I DID IT! For an entire year I grew and foraged 100% of my food. No grocery stores, no restaurants, not even a drink at a bar. Nature has been my garden, my pantry and my pharmacy. Here's the story of my year: ua-cam.com/video/nX4kq4QfYRA/v-deo.html
Imagine if every house had that much food how health and quality of life would improve everywhere ! Even the poorest people could eat fresh organic plant food instead of cheap, garbage, sugar & chemicals ladden, nutrient deficient white bread & soda ! Way to go Rob, you're a true leader in self- sufficiency !
@@dhkatz_ even in places where you can grow lots of stuff it's tough. as you can see in the video just a few generations of growing things is going to clean out all the nutrients and good things the earth has to offer a garden in an urban setting. the composting f one man might not be enough to keep these gardens well fed with what they need to grow things successfully.
Inspiring. I subbed. My goal is to supplement 25% of my families food from my backyard. Its still a work in progress in Arizona, but im getting there. Thanks for the inspiring content.
I think one of the reasons this has been hard is because you are doing it alone. In tribal societies different tasks are done by different people who share with each other. You're doing awesome!
@@Robin.Greenfield and yes its WAY more work and effort to do something that you are learning about verses something that has been passed down for generations. Cudos brotha!
Our best way to control the roaches is chickens. They're like potato chips for chickens. Lol. We dont have any in the house and we have a compost pile and gardens, etc. We also have one of those plug in for the outlets that send a current through the electrical wires in the walls. Now, when we have a hard rain, we do see the BIG palmettos or wood roaches, but it is far and few between. Good Luck it is definitely something to get used to here in Florida. (We live outside of Gainesville)
Have you considered getting a couple Hens? The eggs would add protein and the hens would eat pests insects in your garden. Not to mention they would kill your cockroaches. Plus. Some chicken species are pretty smart. They make interesting companions. They wouldn't require a lot of plant feed. I think the benefit would outweigh the cost of keeping two or three hens.
@@JackassBauer1 I don't see why. He isn't eating the chicken. Just the eggs. There are many rescues available. He could easily get a rescue chicken or two from the SPCA.
You can tell from the way he talks how passionate he is about what he is doing. The look in his eyes while he's talking about his progress and what he did is priceless!
Your an absolute inspiration. I hope your channel and your message really takes off, people really need to be reminded of our roots and to become closer to mother nature once again, and how easy it can be with a little time and effort! Thank you Rob, love your videos.
I feel like this should be one of the subjects in every school. I've never even heard of so many of the plants in your garden and I use to live on a farm.
isabella valencia I do have a Vegetarian Play List on the Channel and currently looking into possibly bringing vegetarian and pescatarian recipes back. 😊
Impressing! Everyone should start growing and foraging his/her own food. It will have a remarkable impact and a lot of the actual problems will shrink. People are getting more familiar with the earth, the plants and the climate again. They will gain respect and love for the planet. They will get more quiet and more responsible and more local.This is the change we all need. I am following your channel around four years now and i am into growing food myself and together with others in the very center of Berlin now for three years.We have learned so much as well and it is just the beginning. Thank you so much for all the inspiration!
Man, what you are doing with this experiment is so huge for yourself and for the ones that see what you are doing. It is so inspiring for a lot of people. For me you are a great model and a great man. Thank you!
Very impressed that you have made it this far! I’ve been and organic gardener/homesteader for many years now so I definitely respect the amount of work, planning and self restraint this would take. Good luck with the next six months!
You’re doing amazing. I grow and forage a lot and although it can be hard it is to keep on top of, its so rewarding. Now that things have eased up a bit you can enjoy growing that connection with the food that so many of us have lost. Love to you x
You are AMAZING. I grew up in Miami, Florida. Cockroaches in Florida are menaces to society. My mom was an immaculate housekeeper, but we had to get our house tented (exterminated) every few years. Lizards, snakes, mosquitoes, giant frogs, etc were all there, too! But so was a giant mango tree and giant avocado tree in our backyard!
