Farm Shop
The Jailhouse Farm Shop
The Jailhouse Farm Shop
Portland
Portland
The Portland Farm Shop is located in The Governor’s Garden, opposite HMP Portland, Grove Road Portland and we are open
Please see our Facebook page for opening times at the moment as they are varied.
What we offer
What we offer
Our aim is to bring both fresh food and farming closer to people and we offer a range of seasonal vegetables that have been grown in our own allotments and in the prison to the highest standards. In addition, we grow a wide range of ornamental bedding plants that are available throughout the season.
The Farm Shop also has Tea, Coffee, Cold Drinks and Snacks available to purchase and an outdoor seating area.
We have two large greenhouses and grow a variety of plants an flowers as well as peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers.
The shop is selling a range of products:
- Prison grown produce
- A range of hanging baskets and flowers are for sale
- Wooden Pots
- Garden accessories
- Bird and Bug boxes
- Recycled bicycles
- Jailhouse cafe merchandise
Our Mission
Our mission is for risk-assessed prisoners from HMP Portland and Young Offenders Institute to work alongside Expia staff and volunteers so they are able to gain work experience in retail and customer care, health and safety and hygiene.
Following the success of the Jailhouse Cafe, the Portland Farm Shop enables us to engage ex-offenders in real work and training, which develops routes to successful employment, rehabilitation and resettlement safely back into the community.
The training that’s provided helps prisoners have an opportunity to experience realistic work, gain qualifications with the aim to make a real difference to people’s lives and if someone gets employment when released it is statistically proven that they’re less likely to reoffend.
Expia offers different work opportunities and qualifications for eligible risk-assessed prisoners and at the same time provides a valuable service for the Portland community and visitors to the Island.
