A quiet act of trust was recently broken at a Lake Country farm stand.

With cash in hand, local shopper Linda Seeley makes her purchases at B&T Orchards using what’s known as the honour system — a model where no staff are present and customers pay on their own.

“They put their trust in people,” she said. “And to see someone violate that trust ruins it for everybody.”

Earlier this week, that trust was tested when the farm stand at B&T Orchards was raided. Owner Mike Mitchell said it was clear something was wrong when he stopped by.

“We came Monday afternoon and noticed that the inventory was slightly reduced — or greatly reduced. When we did the count, which we do once a day, it didn’t add up.”

More than $100 worth of produce was stolen, but for Mitchell, it’s not about the money.

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