Very curious to see what you do after the full year Rob! Not sure if this was described or not in another video. Love following you, aspire to own my own property where I can grow most of my food at home, ideally farmland like how I grew up. Mixed with hunting/fishing I think you have a lot to teach me, my main goal is to never have to go to the grocery store again!
You’re doing great for not being from here! Never listen to anyone that says it can’t be grown here! You just have to find the perfect location. Most things that grow up north can be grown here if you give it some shade! Most things aren’t used to major sun! Sometimes you have to be innovative! And I see you are!
At 13:14 the cockroach story: Best thing I've seen all week! Thanks for sharing your project with the world, including these little chewy lumps along the way!
I love what you're doing, your positive attitude, and your sense of humour even with eating cockroaches. You look extremely healthy and happy. Keep up the wonderful work. Inspiring.
Wow, I love the before and after of your main front yard! Well done Rob. What you are doing is really challenging. Enjoy your time up home. You deserve a break! Thank you for sharing.
This is seriously should be made compulsory watch to the younger generations. Very inspiring and educational. I was surprised as some of the plants you show are what in my country call 'village food' like tapioca, yam, moringa, sweet shoots etc. And the younger generations hardly consume those now, preferring carrots and other modern or imported veggie instead. Keep up the good work!
There is a type of cooling system which might work for you where you use two clay pots, placing a layer of damp sand between the inner and outer pot. The outer pot is not glazed and evaporation keeps the contents of the inner pot cool.
Hi Rob, a wonderful drink is call ed a shrub, vinegar, honey and a fruit juice. One part each and then add water to taste. I use 1/3 cup of each in a quart jar and then fill it the rest of the way with water. Good luck with your adventure up north.
I don’t see why no one does this I’m planting my very first garden this year excited to see how much veggies and fruit I get, I’m growing everything from seed and I’m only 16.
BT Trickk I’m 15 and going on my 4th or 5th year of gardening! I recommend planting things like carrots, radish, squashes, and tomatoes! :) they all grow relatively easy.
All power to you Rob. Thank you for sharing your inspiring journey. Watching your videos has really encouraged me to aim for zero waste and the big goal of growing 50% of my calories by the end of spring, which is less than five months away here in Australia. Run strong.
You are a huge inspiration! Thank you so much! I’m from Florida, but I live in Baja Mexico. And I’m going back and I’m coming back with seeds ,for EVERYONE!
This is amazing, Rob! You're inspiring me in many ways. I will be setting up a homestead soon. I've been intensely studying all ways to live free and happy within nature's abundant beauty hehehe
As a renewable energy student entering the work force you are quite the inspiration! Everything you do is right up my alley! Thanks! Hope to meet you one day.
I like how you have to grow what works or you will starve! I live just west of you in Clearwater and am trying to learn what works and when. Thanks for your videos and I wish you much success.
I am really looking forward to seeing you forage up north. It’s hard to imagine this project working in anything but a tropical climate. I don’t know how successful I would be here in Washington state. Thank you for the update.
Andrew Kirchem I like to see that too. He goes during the best time of year though, I am certain he will be able to forage plenty. Our northern challenge is the short growing season, so root crops and anything that can be stored easily are our friends. He’d most likely have to take up hunting if he tried it year round or start his own livestock
So much to grow and forage. It's a different challenge, but people did it for many years until very recently. And still many people do not 100% but a very large percentage of their food.
Rob Greenfield we have come to expect summer crops year round, that makes us think it can’t be done. Seasonal cooking is a good step to learn what’s available.
I want to do this. No wait...I'm going to do this!! Adapting to Canada should be interesting....and I don't have a house but we'll see how this goes. Thanks for the inspiration, Rob!
I love how genuine you are. I would love to do this, but where i live ,is a long winter, and i would probably starve as a vegan.However , I do live in an off grid homestead, and grow as much of the food i can ,with additional foraging . Still a lot to learn, and I am so grateful ,that I found your channel. Great for motivation to keep going:)
I just love watching your videos. You inspired me to try a small garden and it is doing great!! I live in a HOA in TN so I am limited in what I can plant and where I plant it. However, we are moving next year and will be in a more rural area and you have given me so many ideas on what I want to grow. I am completely dedicated to growing my own food and hopefully living totally on what I grow!! Thank you so much for what you are doing. It is truly amazing!
