The auction raised little cash since most of the land was purchased on credit. About 5,500 acres of farmland are under cultivation at Caledonia. In addition, the inmates farm 300 acres of vegetables like tomatoes, sweet corn, collard greens, sweet potatoes, squash, cucumbers and melons. During the off-season, fresh vegetables are grown in green houses. One hundred close custody inmates from Caledonia and 200 minimum custody inmates from nearby Tillery Correctional Center work at the farm daily.
Inmates also work in the prison's cannery and laundry.
The cannery processes and cans crops that are grown on the farm for distribution to prison kitchens across the state. It is 12,770 square feet and has the capability of canning about 500,000 gallons of commodities per year. Inmates supervised by correction staff clean about 65,000 pounds of laundry per day, providing service for 26 state facilities. They may also work as janitors or kitchen help. Caledonia houses many long-term offenders and inmates who have difficulty adjusting to incarceration.