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Grow Plants Not Prisons

Grow Plants Not Prisons

Posted by Leeann Fox on

The Solitary Gardens utilize the tools of prison abolition, permaculture, contemplative practices, and transformative justice to facilitate exchanges between persons subjected to solitary confinement and volunteer proxies on the “outside.” The beds are “gardened” by prisoners, known as Solitary Gardeners, through written exchanges, growing calendars and design templates. As the garden beds mature, the prison architecture is overpowered by plant life, proving that nature—like hope, love, and imagination—will ultimately triumph over the harm humans impose on ourselves and on the planet. This project directly and metaphorically asks us to imagine a landscape without prisons. 100% of proceeds from shirt sales directly...

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