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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Ex-prisoners get a fresh start at a bustling urban farm in Oakland

A small plot of land in one of Oakland’s poorest neighbourhoods has been turned into a life-saver for the people who work there. The urban farm staffed by 10 former inmates is bursting forth with corn, squash, kale and peppers, earning the newly trained farmhands nearly $20 an hour. West Oakland Farm was started by 72-year-old Elaine Brown, whose long history of advocating for self-determination, self-sufficiency, and empowerment for underserved people started in 1974 when she became chair of the Black Panthers.

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