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: ruclips.net/video/nX4kq4QfYRA/видео.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.
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!
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)
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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 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.
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!
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.
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.
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 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!
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!
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!!
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.
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.
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.
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 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!
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.
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!
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.
I'm glad you're being honest about how tough it is, most videos out there show only the perks of growing your own, living off grid and so on. I am growing my own food too (not 100% yet but it's a start) and it's exhausting.It's well worth it though.
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 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.
Rob, you can do delicious tapioca (flat bread) with the fermented tapioca starch you made. Some mashed beans (or guandu beans) foraged avocados, cucumbers, cilantro and lime would make this a delicious dish. You can also do "biscoito de polvilho" (a crunchy snack) from the starch if it was properly fermented and has good rise. But you will need an oven for that.
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
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
Oh nice. 200 days creating a food bank and now you are venturing to another land. You love a challenge. Very inspiring man. I'm starting my plans for a little challenge as well
In the next four years, I’m getting my degree in catechetics which will be a great gateway to mission work, and then I really hope to do full time mission work in Laredo, TX. I know it’s a long way off, but I’m trying to start planning now! I’ve done a lot of short-term missions in Laredo, and the lack of access to fresh food for many people is heart breaking. There are a lot of parts of the city that are considered food deserts. I’d love to do something like what you did, and start gardens for the community in people’s yards! Thanks for being such an inspiration, because I’ve had this idea for years, but never seen someone actually do it before!!
This is such a cool project. I live in clearwater and am so grateful for your channel, Im learning so much! Ive been sharing with all my gardner friends, mad respect. Youre channel is a blessing to society. One day if things get tough (economic wise) your channel will be a wealth of positive knowledge on self sufficiency. Keep up the good work!
rose kole I am now very interested in how you make coconut oil
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How we do it in Brazil: Make cocount milk, and put in fridge. The fat will separate. Put the fat in a covered inox pan and leave in sun until the oil separates. There will be a fine scum on top which can be skimmed off. We need 1 1/2 days for this in our hot sun. Skim off the scum, then carefully skim off the oil with a spoon. It is a good idea to do a lot of coconuts at a time- 20-30. (We get free fallen coconuts which have no market value.) The fiber left can be used as food, but especially for chickens!)
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.🙂
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!
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.
your so great rob! i hope we can do it home too, anyway we have planted tomatoes, pandan, aloe vera, serpentina leaves, oregano and moringa too in our yard. your such an inspiration!
Sweet potatoes go nuts in Florida! I planted one in my yard near the rear of my property. Well, the second year half my yard was a patch out of control. It was crazy. I never watered it or anything. It propagated itself or with all of the bees which came to my yard. All from a single potato that I planted when it had sprouted to show that nothing should ever go to waste. In spite of the original planting being at the rear of the lot, my neighbors would come knock at my door asking if they could dig some of them up for themselves. Ha! I guess many of them grew up on farms. So, yeah, Florida & sweet potatoes are best buddies. An easy, easy grow & the green part makes good ground cover as well.
I think this is incredible! Thank you for this. And great job!!! I think it would be amazing if you came and did this in north idaho where we live. Your challenges would be completely flipped. Plenty of meat.... greens not so much. Lol!!!! I'm inspired to really make the most of our food forest this year!!!! Thank u!
I am learning so much from your experience. I really appreciate you putting out this content and I wish you the best of luck with the remainder of your quest.
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: ruclips.net/video/nX4kq4QfYRA/видео.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.
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!
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.
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)
@Gerry Freeman Just HAD to, right? Smh
@Gerry Freeman Thats the problem, it's always on someone's property.
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.
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
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.
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 !
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.
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!
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!
Mr. Greenfield
( What a great name for a someone that grows their own food ) . Good luck. Great channel
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!
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 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.
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!!!
Awesome ROB Such a nice thing to be living life that way and helping the world by living it this way.
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!
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
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!
Thank you for being part of our life last year! Happy new year Rob!
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.
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.
Cockroach smoothies aside, you must be the healthiest person in all of Florida :-)
Yeah, put it far away aside....😦
People lived off of bugs long before they started hunting.
I'm healthy, but there are many healthy people. I'm certain I'm not the healthiest person in Florida. Thank you for the compliment though!
@@Robin.Greenfield Maybe it's just my part of Florida.
@@4philipp And now the bugs will have their revenge :-)
Thanks for being you Rob. You are an inspiration.
Love you too my brother !
So proud of you and Ty4sharing ! Blessings2U
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Man this makes me want to do this in the future as a project like you now! You are so inspirational
"What's growing on?" Love this!
Nice to see Rob using the Whats growing on!
Amazing, this channel deserves more than a million subscribers, come on people show that you are interested in becoming earth friendly.
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 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!
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
This is sooooo facinating.
I love that you don’t waste anything
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 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!
Man after my own heart ❣Being drawn to go back to his homeland to do some discovering💙💛💚 Very exciting 😃👍🏻
You are a modern day hero.
You have TAUGHT us a lot. THANK YOU. BLESSINGS TO YOU.
Oh wow!!! Orlando! m in St Pete and I recognize the abundance around me! Free food everywhere!
Bet that smoothie had more protein than any other with that juicy cockroach 😂💪
It's a fad in l.a. to eat roaches. I saw it in the news about 6 months ago. They sell it in a powder form. No thank you... I will pass on that
zippitydoda day , disgusting
Well their making cockroach milk🤮
I'll still pass on the cockroaches. Now dehydrated crickets would be something I'd be open to.
