Greenfield & Cook was a singer-songwriter duo from The Hague, The Netherlan… Read Full Bio ↴Greenfield & Cook was a singer-songwriter duo from The Hague, The Netherlands, active between 1969 and 1974. Because of their vocal harmonies they were referred to by many as 'the Dutch Simon & Garfunkel', but their sound was, in truth, much more inspired by the breezy sound of The Byrds and other American west coast groups of the era.

Former members of The Hague beat band The Hurricanes, Rink Groenveld and Peter Kok formed their duo in 1967, initially under the moniker Popshop. In 1969 they renamed themselves Greenfield & Cook: half-serious, literal translations of their Dutch family names into English.

Greenfield & Cook had a string of six Top 20 hits in The Netherlands, including 'Only Lies' (#4 in 1971), 'Don't Turn Me Loose' (#6 in 1972) and 'Easy Boy' (#8 in 1973). They released two full-length LPs: Greenfield & Cook (1972) and Second Album (1973).

They enjoyed some minor success abroad, in Germany and Spain primarily (they recorded Spanish-language versions of some of their singles), and wrote film scores for two Italian movies, 'La Signora è Stata Violentata' and 'Quattro dell'Apocalisse'.

Both Groenveld and Kok embarked on solo careers in 1974, holding on to their 'English' second names: Rink Greenfield and Peter Cook. Their solo activities marked the end of Greenfield & Cook as a duo.

To Rob
Greenfield & Cook Lyrics

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all over the world Most beautiful sight I done seen When she's near I got…
Don't Turn Me Loose From the first day that we shared I wondered if you…
gone I don't know where I belong I just know I gotta…
Hello-A I've been alone with you inside my mind And in my…
it's up to you Some days when I can't hang I just stay in my…
Let Your Hair Hang Down All the worries in your mind Taking up so much time Oh…
Love In Minor I want to let you know Girl, never gonna let you…
Melody Slightly built, a light face upon grey hair It was on…
One Day I made some coffee And a piece of toast Gettin ready to…

One Way Wind I TURN MY FcCE TO THE FOUR WINDS CH. I…
Only Lies Sitting on a dusty suitcase People runnin' round No-one know…
the end Cuz they gone promise you gold like the show never…
We Want You Spread your wings and fly away Join the army this very…
Where On top of the building can someone guide me where…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Greenfield:

The Bell Ask me how do I feel, Now that we're cosy and…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Cook:

Before the Throne of God Above Before the throne of God above I have a strong and…
Blackbird Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Don't Say Anything Are you waiting for something 'cause there's a tension in th…
Everything Is Beautiful Everything you need is right here Everything you need is rig…
I Write The Songs I wrote a song today With you on my mind I wrote…
Just Be Me They look but they can't see me yeah All this love…
The Only Way To Be Oh the weather don’t feel the same It’s been two…

What I Know I wrote a song today With you on my mind I wrote…

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Robin Greenfield

1y↑78

Dear Friends!
Are you inspired and encouraged to begin foraging and reconnect with Earth? Or to start foraging more than you are now?
I have spent countless hours creating resources to be of service to you. Here are my top resources (all of which are free):

Find a forager near you: https://robgreenfield.org/findaforager (use this website to find in person opportunities near you and local resources)

My Beginner's Guide to Foraging: https://robgreenfield.org/foraging

Learn more about my month of eating foraged food: https://robgreenfield.org/reconnect

My Foraging YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHrhas5pE0W6XEE-ffAas9l5V2W491WHu
This includes full-length plant walks that I led in person and filmed for YOU!

