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Los Angeles Times8y
In the dirt with Ron Finley, the Gangsta Gardener
Ron Finley is standing in the deep end of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The pool is empty, has been empty for years, the water long ago replaced by an elaborate garden. The garden overflows the ...
Los Angeles Times4y
For MasterClass’ Ron Finley, growing a garden is a revolution
Ron Finley — the self-proclaimed Gangsta Gardener — carries his persona like a shield. He’s this tall dude with hemp Patagonia pants and a slightly silver goatee who seems pretty laid-back ...
NPR3y
From 'Milkshake' to veggies, Kelis and Ron Finley share their farm journeys
where she lives with her family. Just a few hours away in South Central Los Angeles, Ron Finley, the "Gangsta Gardener," is spreading his own message of urban gardening. You might recognize him fr ...
Rolling Out3y
Gangster gardener making sustainability relevant on his own terms in LA
Urban horticulturist, Ron “Gangster Gardner” Finley is turning the corner on the problem in South Central Los Angles. The Ron Finley Project is showing communities how to turn former food ...
Vogue4y
Ron Finley, the “Gangsta Gardener,” Wants You to Think Green
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Civil Eats1y
A TED Talk Put Ron Finley on the Map. 10 Years Later, the ‘Gangsta Gardener’ Is Going Strong.
It has been 10 years since Ron Finley, the “Gangsta Gardener,” changed the trajectory of his life with a TED Talk about food apartheid in his community, South Central Los Angeles. The talk has been ...