South L.A.’s ‘Gangsta Gardener’ speaks at USC

Gangsta Gardener Ron Finley and USC's Arts & Climate Collective
Gangsta Gardener Ron Finley and USC's Arts & Climate Collective

Environmental activist Ron Finley gave a presentation as part of USC’s Earth Week Celebration. Ron Finley, a self-proclaimed “rebel with a green thumb,” empowered students to be “gangsta gardeners” Wednesday as he headlined USC’s Earth Week Celebration in Bovard Auditorium.

“Gardening is the gateway drug to humanity, to your campus,” Finley said. “That’s why we all need to know how to grow our own food. We all need to know how to cultivate food… It’s a life skill.”

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