Lastly, you can get my book, Food Freedom: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/food-freedom-book

Love,
Rob

All comments from YouTube:

Robin Greenfield

1y↑78

zola anne belanger

1y↑1

I have been watching you expand your knowledge through growing, foraging and preserving for awhile now! Great community activism.
Our family came over as colonists and sadly the mixing of cultures wiped out 95 percent of the indigenous neighbourhood and from what I heard, they loved each other and who wouldn't love such a self-sufficient, beautifil group. I am in disagreement with your comments about colonialism and capitolism. They left a monachist world to build something that was unconstrained. Though we need a totally revamped economic model based on education, holistic medicine, at home caring. Our ancestors made their own clothes, blankets from flax and wool, raisdd animals snd farmed with only manure until just a century ago.I admire them. They had little free time!
Without competition and a free market people become soft and the others brown nosers whose idea of liberty is following a imposed code of behavior, suck rocks.
I like whatI am seeing here in my new town Lachute, Quebec, because there are a lot of organic farmers and tree people here. Dairy farmers pasturing cows...Just wonderful to see the markets, even Walmart with a good section if bio! Still, some old style unwilliing to pull weeds but chemicaliy control. A dying breed.
I think you are right in that people watch produce spoil right before their eyes mostly because they haven't got a clue as to how to process it.
Your videos and seminars are helpful. Neighbours sharing knowledge and bounty, just wonderful!
The more we multiply the more we willl need to be able to respect the individual within a healthy collective. I would say over 50 percent of NorthAmerica want it and smaller operations or mid-sized is easier to manage, scrub of pollutants and keep within the community's reach.
I am 100 percent with you. Big is not better. Organics should be the onky yhing on the shelf! Thanks for your inspiring work! Peace.

planet walker

THANK YOU, Rob.

Over the last year I've noticed how much I dislike grocery shopping (more than before). The packaged food, the bright lights and of course prices that have gone up. But unlike you, I was kinda stuck as to how to change my palette (let's address that), give up some foods I do like, and learn again!
But your videos (previous), your philosophy and of course information has really motivated me to figure out this new path. Thank you for being you- and for caring! I love the earth, too.
Btw, I'm reading a book called Spiritual Ecology. I'm wondering if you are familiar?

planet walker

Yes!!
And I'm wondering if the places you have traveled in the last month were based on knowing about "food options"?

I also found myself thinking about the unsheltered and how this could be a "lift up" if they were informed, too!

Right now I live in an overbuilt environment; that I wish I could have seen as the beautiful, open land it was and should be !

From Roots to Petals

Rob, you should read Mo Wilde's 'The Wilderness Cure', she spends a whole year eating only wild food!

Joshua Golembiewski

Thanks Rob! You're the best!

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ArtichokeHunter

1y↑224

I'd love to see more about winter foraging; that's always hardest for me outside of mushrooms, rosehips, crabapples, and persimmons. I'm not always sure where to look in the winter, and it's harder to be motivated to search as long or as far into the woods when it's freezing out.

Robin Greenfield

1y↑71

The key is to harvest the bounty spring through fall to have plenty stored away for the winter.
There is certainly some foraging to do in the winter, but not enough to subsist on.
Harvest the fall bounty and then relax in the winter.

ArtichokeHunter

1y↑8

@Robin Greenfield Sure, but for me that makes for a depressing winter! Foraging is much more about my mental health than anything else so I'm always looking for ways to motivate myself in the winter.

ElisaAvigayil

1y↑8

@ArtichokeHunter The Holocaust book The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski has multiple passages about foraging mushrooms in the winter in Poland.

Jo Bradley

1y↑19

@ArtichokeHunter Harvest other things in the Winter to create useful things with maybe? e.g.- red willow for medicine and weaving, various barks from dead tree's, clay for making pots - then take these things back to your fire and create :)

Falcodrin

1y↑4

You may still be able to harvest nuts but would def have to pick through the scraps

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Anne Koreman

1y↑14

Haven't watched your videos in a bit but after seeing this one I am once again hit with the realisation if how we're all kind of trapped in this broken system, and that it is high time for me to pick up where I left off breaking free from it. You are so inspiring and I truly hope to attend one of your food walks or talks someday.

danielle moore

1y↑25

You are such an inspiration Rob, thank you for living by your values so wholeheartedly, and sharing your process with us all!

Farmer AL TV

1y↑13

Foraging was hard to do in our locale. But you inspired me to plant so many edible plants around my house and neighboring vacant lots. I sometimes sprinkle seeds to areas exposed to sunlight. I plant sweet potato vines and water spinach(kangkong) everywhere. Now I can easily find food around me.

