If you have 10 minutes to spare you should spend it watching this TED Talk. Ron Finley is a Los Angeles resident who refers to himself as a guerrilla gardener. Finley noticed that his South L.A.

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WASHINGTON — Food insecurity is a growing problem across the country. According to Feeding America, one out of every six children in D.C. faces hunger. Ron Finley, the internationally known urban ...

For Ron Finley, planting a garden isn't just about growing food — it's about planting the seeds of change. The self-proclaimed Gangsta Gardener made headlines in 2010 when he was cited for planting ...

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Two years ago, LA Times columnist Steve Lopez reported on Ron Finley, a resident of South Los Angeles. In what’s often called a healthy-food “desert,” Finley had planted a vegetable garden for himself ...

Ron Finley grew up in South LA surrounded by a severe lack of nature. It pushed him to transform sections of his neighborhood into lush edible gardens. Now, he’s bringing his DIY gardening practice to ...

Ron Finley is known to many in his South Los Angeles community as “the gangster gardener,” but the nickname has nothing to do with gangs or violence. “Growing up we’d say, ‘Oh, that’s gangster,’ and ...

Ronald K. Finley VIRGINIA BEACH – Ronald Kent Finley, 79, passed away Jan. 9, 2009, after a long illness. He was born in Indianapolis on Nov. 7, 1929. Mr. Finley was preceded in death by his parents, ...