Georgia Department of Corrections, food & farm services

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | FOOD & FARM SERVICES

Mission
Supply the GDC with nutritional meals for offenders at the lowest possible cost to the State's taxpayers.
Facts
Part of Georgia Correctional Industries since January 2009 Responsible for feeding 52,400 inmates per day Produces 41% of the Department's annual food requirement Sells food items to 28 other state agencies and local govern-
ments 89 GCI positions and 24 GDC Correctional Officers
Food Services
OVERVIEW Master menu provides an average of 2,700 calories for males and 2,200 calories for female offenders Responsible for preparation and service of over 37,587,693 meals annually Medical diet menus are developed and administered for all facilities Supplies emergency support for all Department kitchens: three field kitchens, two food preparation trailers, two generators and one water tanker Specifies all food service equipment and provides Food Service Maintenance specialist to GDC for assistance with all Food Service Repairs Provides administrative oversight for contracted Food Service locations
RUTLAND CAFETERIA, State Offices South at Tift Forsyth, GA
Mission: Provide on-site Food Service to training cadets, staff and visitors to State Offices South
8 Food Service Staff Cafeteria Seating: 264 Total meals served FY13: 152,023 Cadet meals served FY13: 116,076 Average Cadet meal cost: $4.80 Full Service catering available for events

MINUTEMAN CAFE, Department of Defense, Dobbins Air Force Base - Marietta, GA
Mission: Provide on-site Food Service to Military personnel, Civilian staff and visitors
4 Food Service Staff (2 full-time, 2 part-time) Cafeteria Seating: 96 Total meals served since opening in Oct. 2012: 53,743 Full Service catering available for events
FOOD DISTRIBUTION UNIT - Milledgeville, GA Meat Processing, Warehousing and Distribution unit for Statewide Food Service Operations 33 Staff (32 full-time, 1 part-time) Administration and Warehouse Operations 10 full-time staff Average monthly food distributed: $1,915,172 Square feet warehouse space: 104,000 Square feet cooler/freezer space: 16,600 Vehicle Shop and Transportation 17 full-time shop and driver staff and 1 part-time driver Location of emergency support equipment, provides maintenance for equipment Trucks: 15 Trailers: 39 Meat plant processes 4.07 million lbs of beef and chicken products Meat plant is inspected by USDA, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Department of Education School Nutrition Staff Meat processing has 4 full-time positions Square feet of meat processing space: 23,410
Farm Services
OVERVIEW Recognized as one of the leaders in correctional agribusiness nationwide Utilizes approximately 14,100 acres of land and approximately 5,000 offenders for labor to produce 41% of the Department's annual food requirements Oversees the operations of canning plant, meat processing plants, milk processing plans, fresh vegetable processing facilities and warehousing operations

CENTRAL FARM SERVICES Located on the property of Joe Kennedy Farm Statewide farming headquarters providing centralized administration and support for the Department's Farm Program
Farm Locations
ARRENDALE STATE PRISON FARM, Alto, GA 596 acres 1 GCI position and 1 GDC Correctional Officer Beef Cattle: 150 head Brood Cow Operation Swine: 150 head Sow Farrow-to-Finish Unit On-site feed mill with 30,000 bushel storage capacity for farm grown commodities Row Crops: field crops for utilization by livestock
DOOLY STATE PRISON FARM, Unadilla, GA 125 acres 1 GCI position Fresh Vegetables: distributed to area centers and institutions Fresh Fruits: distributed to area centers and institutions Row Crops: field crops for utilization by livestock
JOE KENNEDY FARM, Lyons, GA 2,600 acres 4 GCI positions and 4 GDC Correctional Officers Beef Cattle: 2,000 head backgrounding and finishing operation 200 Replacement Heifers/Brood Cows Gritsmill: processing of grits and cornmeal 45,000 bushels of commodity storage on-site Row Crops: field crops for utilization by livestock and cash sales
MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL FARM, Milledgeville, GA and Washington State Prison
1,100 acres combined 1 GCI position and 3 GDC Correctional Officers Beef Cattle: 550 head Brood Cow Operation Row Crops: field crops for utilization by livestock
MONTGOMERY STATE PRISON FARM, Mount Vernon, GA
43 acres 1 GCI position and 3 GDC Correctional Officers On-site feed mill with 65,000 bushels of storage for farm
grown commodities

Egg Production: 4 Layer Houses with 115,000 hens Supplies 100% of the statewide egg needs
ROGERS STATE PRISON FARM, Reidsville, GA 9,600 acres 28 GCI positions on farm, 6 GCI positions in cannery and 13 GDC Correctional Officers Beef Cattle: 1,250 head Brood Cow Operation Swine: 400 head Sow Farrow-to-Finish Vegetables: produces raw vegetables for canning, as well as, statewide distribution On-site feed mill operation with storage of 160,000 bushels of storage for farm grown commodities Dairy: milks 195 cows daily Canning plant: 12-month operation cans carrots, collards, Irish potatoes, kale, rutabagas, squash, sweet potatoes, turnips and field peas Dairy processing plant: supplies 95% of the statewide milk needs and is one of the best cost savings investments in our Agency Saves more than $1.66 million annually compared to state contract prices Average delivered price less than $.16 per half-pint Additional support: Administration, feedmill and shop
FARM TOTALS Total acres: 14,100 Total cows: 3,400
2,000 - Brood cows 200 Dairy Cows and milk procession plant Total sow hogs: 550 Laying hens: 111,000 Vegetables: 3,000 acres
ANNUAL PRODUCTIONS Canning plant: 170,000 cases canned Meat processing plant: 4,077,960 lbs. beef and chicken products Gritsmill: 1,981,550 lbs of grits and cornmeal Milk: 21,486,850 half-pints Eggs: 2.286 million dozen
Utilizes any idle farm land throughout the year to generate revenues to off-set the cost of operating, reducing the amount of appropriated funding needed to feed GDC's inmate population.

8/2013