Ron Finley, "The Gangsta Gardener," March 27-30
Join Ron Finley, "The Gangsta Gardner," March 27- 30, for six public events.
March 27-30 with Ron Finley
Ron Finley is a creative phenomenon: a gangsta horticulturalist, with a strong vision for community gardening and the eventual creation of "a school of nourishment and change." Nicknamed the “Gangsta Gardener” and the “Renegade Gardener,” Ron Finley planted organic vegetables in the parkway in front of his South Los Angeles home and a revolution was started.
Ron’s belief that gardens build communities has blossomed into a quest to change how we eat and the eventual founding of the Ron Finley Project, an organization dedicated to changing culture and growing people.
Read his story at Ron Finley.com.
Monday, March 27
- “Rhetoric, Food Access, and Public Health”
- Interdisciplinary Panel with Ron Finley and UWF Faculty
- 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- UWF, Building 36, Room 191
- UWF Community Garden Walk with Ron Finley
- 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- UWF Community Garden, Located Near WUWF
Tuesday, March 28
- Community Food Security and Access Discussion
- United Way of Escambia County, 1301 W. Government St.
- 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29
- Baptist Health Care Lunch and Learn
- Bear Levin Studer YMCA, Gulf Power Demo Kitchen
- Noon - 1 p.m.
- Call 850. 438. 4406 to reserve a spot
- Experience UWF Downtown Lecture with Ron Finley
- Historic Museum of Commerce
- 201 E. Zaragoza St. , Downtown Pensacola
- Reception: 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Lecture: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Monday, April 3
- Can You Dig This Film Screening
- April 3, 7:30 p.m.
- Carmike Cinemas Bayou 15
- *Paid, ticketed event
Can You Dig This, is an award-winning documentary, by Ron Finley and John Legend, that follows the inspirational journeys of four unlikely gardeners, discovering what happens when they put their hands in the soil.
The UWF Community Garden is sponsoring a public film screening on Monday, April 3.
Supporters of This Visit
Ron Finley’s visit is supported by the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Education and Professional Studies; College of Health; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering; the UWF Community Garden; the UWF Kugelman Honors Program; Bapticst Hospital; C. A. Weis Elementary School; Live Well; and United Way of Escambia County.