You are so cool and definitely helping a lot of us, me for sure, learn more about self sufficiency! Love ur personal story on the cockroach in ur smoothie!!
Hey Rob Greenfield, I recently moved to Wisconsin but prior to living in Wisconsin I lived in Florida for 7 years, we grew a ton of exotic fruit trees but I digress. I just wanted to say you should consider growing dandelion, and well dandelion does not really grow well in the hotter climates like Florida but if you can grow it, the plant has a lot of versatility with the leaves tasting alot like spinach when they're young and are packed with potassium, the flowers sort of have a buttery flavor and are full of antioxidants, and finally the roots could be eaten raw but there's something you can do that's pretty awesome with the roots. You can actually roast the roots and powder it up and drink it like a coffee, it has a surprisingly great flavor and it is good for your liver.
By the way, I had no idea there were so many different foods that could be grown and eaten!! And I wish that every community could do what you are doing. This could help feed the homeless population and help reduce hunger in all of our communities.
I see challenges with that idea. First you can’t help those who don’t want to help themselves (homeless). Second, it works for rob because he is just one guy, if you have hundreds or thousands of people trying to do this it’s going to be like locusts eating everything to the bare ground. It becomes a problem of scale. However, people all across the country could use their yards to supplement their food needs and if you have an acre or two be fed off your own land. For society as a whole the issue is how we allocate and value time. If your hourly compensation is higher than the value of the food you grow/harvest/process, then it’s more efficient to do your day job and buy local food. I do not believe that food cost is the problem for most people. Rent/mortgage and transportation often takes up over 2/3 of people’s income, so the bigger problem is housing cost.
@@4philipp ok, so look maybe his tiny house and other low consuming energy. . I made the experience that creating eco communitys , is maybe the best way 2 live! "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a experience to be lived ."Osho
WoW what a find Rob your are !! Been off grid survivalist for 25 yrs BUT you have inspired me to take this to a whole new level ! I was already increasing my commitment due to the plandemic but GEEZ I am so inspired in new ways at zero consumption and minimizing~ I was a Gardner in Nor Cal 25 yrs ago and yes thee food growing everywhere especially Olive trees (except for the potential chemicals sprayed) while people just treat it as waste is phenomenal. I must say I envy the fact that your in San Diego and Florida while I am in mountains Colorado area with snow. Yes growing blueberries etc... but is much more challenging. Hope you do one on high elevation snow areas.
ive grown up having planted a lot of what i consume daily and its really cool having the contrast of what can grow in Florida's climate compared to here in mid california!! this is super rad
Hi Rob, I am in my 80th year and find your efforts laudable. They call up images of Theroux on Walden pond of the lament of my Savior: "The foxes have their dens but the Son of man has no place to lay his head." I am full of questions but one will suffice for right now: With your emphasis on community and steep learning curve why haven't you sought out a native American tribe to interact with.I believe you are living the abundant life and I salute you.
I cannot understand why this 'goal' is so 'alien'. While I enjoy watching you accomplish this, I have to wonder and be dismayed about the direction our world is going. I refuse to be 'dependent' on ANYONE outside the 'community' I barter my 'excesses' with. ESPECIALLY Gov't and Corps. JMHO. Best of success son. ~Eli.
You're doing an awesome job Rob! Thank you for inspiring me in so many ways. I feel you, how hard it is, the way of living you have right now. I salute you. 👊👏👏👏 much ❤️ from Philippines
I’m proud of you for admitting that you’re project isn’t perfect and that they are still things you need to work with. I’m glad you said that you are being practical and not spending hundreds on bags! Hey for any bugs can take care of by different types of carnivores plants! But not venus fly traps; get a nepenthe or trumpet plant. They digest anything that falls into them! Sometimes even rats! Use nature to fight nature!
