Renegade Gardener ~ Ron Finley
I don’t really get fan crazy around movie stars. I do however get a little fan-atic when meeting my heroes in the anti-GMO movement. That was the case when I got to have a sit down with Ron Finley. I first heard about him last year when his now famous TED talk was released. I then got to meet him in person at an event I had for Vandana Shiva. This man really practices what he preaches. Aside from the good looks and charm, he really is a green warrior. The day I came to visit Ron he was having troubled juveniles work on the garden. I could see how these former troubled youths respected Ron and listened to his word. As he says, he’s “taking guns out of their hands and replacing it with shovels.” His words are gospel: Grow your own S*#T! That’s what will lead us to food freedom and our weapon against the big Agro companies that don’t give a damn if we ingest poisons. Video below!
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love this! where is your great hat from? keep up the good fight!
Loved meeting ron in seattle last week!
And, I’m so glad to see your interview. It’s sweeet to hear his background and more details aside from his tedtalk sermon:) More intimate and laid back…
This is fantastic, one of my favorite posts here yet! And I do love them all. I am studying to become a horticultural therapist in the Southwest and this is brilliant! Thank you for sharing. New Moon soon!
Wow, that was the best interview I have
watched in awhile, what a fantastic guy, no
fluffing him up, ron is the real deal! shiva I
loved how you came alive with the discussion.
im inspired now, thanks so much, im gonna go and plant some shit xxxxx
Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing. Time to plant some shit!
Love him! Now I’m inspired to spend the day in my garden planting shit. 🙂 Thanks!
I love this guy – thank you Shiva rose for introducing us to him.
Diana from San Francisco
I’m crushing on the both of you, your speech, choice of words, and the renegade gardening idea as a whole are all collectively inspiring. I really want to get involved someway when I come out to visit my god mamma LA in 9 days… ! I’ll be following along with you…much love for our Mother Earth. xx
LOve this! Your blog Is So beautiful and amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much xoxoox
I found your blog byway of Jeana Sohn’s blog and LA in Bloom. I have known Ron for a while and what he does is awe inspiring. This wa a great post. Keep on Sharing so the world will know how important this movement is long-term and to individuals who know and believe we are what we eat. “Grow your own shit” is the best coined phrase ever! I am an apartment gardener and it is working out for me. I used to garden in DTLA until we moved to the valley and a balcony came with our space. Go Ron and thank you for this post, Shiva!
Excuse the typos etc. My computer autocorrects everything and I orget to edit before posting. 🙂 Ooops. I am an Art Teacher so it is even more eMBARRASSING that I forgot to edit.
Shiva!! You’re so beautiful! I studied your pics when I was young because I.had a huge crush on your hubby! Please check out our website at http://www.whirledup101.com! We are starting a movement here in Detroit called the “Whirled Up Fundraiser” bringing local organic foods.into schools raising over $50,000 per school! We got a call from Door to Door Organics who wanna partner with us and so does Chipotle! I called Ron Finley but havent heard back from him – he’s a busy guy now I’m sure! Many hugs and much love! Can Detroit Save the World? Lol!
Whirled Up looks incredible! Thank you for sharing the link. I will mention it to Ron for sure Jennifer. Thank you so much x