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

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!

Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:26 Wintercress, land cress, creasy greens (Barbarea spp.)
0:37 Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
0:43 Wild rice (Zizania aquatica)
1:14 Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
1:19 Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
1:27 Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
1:35 Cleavers (Galium aparine)
1:50 Creeping Charlie, ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
2:02 Crab apple (Malus sylvestris)
2:15 Chickweed (Genus Stellaria)
2:26 Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
2:31 Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
2:40 Wild strawberry (Potentilla indica)
2:55 Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
3:01 Ground cherry (Physalis spp.)
3:14 Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
3:32 Maitake, hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa)
3:38 Hackberry (Celtis spp.)
3:46 Jewelweed (flower and seeds) (Impatiens capensis)
3:52 Autumnberry (Elaeagnus umbellata)
4:02 Smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper L.)
4:16 Lamb's quarters (Chenopodium spp.)
4:24 Mustard seeds (Brassica juncea)
4:28 Mint (Mentha spp.)
4:36 Mulberry (Morus spp.)
4:55 Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
5:13 Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
5:18 Wild onion (leaves and seed heads) (Allium spp.)
5:25 Plantago (broad and narrow) (Plantago major)
6:05 Poke (Phytolacca americana)
6:24 Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
6:40 Peppercress (Lepidium virginicum)
6:49 Sochan (Rudbeckia laciniata)
6:55 Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
7:00 Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
7:05 Violet (Viola spp.)
7:11 Wild water
7:18 Wild pear (Pyrus communis)
7:25 Acorn (Quercus spp.)
7:43 Acorn grubs (Curculio glandium)
7:57 Wild chives (Allium spp.)
8:08 Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
8:24 Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)
8:28 Dock (broad leaf/bitter) (Rumex spp.)
8:49 Apple (Malus domestica)
9:15 Blackberry (Rubus spp.)
9:51 Aronia (Aronia spp.)
10:09 Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
10:18 Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

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.

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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[vikingninja]

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

[AbidAli-bvgl]

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

[audrawilkens]

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

[HabibiG-mn]

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

[ajaymallya]

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

[pascalxus]

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.

[tonmoydeka]

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

[jorgearenillas]

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

[MySuewho]

Fantastic content and fantastically motivating

[ouissandy]

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 📱

[carolynsteele]

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.

[sunnyrays]

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

[bethlehem]

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

[renitabarrientos]

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

[poorgamerslobby]

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

[ArtichokeHunter]

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]

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!

[carolynsteele]

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.

[kellyclark]

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

[brentonh]

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.