Ron Finley: Food Forest
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- This film tells the story of a South Los Angeles edible garden planted in a surprising spot. Ron Finley, its planter, constructed the garden the way he wishes his neighborhood could be. And his vision of repurposing unused open space, like that of many others working together on urban agriculture in our city, should inspire us all, and remind us of how, with a little creativity of vision, and willingness to get our hands dirty, we can remake spaces defined by asphalt and dead grass into productive places of beauty.
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Thanks, Ron Finley, for using your brain, your hands, and your heart for creating goodness for yourself and the people around you!
"I like to live on the edge, I plant mint where you're not sposed to." That shit was just funny, I like this guy.
So much hope in these 3 minutes!
WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE THIS....You are a real modern day American hero. Maybe a green revolution...the greening of our cities....maybe.
I hope there will be future generations of South Los Angeles residents who are just as passionate about this to continue Ron's legacy
You can grow chard, spinach, lettuce and tomatoes indoors, as well as several other veggies, in milk cartons, buckets, tins, old drums.... find what you need. Start feeding yourself. You'll be amazed at how quickly you learn, and how satisfying it is to grow your own food. Is there a vacant stand nearby? Even better- but you will need council permission, or your food garden might be destroyed by council.
You are one of my heroes. Thank you for what you do, and thank you for showing us what humanity can be. All the love in the world to you!
I've always wanted to marry a Gardner. A humble, yet noble job. It's so amazing how life all starts from a seed, or something extremely small, and grows into something amazing. Thank you Ron, you showed me that these things are possible. Plants, and gardens are full of magic, and nature's lovely gifts. Sometimes we forget.....
A true human being. If more people were like him this world would be a better place.
Thank you for existing, for being, and for doing. It is people like you who are the hope of the world.
I LOVE this. I can imagine the brownish swatches alongside the sidewalks brimming with fresh vegetables and vibrant colors. Great piece. An eye opener!
What a wonderful thing your doing. Giving children and others the chance to see things as they grow....not wrapped in plastic from the grocers. Probably the first time some of these kids ever saw them growing for real! Wow!! What a testament for you! God bless and keep growing.
As a child, I thought that everybody grew food in the backyard. My great-grandparents, grandparents & parents did. I did, too, for as long as I could afford a home. Now, all that is gone. I see so many vacant lots & think: wouldn't it be great to grow something here. The tragedy is that so many private property owners would rather let the land go to waste than share a single grain of dirt with their neighbors. Thank God for the generous soul & good heart of this 1 man. We need to be like him.
You are a blessing Ron Finley....continue to speak truth & people’s hearts will hear
A most simple message, but it is mighty powerful! This is where the fight is, bring ppl together, and rediscover our power!
Ron - What if we actually did transform our communities? You inspire us to think we can. Best, Jonathan
This video brought me to tears. Its short but powerful. I'm originally from Detroit and when I go back to visit it is devastating to see. I visit my nieces, they're idea of lunch is a few bags of chips and a pop and thats the way it was for most of the kids around me growing up and when I was growing up, they at least had grocery stores, and now there are hardly any there. We did have a garden and we ate out of our garden and even now I garden. I'm starting to grow to share too. God Bless!!!
Lovely minds produce beautiful things.
One of the most powerful vids around right now - he gets to the heart of nearly every issue we are facing right now. Why not Food FORESTS? Start planting edibles around your space...whether private or public. Edible reforestation is a huge key.
Mr. Ron, what a magnificent garden you have. God blessed you with a very real gift.
Blessings !
This is what humanity should be all about. If there was one of these on every block with communities involved I bet they would see a huge drop in crime and other social problems. Less people would be depressed and more would be happy. Thanks, Ron Finley, you are my hero. I watched Ron's TED talk (do a search if you haven't seen it - so worth it) and was so happy to find this. I already grow shit but now I'm going to get me some gangsters so we can all grow shit together.
You are shining a positive light in your neighborhood. I hope your message spreads like a weed.
I'm speechless. That's absolutely amazing! Congrats to this man, he's a true hero! I want some of those gardens here in Rio, in the favelas!!
I am so impress with this guy. Everytime this comes to my box I make sure it goes to my FACEBOOK. Thank you! That is so inspiring.
Simply Awesome! This Guy is an Angel in Disguise!
Beautiful gardens like this can, and should, be grown anywhere for all to enjoy.
This is truly amazing! I love seeing stuff like this. If people around the world would do this, we'd have tons of food to feed everyone a 100 times over or more. Nice going.
You lit up my heart. Thank you for being you 🌌
I love his mindset. Thank you, Ron for thinking "food forest"!
This is what community food forests are about, providing for the needy, We should not hide our food behind fences, let people who are hungry help themselves and teach them they can grow their own food providing for their families with minimal effort.
This is such an inspiration. Reclaiming public space for the people. :)
Another Good human, we are inspired,Thanks for sharing.
this is my idea of wonderful. i pray that the entire globe becomes one huge food forest. we could easily achieve that by just redirecting the resources we currently put into destroying the world and killing, to irrigation, planting and care-taking the earth. Ron, THANK YOU for putting this video into the public domain. i've already shared it on facebook.
Hats off to Ron Finley. Respect.
Ron is a true hero!
Huge respect to this man.
