Canada: ‘Massacre’ at Terra Nova community garden
“It’s been happening every year, but this year has been the worst,” says Richmond gardener.
By Valerie Leung
Richmond News
June 6, 2023
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“It was a complete massacre.”
Richmond resident and gardener Nancy Chen couldn’t describe her community garden plot any other way after she found it entirely dug up last week.
Chen arrived last Wednesday at her flower planter box at Terra Nova Community Gardens to find her flowers, vegetables and plastic sticks stolen. Several other gardeners’ plots had also been vandalized.
Chen had grown a variety of pansies at the community garden and even had a small bench made from driftwood in front of it until someone took everything – including the soil.
“I was sick to my stomach,” she said. “It’s been happening every year, but this year has been the worst.”
Despite enjoying gardening in Terra Nova for the past 18 years, Chen considered walking away after this incident.