Robin Greenfield

1y↑4

Way to go my friend!

Joshua Wayne

1y↑37

Awesome work, Robin! I would be so down for joining one month and helping with foraging and processing. I’ve always kind of imagines foragers could specialize so that we all benefit. You may have the mushroom people, the acorn processors and foragers, fruit pickers and tenders, etc. we’d all come together with our skills to get the food we need. And of course to help sow native edible plants and carry on these traditions of gardening beneath the forests 😊

Robin Greenfield

1y↑5

Indeed, the solution is community food sovereignty!

SuGo

1y↑3

I think specialization is exactly what brought us where we are now; the guys who specialized in fruits ended up having an orchard to concentrate the foraging in one place, the corn foragers started cultivating it to make it easier, et cetera, until nature is gone and there's monocoltures everywhere.

IMO foraging should be all around to be sustainable, and obviously limited to small groups of people; is is definitely not suitable for large groups or you end up creating specialization and economy, or for densely populated areas which would create competition and food scarcity.

Falcodrin

1y↑2

@SuGo sustaining a small community is way different from a large scale farm. Native american tribes reached many hundreds per village.

SuGo

1y↑2

@Falcodrin which is sustainable and way less populous than any modern "small" town.
Try to do the same now with the amount of people and population density we have, and there wouldn't be enough resources to gather for everybody, thus people will start cultivating on their own and trade within the big group.

whitemonkee1

1y↑18

Rob, thank you SO much for your generosity of energy, knowledge, and enthusiasm! I am jumping up and down right now, having discovered this video this morning! I will check out the links and resources and pass this on to others. Food sovereignty is critical. You are doing great work. The joyful and humble delivery of this info is infectious. I think you changed my life today. ❤ I have always loved foraging and been drawn to it. Have some basic knowledge and incorporate wild foods when I can. But very superficially. You just inspired me to go deeper and go for more connection. I want to know more and have true skills in this. Thank you for reminding me that I can!

Robin Greenfield

1y↑1

Thank you for sharing this with me Dear Friend! I am here on this journey of life with you!

béatrice van de borne

1y↑86

You are doing a fabulous job, helping people to reconnect with nature and themselves. From Belgium with solidarity. 😀💪👋💚

Robin Greenfield

1y↑6

Thank you for the encouragement Beatrice!

Warren Marse

48w↑1

Dude I was concerned about survival but you kinda opened my train of thought to a much bigger picture I'm still processing this bigger picture and I will let you know how that all comes together. I live in SE La. and have started my first garden and I'm curious about the edible and medicinal plants growing wild in my area. I'm glad I found your channel and thanks for helping me open my mind you are good people

Fruit Ascension

1y↑23

Rob, you look so happy! Thank you so much for sharing your accomplishments and journey! And for teaching us!

Sara Helms

1y↑1

This is such a wonderful video. Loved the information and your presence Robin! I’m surprised though that no one in the comments is laughing about you foraging in people’s yards. I mean, could you imagine this man in your front yard, barefoot, probably shirtless, smiling his face off as he picks your plants 😂😂😂 lmao, that just cracked me up

Capybara Cake

50w↑1

I believe he covered this a little in the video but: any progress away from big ag is still progress!
I know in my journey to try and move away from big ag, it can be intimidating seeing how big the problem is, and how complicated and drastic the solutions can seem. And I believe it is important to remember that there is value in even doing just 2% of the ideal.

A small garden, knowing just a few edible plants, even supporting local farmer's markets are all steps away from corporate horrors and they all still count!

m

1y↑5

Greetings from Sweden.. I do foraged and you have inspired me to improve my foraging.. We also grow quite a lot.. Growing up in my rural village in Zimbabwe we foraged and lived off the land growing and foraging.. I am learning Swedish and learning of the edible foods in northern Europe..sweden is a foragers paradise.. The last three years have taken me back to my childhood.. As we did not have freezers and dried most of our foods including meat.. So i dry most of the foods we grow n forage.. We have so much now i make vege flour..

Robin Greenfield

1y↑2

Greets back to you Dear Friend!
Thank you for sharing a little bit about your story of life. I am grateful for you!
Foraging together,
Robin

Bria-maine

1y↑5

I absolutely love what you’re doing 🧡 thank you for sharing.

Sandrine Singer

1y↑4

Thank you for sharing your experiences and showing decolonizing methods, such as food sovereignty and foraging!!

Robin Greenfield

1y↑2

You are welcome Sandrine!
I am decolonizing my own find first and foremost and my service will become more and more decolonized as I do this.
Thank you for your acknowledgement of my efforts. I am trying really hard and it is quite challenging as even the oppressors suffer in this dominator culture we were born into.
I am sending you a big hug!
Robin

Lex Luong

1y↑52

I forage mushrooms. I take them home and try to introduce them to my garden. I also help them spread my neighborhood and around the area where I found them.

Foraging helps the plants as it creates a mutual beneficial relationship.

Frederika Angelina

1y↑8

Don't just take... give back 😊 Brilliant. Sustainable. Great comment and practice.

Jenny Animal

1y↑3

Make pesto using dandelion greens purslane chickweed etc

Lindsey Dietrich

1y↑5

Thank you for this update! Explaining the prep involved before and during helped me understand how you completed this journey. I also appreciate the last bit about, "What if we all foraged?" It made me think if we all foraged, we would blow the dandelion puffs we see growing in yards and parks, encouraging growth so we could eat more dandelion greens! Then, we'd be excited about them and smile more because it's a fun way to connect with the Earth and our true selves.

fakethugtears

1y↑6

It was so great getting to meet you in Philadelphia, Rob! You’ve inspired me to dive even deeper and made me more confident in my own knowledge - I can tell it’s having a ripple effect onto others! Safe travels!

Robin Greenfield

1y↑2

Awww, sending love Dear Friend!

Tommy Agresti

1y↑2

You are so inspiring Rob! Stepping from fear and overwhelm into empowerment!

Tawnya Warner

46w↑2

My dad worked at a chemical factory, and he made a lot of money and retired early and has a very good pension. So I never really thought too much about chemicals and food and everything else until two guys died after a field was accidentally sprayed when they were in it. 😢 To make a long story short. (Kind of🤷🏼‍♀️) My daughters fiancé worked for pioneer seed in Illinois and two migrant workers were in the field and there was some kind of communication issue, and the airplane came over and sprayed the fields. I don’t know if it was pesticides or whatever it was, but those two migrant workers died in a Hospital later that day. And I thought to myself, we are spraying our food with these chemicals that kill people. Why are we eating this? 😑😞😭 ever since then I have been looking for a better way of life. I live in Okeechobee Florida and I just purchased an acre of ground outside of town that has a trailer and a nice garage on it and I am trying to start a food Forrest. I saw, your video on the starter kit and I am definitely going to get me one of those. I already have mango, papaya, coconut, and a couple other trees going, but I definitely want more!! 😊 if you ever need a place to live you are more than welcome to stay at my house for free! I don’t even stay there most of the time I live with my dad about 10 miles away because my mom just died in April and he needs the help. So anyways my place is empty and free if you ever need a place to stay.

WhiteBrightLightning

1y↑4

Really excellent, Rob. It's only been roughly a year since I connected with your content after having seen blips of your minimalism journey videos. I've since moved in with my partner onto an urban rental property of roughly 1/4 acre. The landowner is supporting us in turning it into a market garden and native plant refuge,. We are expanding into a neighboring property soon. I foraged roughly 10k black walnuts that we are shelling and will sell to support our farm this first winter. I've had so many great interactions with folks about foraging. It's wild that it's only been a year, but I think your videos helped push me into taking the leap. I come from a plant sci and gardening background, but I think your content helped shift me into thinking more along the lines of this lifestyle and connection with my community as a solution to climate change. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. We'll be coming out soon, be on the lookout for Root of the Matter Farm in E Kansas. ~ Peace, Anna

Ji young Hwang

1y↑1

Thank you for doing all the work you do. So much respect ❤

Pascal Aschwanden

1y↑8

Great lesson about storage! That's something I need to get better at. right now, I'm sowing fava beans everywhere across my backyard.

N Nicole Boyd

1y↑9

I have been following you for the last seven years thank you for sharing all of your amazing videos.
This is amazing your so inspirational and motivational I started to only shop at the farmers market 8 years ago the goal is to grow some in my community garden. Next is foraging.

Kassy Cox

1y↑3

I look forward to this coming year of foraging! It is fun to imagine the world you describe, one where people are connected to the Earth. Isn't it ironic that nourishing ourselves from the land seems so extreme? I appreciate you!

mikey 2x

amazing content rob.. truly inspiring work that you are doing for people, communities, and Mother Earth. Thank you for your help and commitment !

Ferngully

1y↑1

This is amazing! I think seeing you do it and explaining what you need to feel fulfilled or how long it takes, helps people who are interested to know what it is really like. Kudos! And the 40+ video was hilarious. More of that😂

Michael Brand

1y↑5

Great job! We need more things like this.

NUGGET BOOM

1y↑2

Really enjoyed the video. I think we can all learn something from this. I like to forage from time to time and you are correct, food is EVERYWHERE. I believe the real challenge is having food for the winter months. Its relatively easy to sustain yourself in the spring and summer when all that energy from the sun is right there in fresh fruit and foliage. You hit on this when you said that your next challenge would be doing it for an entire year. In the norther latitudes like Wisconsin, I would think the big challenge for winter would be learning to preserve the bountiful harvests in the spring, summer, and fall months for the winter. Pickling, salting, smoking, and relying on dense roots and nuts will be huge. I grow sweet potatoes and these store for months and offer a TON of nutrients. I would also imagine your natural fat stores would be necessary but as you mentioned, you lost weight even in the bountiful times so that will be the test. I would love to see you complete the 1 year challenge and I believe you have the passion to do it! No doubt, it will be tough in the winter months. Love you passion and look forward to seeing you complete the 1 year challenge!

EVRGREEN SKATE

1y↑11

As an Indegenous Creek from the south east, I appreciate you so much… Thank you Rob, you inspired me years ago to go on my decolonilization journey. I am currently working on making all of my income from ancient traditions. I an going to be an example for my generation. Much love from the Alabamu 💕

Catherine Kevin

1y↑4

Wonderfully inspiring video, earned a subscription from me. Thank you Rob!

Dawn Bern

1y↑4

Congratulations Rob! Yes there are many that see what you see. Freedom for All ---Mother Earth and all her inhabitants. Thank you thank you thank you.

Tommy Agresti

1y↑2

I think the community is so important. It would be very challenging to do this but if we all work together we can live harmoniously with the land.

Sintija Cox

1y↑2

Would love to see more on foraging at seasons where nothings really around like winter and spring..but loving your content...

Robin Greenfield

1y↑2

They key is to forage the bounty during the growing season and store some away for the winter Dear Friend!

NJASZN

1y↑2

Mad respect for this 🫡

Superpenguin5495

1y↑8

hey rob i would love for you to show us a day in the life of rob greenfield. Maybe start with a day then follow up with a week. I'm trying to emulate what you do, but sometimes I find myself returning to the store or participating in big ag by default. I'm trying my best and just curious how you do it in the day to day

SonyaBBuzz

1y↑4

your passion is truly inspiring! TY for sharing so much info with us.

Kathy Nawrocki

1y↑3

OMG I love you, and everything that you shared in this video, I concur and have been learning and foraging off the land. I'm may not be as seasoned but am so happy you are sharing your experiences. Way to go. I live in Ontario Canada and finally found my first chicken of the woods this fall, around the corner from where I live. Just delicious. Keep going.

Sam S

1y↑1

Rob you have such great energy and vibes. I truly respect your method to activism.

dnsoulx

1y↑2

i'd love to forage and grow my own produce, fish, and live off my land. sadly, all the deer around make it pretty hard to do so. this spring we're going to build a greenhouse, and buy some more chicken for eggs. we also have some banana trees that should be grown enough, as well as we're planting some cherries, tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini.
there's such an amazing difference in store vs. self grown, it's hard to go back to store bought after experiencing organic.

Robin Greenfield

I'm sending you positivity and encouragement in your journey to growing and foraging more of your food Dear Friend!

THE LOGIC ONLY ZONE x Dangerous Duke

1y↑5

We need a book that has everything you need to forage successfully. Having to do research on your specific area and what is edible is not always a resource we have. We want to do is safely essentially.

Robin Greenfield

1y↑4

Well, the great news is that those books exist. My favorite are the series of three books by Sam Thayer
Links to these books and other resources can be found here at my foraging resource guide: https://robgreenfield.org/foraging

Flynn Stone

I found a good colored book for all the edible plants in the Western United States, I hike the Sierras often and want to know what's out there.

EmOrganically

1y↑1

I have always loved your stuff and I'm SO GLAD you're still at it :) <3 Much love and respect Rob

Ellen S

1y↑1

Great job, I am doing about 80% with gardening, foraging, food rescue, bartering, brewing and most importantly as you mention, preserving.
Good on you for rescuing the energy of the wasted lives of roadkill animals. I am always on the lookout but haven’t yet found more than a pheasant.
I would love a bit of an in depth video how you do this safely, the acceptable windows of the possibility to use it for good, the signs to look out for etc.
Thx.

Hallie f

1y↑2

I finished the book Braiding Sweetgrass recently and this connects so well with that book. I have really been inspired and called to connect with the earth through foraging though I have no idea where to start. Would love to be able to do this one day!

Robin Greenfield

Hello Dear Friend!
Braiding Sweetgrass has been one of the most important books I have read!
Here are my tips of where to start: https://robgreenfield.org/foraging

Mark Fisher

Thanks for this, Rob! Lots of cool stuff here.
I’m interested to learn more about the venison- I assume/hope that it was a fresh kill? How did you find out about it (like, are there websites that report things like that in real time)?

I also want to note two things:
1. I think that it’s important to recognize that some people are dependent on the pharmaceutical industry for their survival (e.g., Type 1 diabetics come to mind). I think that it’s worth acknowledging that a universal unplugging from that system would not be equally good for everyone.
2. I also wasn’t sure about the statements regarding what would happen if everyone exclusively foraged their food. Aside from the time considerations that you acknowledged (even my very modest homestead takes way more time than I ever would have imagined), I think it’s difficult to envision how 8 billion people would be able to survive in a foraging context. Indeed, humans have dramatically altered the global nitrogen cycle by creating synthetic fertilizer from atmospheric nitrogen that would otherwise not be bioavailable for plants. Removing this process cold turkey I think would lead to some tough times for humanity.
But nonetheless, unplugging from industrial ag for people privileged enough to be able to do it is definitely very appealing, and it’s inspiring to see how much farther I have to go.
Thanks again!

KhmerGreen

1y↑3

Your work here is extraordinary!! However, not many people can do what you are doing. In my opinion, gardening is more approachable. I also a new gardener and always enjoy fresh and tasty foods from our backyard! We need more people to join gardening!

Arizzona Online

1y↑4

You're an amazing person, who is so so inspiring!

Allison Dey

45w

Very nice to see you comment on the calories, protein, fat and salt. A lot of people look at foraging and focus on fruit and greens which is, of course, not enough to sustain a human body.

CoralJoyTravel

1y↑1

This is absolutely brilliant and motivating!

Sarah Stegall

52w

So glad this randomly appeared! I am inspired and encouraged to rely on the resources surrounding me!

Karl Byrne

1y↑7

Monica Wilde did the same for a year in Scotland. She has a book about it called 'The Wilderness Cure'.

