A guerilla gardener in South Central LA | Ron Finley

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:15
I live in South Central.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ ื‘ืกืื•ืช' ืกื ื˜ืจืœ (ื“ืจื•ื ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืขื™ืจ).
00:18
This is South Central:
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ื–ืืช ืกืื•ืช' ืกื ื˜ืจืœ:
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liquor stores,
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ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉืงืื•ืช,
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fast food,
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ืžื–ื•ืŸ ืžื”ื™ืจ,
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vacant lots.
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ืžื’ืจืฉื™ื ืจื™ืงื™ื.
00:28
So the city planners, they get together and they figure
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ืื– ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื ืืกืคื™ื ืœื”ื ื•ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื
00:30
they're going to change the name South Central to make it represent something else,
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ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฉื "ืกืื•ืช' ืกื ื˜ืจืœ" ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื™ืฆื’ ืžืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ,
00:33
so they change it to South Los Angeles,
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ืื– ื”ื ืžืฉื ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืœ"ืกืื•ืช' ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก",
00:36
like this is going to fix what's really going wrong in the city.
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื™ืชืงืŸ ืืช ืžื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื‘ืขื™ืจ.
00:40
This is South Los Angeles. (Laughter)
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ื”ื ื” ืกืื•ืช' ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:44
Liquor stores,
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ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉืงืื•ืช,
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fast food,
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ืžื–ื•ืŸ ืžื”ื™ืจ,
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vacant lots.
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ืžื’ืจืฉื™ื ืจื™ืงื™ื.
00:51
Just like 26.5 million other Americans,
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ื›ืžื• 26.5 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื,
00:54
I live in a food desert,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ ื‘ืฉืžืžืช ืžื–ื•ืŸ,
00:57
South Central Los Angeles,
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ืกืื•ืช' ืกื ื˜ืจืœ ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก,
00:59
home of the drive-thru and the drive-by.
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ืžืงื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืžื–ื•ืŸ ืžื”ื™ืจ 'ืขืœ-ื”ื“ืจืš' ื•ื™ืจื™ ืžื”ื™ืจ 'ืขืœ-ื”ื“ืจืš'.
01:03
Funny thing is, the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys.
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ืžื” ืฉืžื•ื–ืจ ื”ื•ื, ืฉื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืจื’ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื”ื™ืจื™.
01:09
People are dying from curable diseases
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืชื™ื ืžืžื—ืœื•ืช ืฉื ื™ืชื ื•ืช ืœืจื™ืคื•ื™
01:11
in South Central Los Angeles.
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ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ืžืจื›ื– ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก.
01:14
For instance, the obesity rate in my neighborhood
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ื”ืฉืžื ืช ื”ื™ืชืจ ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™
01:17
is five times higher than, say, Beverly Hills,
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ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืคื™ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืžื–ื• ืฉื‘ื‘ื‘ืจืœื™ ื”ื™ืœืก,
01:20
which is probably eight, 10 miles away.
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ืฉื‘ืžืจื—ืง 16 ืง"ืž ืžื›ืืŸ.
01:24
I got tired of seeing this happening.
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ื ืžืืก ืœื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื”.
01:27
And I was wondering, how would you feel
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ื•ืื ื™ ืชื”ื™ืชื™, ืื™ืš ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื
01:29
if you had no access to healthy food,
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ืื™ืœื•ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื›ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืžื–ื•ืŸ ื‘ืจื™ื,
01:32
if every time you walk out your door you see the ill effects
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ืื ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืชืฆืื• ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช ืชืจืื• ืืช ื”ืฉืคืขื•ืชื™ื” ื”ืฉืœื™ืœื™ื•ืช
01:35
that the present food system has on your neighborhood?
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ืฉืœ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ืช ืขืœ ืฉื›ื•ื ืชื›ื?
01:39
I see wheelchairs bought and sold
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื›ืกืื•ืช ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื ืฉื ืจื›ืฉื™ื ื•ื ืžื›ืจื™ื
01:42
like used cars.
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ื›ืžื• ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉื•ืžืฉื•ืช.
01:44
I see dialysis centers popping up like Starbucks.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ื“ื™ืืœื™ื–ื” ื ืคืชื—ื™ื ื›ืžื• ื‘ืชื™ ืงืคื”.
01:48
And I figured, this has to stop.
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, ื–ื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ืคืกืง.
01:51
So I figured that the problem is the solution.
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ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื‘ืขื™ื”.
01:57
Food is the problem and food is the solution.
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ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื•ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืชืจื•ืŸ.
02:01
Plus I got tired of driving 45 minutes round trip
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ื ืžืืก ืœื™ ืœื ืกื•ืข 45 ื“ืงื•ืช ื”ืœื•ืš ื•ื—ื–ื•ืจ
02:04
to get an apple that wasn't impregnated with pesticides.
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ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืชืคื•ื— ืฉืื™ื ื ื• ืžืคื•ืฆืฅ ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจื™ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื”.
02:08
So what I did, I planted a food forest in front of my house.
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ืื– ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื–ื” ืœืฉืชื•ืœ ื™ืขืจ ืžื–ื•ืŸ ืžื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืชื™.
02:12
It was on a strip of land that we call a parkway.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืขืœ ืจืฆื•ืขืช ืื“ืžื” ืฉื ืงืจืืช "ืฉื“ืจืช ืขืฆื™ื".
02:15
It's 150 feet by 10 feet.
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ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ 50 ืขืœ 3 ืžื˜ืจ.
02:18
Thing is, it's owned by the city.
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ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื, ืฉื”ืงืจืงืข ื‘ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื”.
02:21
But you have to maintain it.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืชื” ื–ื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืชื—ื–ืง ืื•ืชื”.
02:23
So I'm like, "Cool. I can do whatever the hell I want,
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ืื– ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, "ืžื’ื ื™ื‘. ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื” ื‘ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื™,
02:28
since it's my responsibility and I gotta maintain it."
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ื›ื™ ื–ื• ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื•ืขืœื™ ืœืชื—ื–ืง ืืช ื–ื”."
02:31
And this is how I decided to maintain it.
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืชื—ื–ืง ืื•ืชื•.
02:34
So me and my group, L.A. Green Grounds, we got together
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ื ืืกืคื ื• ืื ื™ ื•ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœื™, "ื”ืื“ืžื•ืช ื”ื™ืจื•ืงื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœื•ืก-ืื ื’'ืœืก"
02:37
and we started planting my food forest, fruit trees,
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ื•ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœืฉืชื•ืœ ืืช ื™ืขืจ ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™, ืขืฆื™ ืคืจื™,
02:40
you know, the whole nine, vegetables.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืขืกืง, ื™ืจืงื•ืช.
02:42
What we do, we're a pay-it-forward kind of group,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื™ืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช 'ืฉืœื— ืœื—ืžืš ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื”ืžื™ื',
02:45
where it's composed of gardeners from all walks of life,
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ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžื’ื ื ื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืฆื‘ืขื™ ื”ืงืฉืช,
02:50
from all over the city, and it's completely volunteer,
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ืžื›ืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ, ื•ื–ื” ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ื•ืชื™,
02:52
and everything we do is free.
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ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื”ื•ื ื—ื™ื ื.
02:54
And the garden, it was beautiful.
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ื•ื”ื’ื™ื ื”, ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื™ืคื”ืคื™ื”.
02:57
And then somebody complained.
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ื•ืื– ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื”ืชืœื•ื ืŸ.
02:59
The city came down on me,
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ื”ืขื™ืจ ื™ืจื“ื” ืœื—ื™ื™,
03:02
and basically gave me a citation saying that I had to remove my garden,
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ื•ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื™ ื“ื•"ื— ื”ืžื•ืจื” ืœื™ ืœืกืœืง ืืช ื”ื’ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื™,
03:06
which this citation was turning into a warrant.
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ื•ื”ื“ื•"ื— ื”ืคืš ืœืฆื• ืžืขืฆืจ.
03:09
And I'm like, "Come on, really?
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ื•ืื ื™ ื›ืื™ืœื•, "ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื›ื, ื‘ืืžืช?
03:11
A warrant for planting food on a piece of land
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ืฆื• ืžืขืฆืจ ื›ื™ ืฉืชืœืชื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืขืœ ืคื™ืกืช ืื“ืžื”
03:14
that you could care less about?" (Laughter)
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ืฉืœื ืื™ื›ืคืช ืœื›ื ืžืžื ื”?" (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:17
And I was like, "Cool. Bring it."
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืื™ืœื•, "ืงื“ื™ืžื”. ื ืจืื” ืืชื›ื."
03:20
Because this time it wasn't coming up.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืคืขื ื–ื” ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ื.
03:23
So L.A. Times got ahold of it. Steve Lopez did a story on it
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ืื– ื”"ืœ"ื ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก" ืฉืžืข ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ. ืกื˜ื™ื‘ ืœื•ืคื– ื”ื›ื™ืŸ ื›ืชื‘ื”
03:28
and talked to the councilman,
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ื•ื“ื™ื‘ืจ ืขื ืื™ืฉ ื”ืžื•ืขืฆื”,
03:31
and one of the Green Grounds members,
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ื•ืขื ืื—ื“ ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ "ื”ืื“ืžื•ืช ื”ื™ืจื•ืงื•ืช",
03:33
they put up a petition on Change.org,
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ื”ื ืฉืžื• ืขืฆื•ืžื” ื‘ืืชืจ Change.org,
03:35
and with 900 signatures, we were a success.
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ื•ืขื 900 ื—ืชื™ืžื•ืช - ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื”.
03:38
We had a victory on our hands.
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ื”ื ืฆื—ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื ื•.
03:40
My councilman even called in and said how they endorse
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ืื™ืฉ ื”ืžื•ืขืฆื” ืฉืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืฆืœืฆืœ ื•ืืžืจ ืฉื”ื ืžื’ื‘ื™ื
03:44
and love what we're doing.
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ื•ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื.
03:46
I mean, come on, why wouldn't they?
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ื•ื›ืื™ืœื•, ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื›ื, ืœืžื” ืœื?
03:49
L.A. leads the United States in vacant lots that the city actually owns.
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ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก ื”ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ ื‘ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืžื’ืจืฉื™ื ืฉื‘ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื™ื”.
03:54
They own 26 square miles of vacant lots.
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ื‘ื‘ืขืœื•ืชื” 70 ืงืž"ืจ ืฉืœ ืžื’ืจืฉื™ื ืจื™ืงื™ื.
03:59
That's 20 Central Parks.
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ื–ื” ืกื ื˜ืจืœ ืคืืจืง ื›ืคื•ืœ 20.
04:02
That's enough space to plant 725 million tomato plants.
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ื–ื” ืžืกืคื™ืง ืžืงื•ื ืœืฉืชื•ืœ 725 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืชื™ืœื™ ืขื’ื‘ื ื™ื•ืช.
04:10
Why in the hell would they not okay this?
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ืœืžื” ืœืขื–ืื–ืœ ืฉืœื ื™ืืฉืจื• ืืช ื–ื”?
04:14
Growing one plant will give you 1,000, 10,000 seeds.
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ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืชื™ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ื ื™ื‘ 1,000, 10,000 ื–ืจืขื™ื.
04:19
When one dollar's worth of green beans
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืฉืขื•ืขื™ืช ื™ืจื•ืงื” ื‘ื“ื•ืœืจ ืื—ื“
04:21
will give you 75 dollars' worth of produce.
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ืชืกืคืง ืชื ื•ื‘ื” ื”ืฉื•ื•ื” ื›-75 ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื.
04:25
It's my gospel, when I'm telling people, grow your own food.
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ื–ื• ื‘ืฉื•ืจืชื™, ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื: ื’ื“ืœื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืืช ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ.
04:29
Growing your own food is like printing your own money.
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ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืœ ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื›ืžื• ืœื”ื“ืคื™ืก ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ื›ืกืฃ.
04:32
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:39
See, I have a legacy in South Central.
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ืชืจืื•, ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžื•ืจืฉืช ื‘ืกืื•ืช' ืกื ื˜ืจืœ.
04:42
I grew up there. I raised my sons there.
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ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ืฉื. ื’ื™ื“ืœืชื™ ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ืฉื.
04:46
And I refuse to be a part of this manufactured reality
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืกืจื‘ ืœืงื—ืช ื—ืœืง ื‘ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”ืžืคื•ื‘ืจืงืช ื”ื–ื•
04:51
that was manufactured for me by some other people,
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ืฉื”ื•ื›ื ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
04:53
and I'm manufacturing my own reality.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™.
04:56
See, I'm an artist.
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ืชื‘ื™ื ื•, ืื ื™ ืืžืŸ.
04:59
Gardening is my graffiti. I grow my art.
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ื”ื’ื™ื ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ืจืคื™ื˜ื™ ืฉืœื™. ืื ื™ ืžื’ื“ืœ ืืช ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
05:03
Just like a graffiti artist, where they beautify walls,
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืืžืŸ ื’ืจืคื™ื˜ื™, ืฉืžื™ื™ืคื” ืงื™ืจื•ืช,
05:07
me, I beautify lawns, parkways.
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ืื ื™ ืžื™ื™ืคื” ืžื“ืฉืื•ืช, ืฉื“ืจื•ืช ืขืฆื™ื.
05:11
I use the garden, the soil, like it's a piece of cloth,
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ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื’ื™ื ื”, ื‘ืื“ืžื”, ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื ืคื™ืกืช ื‘ื“,
05:15
and the plants and the trees,
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ื•ื”ืฆืžื—ื™ื ื•ื”ืขืฆื™ื,
05:17
that's my embellishment for that cloth.
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ืืœื• ื”ื ื”ืงื™ืฉื•ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื“.
05:20
You'd be surprised what the soil could do
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ืชื•ืคืชืขื• ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืžื” ื”ืื“ืžื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช
05:26
if you let it be your canvas.
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ืื ืชืชื ื• ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื“ ื”ืฆื™ื•ืจ ืฉืœื›ื.
05:28
You just couldn't imagine how amazing a sunflower is
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื›ื ืžื•ืฉื’ ื›ืžื” ื ืคืœืื” ื”ื™ื ื—ืžื ื™ื”
05:32
and how it affects people.
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ื•ืื™ืš ื”ื™ื ืžืฉืคื™ืขื” ืขืœ ืื ืฉื™ื.
05:35
So what happened?
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ืื– ืžื” ืงืจื”?
05:37
I have witnessed my garden become a tool for the education,
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ืœื ื’ ืขื™ื ื™ ื’ื™ื ืชื™ ื”ืคื›ื” ืœื›ืœื™ ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™,
05:42
a tool for the transformation of my neighborhood.
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ื›ืœื™ ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™.
05:45
To change the community, you have to change the composition of the soil.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืงื”ื™ืœื”, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ ื”ืงืจืงืข.
05:50
We are the soil.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืงืจืงืข.
05:55
You'd be surprised how kids are affected by this.
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ืชื•ืคืชืขื• ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžื•ืฉืคืขื™ื ืžื–ื”.
06:00
Gardening is the most therapeutic
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ื’ื™ื ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื›ื™ ืžืจืคื
06:05
and defiant act you can do,
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ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืคื’ื ืชื™ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช,
06:07
especially in the inner city.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื”ืขื™ืจ.
06:10
Plus you get strawberries.
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ื•ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืฆื ืœืš ืžื–ื” ืชื•ืชื™ื.
06:13
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:16
I remember this time,
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉืคืขื,
06:19
there was this mother and a daughter came,
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ืืžื ื•ื‘ืช ื‘ืื•,
06:21
it was, like, 10:30 at night, and they were in my yard,
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ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขืจืš 10:30 ื‘ืœื™ืœื”, ื•ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื—ืฆืจ ืฉืœื™,
06:24
and I came out and they looked so ashamed.
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ื•ื™ืฆืืชื™, ื•ื”ืŸ ื ืจืื• ื›"ื› ืžื‘ื•ื™ื™ืฉื•ืช.
06:28
So I'm like, man, it made me feel bad that they were there,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื›ืื™ืœื•, ืขืฉื” ืœื™ ืจืข ืฉื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืฉื,
06:31
and I told them, you know, you don't have to do this like this.
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื”ืŸ, ืชืจืื•, ืืชืŸ ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ื›ื›ื”.
06:34
This is on the street for a reason.
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ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื”.
06:36
It made me feel ashamed to see people
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ื”ืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื
06:40
that were this close to me that were hungry,
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืืœื™, ืฉื”ื™ื• ืจืขื‘ื™ื,
06:42
and this only reinforced why I do this,
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ื•ื–ื” ืจืง ื—ื™ื–ืง ืืช ื”ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื” ืฉืœื™,
06:45
and people asked me, "Fin, aren't you afraid
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ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืืœื• ืื•ืชื™, "ืคื™ืŸ, ืืชื” ืœื ืคื•ื—ื“
06:48
people are going to steal your food?"
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื’ื ื‘ื• ืœืš ืืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ?"
06:50
And I'm like, "Hell no, I ain't afraid they're gonna steal it.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื›ืื™ืœื•, "ืœืขื–ืื–ืœ. ืœื, ืื ื™ ืœื ืคื•ื—ื“ ืฉื™ื’ื ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื•.
06:52
That's why it's on the street.
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ื–ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘.
06:55
That's the whole idea.
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ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ.
06:57
I want them to take it, but at the same time,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื™ืงื—ื• ืื•ืชื•, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ,
06:59
I want them to take back their health."
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื™ืงื—ื• ื—ื–ืจื” ืืช ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื."
07:03
There's another time when I put
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ื‘ืคืขื ืื—ืจืช ืฉืชืœืชื™
07:06
a garden in this homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles.
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ื’ื™ื ื” ื‘ืžื—ืกื” ืœืžื—ื•ืกืจื™ ื“ื™ื•ืจ ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก.
07:11
These are the guys, they helped me unload the truck.
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ืืœื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจ'ื”, ื”ื ืขื–ืจื• ืœืคืจื•ืง ืืช ื”ืžืฉืื™ืช.
07:14
It was cool, and they just shared the stories
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ื”ื™ื” ืื“ื™ืจ, ื•ื”ื ืกื™ืคืจื• ืœืื—ืจื™ื
07:17
about how this affected them and how
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ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ื”ื ื•ืื™ืš
07:20
they used to plant with their mother and their grandmother,
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ื”ื ืฉืชืœื• ืคืขื ืขื ื”ืื™ืžื”ื•ืช ื•ื”ืกื‘ืชื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
07:22
and it was just cool to see how this changed them,
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืฉื™ื ื” ืื•ืชื,
07:26
if it was only for that one moment.
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ื•ืœื• ืจืง ืœืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข.
07:32
So Green Grounds has gone on to plant
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ืื– "ืื“ืžื•ืช ื™ืจื•ืงื•ืช" ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื•ืฉืชืœื”
07:34
maybe 20 gardens.
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ืื•ืœื™ 20 ื’ื™ื ื•ืช.
07:36
We've had, like, 50 people come to our dig-ins
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• 50 ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื‘ืื• ืœืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ื ื˜ื™ืขื•ืช
07:40
and participate, and it's all volunteers.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื.
07:43
If kids grow kale, kids eat kale.
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ืื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžื’ื“ืœื™ื ื›ืจื•ื‘, ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื•ื›ืœื™ื ื›ืจื•ื‘.
07:47
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:48
If they grow tomatoes, they eat tomatoes. (Applause)
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ืื ื”ื ืžื’ื“ืœื™ื ืขื’ื‘ื ื™ื•ืช, ื”ื ืื•ื›ืœื™ื ืขื’ื‘ื ื™ื•ืช. (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:53
But when none of this is presented to them,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื–ื” ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ืฆืข ืœื”ื,
07:56
if they're not shown how food affects the mind and the body,
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ืื ืœื ืžืจืื™ื ืœื”ื ืื™ืš ืื•ื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ื— ื•ืขืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ,
08:00
they blindly eat whatever the hell you put in front of them.
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ื”ื ืื•ื›ืœื™ื ื›ืขื™ื•ื•ืจื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื”ื‘ื ืœื™ื“.
08:05
I see young people
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื ื•ืขืจ
08:06
and they want to work,
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ื•ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“,
08:10
but they're in this thing where they're caught up --
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื‘ืงื˜ืข ื”ื–ื” ืฉื”ื ื ืกื—ืคื™ื --
08:12
I see kids of color and they're just on this track
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื™ืœื“ื™ ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ืขื™ื ื‘ื ืชื™ื‘
08:15
that's designed for them,
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ืฉืชื›ื ื ื• ืœื”ื,
08:18
that leads them to nowhere.
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ืฉืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœืฉื•ืžืงื•ื.
08:20
So with gardening, I see an opportunity
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื’ื™ื ื•ืŸ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช
08:23
where we can train these kids
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ื‘ื” ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื›ืฉื™ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืืœื”
08:25
to take over their communities,
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ืœืงื—ืช ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
08:28
to have a sustainable life.
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ืœื ื”ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ ืงื™ื™ืžื.
08:32
And when we do this, who knows?
