Photo Of The Day: Ag Program Keeps Youth Out Of Gangs

(AP) — In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, 10-year-old Roman Ramirez carries a banana tree branch from the tropical garden in Woodlake, Calif. Ramirez is one of the children who participate in an agricultural program that has turned 14 acres in the small farmworker community into a series of lush fruit and vegetable gardens.

(AP) — In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, 10-year-old Roman Ramirez carries a banana tree branch from the tropical garden in Woodlake, Calif.

Ramirez is one of the children who participate in an agricultural program that has turned 14 acres in the small farmworker community into a series of lush fruit and vegetable gardens. The program helps youth escape the temptations and violence of gang life. (AP Photo/ Gosia Wozniacka)

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