Ohh wow. I would definitely make some banana/coconut bread with your flour. Everything looks so delicious. I never get bored with making homemade homegrown anything. The beauty of nature is it’s diversity. Loving what you’re doing! Will you be doing any videos on harvesting your “exotic” plants, planting (best soil preparation), or fermentation process? Would love to see it. Grow on grow strong.🙂
Thanks for the inspiring videos. Living in a northern climate I have been a bit jealous of all the food forest videos of Florida- aside from the cockroaches. I have come to appreciate the edible weeds such as lambs quarter, amaranth, mallow; in addition to the numerous berries that do quite well in a domesticated Idaho backyard.
I DID IT!
For an entire year I grew and foraged 100% of my food. No grocery stores, no restaurants, not even a drink at a bar.
Nature has been my garden, my pantry and my pharmacy. Here's the story of my year: ua-cam.com/video/nX4kq4QfYRA/v-deo.html
yes you did
@Rob Greenfield. Have you ever used a Zeer Pot-in-pot unglazed ceramic clay pot for refrigeration?
I want to live with you i really like your life style
Well done you!
You are an ideal man, an inspiration for the coming generation.
Imagine if every house had that much food how health and quality of life would improve everywhere ! Even the poorest people could eat fresh organic plant food instead of cheap, garbage, sugar & chemicals ladden, nutrient deficient white bread & soda ! Way to go Rob, you're a true leader in self- sufficiency !
The problem is that in many places in the world you just can't grow a lot of this stuff
@@dhkatz_ even in places where you can grow lots of stuff it's tough. as you can see in the video just a few generations of growing things is going to clean out all the nutrients and good things the earth has to offer a garden in an urban setting. the composting f one man might not be enough to keep these gardens well fed with what they need to grow things successfully.
Inspiring. I subbed. My goal is to supplement 25% of my families food from my backyard. Its still a work in progress in Arizona, but im getting there. Thanks for the inspiring content.
I think one of the reasons this has been hard is because you are doing it alone. In tribal societies different tasks are done by different people who share with each other. You're doing awesome!
Very good point!
That's a big part of it! Plus I'm just learning all of this!
@@Robin.Greenfield I'm sure the things you are learning from this journey will catapult you into deeper abundance and freedom!
@@Robin.Greenfield and yes its WAY more work and effort to do something that you are learning about verses something that has been passed down for generations. Cudos brotha!
If he moved far far northwest of there with a gun, a fishing rod and near a better selection of nut trees this would be an easier life.
This man is living the purest life you can live (and in an urban setting!)
Tommy Nolan soooo pure and peaceful I love it
It is lots and lots of hard work and uncertainty.
Our best way to control the roaches is chickens. They're like potato chips for chickens. Lol. We dont have any in the house and we have a compost pile and gardens, etc. We also have one of those plug in for the outlets that send a current through the electrical wires in the walls. Now, when we have a hard rain, we do see the BIG palmettos or wood roaches, but it is far and few between. Good Luck it is definitely something to get used to here in Florida. (We live outside of Gainesville)
@@Gerald69420 Just HAD to, right? Smh
@@Gerald69420 Thats the problem, it's always on someone's property.
Have you considered getting a couple Hens?
The eggs would add protein and the hens would eat pests insects in your garden. Not to mention they would kill your cockroaches.
Plus. Some chicken species are pretty smart. They make interesting companions.
They wouldn't require a lot of plant feed. I think the benefit would outweigh the cost of keeping two or three hens.
Would he need to forage/hunt a wild chicken?
@@JackassBauer1 I don't see why. He isn't eating the chicken. Just the eggs. There are many rescues available.
He could easily get a rescue chicken or two from the SPCA.
hens are loud man, very very loud
@@thanos4677 its not like all those plant seeds were harvested from the wild
@@alexisgagnon2946 no its the cocks
You can tell from the way he talks how passionate he is about what he is doing. The look in his eyes while he's talking about his progress and what he did is priceless!
I mean, I'd be proud as hell of myself if I ever did a project like this. It's very endearing to hear him talk about his progress.
Mr. Greenfield
( What a great name for a someone that grows their own food ) . Good luck. Great channel
Man this makes me want to do this in the future as a project like you now! You are so inspirational
when your mom tells you to play outside, and you were playing Stardew Valley.....
So going door to door and giving everyone a jar of mayonnaise?
@@megakaren2160 I caught you a delicious bass.
