Living Simply in a Tiny House on a Homestead in the City
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2024
- Welcome to my tiny house in Orlando, Florida where I live simply and sustainably! I built this tiny house along with friends for under $1,500, with nearly 100% secondhand materials and while creating near zero waste- just 30 pounds of trash!
This setup allows me to live simply so that I can dedicate my time to the service of others and the earth. It also serves as a demonstration site for those who desire to live simply and sustainably.
In this tour I show you the inside of my tiny 100 square foot house, my outdoor kitchen with greywater, my rainwater shower and rainwater collection system, my closed loop compost toilet, my garden and more!
I also discuss minimalism, simple living, voluntary simplicity and more.
I have created an FAQ to answer most every question that has arisen about my tiny house. You can read that at www.robingreenfield.org/tinyho...
To learn about the build and more details you can watch this video and read this guide: robingreenfield.org/tinyhouseb...
Video filmed and edited by Brandon Kari brandonkari.com
Robin Greenfield is a truth-seeker, activist, social reformer and servant to Earth, humanity and our plant and animal relatives. He lives simply and sustainably to be the change he wishes to see in the world. Through living closely connected to Earth, he rejects the status quo of consumerism and demonstrates a way of being in gratitude, mindfulness and presence. His life is an experiment with truth and integrity.
Robin’s public activism involves dramatic actions designed to provoke critical thought, self-reflection and positive change. His activism creates nuanced conversations on the critical issues of our time, with a focus on solutions for living in harmony.
His life’s work has been covered by media worldwide and he has been named “The Robin Hood of Modern Times” by France 2 TV and “The Forrest Gump of Ecology”.
Robin has committed to earning below the federal poverty threshold for life and donates 100% of his media earnings to grassroots nonprofits, with a focus on supporting Black and Indigenous women-led organizations.
This channel is a resource for all who seek to liberate themselves, to live in truth and integrity, and to live in harmony with Earth, humanity and the plants and animals we share this home with.
Robin Greenfield and Dear Friends share means of achieving liberation and harmony through sustainable living, simple living, tiny house living, foraging, growing food and medicine, minimalism, zero waste, earth-skills, food sovereignty, community resilience, compassionate communication, activism, Black Liberation, Indigenous Sovereignty and living in service.
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This man was probably a monk in his past life. To have his minimalist mindset does not come naturally to most people, especially in this materialistic country.
I think it's not natural because there is unfortunately a huge disconnect with nature
I aspire to be like you! You are such an amazing human with a gold heart.
Agreed.
Hello Jaun! Here are some places to start!
www.robgreenfield.tv/12
Sending love!
I love moving and giving away possessions. Ironically when I left California, I donated my favorite kitchen table to someone in need. When I got to Minnesota the church donated me the same exact wooden table.
It's as if when we connect to the world and environment in a giving positive way, it gives back without our asking :)
Law of attraction perhaps
God is good
SHUTTT!! UPPP!! That’s so cool! I can’t believe it was the same exact table! That’s incredible to me!
@@mariahmartinez868 I was literally just telling someone this story 😇
Thank you so much for talking about minimal clothing. Some people look at me like I am crazy when I try to remind them that there are enough clothes and textiles already made on this earth.
That is our life in the Philippines,very simple but with a lot of smile in our face..
Naomi Elumbaring material posession cannot make us happy.cheers
That is very wonderful to hear Naomi. Sending love!
Naomi Elumbaring , nice 👍
Rob M you are an incredible individual! I have a lot of respect and admiration for you! I wish you all of the happiness, health love and joy!
Hahah wala kasing pambili eh kaya ganito mga bahay natin dito sa pilipinas.. hehehe sa probinysa kung saan lahat pantay2 syempre masaya kasi an lawak ng matatakbohan tsaka less stress.. wala kahit anong maraming makikitang ka artehan.. simple lahat pantay kya masaya nakakapag smile talaga pero pag sa city pag may pera ka lang tsaka kapa magsmile haha..
Great job Rob. It's been a dry year here in florida and I'm very impressed with your progress. I really hope this opens some peoples eyes to the possibilities of sustainable living.
Same here in Atlanta. Hot and dry this year.
Thanks Sember! Sending lots of love to you!
Rob has the mindset that can save the human relationship with Earth, and he's empowering other people to live with environmental ethics. This type of information is vital for our future. I admire his efforts, and will continue to learn from him. Thank you.