Rob Greenfield , let the crickets sing , Rob, ;)
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!!
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!
Truth be told, stuff grows here all year! Really blessed here!
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.
best way to live a life . Keep going Rob Greenfield
i am learning alot of survival techniques from you, Rob. Thanks for leading the way!😊
You truly are an inspiration!!!! You are showing everyone that this can be done!!!! Living a pure and healthy lifestyle :)
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.
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.
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 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!
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.
So young and so wise....greetings from Buenos Aires
Right on man thanks for the positive attitude and willingness to share your learnings
Congratulations Rob! Truly amazing accomplishment! 😃👍
You're the best Rob! Thanks for everything youre sharing.
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!
This is amazing- you're such a positive inspiration Rob!
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.
You're such an inspiration with a strong will. It sounds like a trip to Wisconsin will rejuvenate you.
Love the eggplant and okra. Congratulations on your success, you are a great example for all of us.
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'm glad you're being honest about how tough it is, most videos out there show only the perks of growing your own, living off grid and so on. I am growing my own food too (not 100% yet but it's a start) and it's exhausting.It's well worth it though.
I had a smile on my face for this entire video!
This is the future and you are a role model.
Excited for your trip. Thank you for sharing your journey.
You look very happy and healthy, best of luck!
What an inspiration! Am tippy toeing in natural food growing...
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 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.
Rob, you can do delicious tapioca (flat bread) with the fermented tapioca starch you made. Some mashed beans (or guandu beans) foraged avocados, cucumbers, cilantro and lime would make this a delicious dish. You can also do "biscoito de polvilho" (a crunchy snack) from the starch if it was properly fermented and has good rise. But you will need an oven for that.
You are an inspiration my friend. Thank you for sharing. It's a beautiful thing you are doing. Be well
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
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
Really admire what you have done!
Your doing a fine job. I really enjoy watching you do.
Wisconsin in the summertime won't be a problem at all! It's a foragers paradise up here, at least in the Summer/Fall. ;)
Oh nice. 200 days creating a food bank and now you are venturing to another land. You love a challenge. Very inspiring man. I'm starting my plans for a little challenge as well
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.
Wonderful, Rob. This should be compulsory viewing for every school kid on this planet. I'm off to find your other videos!
In the next four years, I’m getting my degree in catechetics which will be a great gateway to mission work, and then I really hope to do full time mission work in Laredo, TX. I know it’s a long way off, but I’m trying to start planning now! I’ve done a lot of short-term missions in Laredo, and the lack of access to fresh food for many people is heart breaking. There are a lot of parts of the city that are considered food deserts. I’d love to do something like what you did, and start gardens for the community in people’s yards! Thanks for being such an inspiration, because I’ve had this idea for years, but never seen someone actually do it before!!
You are a inspiration so much knowledge from your videos and journey
This is such a cool project. I live in clearwater and am so grateful for your channel, Im learning so much! Ive been sharing with all my gardner friends, mad respect. Youre channel is a blessing to society. One day if things get tough (economic wise) your channel will be a wealth of positive knowledge on self sufficiency. Keep up the good work!
Hi Rob I'd love to show you the easiest way to make coconut oil. Greetings from Tanzania
Show us!
rose please start your own channel, we would love to see how people from Tanzania make coconut oil!!!
rose kole I am now very interested in how you make coconut oil
How we do it in Brazil:
Make cocount milk, and put in fridge. The fat will separate.
Put the fat in a covered inox pan and leave in sun until the oil separates. There will be a fine scum on top which can be skimmed off.
We need 1 1/2 days for this in our hot sun.
Skim off the scum, then carefully skim off the oil with a spoon. It is a good idea to do a lot of coconuts at a time- 20-30. (We get free fallen coconuts which have no market value.) The fiber left can be used as food, but especially for chickens!)
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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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!
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!
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 inspiration
your so great rob! i hope we can do it home too, anyway we have planted tomatoes, pandan, aloe vera, serpentina leaves, oregano and moringa too in our yard. your such an inspiration!
Sweet potatoes go nuts in Florida!
I planted one in my yard near the rear of my property. Well, the second year half my yard was a patch out of control. It was crazy. I never watered it or anything. It propagated itself or with all of the bees which came to my yard. All from a single potato that I planted when it had sprouted to show that nothing should ever go to waste.
In spite of the original planting being at the rear of the lot, my neighbors would come knock at my door asking if they could dig some of them up for themselves. Ha! I guess many of them grew up on farms.
So, yeah, Florida & sweet potatoes are best buddies. An easy, easy grow & the green part makes good ground cover as well.
Rob amazing, would love to live like this. You inspire me soooo much. Good luck. Peace
I applaud you for an awesome project. May I suggest you consider adding solar cooking to your lifestyle?
Well done. And those recipes look so amazing! Your food photography is en pointe!!
I think this is incredible! Thank you for this. And great job!!! I think it would be amazing if you came and did this in north idaho where we live. Your challenges would be completely flipped. Plenty of meat.... greens not so much. Lol!!!!
I'm inspired to really make the most of our food forest this year!!!! Thank u!
Thank you for your videos you are really inspiring and full of happiness
love it!
Lots of courage and love to you mate!
Chicken spinach, moringa, okra, brinjal, curry leaves, papaya happy to see all these plants common in our part of India grown in your yard 🙂
I am learning so much from your experience. I really appreciate you putting out this content and I wish you the best of luck with the remainder of your quest.