[Community_garden] theft prevention

[William Hohauser]

Theft from within is really hard to address without direct evidence  
since it's usually done on the sly. Theft from without is easier if  
it's witnessed but usually it's discovered after the fact as well. We  
used to have a peach tree that would be picked clean in one night  
every year. The best you can do is to not have anything theft worthy  
left out and make sure members understand that as a community garden  
they have to expect community type incidents to happen. It's not  
private property. This includes vegetables, flowers and exotic plants.  
Garden tools should be locked up or chained if it's easy to exit with  
them (wheelbarrows). Sheds with special equipment should have a  
limited number of people with the key or combo.

William Hohauser
Sixth Street and Avenue B Garden


On Jul 23, 2008, at 9:25 AM, Ian Kinross wrote:

> Hello community gardeners,
> My name is Ian Kinross and I am the volunteer coordinator of  
> Thorncliffe
> Community Garden in Toronto.
> We have plots for about 100 residents (and their families) of a
> multicultural, high-rise neighborhood in Toronto's east end.
> I would appreciate any advice you have on the issues of:
> -- safety 
> -- theft prevention. 
> In particular, any best practices, and anything to avoid. I would
> appreciate hearing about solutions that have worked well to minimize
> theft.
> We've had a number of thefts this year, and would like to step up
> efforts to prevent them. Thefts may come from within and outside the
> garden.
> Any information would be helpful.
> Regards,
> Ian Kinross
> Toronto
>
>
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