Dialogue

A Dialogue on how one reentry program is growing change from the ground up

Produced by Tinisha Spain
 
Mid-American Gardener host Tinisha Spain sits down with Pierre Willhite in the FirstFollowers garden.

Mid-American Gardener host Tinisha Spain sits down with Pierre Willhite in the FirstFollowers garden. Mid-American Gardener/IPM

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Editor’s note: This segment of "Dialogue" features content from an episode of "Mid-American Gardener," which originally aired on June 19, 2025.

FirstFollowers, a local reentry program, uses gardening to help formerly incarcerated individuals cultivate new beginnings. 

This conversation explores how growing plants becomes a path to healing, rebuilding and community connection beyond prison walls.
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GUESTS:

Marlon Mitchell 

  • Executive Director of FirstFollowers

Pierre Willhite 

  • FirstFollowers