There's a small town named Owen Sound, about 3 hours north of where I live. Usually, news about things going on there don't really make it down here, but this
news item caught my eye. A community garden, behind a church, no less, was robbed of its prized vegetables last week. Some of the items included a 200 pound pumpkin, some squash and watermelon. To add insult to injury, the garden has been managed by the
Canadian Mental Health Association. The garden has been used as a tool to help people with mental health disorders gain independence, self-confidence, and employable skills. They have been tending it since 2008 and watching this year's crop grow since May.
To move a 200 pound pumpkin is not a spur of the moment prank, and must have been planned well in advance. To do this to anyone is pretty low, let alone to a community project. If you happen to see someone trying to pawn off a giant pumpkin, or a load of pumpkin pies
Crime Stoppers is 1-800-222-8477, and the local
Owen Sound Police is 519-376-1234.
Let me know what you think should happen to the people who did this.
I think the thieves should be jailed, what they did was worse than just stealing money. And the damage is really more than just losing the crops. I once had a variety of small veggies growing by my fence. One squash plant had a big, green sweet squash...I knew that someone will definitely be tempted to steal if I don't pick it first. But I didn't want to pick that nice, big plump squash unless it's ready for cooking. One day, the thief thought it was ripe enough. I was sad to see the squash gone because my family and my neighbors were waiting for it. After losing the squash, I kept hoping that whoever stole it...REALLY NEEDED it or at least, gave it to families that really NEEDED FOOD. That plant gave me another sweet, bigger squash (but I managed to hide it with its big leaves) and my neighbors and my family finally got to enjoy it.
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