# A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2013
- Speaker: Ron Finley
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerrilla_gardener_in_south_central_la)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."

## Lectures

1. [A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ron_finley_a_guerrilla_gardener_in_south_central_la/3e2201a802be), 11 min (TED's player)