@Cosmin Costea have you ever built a real house? It produces 1000x more waste than Rob did in years. All I'm saying is he knows how to live sustainably, he knows how to give future generations a world that isn't polluted and wasted on fast, wasteful construction / consumption
I can easily see your lifestyle becoming the norm in the next 5-10 years. Hopefully I will be able to more closely follow your exemplary example soon.
I hope so
You're a good man, Rob. Hope you chose a 4 season climate next. Be fun to watch you navigate the seasons.
would be a whole lot of roadkill, fishing, salad and wood chopping, temperate climates suck
Beautiful to see someone doing this! I love your life!
You inspire so many ! Been watching your videos a long while now. My how far you have come. Safe travels, my young friend. Keep that great smile ,Rob !
Thanks for your year of growing and foraging. Your videos and Pete’s videos about your experience have been an inspiration. My wife screamed when you ate the first bite of sauerkraut from the storage hole but now has reconsidered our own ferments storage. Cheers!
Just imagine how much energy is needed to watch your videos on all those smartphones and computers. a lot. But. Imagine your impact on the viewer. a huge. thank you for your great work, I love you
Probably the same amount used otherwise. People would just be watching something else, probably something less useful.
@@baddriversofcolga that is also right.
Certainly something that needs to be accounted for. I do this because I believe that it is worth it and makes the difference I am striving for. I've thought about this and much deeper threads of this for countless hours.
I watch youtube at a much lower resolution, normally 360p (click on the cog to change), to much reduce the data downloaded and the energy required to power the server infrastructure.
@@Robin.Greenfield Everything has an impact but the electronic impact vs the positive impact of your lifestyle and the education for others is negligible. GOOD IDEAS NEED DISTRIBUTION AND THERE IS NO MORE EFFECTIVE MEANS THAN DOING THIS. Great work!
You're an inspiration and I think its most admirable what you"re doing.
I love the way you think about things. So refreshing!!!!
Truly inspiring. I always look forward to your videos. Thank you for sharing!
Rob, we will miss you! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing experience and knowledge. I look forward to the next video and November's meeting!
Love you, Rob. Thanks again for being an inspiration.
You are such an inspiration! Thank you Rob
I love it all! you are living the dream! I can't wait to see where you land next!
Thanks Rob for all your knowledge. I hope to live similar soon. Look forward to your next adventure.
I love how you live. Wonderful mindset!
Cant wait to see where you go next! We're planning to (after somehow saving up the money) move out of a crappy renting environment, onto our own bit of land, and sustainabily live here in texas. The complication is both our jobs require technology, and so thats been a grueling process of trying to find a place 'near' work, that has all of our needs, that we can have our dogs on. (One is a pitbull and you know how people are about that).
Ever video you post is so enlightening and encouraging. Please keep posting. Heres to hoping you make a series one day on living in the cold climates, or one in the disaster areas (like texas after the hurricans and flooding, which has left people without food or homes) Just to show people it is possible, and to help out others too.
Thank you again, for sharing your journey!
Very inspirational life...Simple but full of smile and love.....😘👍
You're such an inspiration!
Hello, thank you for your inspiration. I'm in the UK, going to book tickets to see you in May 2020. So excited, love your life.
Gracias Gracias Gracias por tu contribución, saludos desde Perú!!
This will definitely our must have copy for our little cabin. Im excited to do it!
Big op. From Kenya. Love this.
I saw your house earlier on, on UA-cam.... It is sad to see you leave but am excited of what is to come💜🙏
Fantastic. Love your mission, and your solutions. TY for showing us ways to be better, even if perfect ( for me) seems far away!
Wonderful, informative and inspirational video. Thank you, will definitely be sharing far and wide!
You are doing good things for the world.
GREAT ROB!!, GREAT WONDERFUL WORK TEACHING OTHERS IN A REALLY SUSTAINABLE WAY OF LIVING!!!. INSPIRADOR, THANKS TOO!.
Thank you for your wisdom and teachings, love you
I love you use the word "possessions" for EVERYTHING. That really is what is is... you cant take it with you when you leave this earth
cant wait to see your new sustainable house.
Love your lifestyle Mr. Greenfield.
loved your video Rob
Outstanding video, like everything you always do. I so much enjoyed finding out more about you.
Love this lifestyle. used to have gardens for years, live on a 10 acre farm, had horses, dogs and spring water piped to old 1900 house. Now with pandemic, wish I had all that again so going to start looking to buy!!
Congrats buddy on this! Job well done... AND I CANT WAIT TO HEAR THE NEXT VIDEO! ✨😎💕😜
This is amazing...lot of thought into life...Living intentionally! God bless you:)
You're an inspiration to me. Thank you
You are truly an inspiration to me ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm so inspired to grow my own food! I dont own any land but that wont stop me, I container gardened this year. I never thought it was a possibility to ask a neighbor who doesnt use their lawn I might just have to do that!
omg you should totally go for it. I'm sure it'd be nice for them to have somebody maintain their lawn and maybe get a share of the fruits and veg :P
Here's a helpful article for that: sustainableamerica.org/blog/this-guy-is-growing-all-of-his-food-on-other-peoples-land/
You are truly inspiring.
Loved it! Thank you for keeping everything so simple.
@Nick Paulson I have one.
I love this so so much
Because of Rob I have a faith in humanity again. Thx
Rob is a man after my own heart!
Great job! Thanks for all your inspiration!
I've been following you through this journey and I'm excited to see where your next adventure takes you : )
You are the best. So happy I found your channel ❤️
You very inspiring and I admire you immensely.
Thanks Rob G amazing 👍👍
Amazing!
you ae Nature Ranger ...really inspired...thanks for sharing your nature wisdom
This is an eye opening thank you 🙏
please make videos more often Rob, i always like your videos, so inspiring.
I will be putting out a new video every week for the rest of 2019 and 2020!
Respect 😊❤
I'm inspired! I have been changing how our family does things and uses products lately. It's a tough journey at times. We have a septic tank so that's one thing that stays on site at our home. I need to get a water system setup, we have a well but need a new pump. Can't do rain catchment yet because the only roof is shingles. I want to have less waste as you have done. We compost and have a garden but that's not enough. We still have too much trash imo. I'm going to keep at it tho and put some of the things I learned today into practice. Thank you for sharing this life and your journey with us! Tc
I love this little house.
Very cute!
👍💞💞💞💞💞👍
Fantastic video!
So proud of you, mate. Keep it up, and can’t wait to see what you’re up to next. Best to you, brother, with ya in spirit.
Very much inspiring🌟
It is amazing how you are able to take care of your need. I don't think I can do what you do....but I applaud your way of life...all very well plan...take care....MINDY
Here's some things YOU can do Mindy! www.robgreenfield.tv/12
Hi from Brazil!... Great video. Its very inspirational! Peace
You are truly instrumental for me to consider my ways. I am learning from you. May the God who created the Earth keep you all well, spirit, soul and body. Love lots! 💕
LOVE THIS IS FREEDOM AND NATURAL LIVING BY DESIGN
Rob thanks for putting out this summary. You are one of my main inspirations. I've been using a bucket system for a couple of months now and I find it totally convenient and love the water I am saving as I live in Tucson where the water is very precious not to mention expensive. We really shouldn't be flushing away potable water. I just put a small bucket with a lid in my shower that I pee in. TP goes in there too. I dump that into my compost pile every day which only takes about a minute. Poo goes into a 5 gal bucket with sawdust (any carbon material works) in a "mud room" next to my back door. I will eventually make a curtain of some kind to hide it. That has to be emptied about every 4 days. I just bought a round toilet seat and set that on top of the bucket - works great for sitting. I also stopped buying cat litter and now have an area of good soil in the yard and I just fill the litter box with that - my cat loves it and it has to be emptied about every 4 days back onto the area where I had gotten it or into the compost pile. This compost pile is one that will compost for 2 years before use as recommended in the Humanure Handbook. If you had some sandy area in your yard or area the cats would like that even better. So I love this simple set-up like yours. Mine saves me money on my water bill, no cat litter to buy, no external fertilizer cost needed for my plants, the water on the compost pile gets double use as you point out, no cost to my system except a couple of buckets. It will never wear out. I will now add natural TP to the set-up. I am not sure that plant you recommend will grow in Tucson but I'll find something. Lamb's Ears - you know that one? I'll go to our local native plant nursery and go around rubbing my face on plants until I find something soft.
@@ringingcedars4461 It goes straight in the compost bin which is just a circle of chicken wire in my case. I also put yard waste and kitchen scraps in there to help balance it out. You would keep filling it until it can't take any more - which takes a long time because it decays down really fast - and then leave it for at least 1 year so that everything is thoroughly composted. It helps to keep a side pile of yard waste - leaves, grass, even plain dirt, etc - to put on top of the humanure deposits and that keeps flies away. And no one can tell it's anything different than an ordinary compost pile. For years I didn't do this because the whole thing seemed too complicated. Then I finally decided that I was being so silly - I live alone and just sticking the toilet seat on the bucket is all I needed. So anyway - good luck to you. Do your own thing - there's really no downside to it at all and much to gain. And if you need more advice - The Humanure Handbook is the Bible of human composting. But it's way more info than you really need.
Nice home. Thanks for sharing!
Wow. I don't know what to say. I have been feeling so stuck in the "rat race" lately. It has been weighing so heavy on me mentally the past few weeks, this video was randomly recommended and I can say it has probably changed my life. It has inspired me to totally change my life.
i love this
So cool
What a way to live♥️
I love ur living here, support your work bro.
Thanks Rob. My life is changed.plus everyone I am in contact with hears about lessening the carbon footprint. Good luck with your future endeavors
Respects to you from PR🇵🇷👊🏻
🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🔥🔥🔥🔥
Jorge Rodriguez He needs to move to PR. He will have so much to do. 😁😁😁
You're living my dream. Liked and subscribed. Keep fighting the good fight, my friend.
I miss tiny already 💔😭
I ran across your channel by chance and I'm leaving your channel with a new sense of perspective and gratitude. I would love to see how someone lives a life similar to yours that has a family with has multiple children that needs things like a car, carseats, toys, etc.
I am in my minalism journey for 4 years. But started minimalism journey (with a mindset to practice zero waste living - i am not perfect at this) for 1 year. I truely hope to be like you one day, to just own 100 items or really to challenge my space and reduce time to make sure I can maintain a just enough items to live mindfully. I have experiences the highs and lows of the process of decluttering but I think there is a big wave of multiple phases during the begining of minimalism. Decluttering MINDFULLY is something everyone should really consider doing and that it really does take a lot of time and energy (can be years). I went from 800+ items in my wardrobe, including accessories, shoes and bags down to 108 items. I first really had to focus on what my goals will be for the 10 months span / 1 yr span depending on how long the declutter would take me. Wow I am still in the process ofdecluttering mindfully. Now what I mean by decluttering my wardrobe mindfully, I mean to not donate my items and throw it out in the trash bin. Why? Because they all end up going into the landfill (may not all but donated items do end up being sold to 3 world countries or being tossed to the trash) they can out hold that many items in a donation centre. We need to be more careful of how we say goodbye to these items. And this is something no body HARDLY talks about. It's the dark side that ppl want to avoid. We need to educate people the dark side and that hard part of minimalizing to live a meaningful life, because IF you avoid this process I honestly do not understand how someone can learn to not revert back to their excessive lifestyle. I imagine it would take them twice as long to get there compared to ppl who have descarded their items mindfully. It seriously helps you learn a lot of your habbits/hobbies/and unbuying items is seriously hard.
Thank you for inspiring me to live more sustainaby. Never met a man I would ask out. Hey Rob. Picnic? Lol
Wherever you go, it appears it’s by your bicycle. Wish you the very best, happy I stumbled along here (liked & subscribed). 🙏🏽😇🙏🏽
It was nice meeting you
I've been watching your videos on and off this year i think... and you're amazed me... and inspire me... but i can't do all but bit by bit i followed you...
Way to go my friend. Here are some of my recommendations: www.robgreenfield.tv/12
Thank you
Loving the info and positive vibes your videos provide! Im looking into a much simpler life as I move into "retirement" possibly building a tiny house(s)/airnbnb village.
I’m inspired by your soul and ethos 😊
Thanks for the overview!
Yep yep yep.... Lol u get it.. All amazing info that needs to get out there especially in these times.. We can do it whatever there's a way....
I hope to meet you someday. You are such an inspiration to many of us. If I didn't have 3 pets I would do that now. I have been downsizing and trying to minimize my impact on the environment. I became vegan about a year ago. I will definitely be following you for life.
Hi Rob! Your life style is really fabulous and I agree that the humanity must be more sustainable with the environment👋
I always follow yr channel.. .n I love the videos...😊
Such a Beautiful Soul...
thank you so much, so helpfull knowlege. all the best from germany:)))
Amazing in life 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Excellent! I have been working toward a simpler life for some time myself. Right here (Indiana) and now, it's livestock and fences and inefficient wood heat and lots of electricity. Vehicles, insurances, etc. BUT I'm planting lots of nuts to provide fat and protein later on, experimenting with a living house made with willow walls, and learning about earthen wood burning appliances. Already have lots of garden space and do more canning and freezing than I really prefer. But like you said, just working to do better all the time.
Oh I wish those poor street kids I have come to know in Accra Ghana knew about more of this! It is illegal for them to harvest any rainwater, what little there is. If only they could replicate half your success! Thank you so much for all the great teaching.