This is so cool. I am originally from MS and when I was younger people use to plant community gardens of collard greens and all kinds of beans in my town. My parents use to go to the gardens and pick food. It was do great. I remember having to peel beans lol. I loved it but now :( not too many have gardens. But my father still has one lol.
I could watch this video over and over again. A true inspiration!
Ron, I could watch this one video and remain happy for a long time. Thank you for doing what you do to make this world THAT much better. God bless you always. Annie Malaysia. I have just come back from y rented garden space after plating Sunflowers, with a grin on my face. I am slightly handicapped and have to almost lie down to plant, but I have a helper who does the heavy work for me.
Super hip!!! inspiring!!! Bless, King!!!
just started my first big garden. so excited
This was so sweet! I live in a very big city and have never had a garden, though I've wanted to try my hand at gardening. I gather books and information online on the subject but never put it into action. But this little video really inspired me. I could at least give container gardening a try this spring. Thank you for sharing.
Universal BrotherMan Number One! Amen to you, most sacred dude!
Love it, love it, love it. I should move to South Central. I am sitting here in LA unincorporated on LAND, actually, and the gophers, the rabbits, the squirrels and the sun - they eat it all away. They are all so hungry. Will not give up anyway. Go on, spread beauty and sense, thank you Ron.
I love Ron and I love what he is doing.
So happy to have found your channel really enjoyed watching this video and listening to him talk about giving back to the community about inspiring others to grow food no need to be hungry when dirt water sunshine together can grow food to eat
You ,sir, are a wonderful person.
This is so fucking beautiful. Makes me want to cry.
this is a rainbow warrior - a man who makes the world green again, awesome
Thank you Ron. May God bless you.
Thank you! You are a true gem!
I've been working on growing some of my own food. This is the first season where I've finally had some success, after a few miserable failures (it helps that this time I actually did some research to see what would grow in my area and what wouldn't).
It's really hard to describe the satisfaction that comes with growing your own food. Keep up the good work!
what a lovely man what a great idea.. excellent xx
Now this is Real World Farm Ville! Love this guy!
This guy is a hero! Did they make him mow it all down? How tragic! Don't give up, Ron.
Beautiful! God bless you and your mission.
An inspired film! I teach a writing class at USC, and last year our students partnered with Ron and Green Grounds to make a video about his work. You can find it at "Getting Dirty with Green Grounds" if you'd like to know more about the issue.
I am starting my food forest too!!!
From ugliness springs beauty. You know that it had to happen at some point. There could be a day when South Central is reborn into garden spot, one plant at a time. Whether he likes it or not, this man is leading the way. God Bless him.
What a beautiful man.
I was here when he started and im here againnnnn lets goooo
You are my hero.
Nice job man. I have been doing the same thing for several years.
This is a very cool video and yes like said it is INSPIRING to many! Thanks
That's just wonderful
Thank you for doing what you are doing
Thank you, Ron Finley. You are doing a great work!
Amazing. Get as many people to grow as you can my friend.
Amazing! Wish we have more people like him in the world.
Some people run with scissors to be a rebel. This gentleman plants mint. Awesome!!! We should all get rid of the grass and plant gardens.
Absolutely, amazing!
Thank you!
Love love love this. If only the world thought and grew this way :) Thank You for sharing!
Great Idea!! thanks for sharing!
so inspiring!
Awesome!!
Start a garden. Get neighbors involved. Let's do this!
Great video, I shared it on my blog
absolutly awsome , i saw one veggi verge here in south africa ,
food forest feva:)
SO INSPIRING! I'm working on creating my food forest. Would love to get more people involved.
This guy defines the word "hero".
WOnderful!
Your an angel.
I am black middle age guy from S.Central LA. Still have a home there. I also speak fluent Japanese. I'd love to talk to the Japanese man about the garden..
These are the wise men of these times.
He lives on the "edge"....plants mint where he is not supposed to...lol..I love this guy.
He's got a great point. Any place nothing is build on, there's glass. Why grass? Why not something we could eat? Once I've got my own garden, I will have my own vegetables :D
Absolutely awesome! I had this same vision 2 years ago! So great that you are doing this!!!! When can you come to Nashville Ron?
Brilliant.
I's busy spouting seeds. . . get busy, turn the sod and plant a garden too
I like his thinking. One line sums it up. "why not food forests?"
Disregarding the stupid comment putting Ugandan refugees and Do-Gooder westerners being unaware and a food forest in LA in the same catagory; I simply love this video. We're doing work in Hayes Valley a former black and now posh and gentrified neighborhood, moving to Western Addition which is essentially the last bastion of color in Central SF building food forests for the people by the people!
Spread the word as well as the seeds. Aroha mai Matua.
Ron Finley: Food Forest
Where can I send organic seeds, to help your garden grow? Thank you for doing this!
Check out a spoken word video by Clint Smith called "Place Matters". He is a 10th grade english teacher in the DC area who sees daily the negative impact of food deserts on his students
Look for Ron on TED!
Plants vibrate at 528 Hertz. That why they change your feelings. They align you with the earth.
Does anyone know the location of this garden?
I am so impressed by your dedication to making a difference. Thank you so much for doing this and keep it up. One Seed can change someones life! I would love to interview you for my upcoming show for iHeart Radio. It is a national show. More people should see what you are doing. You can leave me a message on my Facebook. "Kelly Emberg the model gardener". Good luck and keep feeding and inspiring people. We need more people like you in this world.