In which case, they can join the allotment queue and grow their own.

Given I've been on incapacity benefit for six months, and Richard's only just got a decent job after two months with no income at all, I'd fail to see how anyone could use that argument.

We were skint, so we chose to put in the hard work of growing our own food.

And given that the half-ripe ones were taken as well, the intent was clearly to sell some of them. I'd estimate the fruit taken would sell for between £10 and £20.