Thieves struck twice, taking tools and farm equipment from Springbank Community Garden in Cambridge.
The second time the thieves were spotted driving away on Blair Road in a pickup truck.
Taryn Jarvis, the facility co-ordinator for the Charitable Research Reserve where the gardens are located, said she hopes enough money can be raised from the community to replace the stolen items.
"They were only up there for about two minutes because we can see them go up the hill with their truck, and then drive down the hill with my trailer and the riding lawn mower in the back of it," Jarvis said of the second theft.
She said some community gardeners no longer feel safe and may not continue gardening there next year., yet she doesn’t feel anybody is at risk of harm.
"Over these past 10 years we've grown well over 35,000 lbs of organic vegetables that are harvested and delivered to the Cambridge Food Bank on the day they're picked,” she told CBC news Kitchener.
“t's the best quality produce the food bank is getting and a lot of people come out to help with that project," she said.
Jarvis said they plan to install some new security features, including a lockable barn structure.
