marian_thomas_140218.jpg Green Island community garden co-ordinator Marion Thomas with a new sign to discourage theft from the garden. Shortly after, Mrs Thomas returned to the garden after working there the previous morning to find "someone pretty much cleaned out our entire crop of carrots." "Possibly, it was just a case of people not actually realising what the concept of the garden is," garden committee member Mrs Thomas said. To the best of Mrs Thomas’ knowledge, no vegetables have been stolen since. Its purpose was to be a meeting place for fellow gardeners, and a place where people could learn to grow their own produce, Mrs Thomas said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 20, 2018 16:07 UTC