Ron Finley

artist, gardener, and founder of “The Ron Finley Project”

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Ron Finley is the founder of the Ron Finley Project.

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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.

Postcards from PST: Ron Finley on DIY gardening

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.

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Destination Crenshaw: 1.3 miles of "unapologetically black" art

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South LA's "gangsta gardener" Ron Finley wants to bring locally-grown food to areas that desperately need it, and to change ideas about what it takes to make a healthy community.

Gangsta gardener

South LA's "gangsta gardener" Ron Finley wants to bring locally-grown food to areas that desperately need it, and to change ideas about what it takes to make a healthy community.

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