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LootTheHounds t1_j3xkapv wrote

Reminds me of what happened last summer. Greensgrow Farms' employees voted to unionize and suddenly GG was the victim of check fraud to the tune of over $30k, "forcing" them to lay everyone off.

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CB_700_SC t1_j3yh5sa wrote

I’m a small business close to greensgrow. I also had a large check stolen 4 months ago. It has impacted a bunch where I’m picking bills to pay. For my business and for someone who is already bad in debt I could see it causing them to close. If you can’t pay your employees, vendors or rent you don’t last long.

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LootTheHounds t1_j3yhnsn wrote

It doesn't change the suspect timing. if they were working with authorities, they had options. I'm also familiar with how they treated their employees prior to letting them all go. I can't give them full benefit of the doubt.

Greensgrow also received several grants over the course of 2022. Instead, they've let their website expire and the locations to rot.

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CB_700_SC t1_j3ymgwj wrote

True. Businesses don’t go under due to one stolen check.

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LootTheHounds t1_j3yqj93 wrote

The city also owns the land they're on, Greensgrow is a project the city itself invested in. It just casts a shadow over their claims.

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MisterAlaska t1_j3ywgny wrote

Happened to another West Philly nonprofit too. It’s a legit problem in the neighborhood.

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MCgrindahFM OP t1_j3y0v7q wrote

Damn I literally googled them around December for possible Christmas gifts and couldn’t find them. Never knew that!

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icedoutskimaskszn t1_j3xu09x wrote

Ohhh… I wasn’t sure what happened to them. Was pretty bummed because historically they would have really good plants for summer and stuff for wreathes and trees in the winter. Figures.

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LootTheHounds t1_j3xvmof wrote

After Mary died, leadership changed for the worse. The pandemic exacerbated it.

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Robo-boogie t1_j4pz74i wrote

The check fraud issue is nuts. On my neighbourhood page someone posted that they mailed a check inside the post office and not using the blue boxes, it was still stolen.

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