Ron Finley is known as the “Gangsta Gardener.” Ron lives in South Central L.A., a food desert with high obesity and crime rates. To tackle the lack of fresh produce and healthy dietary food, Ron & others started growing plants in parkways and vacant lots in South Central LA. In Los Angeles, there are vacant lots equivalent to the the combined size of 20 Central Parks. They are just sitting without any purposes. However, as a result, a warrant was issued against him for unauthorized usages of the government properties. In response, Ron stood up; he contacted media outlets and collected signatures for the petition. Ron had won with 900 signatures.  In 2013, the L.A. City Council voted to change the law. It is now legal to grow food on your parkway in Los Angeles. Since then, the Ron Finley Project has been steadily growing.  Now it is an organization not only to plant but also to educate and help people learn how to grow fresh produce in the urban areas. Ron also launched a clothes line for Everbody.World, a company that uses 100% recycled materials. All the profit made from his clothes line all goes to the Ron Finley Project.  Click HERE for more info on Ron Finley and his projects. 

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