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tiffjenam · 09-28-2016, 12:49 PM

Hi! We are from an elementary school in Florida. We were in the process of building a hydroponic garden on campus--until, we passed grant money on to the wrong person. He was previously mentioned on this site, Chuck Frogner from Mighty Fine Gardens. We haven't heard from him nor are we able to get a return phone call/email since we paid him in May. We are hoping someone out there may have contact. Additionally, anyone who has experience with hydroponic gardens, which "soil" is best to grow fruits/vegetables? We've gotten conflicting information. Thanks for sharing, we look forward to learning from all of you!

Kat2 · 09-28-2016, 03:02 PM

If you paid him and did not receive product, report him to the States Attorney for fraud.

tiffjenam · 09-28-2016, 05:04 PM

Yes, we are going through all avenues. School police, BBB, Green Market where we started...hopefully something will come to pass. Thanks!

cincinnana · 09-28-2016, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tiffjenam

Yes, we are going through all avenues. School police, BBB, Green Market where we started...hopefully something will come to pass. Thanks!

SO...A little background information will help.

What county and what school district are you in.?

What grade do you teach?

Snarkie · 09-29-2016, 11:03 AM

First of all, welcome aboard the Banana Express.

There have been some good suggestions mentioned, as far as getting your money back, but there are three that will get the best results:

#1) Contact your state Attorney General's office. Since this involved a school, this should be a state matter. Depending on where the money originated, it could also be a federal matter. The trouble with the latter, is that in order for the FBI to investigate a fraud, it has to exceed $1 million and I doubt your grant came anywhere close to that. NOW, if you have evidence that this guy is involved with some sort of domestic terror or drug ops, then PM me the details and I can notify the JTTF directly on your behalf. Other than that, the Feds are out.

#2) Contact your local TV stations and get them to do an expose on the guy. This will help to expedite what the authorities are doing, as well as embarrassing the responsible party(ies) quite publicly. He will lose all credibility in the industry, as well as still possibly being charged criminally.

#3) In the meantime, file a suit in Small Claims court.

Between the three, you should recover your money. The guy just needs a little pressure, and I guarantee you that #'s 2 and 3 will be quite effective.

HMelendez · 10-13-2016, 10:53 AM

Welcome to the banana gang!......

09-28-2016, 12:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
tiffjenam Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 5 BananaBucks : 3,328 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 17 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	New member Hi! We are from an elementary school in Florida. We were in the process of building a hydroponic garden on campus--until, we passed grant money on to the wrong person. He was previously mentioned on this site, Chuck Frogner from Mighty Fine Gardens. We haven't heard from him nor are we able to get a return phone call/email since we paid him in May. We are hoping someone out there may have contact. Additionally, anyone who has experience with hydroponic gardens, which "soil" is best to grow fruits/vegetables? We've gotten conflicting information. Thanks for sharing, we look forward to learning from all of you!

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tiffjenam Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 5 BananaBucks : 3,328 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 17 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: New member Yes, we are going through all avenues. School police, BBB, Green Market where we started...hopefully something will come to pass. Thanks!

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