Podcast Episodes featuring Ron Finley

RON FINLEY on Cultivating the Garden of the Mind (Encore) /79

For The Wild - August 23, 2018 20:04 ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
“All of us humans need the same thing. I ask the question around the world, what is the single most important thing to your life? People say, “love, god, kids, my wife, my cats,” but .000% say oxygen. What I am trying to do is to teach people how think differently about what we value. That’s wha...

RON FINLEY on Cultivating the Garden of the Mind /79

For The Wild - May 31, 2018 19:23 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
This week, we speak with Ron Finley, an artist, designer and a South LA "gangsta" gardener who made the change he wanted to see in his own neighborhood. Together, we learn about how people power and community agitation can facilitate change. Support the show

Ron Finley on Cultivating the Garden of the Mind /79

For The Wild - May 31, 2018 19:23 ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
In the 1960s, economic development in the suburbs of Los Angeles led to “supermarket flight,” which paralleled other public and private divestment in neighborhoods like South LA, contributing to lost tax revenues, jobs, and access to amenities. This set the stage for the deep frustration that eru...

The Gangsta Gardner, Ron Finley

Forked Up - March 08, 2018 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 449 ratings
Artist, fashion designer and urban gardening advocate Ron Finley aka "The Gangsta Gardner" joins the show this week to discuss the lack of healthy food options in underserved communities, the international impact of his guerrilla gardening philosophy and why Mother Nature is super-gangsta.   ...

236 - Ron Finley (Gansta Gardener)

Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan - March 19, 2017 18:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
Ron looked around at his neighborhood and saw a need for nutritious food, community, and knowledge. So he started planting seeds. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe