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Ron Finley: A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA
Ron Finley: 一個洛杉機中南區的游擊園丁
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Ron Finley 在洛杉磯中南區種菜 -- 在荒廢地、安全島以及路邊沿種。為何？為了好玩，為了挑戰，為了美，同時為了給住在一個 “得來速比飛車槍擊奪走更多性命” 的社區的人們提供除垃圾食物外的另一種選擇。
Ron Finley - Gardener
Ron Finley grows a nourishing food culture in South Central L.A.’s food desert by planting the seeds and tools for healthy eating. Full bio
Ron Finley grows a nourishing food culture in South Central L.A.’s food desert by planting the seeds and tools for healthy eating. Full bio
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00:16
I live in South Central.
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我住在洛杉機中南區。
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This is South Central:
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這是中南區：
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liquor stores,
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酒鋪、
00:24
fast food,
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快餐店、
00:26
vacant lots.
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廢地。
00:29
So the city planners, they get together and they figure
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因此城市規劃師們開會策劃
00:30
they're going to change the name South Central to make it represent something else,
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他們想把中南區名改成具有代表性的名字，
00:34
so they change it to South Los Angeles,
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最後定名為南洛杉磯，
00:37
like this is going to fix what's really going wrong in the city.
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好像這將解決該市存在的實質問題。
00:41
This is South Los Angeles. (Laughter)
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這是南洛杉磯。（笑聲）
00:44
Liquor stores,
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酒鋪、
00:47
fast food,
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快餐店、
00:49
vacant lots.
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依然是廢地一塊。
00:52
Just like 26.5 million other Americans,
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正如其他二千六百五十萬美國人一樣
00:55
I live in a food desert,
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我住在一個食品沙漠，
00:58
South Central Los Angeles,
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洛杉磯中南區，
01:00
home of the drive-thru and the drive-by.
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一個充滿得來速和飛車搶劫殺人的地方。
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Funny thing is, the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys.
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有趣的是，死在得來速上的人比飛車被搶的人還多。
01:09
People are dying from curable diseases
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在洛杉磯中南區
01:12
in South Central Los Angeles.
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很多人死於可治愈的疾病
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For instance, the obesity rate in my neighborhood
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比如，超胖率在我住的地方
01:17
is five times higher than, say, Beverly Hills,
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是其他區如比佛利山莊的五倍，
01:21
which is probably eight, 10 miles away.
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而比佛利山莊離此只有8 到10英里遠。
01:24
I got tired of seeing this happening.
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我厭倦了看到這種現象不斷發生。
01:28
And I was wondering, how would you feel
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我在想要是你得不到健康的食物
01:30
if you had no access to healthy food,
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你會作何感想，
01:33
if every time you walk out your door you see the ill effects
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如果每次你走出家門在你家附近看到的盡是
01:36
that the present food system has on your neighborhood?
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不健康的食品帶來的負面影響。
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I see wheelchairs bought and sold
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我看到輪椅的買賣
01:42
like used cars.
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如同二手車一般頻繁。
01:44
I see dialysis centers popping up like Starbucks.
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我看到洗腎中心開得像星巴克一樣多。
01:48
And I figured, this has to stop.
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我想這必須要停止。
01:52
So I figured that the problem is the solution.
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我認爲問題其實就解答。
01:58
Food is the problem and food is the solution.
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食品是問題，那麼食物也就是解決的辦法。
02:01
Plus I got tired of driving 45 minutes round trip
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而且我也對爲了買一個没有被農藥污染的蘋果
02:04
to get an apple that wasn't impregnated with pesticides.
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必須開45分鐘去買而感到厭煩。
02:08
So what I did, I planted a food forest in front of my house.
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所以我在家門前種滿食物。
02:13
It was on a strip of land that we call a parkway.
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用來種植的那塊地其實就在大馬路邊。
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It's 150 feet by 10 feet.
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大概 150 x 10 英尺大。
02:19
Thing is, it's owned by the city.
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這塊地屬於市政府，
02:21
But you have to maintain it.
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但必須由市民來維護。
02:24
So I'm like, "Cool. I can do whatever the hell I want,
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因此我想，"太棒了，我可以隨心所欲地做我想做的事，
02:28
since it's my responsibility and I gotta maintain it."
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既然是我的責任，我就得好好維護。"
02:32
And this is how I decided to maintain it.
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那這就是我對維護這塊地的計劃。
02:35
So me and my group, L.A. Green Grounds, we got together
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我和我的同伴們聚於洛杉磯Green Grounds處，
02:38
and we started planting my food forest, fruit trees,
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然後我們開始種植食物林和果樹，
02:40
you know, the whole nine, vegetables.
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一共九種蔬菜。
02:42
What we do, we're a pay-it-forward kind of group,
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我們都是願意付出的一群人，
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where it's composed of gardeners from all walks of life,
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我們是由來自社會各階層的園丁組成的，
02:50
from all over the city, and it's completely volunteer,
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大家來自城市的各個角落，都是義工，
02:53
and everything we do is free.
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我們所做的一切都是免費的。
02:54
And the garden, it was beautiful.
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菜園很美麗。
02:58
And then somebody complained.
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然而有人去跟市府抱了怨。
03:00
The city came down on me,
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市政府找到了我，
03:02
and basically gave me a citation saying that I had to remove my garden,
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最先是給我一個通知說我必須鏟平我的菜園。
03:07
which this citation was turning into a warrant.
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接著通知變成禁令。
03:09
And I'm like, "Come on, really?
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我在想，"這是開玩笑吧？
03:12
A warrant for planting food on a piece of land
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禁止在一塊地上種食物
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that you could care less about?" (Laughter)
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一塊誰沒人在乎的地?"（笑聲）
03:18
And I was like, "Cool. Bring it."
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我就想，"好啊，那看看誰怕誰。“
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Because this time it wasn't coming up.
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因為這個禁令沒有被執行，
03:24
So L.A. Times got ahold of it. Steve Lopez did a story on it
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所以洛杉磯時報的Steve Lopez報道了這件事
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and talked to the councilman,
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並找區政府人員，
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and one of the Green Grounds members,
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以及一位Green Grounds (種菜義工組織) 成員談，
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they put up a petition on Change.org,
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他們起草了一份請願書發到Change.org網站，
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and with 900 signatures, we were a success.
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900人簽了請願書，最後我們贏了。
03:39
We had a victory on our hands.
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我們打了一場勝仗。
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My councilman even called in and said how they endorse
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我的區官員來訪還說他們多麽的支持
03:44
and love what we're doing.
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以及多麼喜歡我們做的事。
03:47
I mean, come on, why wouldn't they?
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我心想沒有理由他們會不喜歡。
03:50
L.A. leads the United States in vacant lots that the city actually owns.
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洛杉磯市府擁有的空地是居美國之首的。
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They own 26 square miles of vacant lots.
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他們擁有26平方英里的空地。
04:00
That's 20 Central Parks.
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那跟20個紐約中央公園一樣大。
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That's enough space to plant 725 million tomato plants.
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那足夠種植7億2千500萬棵番茄。
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Why in the hell would they not okay this?
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他們爲什麽會不同意？
04:15
Growing one plant will give you 1,000, 10,000 seeds.
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種一棵蔬菜將產出1千或1萬顆種子。
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When one dollar's worth of green beans
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1美元的青豆
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will give you 75 dollars' worth of produce.
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將產出75美元的收成。
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It's my gospel, when I'm telling people, grow your own food.
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在我的佈道中，我呼籲大家種自己食物。
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Growing your own food is like printing your own money.
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種自己食物就像給自己印鈔票。
04:32
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
04:39
See, I have a legacy in South Central.
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你看，我在這中南區留下了建樹。
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I grew up there. I raised my sons there.
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我在這兒長大。我在這養育我的幾個兒子。
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And I refuse to be a part of this manufactured reality
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我拒絕成為被現實擺佈的一部分，
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that was manufactured for me by some other people,
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這是其他人造成的現實，
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and I'm manufacturing my own reality.
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而我在創造我自己的現實。
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See, I'm an artist.
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你看，我是一名藝術家。
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Gardening is my graffiti. I grow my art.
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園藝是我的塗鴉。我生產我的藝術作品。
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Just like a graffiti artist, where they beautify walls,
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正如街頭塗鴉藝術家美化牆面，
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me, I beautiful lawns, parkways.
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我在美化我的草坪和馬路邊沿。
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I use the garden, the soil, like it's a piece of cloth,
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如同在一塊布作畫，我在菜園和土壤種植
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and the plants and the trees,
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蔬菜水果樹木，
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that's my embellishment for that cloth.
