Mamdani admin to turn felons into gourmet-food producers for 'farm-to-table' dining at NYC jails
- Posted on August 2, 2026
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Mamdani admin to turn felons into gourmet-food producers for 'farm-to-table' dining at NYC jails
The Mamdani administration is launching a new program to turn felons into gourmet-food producers and offer “farm-to-table’’ dining for inmates. The New York City Correction Department has awarded a nearly $230,000 annual contract to a Colorado-based firm, FarmBox Foods, to teach inmates — or “persons in custody” — at Rikers Island and other municipal jails how to “vertical” farm in an urban setting. “The purpose of this agreement is to procure a...