Your an absolute inspiration. I hope your channel and your message really takes off, people really need to be reminded of our roots and to become closer to mother nature once again, and how easy it can be with a little time and effort! Thank you Rob, love your videos.
I feel like this should be one of the subjects in every school. I've never even heard of so many of the plants in your garden and I use to live on a farm.
Michele du Toit they don't want u to be independent reduces the money flow also want to put round up on your food aka agent Orange ,slightly altered
"What's growing on?" Love this!
Nice to see Rob using the Whats growing on!
Love these videos. A ray of sunshine and hope for humanity.
Healthy Recipe Channel omg I love your channel! But I ma vegetarian do you have any vegetarian recipes?
isabella valencia I do have a Vegetarian Play List on the Channel and currently looking into possibly bringing vegetarian and pescatarian recipes back. 😊
Impressing! Everyone should start growing and foraging his/her own food. It will have a remarkable impact and a lot of the actual problems will shrink. People are getting more familiar with the earth, the plants and the climate again. They will gain respect and love for the planet. They will get more quiet and more responsible and more local.This is the change we all need. I am following your channel around four years now and i am into growing food myself and together with others in the very center of Berlin now for three years.We have learned so much as well and it is just the beginning. Thank you so much for all the inspiration!
haven't watched too many videos. You're my new favorite garden warrior, cause you're DOING IT ! well in bro ! keep on greening this land !
Man, it's already been 200 days! Crazy how time fly's by.
Yeah brother! It has been flying! Look forward to our next rendezvous!
Man after my own heart ❣Being drawn to go back to his homeland to do some discovering💙💛💚 Very exciting 😃👍🏻
Man, what you are doing with this experiment is so huge for yourself and for the ones that see what you are doing. It is so inspiring for a lot of people. For me you are a great model and a great man. Thank you!
Very impressed that you have made it this far! I’ve been and organic gardener/homesteader for many years now so I definitely respect the amount of work, planning and self restraint this would take. Good luck with the next six months!
You’re doing amazing. I grow and forage a lot and although it can be hard it is to keep on top of, its so rewarding. Now that things have eased up a bit you can enjoy growing that connection with the food that so many of us have lost. Love to you x
Love you too my brother !
So proud of you and Ty4sharing ! Blessings2U
Wolf🐺 👍
You are AMAZING. I grew up in Miami, Florida. Cockroaches in Florida are menaces to society. My mom was an immaculate housekeeper, but we had to get our house tented (exterminated) every few years. Lizards, snakes, mosquitoes, giant frogs, etc were all there, too! But so was a giant mango tree and giant avocado tree in our backyard!
lizards, snakes and frogs are all a friend to a gardener- and to all humans!
You have TAUGHT us a lot. THANK YOU. BLESSINGS TO YOU.
Very curious to see what you do after the full year Rob! Not sure if this was described or not in another video. Love following you, aspire to own my own property where I can grow most of my food at home, ideally farmland like how I grew up. Mixed with hunting/fishing I think you have a lot to teach me, my main goal is to never have to go to the grocery store again!
Within the next year I will be living in my new tiny house and growing in Northern CA. Thank you for all your inspiration :) Wonderful
I wanna live in a tiny house in NorCal!
Enjoy Christopher!
I have been thinking about that, rent out my house, move to my big property that burned down. Yep i live in nor Cal too
@@gratefuldoge8598 My boyfriend and I live in a 21ft. travel trailer and in 7 days were headed to NorCal!
I'm in So. Cal. but I want to do the same when I grow up!
You’re doing great for not being from here! Never listen to anyone that says it can’t be grown here! You just have to find the perfect location. Most things that grow up north can be grown here if you give it some shade! Most things aren’t used to major sun! Sometimes you have to be innovative! And I see you are!
At 13:14 the cockroach story: Best thing I've seen all week! Thanks for sharing your project with the world, including these little chewy lumps along the way!
i am learning alot of survival techniques from you, Rob. Thanks for leading the way!😊
That roach story will haunt me for weeks. Great job on this wonderful project though.
A little extra protein in the smoothie XD
same
Zzzzuki Neko me too
Bill Mollison, the founder of Permaculture, affirms that all roaches are edible!!!