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這就是我在那塊布上的點綴。
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You'd be surprised what the soil could do
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你會對土壤的生產力感到驚訝
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if you let it be your canvas.
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要是你將它當成你的畫布
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You just couldn't imagine how amazing a sunflower is
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你無法想像向日葵會是多麼的嬌豔
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and how it affects people.
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以及它給人們的感染力
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So what happened?
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接著什麽發生了呢？
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I have witnessed my garden become a tool for the education,
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我見證了我的花園成為一個教育工具
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a tool for the transformation of my neighborhood.
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一把轉變我街坊的工具。
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To change the community, you have to change the composition of the soil.
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要改變這社區，你必須改變土壤的成份。
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We are the soil.
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我們就是土壤。
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You'd be surprised how kids are affected by this.
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你會驚訝這會如何感染孩子們。
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Gardening is the most therapeutic
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園藝是你能做的
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and defiant act you can do,
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最具療效和改變力的行動
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especially in the inner city.
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特別是在市中心。
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Plus you get strawberries.
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另外你還能收成草莓。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
06:17
I remember this time,
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我記得有一次，
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there was this mother and a daughter came,
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一對母女在晚上10:30來，
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it was, like, 10:30 at night, and they were in my yard,
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她們在我的院子裡找東西吃，
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and I came out and they looked so ashamed.
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我走出來正好看到，他們覺得很慚愧。
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So I'm like, man, it made me feel bad that they were there,
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其實對我來說看到他們在此更讓我感到傷心，
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and I told them, you know, you don't have to do this like this.
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我跟他們說你不必偷偷摸摸這樣做。
06:35
This is on the street for a reason.
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這些食物重在街頭是有其目的的。
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It made me feel ashamed to see people
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讓我感到慚愧的是看到有人
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that were this close to me that were hungry,
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離我這麽近還在挨餓，
06:43
and this only reinforced why I do this,
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這更增強我的行動決心，
06:46
and people asked me, "Fin, aren't you afraid
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然而有人問我，"Fin，難道你就不怕
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people are going to steal your food?"
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人們會來偷你的食物?"
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And I'm like, "Hell no, I ain't afraid they're gonna steal it.
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我回答說"完全不，我不怕他們來偷。
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That's why it's on the street.
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這就是為什麼那些食物種在大街上。
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That's the whole idea.
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根本的用意就在這。
06:58
I want them to take it, but at the same time,
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我要他們來拿，同時，
07:00
I want them to take back their health."
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我也要他們找回他們的健康"。
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There's another time when I put
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另外還有一次
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a garden in this homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles.
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我在洛杉磯市中心一個遊民之家設了一個菜園。
07:12
These are the guys, they helped me unload the truck.
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這是那些幫我卸載卡車的人們。
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It was cool, and they just shared the stories
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這棒極了，他們互相分享彼此經驗
07:17
about how this affected them and how
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關於這事如何影響他們以及
07:20
they used to plant with their mother and their grandmother,
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他們怎麽和他們的母親和祖母一起種菜的經歷，
07:23
and it was just cool to see how this changed them,
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即使只是那麽短短的一刻，
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if it was only for that one moment.
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我也很高興看到這個活動如何改變了他們。
07:32
So Green Grounds has gone on to plant
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因此Ｇreen Grounds已經種了
07:35
maybe 20 gardens.
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大概20個菜園。
07:37
We've had, like, 50 people come to our dig-ins
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我們已經有50個人來一起挖土和參與。
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and participate, and it's all volunteers.
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大家都是志願者。
07:44
If kids grow kale, kids eat kale.
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如果孩子們種芥蘭，就會吃芥蘭。
07:47
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
07:49
If they grow tomatoes, they eat tomatoes. (Applause)
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要是他們種番茄，就會吃番茄。（掌聲）
07:54
But when none of this is presented to them,
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然而要是不給他們這些機會，
07:57
if they're not shown how food affects the mind and the body,
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要是没人讓他們知道食物是如何影響身心，
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they blindly eat whatever the hell you put in front of them.
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他們就盲目地吃你放在他們面前的東西。
08:05
I see young people
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我看到那些
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and they want to work,
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想工作的年輕人，
08:10
but they're in this thing where they're caught up --
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但他們生活在惡性循環的環境中。
08:12
I see kids of color and they're just on this track
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我看到這些黑人孩子們生活在這個
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that's designed for them,
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已經為他們設計好的軌道上，
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that leads them to nowhere.
