagus from a nearby farm. A grant from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture allowed the facility to serve fresh asparagus and rhubarb three to four times a week this spring.
Mindy O'Brian | Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center