You truly are an inspiration!!!! You are showing everyone that this can be done!!!! Living a pure and healthy lifestyle :)
I love what you're doing, your positive attitude, and your sense of humour even with eating cockroaches. You look extremely healthy and happy. Keep up the wonderful work. Inspiring.
Wow, I love the before and after of your main front yard! Well done Rob. What you are doing is really challenging. Enjoy your time up home. You deserve a break! Thank you for sharing.
What a great status buddy, I am so glad everything is going well. Take good care of yourself and keep in touch. We love you!
This is seriously should be made compulsory watch to the younger generations. Very inspiring and educational. I was surprised as some of the plants you show are what in my country call 'village food' like tapioca, yam, moringa, sweet shoots etc. And the younger generations hardly consume those now, preferring carrots and other modern or imported veggie instead. Keep up the good work!
Truth be told, stuff grows here all year! Really blessed here!
There is a type of cooling system which might work for you where you use two clay pots, placing a layer of damp sand between the inner and outer pot. The outer pot is not glazed and evaporation keeps the contents of the inner pot cool.
Hi Rob, a wonderful drink is call ed a shrub, vinegar, honey and a fruit juice. One part each and then add water to taste. I use 1/3 cup of each in a quart jar and then fill it the rest of the way with water. Good luck with your adventure up north.
Awesome ROB Such a nice thing to be living life that way and helping the world by living it this way.
I don’t see why no one does this I’m planting my very first garden this year excited to see how much veggies and fruit I get, I’m growing everything from seed and I’m only 16.
BT Trickk it takes a lot of time and effort to maintain
BT Trickk I’m 15 and going on my 4th or 5th year of gardening! I recommend planting things like carrots, radish, squashes, and tomatoes! :) they all grow relatively easy.
All power to you Rob. Thank you for sharing your inspiring journey.
Watching your videos has really encouraged me to aim for zero waste and the big goal of growing 50% of my calories by the end of spring, which is less than five months away here in Australia.
Run strong.
I'm in northern New Brunswick Canada, forging and growing 90% of my food. I'm cutting my dependence on grocerie stores. enjoying my experience!!
Nice! I would love to see how you are pulling off 90%. Send me an email if you would: www.robgreenfield.tv/contact
You are a huge inspiration! Thank you so much! I’m from Florida, but I live in Baja Mexico. And I’m going back and I’m coming back with seeds ,for EVERYONE!
Love the eggplant and okra. Congratulations on your success, you are a great example for all of us.
This is amazing- you're such a positive inspiration Rob!
You're the best Rob! Thanks for everything youre sharing.
Thanks for being you Rob. You are an inspiration.
Excited for your trip. Thank you for sharing your journey.
This is amazing, Rob! You're inspiring me in many ways. I will be setting up a homestead soon. I've been intensely studying all ways to live free and happy within nature's abundant beauty hehehe
Thank you for the update. You inspire me. Keep up the good work!
As a renewable energy student entering the work force you are quite the inspiration! Everything you do is right up my alley! Thanks! Hope to meet you one day.
This is sooooo facinating.
Your doing a fine job. I really enjoy watching you do.
Hey Rob, It was a great visit to your garden and living area. Thanks for all the gifts of seeds and a Yuca plant.
I like how you have to grow what works or you will starve! I live just west of you in Clearwater and am trying to learn what works and when. Thanks for your videos and I wish you much success.
Here's my Central Florida growing guide: www.robgreenfield.tv/grow
Thanks!
Wonderful, Rob. This should be compulsory viewing for every school kid on this planet. I'm off to find your other videos!
Would like to see how you dried and processed all those grains in plants.
Hi Nancy!
I've just published a new blog that shows a lot of staples and discusses drying foods a little bit!
robgreenfield.tv/foodfreedomphotos/
Grains? No grains here.
I had a smile on my face for this entire video!
You're such an inspiration with a strong will. It sounds like a trip to Wisconsin will rejuvenate you.
Thank you for being part of our life last year! Happy new year Rob!
Well done. And those recipes look so amazing! Your food photography is en pointe!!
