{"id":50223,"date":"2023-04-04T08:40:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T06:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/a-community-deprived-theft-and-vandalism-a-devastating-loss-for-ocean-view-farmers-20230404\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:47:52","slug":"a-community-deprived-theft-and-vandalism-a-devastating-loss-for-ocean-view-farmers-20230404","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/a-community-deprived-theft-and-vandalism-a-devastating-loss-for-ocean-view-farmers-20230404\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A community deprived\u2019: Theft and vandalism a devastating loss for Ocean View farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vandalism and theft at Ocean View Organic Farmers has caused devastating losses for the farm and its workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophia Grodes, from the Ocean View Organic Farmers, an initiative by the \u201cKos Gangsters\u201d as they call themselves, says theft has become \u201cvery bad\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t become sustainable with one foot forward and one foot back. Produce and infrastructure get stolen and then sold in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grodes adds that in three days vandals dismantled and took infrastructure to the scrapyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also lost the whole harvest that yielded green pepper, pumpkin, cabbage. A guy walked past with a whole wheelie bin full of green peppers. We plant seasonal crops per season. From September up to February our summer crops were stolen. That produce is just gone, vanished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women from the Organic Farmers, which is situated at Ocean View High School, started their venture five years ago and say theft and vandalism have been an ongoing battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe inventory of plants taken is worth around R20 000. Medicinal plants have gone missing over a period of time. The hot house, which we received from Germany, is gone. We can\u2019t open the cafe because the chairs and two tables were stolen. Recently, around 40 cabbages went missing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the constant theft and loss of productivity, they cannot fulfill obligations at food markets either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t go to a market or sign an agreement with anyone because we don\u2019t know what would happen next. It is sad. We have lost nine fruitful markets because of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is food insecurity and they don\u2019t understand the urgency of why we are here. If they are hungry, they can come to us; we want healthy living in the community and we need to educate them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her main message to residents of Ocean View is not to support the sale of vegetables when they know the person they are buying from does not have a farm or business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you know John or Piet don\u2019t have a farm, please don\u2019t entertain them. It took us five years of learning. We went through an intensive training and we are the historians in Ocean View, a farm-driven by females.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI also want to invite the community because I want to share the knowledge with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Produce stolen from the Organic Farm in Ocean View are sold on the streets.PHOTO: Natasha Bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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Stealing produce from the farm is really stealing from the community, she continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am angry! This is also depriving their children of a nutritious and healthy meal at the end of the day. It is sad because some kids go to bed hungry. We also donate produce and our heart is with our community.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hole in the perimeter fence of the school is not helping matters as those who are stealing the produce are aware that it is easy to gain access to the farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIf you are stealing for your drug behaviour it is wrong, if you steal because you are hungry and you take a cabbage it takes eight months for that cabbage to grow. An injury to one is an injury for all. My beloved Ocean View needs to come on board with us.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mansoer Ismail, chair of the Ocean View Community Policing Forum (CPF), says they are aware of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe problem with the property where the farm is located is that there are CCTV cameras but there are trees in the way. Every time something is stolen from the property, we can\u2019t do our work if the trees and cameras are not maintained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have told them they need to get their security for their garden and I understand it is a community garden and it is not a profitable garden. We have also spoken to people to tell them not to buy produce on the street. We believe they (vandals) take it to Masiphumelele to be sold.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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