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Ron Finley on Growing a Garden

“We need to know where our food comes from. That's to me where the freedom part comes in,” he says. “This is something no one can ever, ever, ever take from you. It's a life skill, and we all should know how to feed ourselves.”
Ron Finley

Bush green beans, cosmos, eggplant and sunflowers.

He goes on to say, “I want everybody to have the opportunity to get their hands on the soil.” You can learn from him in his MasterClass described here:

When Ron Finley first grew a garden on a curbside dirt strip, he got cited—and then a warrant was issued for his arrest. He fought back, got the laws changed, and started a movement. Now the community activist and self-proclaimed “Gangster Gardener” is teaching you how to grow your own food, keep your plants alive, and find beauty and freedom in gardening no matter the size of your space. Start planting a revolution.
Read Ron Finley Teaches Gardening

Listen to an interview with Ron Finley on Here and Now.
'We Should All Know How To Feed Ourselves': LA Gardener On Finding Freedom Through Growing Fresh Food

“There are no mistakes. There are only lessons.” —Ron Finley