RecoveryPark on Detroit's east side was hit by three robberies over six days, causing $25,000 in losses and interruption in business for the nonprofit.

Launched more than 10 years ago, RecoveryPark grows specialty produce for local chefs and restaurants. It also creates jobs for people returning from prison and others with barriers to employment.

The first incident occurred July 10, when individuals went through a fence and drilled through the locks on a shipping container that contained lawn equipment that RecoveryPark uses to maintain 105 acres on the city's behalf, according to Anna Kohn, the nonprofit's chief impact officer.

On July 12, RecoveryPark's soil farming operation was vandalized and items used to maintain crops in the high tunnels were stolen, she said.

In the third robbery on Sunday, the contents of a pickup were stolen, including auto maintenance equipment. Kohn said she believes the first two incidents are not related to the third.

Detroit police did not immediately return a request for details, including if a suspect is in custody.

"We are devastated by the loss of over $25,000 worth of lawn and land maintenance equipment, but even more disappointed that in such a tight-knit community, we experienced this loss when we have worked hard alongside the neighborhood to maintain safe and sound lots," RecoveryPark said in an online statement.

RecoveryPark has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $20,000 and shared an Amazon wish list for a generator and tools.

In light of the recent string of thefts, RecoveryPark is putting together a "comprehensive security strategy" with Oak Park-based Prudential Alarm, the release said.

"While we are in the process of reviewing security footage, working with local law enforcement, and communicating with neighbors, we must still honor our agreement with the city to mow and maintain these lots," President and CEO Gary Wozniak said in the release.

In December, RecoveryPark secured a short financial reprieve to operate until April as it sought to raise the final third of $13.7 million needed for a Detroit commercial hydroponics plan.

"We're $125,000 away from closing that deal ... we've raised everything else," Kohn said.

RecoveryPark intends to break ground on a 2-acre glass greenhouse by September, she said.

After operating at a loss for years, the nonprofit hit a tipping point in early 2018 as operating funds began to dry up completely, Crain's reported.

"We have investors making big commitments who are supporting us in the short term out of those big commitments," said Kohn, who said she was not at liberty to disclose the names. She said the investors account for $3.5 million of the total.