Foraging 100% of My Food For a Month - Learn 40+ of the Plants I Ate!

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • For one month I foraged 100% of my food. No grocery stores, no restaurants and not even a garden!
    Every. Single. Bite.
    Over the month I foraged around 100 different plants as food and medicine. In this video I introduce you to 40+ of my plant friends to help you begin your foraging journey and reconnect to Earth. Food is growing freely and abundantly all around us!
    Here is a list of the plants covered in this video and timestamps so you can click right to meeting that plant:
    wintercress, land cress, creasy greens (Barbarea spp.) 0:26
    kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) 0:37
    wild rice (Zizania aquatica) 0:42
    ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) 1:13
    goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) 1:19
    black walnut (Juglans nigra) 1:27
    cleavers (Galium aparine) 1:34
    creeping Charlie, ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) 1:50
    crab apple (Malus sylvestris) 2:01
    chickweed (Genus Stellaria) 2:14
    chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) 2:26
    chestnut (Castanea dentata) 2:30
    wild strawberry (Potentilla indica) 2:40
    echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) 2:55
    ground cherry (Physalis spp.) 3:01
    hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) 3:14
    maitake, hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa) 3:32
    hackberry (Celtis Spp.) 3:38
    jewelweed (flower and seeds) (Impatiens capensis) 3:46
    autumnberry (Elaeagnus umbellata) 3:52
    smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper L.) 4:02
    lamb's quarters (Chenopodium spp.) 4:16
    mustard seeds (Brassica juncea) 4:24
    mint (Mentha spp.) 4:28
    mulberry (Morus spp.) 4:36
    mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) 4:55
    mullein (Verbascum thapsus) 5:13
    wild Onion (leaves and seed heads) (Allium spp.) 5:18
    plantago (broad and narrow) (Plantago major) 5:25
    poke (Phytolacca americana) 6:05
    pawpaw (Asimina triloba) 6:24
    peppercress (Lepidium virginicum) 6:40
    sochan (Rudbeckia laciniata) 6:49
    stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) 6:55
    shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) 7:00
    violet (Viola spp.) 7:05
    wild water 7:11
    wild pear (Pyrus communis) 7:18
    acorn (Quercus spp.) 7:25
    acorn Grubs (Curculio glandium) 7:43
    wild chives (Allium spp.) 7:57
    dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 8:08
    amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) 8:24
    dock (broad leaf/bitter) (Rumex spp.) 8:28
    apple (Malus domestica) 8:49
    blackberry (Rubus spp.) 9:15
    aronia (Aronia spp.) 9:51
    butternut (Juglans cinerea) 10:09
    black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) 10:18
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    Filmed by Daniel Troia
    Edited by Belle Brown and Daniel Troia
    Special thanks to Daniel Troia, Ethan Harris, Carly Fulton, Belle Brown and Sebastiano Pestoni for your support.
    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.
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Комментарии • 188

  • @vikingninja5033
    @vikingninja5033 Год назад +16

    I believe this is the stuff Kids should learn at school. gives them a natural way of appreciation for nature and they learn what i believe truly important stuff

    • @silviamagda
      @silviamagda 11 месяцев назад

      But they will not. Because the government doesn't want them to know. The parents should teach them. I teach my daughter to identify plants. We forage together, with my husband and daughter. It's so nice to make recipes and eat from the land. We love it.

  • @AbidAli-bv2gl
    @AbidAli-bv2gl Год назад +14

    You are great man, During food crisis, Every one need to follow your way

    • @romanus4879
      @romanus4879 Год назад +1

      So we need to force ourselves to be herbivores? If there's a food crisis stop trying to destroy the farmers.

  • @audrawilkens6640
    @audrawilkens6640 Год назад +40

    thank you for continuing to remind us there is food & medicine all around us

    • @DSJVNdsjnvf4356
      @DSJVNdsjnvf4356 Год назад +1

      Food be thy medicine

    • @Deontjie
      @Deontjie Год назад

      Buy a bike and have some fun.

    • @audrawilkens6640
      @audrawilkens6640 Год назад

      @@Deontjie I have a bike & I ride it all the time - great fun!~

  • @tonmoydeka7319
    @tonmoydeka7319 Год назад +4

    This is something we do in Assam. Going to the paddy fields in winter when it is dry and collect different herbs.