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他們没有出路。
08:21
So with gardening, I see an opportunity
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因此通過園藝，我看到一個希望
08:24
where we can train these kids
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我們可以訓練這些孩子們來
08:26
to take over their communities,
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接管他們的社區，
08:29
to have a sustainable life.
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經營可持續發展的生活。
08:33
And when we do this, who knows?
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當我們做了這些，或許
08:35
We might produce the next George Washington Carver.
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我們可能會培養下一個的喬治 · 華盛頓 · 卡佛。
08:38
but if we don't change the composition of the soil,
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但要是我們不改變土壤的成份
08:40
we will never do this.
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我們將永遠做不到。
08:42
Now this is one of my plans. This is what I want to do.
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這是我的其中一個計畫。這是我想要做的事。
08:45
I want to plant a whole block of gardens
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我要在一整個小區建菜園
08:49
where people can share in the food in the same block.
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人們可以共同分享本區所產的食物。
08:52
I want to take shipping containers
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我想把這些空貨櫃
08:54
and turn them into healthy cafes.
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轉變成健康的咖啡屋。
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Now don't get me wrong.
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別誤解我的意思，
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I'm not talking about no free shit,
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我不是在講免費的狗屎觀念，
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because free is not sustainable.
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因為免費是無法持續的。
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The funny thing about sustainability,
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關於可持續性發展有趣的是
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you have to sustain it.
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你必須持續地發展它。
09:09
(Laughter) (Applause)
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（笑聲）（掌聲）
09:13
What I'm talking about is putting people to work,
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我的想法是招集一些人來工作，
09:15
and getting kids off the street, and letting them know
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招集那些在街遊蕩的孩子們，讓他們感受
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the joy, the pride and the honor in growing your own food,
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種植自己食物的喜悅、自豪和榮譽感，
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opening farmer's markets.
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開農夫市場。
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So what I want to do here,
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所以我想要做的是，
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we gotta make this sexy.
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我們要這事變成有趣感性。
09:30
So I want us all to become ecolutionary renegades,
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我要我們所有人都成為生態進化的叛徒、
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gangstas, gangsta gardeners.
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黑幫、土匪園丁。
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We gotta flip the script on what a gangsta is.
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我們要重寫黑幫土匪的定義。
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If you ain't a gardener, you ain't gangsta.
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如果你不是一個園丁，你不是土匪。
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Get gangsta with your shovel, okay?
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那麽找帶鐵鍁的土匪，好嗎？
09:47
And let that be your weapon of choice.
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選擇鐵鍁當你的武器。
09:50
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
09:57
So basically, if you want to meet with me,
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總得來說，如果你想要與我會面，
10:03
you know, if you want to meet,
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如果你想要和我見面，
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don't call me if you want to sit around in cushy chairs
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如果你只躺在沙發上無所事事
10:10
and have meetings where you talk about doing some shit --
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或者聚集討論做一些狗屎幫的壞事 — 那麽別打電話給我
10:13
where you talk about doing some shit.
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討論做一些狗屎幫的壞事。
10:17
If you want to meet with me, come to the garden
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如果你想與我會面，那麽就來菜園
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with your shovel so we can plant some shit.
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帶上你的鐵鍁，我們一起種些菜。
10:23
Peace. Thank you.
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和平。謝謝。
10:26
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
10:30
Thank you. (Applause)
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謝謝。（掌聲）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ron Finley - GardenerRon Finley grows a nourishing food culture in South Central L.A.’s food desert by planting the seeds and tools for healthy eating.
Why you should listen
Artist and designer Ron Finley couldn’t help but notice what was going on in his backyard. “South Central Los Angeles,” he quips, “home of the drive-thru and the drive-by.” And it's the drive-thru fast-food stands that contribute more to the area’s poor health and high mortality rate, with one in two kids contracting a curable disease like Type 2 diabetes.
Finley’s vision for a healthy, accessible “food forest” started with the curbside veggie garden he planted in the strip of dirt in front of his own house. When the city tried to shut it down, Finley’s fight gave voice to a larger movement that provides nourishment, empowerment, education -- and healthy, hopeful futures -- one urban garden at a time.
Ron Finley | Speaker | TED.com