MN SF2001

Directs the Minnesota commissioner of corrections to establish a gardening program at state correctional facilities where space and security conditions permit.

Requires inmates to tend gardens primarily, with produce prioritized for feeding inmates at state correctional facilities.

Mandates donation of unharvested surplus produce to food shelves and charities near correctional facilities, with authorization to sell remaining produce for profit.

Requires annual reporting to the legislature on produce types and amounts, harvest allocation, inmate labor hours, cost savings from prison-grown food, and program operating costs.