  • @ouissandy2806
    @ouissandy2806 Год назад +2

    My dad had a restaurant in the plaza we used to go forage in central park in the 80s. We used to forage mushrooms, berries and 📱

  • @pascalxus
    @pascalxus Год назад +6

    I learn so much from these videos. how can i have lived so long and not even know what a poltice is. And so many of these plants are new to me. Good to be learning about these.

  • @user-uw4wl7ge9d
    @user-uw4wl7ge9d Год назад +15

    Rob, I really love your energy! You are naturally funny and your videos always brighten our day! Thank you for all that you do!

  • @ajaymallya92
    @ajaymallya92 Год назад +12

    Dear Rob
    I'm inspired by watching your videos. Thank you for showing how we can live happily in simple ways without owning too much. I'm eventually getting rid of most of my stuff. Hoping to be like you or at least half of what you are. Truly inspiring .
    Thank you

  • @carolynsteele1465
    @carolynsteele1465 Год назад +1

    When I was a youngster, I ate from the bushes, trees, vines, and ground without washing. After seeing bird poop on leaves and fruit, going through the bird flu and mad cow periods, and learning more about canine and vermin diseases, I have gotten a little more careful. Still, I love many wild edibles.

  • @donHooligan
    @donHooligan Год назад +2

    thank you

  • @jorgearenillas4
    @jorgearenillas4 Год назад +8

    Wow, so much abundance!! Awesome video, really inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @ArtichokeHunter
    @ArtichokeHunter Год назад +5

    I hope you'll share some recipes. Sometimes with the wild abundance it feels like cooking creatively (especially when you're using a lot of the same ingredients) is the hardest part!

  • @ArtichokeHunter
    @ArtichokeHunter Год назад +8

    It must have taken a lot of travel to have all of these in season in the same month! I see what I would consider spring, summer, and fall forages in here.

    • @ArtichokeHunter
      @ArtichokeHunter Год назад +2

      @Rob Greenfield Team I know a lot of "spring" greens come back in the fall, so I wasn't surprised by that. Makes sense that the edge of summer and fall would maximize options.

  • @bethlehem5064
    @bethlehem5064 Год назад +3

    Rob you doing great job, let us continue making our world Paradise, free food access for humanity!

  • @carolynsteele1465
    @carolynsteele1465 Год назад +9

    Whenever I watch videos like this one, I am reminded of the times my family and I lived in the deep country and foraged a good variety of wild edibles. We did not have knowledge of the large variety that I have seen in the many videos across the past 7 years, but now I can identify about 80 wild edibles without a doubt. I grew up eating about half of them. Although there are others that I can name, and recognize, I am not ready to eat them with the assurance of not making a mistake. For example, I know the difference between purslane and spurge, but I am not ready to eat it (purslane). I raised some in pots. They produce a "zillion" seeds and are so invasive. Still, they are pretty in full bloom!
    I enjoyed this video.

  • @renitabarrientos7950
    @renitabarrientos7950 Год назад +2

    I agree 👍 100 % keep foraging & keep letting peoples know what there missing put on ,all that greens 4 free.🌱🌱🌿☘️🍃🌱 🤗 ty great 👍

  • @Seriouslydave
    @Seriouslydave Год назад +3

    Id hate to calculate how many people have starved to death while food was within reach

  • @carolynsteele1465
    @carolynsteele1465 Год назад +5

    You are quite brave to eat a plant growing next to a pile of manure. Some of these edibles, like wild apples, do not grow in my area. Great info.

  • @iangomez7190
    @iangomez7190 Год назад +1

    Great video thank you

  • @kellyclark7517
    @kellyclark7517 Год назад

    Thx Robin! You should collaborate with"she is of the woods"! It would be a magical event!

  • @Unflushablepiss
    @Unflushablepiss Год назад +4

    amazing knowledge!!! keep it up Rob much appreciated for the shared info.

  • @MySuewho
    @MySuewho Год назад +3

    Fantastic content and fantastically motivating

  • @sunnyrays2281
    @sunnyrays2281 Год назад +2

    Excellent video! Thank you so much for sharing your insight and experience with all of us!