I am really looking forward to seeing you forage up north. It’s hard to imagine this project working in anything but a tropical climate. I don’t know how successful I would be here in Washington state. Thank you for the update.
Andrew Kirchem I like to see that too. He goes during the best time of year though, I am certain he will be able to forage plenty. Our northern challenge is the short growing season, so root crops and anything that can be stored easily are our friends. He’d most likely have to take up hunting if he tried it year round or start his own livestock
So much to grow and forage. It's a different challenge, but people did it for many years until very recently. And still many people do not 100% but a very large percentage of their food.
Rob Greenfield we have come to expect summer crops year round, that makes us think it can’t be done. Seasonal cooking is a good step to learn what’s available.
You are an inspiration my friend. Thank you for sharing. It's a beautiful thing you are doing. Be well
I want to do this. No wait...I'm going to do this!! Adapting to Canada should be interesting....and I don't have a house but we'll see how this goes. Thanks for the inspiration, Rob!
You are a inspiration so much knowledge from your videos and journey
Bonjour
Je trouve vos aventures extraordinaires,. Cela m'inspire beaucoup. Vraiment vous êtes exceptionnel !!!!! !Bravo et merci 😎
Oh wow!!! Orlando! m in St Pete and I recognize the abundance around me! Free food everywhere!
I love how genuine you are. I would love to do this, but where i live ,is a long winter, and i would probably starve as a vegan.However , I do live in an off grid homestead, and grow as much of the food i can ,with additional foraging . Still a lot to learn, and I am so grateful ,that I found your channel. Great for motivation to keep going:)
Sounds lovely! Enjoy!
I just love watching your videos. You inspired me to try a small garden and it is doing great!! I live in a HOA in TN so I am limited in what I can plant and where I plant it. However, we are moving next year and will be in a more rural area and you have given me so many ideas on what I want to grow. I am completely dedicated to growing my own food and hopefully living totally on what I grow!! Thank you so much for what you are doing. It is truly amazing!
TN represent!
Great to hear! You can start small and grow more and more each season and year!
What an inspiration! Am tippy toeing in natural food growing...
You are so cool and definitely helping a lot of us, me for sure, learn more about self sufficiency! Love ur personal story on the cockroach in ur smoothie!!
Hey Rob Greenfield, I recently moved to Wisconsin but prior to living in Wisconsin I lived in Florida for 7 years, we grew a ton of exotic fruit trees but I digress. I just wanted to say you should consider growing dandelion, and well dandelion does not really grow well in the hotter climates like Florida but if you can grow it, the plant has a lot of versatility with the leaves tasting alot like spinach when they're young and are packed with potassium, the flowers sort of have a buttery flavor and are full of antioxidants, and finally the roots could be eaten raw but there's something you can do that's pretty awesome with the roots. You can actually roast the roots and powder it up and drink it like a coffee, it has a surprisingly great flavor and it is good for your liver.
Love your videos. Hope to see your adventures in Wisconsin 👍👍👍👍
By the way, I had no idea there were so many different foods that could be grown and eaten!! And I wish that every community could do what you are doing. This could help feed the homeless population and help reduce hunger in all of our communities.
I see challenges with that idea. First you can’t help those who don’t want to help themselves (homeless). Second, it works for rob because he is just one guy, if you have hundreds or thousands of people trying to do this it’s going to be like locusts eating everything to the bare ground. It becomes a problem of scale.
However, people all across the country could use their yards to supplement their food needs and if you have an acre or two be fed off your own land.
For society as a whole the issue is how we allocate and value time. If your hourly compensation is higher than the value of the food you grow/harvest/process, then it’s more efficient to do your day job and buy local food.
I do not believe that food cost is the problem for most people. Rent/mortgage and transportation often takes up over 2/3 of people’s income, so the bigger problem is housing cost.
@@4philipp ok, so look maybe his tiny house and other low consuming energy. .
I made the experience that creating eco communitys , is maybe the best way 2 live!
