Ron Finley
Ron Finley
Ron Finley is a Los Angeles-based fashion designer to professional athletes, and a collector of original blaxploitation posters. His poster collection was featured in Miramax’s book on the era, What It Is, What It Was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDesigner
CountryUnited States of America
food fresh grounded kids people supply truest
People in my neighborhood are so disconnected from the fresh food supply that kids don't know an eggplant from a sweet potato. We have to show them how to get grounded in the truest sense of the word.
motivation inspiration kids
If kids grow kale, kids eat kale. If they grow tomatoes, they eat tomatoes. But when none of this is presented to them, if they're not shown how food affects the mind and the body, they blindly eat whatever you put in front of them.
far feed food gotten hijacked plant
We've gotten so far away from our food source. It's been hijacked from us. But if you get soil, plant something in it and water it, you can feed yourself. It's that simple.
people powerful realize soil
People need to realize how powerful the transformation of soil can be.
All the attention in the world won't do my dishes.
motivation inspiration gangsta
We gotta flip the script on what a gangsta is - if you ain't a gardener, you ain't gangsta.
motivation inspiration home
South Central Los Angeles [is the] home of the drive-thru and the drive-by. Funny thing is, the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys.
environmental sustainability
The funny thing about sustainability is you gotta sustain it.
children fighting criticism
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If they live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If they live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
inspiring art garden
I'm an artist. Gardening is my graffiti. I grow my art. I use the garden soil like it's a piece of cloth, and the plants and the trees, that's my embellishment for that cloth. You'd be surprised what the soil can do if you let it be your canvas.