  • @shtepiake5372
    @shtepiake5372 Год назад +3

    You’re amazing!

  • @brentonh1626
    @brentonh1626 Год назад +2

    Wow! The longs grains of that rice looked amazing. I've really been enjoying the Lundberg Short Grain Organic Brown lately. Grown close to home and organic. Not as environmentally friendly as wild-grown rice, but as good as we get down here.

  • @poorgamerslobby9794
    @poorgamerslobby9794 Год назад +3

    10:15 Rob's mating dance.... love it.

  • @haley9293
    @haley9293 Год назад +2

    Maitake find omggg

  • @composthog4332
    @composthog4332 Год назад +5

    Let me start by saying I love everything Rob stands for and teaches us about. 🌱🌿🌍 However, I have to ask what is up with that applesauce? That is the strangest looking applesauce I've ever seen and yes I've made it with the skin on. Please, someone tell me why it looks like that? It makes me nervous 😜

    • @composthog4332
      @composthog4332 Год назад +2

      @Rob Greenfield Team oh!!! Thanks very much. I didn't want the world to lose him to food poisoning. 😜

  • @Robin.Greenfield
    @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад +11

    Inspired for more?
    -Get my upcoming book, Food Freedom: robgreenfield.org/foodfreedombook
    -Find a forager near you: robgreenfield.org/findaforager
    -Visit my beginner's guide to foraging: robgreenfield.org/foraging
    -Learn more about my month of eating foraged food: robgreenfield.org/reconnect
    Here is a list of the plants we met during 30 days of foraging 100% of my food and timestamps so you can click right to meeting that plant:
    wintercress, landcress, creasy greens (Barbarea spp.) 0:26
    kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) 0:37
    wild rice (Zizania aquatica) 0:42
    ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) 1:13
    goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) 1:19
    black walnut (Juglans nigra) 1:27
    cleavers (Galium aparine) 1:34
    creeping Charlie, ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) 1:50
    crab apple (Malus sylvestris) 2:01
    chickweed (Genus Stellaria) 2:14
    chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) 2:26
    chestnut (Castanea dentata) 2:30
    wild strawberry (Potentilla indica) 2:40
    echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) 2:55
    ground cherry (Physalis spp.) 3:01
    hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) 3:14
    maitake, hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa) 3:32
    hackberry, sugarberry (Celtis Spp.) 3:38
    jewelweed (flower and seeds) (Impatiens capensis) 3:46
    autumnberry (Elaeagnus umbellata) 3:52
    smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper L.) 4:02
    lambsquarter (Chenopodium spp.) 4:16
    mustard seeds (Brassica juncea) 4:24
    mint (Mentha spp.) 4:28
    mulberry (Morus spp.) 4:36
    mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) 4:55
    mullein (Verbascum thapsus) 5:13
    wild Onion (leaves and seed heads) (Allium spp.) 5:18
    Plantago (broad and narrow) (Plantago major) 5:25
    poke (Phytolacca americana) 6:05
    pawpaw (Asimina triloba) 6:24
    peppercress (Lepidium virginicum) 6:40
    sochan (Rudbeckia laciniata) 6:49
    stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) 6:55
    shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) 7:00
    violet (Viola spp.) 7:05
    wild water 7:11
    wild pear (Pyrus communis) 7:18
    acorn (Quercus spp.) 7:25
    acorn Grubs (Curculio glandium) 7:43
    wild Chives (Allium spp.) 7:57
    dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 8:08
    amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) 8:24
    dock (broad leaf/bitter) (Rumex spp.) 8:28
    apple (Malus domestica) 8:49
    blackberry (Rubus spp.) 9:15
    aronia (Aronia spp.) 9:51
    butternut (Juglans cinerea) 10:09
    black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) 10:18

    • @choiceschoices5910
      @choiceschoices5910 Год назад +1

      no sound at the 5min mark (just a head's up for you ^_^)

    • @choiceschoices5910
      @choiceschoices5910 Год назад +1

      @Rob Greenfield Team Dude, i am not making fun of you, check specifically "4:55 to 5:13" in your video, that 1-clip has no sound -_-" (I checked twice...) [Hang on, maybe check if it is just Mono-sound instead of Stereo-sound, K ^_^] That might be the issue

    • @veronicabullard2694
      @veronicabullard2694 Год назад

      Where do you live to find all of these foods? new york?

  • @brenurd
    @brenurd Год назад +1

    2 part jewel weed oil 1 part creeping Charlie oil and 1 part plantain oil and you have itchy owie oil. Any scratches or bug bites instantly stop itching

  • @binghumilla
    @binghumilla Год назад +1

    Thank you so much Rob..

  • @zuzualkazar5602
    @zuzualkazar5602 Год назад +1

    It does me no good to just watch this video I must practice the knowledge it has given me

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 Год назад +3

    You didn't mention mallow or malva. AKA cheeseweed because the seeds look like little wheels of cheese. You can take the leaves and fry them and put a little salt on, and they're more delicious than any potato chips.

    • @msfullroller
      @msfullroller Год назад

      Is this the plant/shrub that has white and or purple/pink flowers that look like small hibiscus flowers aka Rose of Sharon?

  • @shep7965
    @shep7965 Год назад +1

    fantastic video.

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead Год назад +1

    I love this

  • @anastasiamadrevska1668
    @anastasiamadrevska1668 Год назад +1

    Wow amazing!

  • @samtoms7633
    @samtoms7633 Год назад +1

    Thank you Rob!!!

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead Год назад +1

    I love tjis

  • @marcelobarefoot3549
    @marcelobarefoot3549 Год назад +1

    Amazing video!!!

  • @TheSolarpunkFarmer
    @TheSolarpunkFarmer Год назад

    Thoughts on the risk posed by eating plants that grew in soil contaminated with heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, and cadmium? In the gardening world we are taught to either limit what we grow or not grow food altogether in soil polluted with such toxic agents. Unfortunately, this is an extremely common problem in urban areas.

  • @therascals8237
    @therascals8237 Год назад +43

    Aren't there concerns for herbicides and pesticides etc especially eating vegetation in urban areas?

    • @claudiami2175
      @claudiami2175 Год назад +7

      I think pollution is more of an issue than pesticides. Pesticides are widely used in commercial agriculture

    • @whosaidthat4299
      @whosaidthat4299 Год назад

      What about people and other animals pooping or peeing on them ? 🤔

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад +16

      Yes, however that concern exists for buying food at the store as well, even if they are organic.
      You learn how to identify areas that are more sprayed, and avoid them if that is your choice. There are plenty of safe areas to forage.

    • @whosaidthat4299
      @whosaidthat4299 Год назад +1

      @@Robin.Greenfield I thought about it and I agree with you, all those fecal fingers touching everything in the stores too, oh well.

    • @zuzualkazar5602
      @zuzualkazar5602 Год назад +1

      @@Robin.Greenfield have you made a video about how to tell if pesticides have been used on the food

  • @janafreakable
    @janafreakable Год назад +4

    Are you concerned about microplastic and contamination from cars, when with eating plants right next to busy roads?

    • @5pecular
      @5pecular Год назад +3

      He is more concerned about the contamination from industrial pesticides on food from the global industrial food systems.

    • @TheSamba37
      @TheSamba37 Год назад +1

      He goes over this in another video. I believe it's titled "harvesting my food and medicine by the roadside" or something similar.

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад +1

      Here is a video where I discuss this: ruclips.net/video/Hyr32aLEpZY/видео.html

  • @tikoy1955
    @tikoy1955 Год назад +1

    Good video.

  • @KingEsaint
    @KingEsaint Год назад +1

    💫 Genius 💫

  • @itzakpoelzig330
    @itzakpoelzig330 Год назад +2

    If we all foraged 100% of our food, we'd all have flat glorious abs like my guy.

    • @christopherbennett6571
      @christopherbennett6571 Год назад

      No, we wouldn't. We would have barren lands and people breaking into other people's back garden for a snack...
      That's why cavemen invented this crazy new thing called gardening.

    • @itzakpoelzig330
      @itzakpoelzig330 Год назад

      @@christopherbennett6571 Your argument doesn't negate what I said. We could have barren lands and people breaking into each other's back yards, and still have flat abs. In fact, your argument seems to support my contention, because if we were all that desperate for food, beer bellies and love-handles would certainly be a thing of the past.
      But more to the point, you don't seem to have an accurate picture of how hunter-gatherer societies function. They are a great deal more cooperative and inclined towards sharing than capitalist societies. In hunter-gatherer societies, theft is almost unheard-of, in stark contrast to the rates of theft among industrialized nations.
      You can read fascinating sociological and anthropologic firsthand accounts of how hunter-gatherers address situations like famine, and learn much more about human nature than the TV, with all of its zombie apocalypses, can reveal. It's fashionable these days to be extremely cynical about human nature, and to believe that the first hint of trouble will turn us all into snarling beasts, but actual studies have proven that the opposite is true.
      If you're interested in this subject, I would recommend the book 'A Paradise Built in Hell', which is about how communities and individuals behave in the wake of a disaster. If you have any interest in what hunter-gatherer societies are actually like (outside of dystopian fiction), but reading dry scientific studies doesn't appeal to you, I would recommend 'The Snow Walker' or 'No Man's River' by Farley Mowat, in which we see arctic tribes dealing with severe food shortages, or 'Life Amongst The Modocs' by Joaquin Miller, which beautifully describes the lifestyle of the Modoc people of northern California.
      Also, not to be a nit-picker, but "cavemen" didn't invent gardening. The evidence suggests that it was invented by nomadic pastoralists.

  • @titussit7349
    @titussit7349 Год назад +3

    If you make a long video series with like this but more in depth I would buy it without hesitation 😄🌾🌿🌱💽

  • @M_O_P.Limited
    @M_O_P.Limited 6 месяцев назад +1

    They should teach in schools ❤

  • @zaquevynne4281
    @zaquevynne4281 Год назад +1

    Love from Atlanta 🌱💚

  • @pinefilms3141
    @pinefilms3141 Год назад +1

    so cool!

  • @philkeshish5834
    @philkeshish5834 Год назад +2

    where did you find the pawpaw?

  • @Doesch
    @Doesch Год назад +4

    Thanks Rob! Its wonderful and inspiring to see and follow your journey! I've definitely started to learn about edible plants around me and there's definitely more than i thought, i just wish it was easier to learn more and quicker and also every plant sometimes has its own way of processing to store, would be so much easier to know all this. But.. one step at a time! I Guess in the mix for more fat,.it would still be good to get milk or cheese from animals? Just a thought. I really love your foraging series, just dont lose too much weight if you're going to do this for one year! Im sure you can do it! Awsome job!

  • @michaelwatts5481
    @michaelwatts5481 Год назад +1

    I have a black walnut tree near my house and I used to eat them but they’re dirty and takes a lot of effort to open

  • @fruitascension5089
    @fruitascension5089 Год назад +6

    What an amazing compilation video! Thank you Rob! I am afraid that I would eat the wrong thing and be sick. I wish I had a friend like you!

    • @xiaoxiaobaibobo
      @xiaoxiaobaibobo Год назад +3

      maybe ask around, maybe they are closer than you think, then you can all foraging together

    • @michaelwatts5481
      @michaelwatts5481 Год назад +2

      There are apps to identify plants like PictureThis. Just get familiar with stuff that grows commonly in your area. As a kid, I’d see chives grow around the soccer fields my brother played in. I kept recognizing it as a recurrent thing so I asked my parents what it was. Chives we’re my first herb. The underground part is what you want though

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад +1

      Use my Find a Forager database to find friends in your area!
      robgreenfield.org/findaforager

  • @earthwyrm6756
    @earthwyrm6756 Год назад +1

    But where?
    I forage, including foraging community and display garden compost heaps.
    Have you considered foraging seeds to sprout, grow microgreens, etc. ?

  • @suehodgson5494
    @suehodgson5494 2 месяца назад

    Crabapples that taste,,, bad, usually just need to go through a bletting period. That means they need to stay on the tree and blett, or you could say mellow, or ferment. Notice that the wild animals don't eat the crab apples until late fall, early winter, or even spring. They are delicious after they finish their long ripening. Sort of like a super flavorful apple sauce. Notice when the wild animals are feasting on them. That's when they taste the best. I live in the upper midwest, where it gets truly cold. There are delicious crabapples you can eat fresh in the fall but the ones that taste bad in the early fall (when we think of eating apples) will usually taste delicious in the winter.

  • @hallec4618
    @hallec4618 Месяц назад

    Can you do a recipe video with all the items you forage I would love to see what you make with it❤

  • @lynnemanning9553
    @lynnemanning9553 Год назад +3

    WOW Rob!! What a very educational look at edible and medicinal plants. I design and care for gardens so I am outside everyday, and see these plants a lot! It would be fun to use the so-called "weeds" as food or medicine. Your enthusiasm and knowledge is very contagious, you are a good teacher! Have you ever tried a purslane salad?? Take care and thanks 🙏😊

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад

      Of course, I love purslane. It's one of my favorite veggies!

    • @lynnemanning9553
      @lynnemanning9553 Год назад

      @@Robin.Greenfield Rob, I am so impressed with your many messages! I've seen some of your videos in the last couple of days, and you are such an example of everything that is right with the world! I'm writing my lists and asking myself, what else can I do? And that's a lot! What if my house is not a good set up for solar? I am very aware of the energy I am using, but still I am using electricity...Eating mostly a plant based diet, I haven't eaten meat for 45 years, gave up about five years ago all forms of fish, gave up milk a couple of months ago, and hadn't eaten any other dairy for years, I deal with a lot of food allergies, I can't just eat anything I want, so it's kind of tricky for me. I've been eating mostly organic for many years. I care deeply about animals, so this was very important to me. Working on myself emotionally and spiritually, which is one of the best things everyone can do to watch your psychological patterns of negativity and positivity, Truly get to know yourself, and then you will have so much more compassion for others. I could write a very long list of what I am doing, but that's probably not what you want here in this small space 😁....I am kind of tired talking to others when they act like this environmental problem is just something to talk about and not act on....I work outside as a garden designer/gardener, and can teach others the wonders and beauty of our natural world, and I do that, that is a gift to me, and then passing it on to others. I think some things that I've said and done/lived, will encourage others....I am becoming more empowered and not feeling so sad/helpless about our planet, but sometimes I do. What are your words of wisdom?

  • @decapital
    @decapital Год назад +1

    Nicest vídeo, iv recognize a lot

  • @abdullahibnrinibnpoat2059
    @abdullahibnrinibnpoat2059 Год назад

    Laaa e laaha ill lal laaw ( there's no God but the God) blessing for you

  • @montereynotjapan
    @montereynotjapan Год назад +1

    Plants forage us just as easily depending on what coast you are located. The field guide on the last class I attended demonstrated a violent version of what you’re describing. My family will do things your way from now on. I PROMISE you

  • @DSJVNdsjnvf4356
    @DSJVNdsjnvf4356 Год назад +2

    imagine walking by and you see this 7:07

    • @MrNoName7474
      @MrNoName7474 2 месяца назад

      Son, stay back! That’s a wild animal.

  • @norelyntubongbanua593
    @norelyntubongbanua593 Год назад +1

    Thanks for reminding me that all those plant are not growing here in the Philippines will you make ediable weed for my country Philippines

  • @Mifune41
    @Mifune41 Год назад

    Can't wait to buy some Wild Water from the store.

  • @cyrusalexander5154
    @cyrusalexander5154 Год назад +1

    Where do you live at that you just have all this wonderful stuff growing around you 😭

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад

      This is common around much of the world. You just need to learn the plants and you'll see the world differently!
      Here's my beginner's guide to foraging:
      robgreenfield.org/foraging

  • @codesforahealthyearth4714
    @codesforahealthyearth4714 Год назад

    04:58 - No sound ... Thanks for this vital inspiration!

  • @blajing
    @blajing Год назад +2

    1:02 What % of your calories would you say wild rice made up?
    I've found that aside from a staple like that, foraging really is mostly only good for a bit of trail snack supplementation here and there, and of course only seasonally with each plant (so in the Winter and Spring, you're screwed). As most of the plants you've shown only provide some leaves and maybe a few nuts/berries/fruits. For example, Black Nightshade (10:19) does have some good-tasting berries, but are only in season right now and they are quite small around ~1/4".
    One you did leave out is wild grapes...particularly their leaves. Grapevines grow very prolifically in some regions, so their leaves make abundant greens.

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад +1

      I would say about 25% of my calories were wild rice. There are many staples that are high in calories and I have foraged many of them. They are not the focus of the foraging literature, but they are there. Sam Thayer's books are excellent for this:
      www.foragersharvest.com/sams-books.html

  • @breedersjourney
    @breedersjourney Год назад +1

    Your kinda weird man…. But I kinda love what your doing and your energy hahaha peace and love rob ☮️

  • @consueloamortegui3099
    @consueloamortegui3099 Год назад +1

    Can you do this but in Florida or preferably South Florida

  • @crisyari71
    @crisyari71 Год назад

    Hi! So you are NOT in FL anymore? Are you coming back?

  • @silverflame2501
    @silverflame2501 Год назад +1

    Hope he ... explain the health benefits of those plants he ate 🥰

  • @maragrace820
    @maragrace820 Год назад +1

    I know all of those

  • @gabrielasaenz-seitz6593
    @gabrielasaenz-seitz6593 Год назад +1

    👏👏👏

  • @brendajennings7042
    @brendajennings7042 Год назад

    do you have a book out on everything

  • @theclash36
    @theclash36 Год назад +1

    The crabapple seeds have cyanide in them so probably not best to eat a bunch of them whole

  • @Qwuiet
    @Qwuiet Год назад +1

    Can you teach us how to choose them so we don’t get food poisoning?

    • @silviamagda
      @silviamagda 11 месяцев назад +1

      Watch lots of videos, research, go outside to forage, read books.

  • @daphne7897
    @daphne7897 Год назад +1

  • @claudiami2175
    @claudiami2175 Год назад +2

    Fyi. There are 80 000 edible foods on the planet yet we eat less than 50 plants of those..

  • @silverflame2501
    @silverflame2501 Год назад +1

    This guy will live a 150 years old😁

  • @TheRimol
    @TheRimol Год назад +2

    Cool video, I would've liked to see or hear Latin names too though because I'm not a native English speaker so the English name is not that interesting to me and the Latin names are universal. Thanks 🙏

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад

      Hello Dear Friend!
      Here is a list of the plants we met during 30 days of foraging 100% of my food and timestamps so you can click right to meeting that plant:
      watercress (Nasturtium officinale) 0:26
      kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) 0:37
      wild rice (Zizania aquatica) 0:42
      ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) 1:13
      goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) 1:19
      black walnut (Juglans nigra) 1:27
      cleavers (Galium aparine) 1:34
      creeping Charlie, ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) 1:50
      crab apple (Malus sylvestris) 2:01
      chickweed (Genus Stellaria) 2:14
      chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) 2:26
      chestnut (Castanea dentata) 2:30
      wild strawberry (Potentilla indica) 2:40
      echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) 2:55
      ground cherry (Physalis spp.) 3:01
      hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) 3:14
      maitake, hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa) 3:32
      hackberry, sugarberry (Celtis Spp.) 3:38
      jewelweed (flower and seeds) (Impatiens capensis) 3:46
      autumnberry (Elaeagnus umbellata) 3:52
      smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper L.) 4:02
      lambsquarter (Chenopodium spp.) 4:16
      mustard seeds (Brassica juncea) 4:24
      mint (Mentha spp.) 4:28
      mulberry (Morus alba) 4:36
      mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) 4:55
      mullein (Verbascum thapsus) 5:13
      wild Onion (leaves and seed heads) (Allium spp.) 5:18
      Plantago (broad and narrow) (Plantago major) 5:25
      poke (Phytolacca americana) 6:05
      pawpaw (Asimina triloba) 6:24
      peppercress (Lepidium virginicum) 6:40
      sochan (Rudbeckia laciniata) 6:49
      stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) 6:55
      shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) 7:00
      violet (Viola spp.) 7:05
      wild water 7:11
      wild pear (Pyrus communis) 7:18
      acorn (Quercus spp.) 7:25
      acorn Grubs (Curculio glandium) 7:43
      wild Chives (Allium spp.) 7:57
      dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 8:08
      amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) 8:24
      dock (broad leaf/bitter) (Rumex spp.) 8:28
      apple (Malus domestica) 8:49
      Blackberry (Rubus spp.) 9:15
      aronia (Aronia spp.) 9:51
      butternut (Juglans cinerea) 10:09
      black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) 10:18

  • @ameeraljadie1282
    @ameeraljadie1282 Год назад

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @dalegribble5768
    @dalegribble5768 Год назад

    Only pick waist high or higher, in populated areas. Lots of dogs peeing . Also people.

  • @premume8160
    @premume8160 Год назад

    Hello, can you guide me for the best place to sell seeds please

  • @nix007100
    @nix007100 Год назад

    Rob wash the greens bro. Anything growing next to a manure pile has a very high chance of contamination

  • @anitafamily9767
    @anitafamily9767 Год назад +1

    👍👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @shaneshankly4518
    @shaneshankly4518 Год назад

    This would have been incredible had you of shown only a handful and explained them with some depth

  • @RyukyuStyle
    @RyukyuStyle Год назад

    one question, what does walking around NY barefoot have anything to do with foraging off the land lol.

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад

      It's just a personal preference. Here's a video where I share why I'm barefoot
      ruclips.net/video/6WDUvbM71tY/видео.html&ab_channel=RobGreenfield

  • @samsambelfast
    @samsambelfast Год назад +2

    Have you ever found an abundant source of eucalyptus

    • @itzakpoelzig330
      @itzakpoelzig330 Год назад

      We have loads of it here in California, but it's not edible is it?

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад +1

      Yes, I find eucalyptus planted around the country.

  • @JK12345-z
    @JK12345-z Год назад

    How do you distinguish the edible variety from its similar-looking poisonous counterpart? I once picked bunch of horse chestnuts and realised they are not actually chest nuts before eating them. Could you share some tips?

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад +1

      Hello Jenny,
      You simply must take the time to properly identify plants. You can learn more about foraging in my resource guide here: robgreenfield.org/foraging
      Learn and forage one plant at a time. If you learn one plant per month for five years you will be able to forage 60 different foods and medicines!
      Health and happiness to you!

    • @JK12345-z
      @JK12345-z Год назад

      @@Robin.Greenfield Thanks for your tips and encouragement Rob!

  • @onetwocue
    @onetwocue Год назад

    Waiting for a parody where someone walks through burn hazle collecting leaves and crying in pain. Someone climbing a overly thorny hawthorne collecting berries while being covered in their own blood. Someone walking through an alligator infested pond to harvest cat tails.

  • @T3HW
    @T3HW Год назад

    Just curious- how did you use the ginkgo fruit and seeds? And thank you for this video.

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад +1

      I ate the fruit directly from the tree. Just a few per day.
      I roasted the seeds and ate about ten per day.
      Love,
      Rob

    • @T3HW
      @T3HW Год назад

      @@Robin.Greenfield, just to be clear- you ate the orange flesh raw? How did it taste?

  • @battlemanish
    @battlemanish Год назад

    Love the video, but i think it would be important to point out, that you should'nt just eat a plant because it LOOKS like one that you showed in the video.
    Many plants look alike, always be careful! ❤

  • @maksrodman809
    @maksrodman809 Год назад +1

    how did you get your daily protein intake? you look very muscular too...

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 Год назад

    I would not describe black nightshade berries as "delicious" more like "super meh" but we kids ate 'em all right.

  • @JonWillis9
    @JonWillis9 Год назад

    all fun and games until you pick a superfund site to forage from 🤗

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад

      Foraging would still be fun there. But best to avoid those sites if there are better options.

  • @Vleetch1
    @Vleetch1 Год назад +1

    "for hundreds of thousands of years"

  • @oceanwoods
    @oceanwoods Год назад +1

    Edible yes,
    Contaminated likely.

  • @SulthanMuhammad
    @SulthanMuhammad Год назад

    runescape

  • @snacksupreme
    @snacksupreme Год назад

    all this extra work, yet i can just spend $20 at a walmart and be better off then Rob

  • @imCXS-zh2yt
    @imCXS-zh2yt Год назад

    Where's the coca plant?

  • @TheSamba37
    @TheSamba37 Год назад +1

    More taxonomic/latin names please!

    • @Robin.Greenfield
      @Robin.Greenfield  Год назад

      Hello Dear Friend! I just added all 40 Latin names to the video description, as well as time marks for you. :) Thanks for the request.