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a experience to be lived ."Osho
I'm Awake yes !and eating real food not like crappy old vegetables full of pesticides and herbicides from supermarkets , would be wonderful ;)
WoW what a find Rob your are !! Been off grid survivalist for 25 yrs BUT you have inspired me to take this to a whole new level ! I was already increasing my commitment due to the plandemic but GEEZ I am so inspired in new ways at zero consumption and minimizing~ I was a Gardner in Nor Cal 25 yrs ago and yes thee food growing everywhere especially Olive trees (except for the potential chemicals sprayed) while people just treat it as waste is phenomenal. I must say I envy the fact that your in San Diego and Florida while I am in mountains Colorado area with snow. Yes growing blueberries etc... but is much more challenging. Hope you do one on high elevation snow areas.
Amazing, this channel deserves more than a million subscribers, come on people show that you are interested in becoming earth friendly.
Right on man thanks for the positive attitude and willingness to share your learnings
Thank you for your videos you are really inspiring and full of happiness
love it!
Lots of courage and love to you mate!
I love that you don’t waste anything
Sweet potato leaves is Delicious and Marungga too. Thats a staple in Philippines.
Hope you will make some videos when you go away.
Your videos are amazing. Tons of knowledge 👍.
Wow, what a great project. Thank you for sharing.
ive grown up having planted a lot of what i consume daily and its really cool having the contrast of what can grow in Florida's climate compared to here in mid california!! this is super rad
Hi Rob,
I am in my 80th year and find your efforts laudable. They call up images of Theroux on Walden pond of the lament of my Savior: "The foxes have their dens but the Son of man has no place to lay his head." I am full of questions but one will suffice for right now: With your emphasis on community and steep learning curve why haven't you sought out a native American tribe to interact with.I believe you are living the abundant life and I salute you.
I cannot understand why this 'goal' is so 'alien'. While I enjoy watching you accomplish this, I have to wonder and be dismayed about the direction our world is going. I refuse to be 'dependent' on ANYONE outside the 'community' I barter my 'excesses' with. ESPECIALLY Gov't and Corps. JMHO. Best of success son. ~Eli.
You are 'stupid'
You're doing an awesome job Rob! Thank you for inspiring me in so many ways. I feel you, how hard it is, the way of living you have right now. I salute you. 👊👏👏👏 much ❤️ from Philippines
Oh i wish the entire human society was so kind to the whole world and happy
Mc4wiwy your delusional. The way we live now is just a “kind” to the world as he is. The worlds an inanimate object, you can’t be mean to it.
I appreciate the detail that you gave us in this video. It seems like the only form of food preservation that you aren't doing is canning.
feeling really good with lots of energy and inspiration says it all.......thank you!......c
Great update - always so informative! Thanks for the sharing and the inspiration. :)
Congratulations Rob! Truly amazing accomplishment! 😃👍
I’m proud of you for admitting that you’re project isn’t perfect and that they are still things you need to work with. I’m glad you said that you are being practical and not spending hundreds on bags! Hey for any bugs can take care of by different types of carnivores plants! But not venus fly traps; get a nepenthe or trumpet plant. They digest anything that falls into them! Sometimes even rats! Use nature to fight nature!
Haha the cockroach story :'D good on you for not wasting the smoothy
Ari Shafir is really taking this flip phone idea to the next level
Ohh wow. I would definitely make some banana/coconut bread with your flour. Everything looks so delicious. I never get bored with making homemade homegrown anything. The beauty of nature is it’s diversity. Loving what you’re doing! Will you be doing any videos on harvesting your “exotic” plants, planting (best soil preparation), or fermentation process? Would love to see it. Grow on grow strong.🙂
Perhaps, I write a lot more than I do videos and have covered fermentation
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best way to live a life . Keep going Rob Greenfield
Would love to hang out with you and just watch and learn, watch and learn, watch and learn 😊
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I will set up a place for that in the years to come.
Rob amazing, would love to live like this. You inspire me soooo much. Good luck. Peace
You are a modern day hero.
Thanks for the inspiring videos. Living in a northern climate I have been a bit jealous of all the food forest videos of Florida- aside from the cockroaches.
I have come to appreciate the edible weeds such as lambs quarter, amaranth, mallow; in addition to the numerous berries that do quite well in a domesticated Idaho backyard.