Ron Finley TED

So we just watched this TED talk in class and it was great. This guy, Ron Finley, talked about how he started growing gardens and has been trying to re-brand South Central. One of the most startling points he made was that Los Angeles alone has so many vacant lots that measured out could rival 20 Central Parks. I think his garden was a great idea and from the pictures shown, I could tell the volunteers thought so too. These gardens are such a marvelous idea because in this way, we can really learn about growing food locally and the food grown will be all organic and fresh. I only know South Central by its reputation which is not a very good one but knowing that these gardens are being planted and maintained would make me want to visit the next time I'm out there. It's a really cool idea to just used unused land to plant crops that can benefit the whole neighborhood. I really enjoyed this video and what Finley had to say.