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ื•ื›ืฉื ืขืฉื” ื–ืืช, ืžื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข?
08:34
We might produce the next George Washington Carver.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื ื™ื™ืฆืจ ืืช ื’'ื•ืจื’' ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ ืงืจื‘ืจ ื”ื‘ื.
08:37
but if we don't change the composition of the soil,
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ืืš ืื ืœื ื ืฉื ื” ืืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ ื”ืงืจืงืข,
08:40
we will never do this.
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ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ืขืฉื” ื–ืืช.
08:41
Now this is one of my plans. This is what I want to do.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื–ื• ืื—ืช ืžื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™. ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
08:44
I want to plant a whole block of gardens
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉืชื•ืœ ื’ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœืžื”
08:48
where people can share in the food in the same block.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ื‘ืœื•ืง ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ.
08:51
I want to take shipping containers
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืงื—ืช ืžื›ื•ืœื•ืช
08:54
and turn them into healthy cafes.
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ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืžื–ื ื•ื ื™ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช.
08:56
Now don't get me wrong.
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ืืœ ืชื˜ืขื•.
08:59
I'm not talking about no free shit,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื™ื ืžื™,
09:01
because free is not sustainable.
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ื›ื™ ื—ื™ื ืžื™ ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื™ืžื.
09:04
The funny thing about sustainability,
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ื”ืžืฆื—ื™ืง ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ื‘ืจื™-ืงื™ื™ืžื,
09:06
you have to sustain it.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืงื™ื™ื ืื•ืชื.
09:08
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
09:12
What I'm talking about is putting people to work,
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ืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืœื”ืขืกื™ืง ืื ืฉื™ื,
09:15
and getting kids off the street, and letting them know
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ืœืกืœืง ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื
09:18
the joy, the pride and the honor in growing your own food,
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ืืช ื”ืื•ืฉืจ, ื”ื’ืื•ื•ื” ื•ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืฉื‘ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืขืฆืžืš,
09:23
opening farmer's markets.
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ืœืคืชื•ื— ืฉื•ื•ืงื™ ื—ืงืœืื™ื.
09:25
So what I want to do here,
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืืŸ,
09:27
we gotta make this sexy.
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ื–ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืกืงืกื™.
09:30
So I want us all to become ecolutionary renegades,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื ื”ื™ื” ืžื—ืชืจืช ืืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช,
09:34
gangstas, gangsta gardeners.
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ื›ื ื•ืคื™ื™ืช ื’ื™ื ื•ืŸ.
09:36
We gotta flip the script on what a gangsta is.
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ืื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ืžื” ื–ื• ื›ื ื•ืคื™ื”.
09:40
If you ain't a gardener, you ain't gangsta.
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ืื ืืชื” ืœื ื’ื ืŸ, ืืชื” ืœื ื‘ื›ื ื•ืคื™ื”.
09:42
Get gangsta with your shovel, okay?
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ื‘ื•ืื• ืœื›ื ื•ืคื™ื” ืขื ืืช-ื—ืคื™ืจื”, ื‘ืจื•ืจ?
09:46
And let that be your weapon of choice.
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ื•ืฉื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ื ืฉืง ื”ืžื•ืขื“ืฃ ืขืœื™ื›ื.
09:49
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
09:56
So basically, if you want to meet with me,
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ืื– ืื ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื™ืคื’ืฉ ืื™ืชื™,
10:02
you know, if you want to meet,
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ืื ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื™ืคื’ืฉ
10:05
don't call me if you want to sit around in cushy chairs
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ืืœ ืชืชืงืฉืจื• ืื ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื›ื™ืกืื•ืช ืžืจื•ืคื“ื™ื
10:09
and have meetings where you talk about doing some shit --
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ื•ืœื”ื™ืคื’ืฉ ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื -
10:13
where you talk about doing some shit.
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ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
10:16
If you want to meet with me, come to the garden
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ืื ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืคื’ื•ืฉ ืื•ืชื™ - ื‘ื•ืื• ืœื’ื™ื ื”
10:19
with your shovel so we can plant some shit.
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ืขื ืืช ื”ื—ืคื™ืจื” ืฉืœื›ื, ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉืชื•ืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
10:22
Peace. Thank you.
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ืฉืœื•ื. ืชื•ื“ื”.
10:26
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:30
Thank you. (Applause)
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ืชื•ื“ื”. (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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