Perry Presley

1y↑5

Amen brother! I do forage some but I have the peace of mind of not being dependent on the system by knowing every weed, animal and bug I can eat around my house. I keep alcohol, jars and droppers handy for making my meds

The Black Sheep Diaries

1y↑1

This is really cool Rob, enjoyed it big time. I'm always telling people you can eat most of your back yard, they always look at me like I'm crazy, a little bit true I guess. I'm particularly curious about the deer you harvest. Just got my 1st on the 1st of November, but I use a x-bow. I do all the processing myself. I see dead deer by the road all the time and it makes me think. I worked with a guy a while back from Africa and he said he stopped his car any time he saw one and ate it. I'm wondering how you would know what was safe to eat and what wasn't. Thanks for this video, everyone should see this.

Christian Kelley

1y↑3

You have such an incredible story to tell!

Darkstrife Queen

And I wonder why my parents kept chastising me for all the wild weeds I kept dragging into their house as a child. Turns out I’m a forager and I didn’t even know it. But it’s good to know that I’m not alone in this, and I can now learn what I can actually do with them.

Caleb Torres

51w

I’d like to see you do this in south Texas. The closest thing we got to naturally growing fruit is prickly pear and because it grows on cactus you gotta worry about all the rattlesnakes since they love cactus. Also it’s rare to see ppl with fruit trees in their yards too. We a,so don’t have wild rice or anything. Honestly Wisconsin sounds like one of the easiest places in the country to do this

Janet Christensen

1y↑1

Very informative! Your information is age-old wisdom. Harvest what you can when it is available and preserve it for the abundance needed in the frozen months. Thanks!

Nilfirith

1y↑2

Hi Rob, I love what you do, you're a massive inspiration

Vince Park

1y↑4

Hello rob im from Philippines i really love foraging food also now i am trying sustainable life style like yours .. thanks for the tips and knowledge sending full support 😊😊

Atheist Eve

1y↑2

Good for you. Also, great that you’re sharing your expertise & enthusiasm. The next project I’d like to see is: “I foraged food with a family of four vegans (one with a nut allergy) and for three elderly neighbours with dementia, diabetes and arthritis (plus their pets) for a year.” No man is an island and, just as much as we have to have sovereignty over our own bodies, we also need to share burdens with others.

Jardins Marizá

Actually we can grow some and forage some. He´s trying to make a point with fulltime foraging( the abundance of Nature), but it is easy to plant stuff around the yard and forage for stuff according to season. (He did that in Florida...) Very important about fats and salt.

Theresa Graham

1y↑1

Thanks for all your hard work and sharing. It is important that we keep these teachings alive and share them with the next generation. We are losing the ability to take care of ourselves in ahealth necessary way. Blessed journeys.

Happy Healthy and Healed

Hey Robin! You’re such an inspiration and you’ve been the motivation behind many of my positive changes. I’m healing from cancer and wanted to know if you’d be down to help us build our own edible garden so my healing foods are more attainable? We have almost an acre of land and our side yard gets mainly full sun. I appreciate you and your mission ❤️❤️❤️

triniMahn

1y↑2

Human energy put into war redirected towards encouraging proliferation of the natural environment equals the revolution this man so wisely speaks about. Way to go Rob!

Honest Lee

1y↑1

I'm trying to grow all of my food using permaculture methods but foraging is a great way to add to my food and medicinal supplies! Same goal in mind though. I want to break free from the government sponsored "food" that was slowly killing me.

udohein z

1y↑1

Wow I love what you are doing!
Now is the perfect time for change and I feel like we can t wait until something changes.
When we fight and live with nature and not against it great things will happen.
Keep it up

N Nicole Boyd

This is so beautiful I am so ready for this I started growing food two years ago. Thanks to your gardening videos

thevintaaagediaries

1y↑1

This is so inspiring ❤

You Can Know Anything

1y↑1

i love to hear about the specific foods u have foraged.....such as dandelion and even golden rod. I kinda wish i knew how to forage mushrooms. ...they grow freely in Northern Ontario🇨🇦🍄

Robin Greenfield

Here is my foraging for beginner's resource page that can help you to start foraging for those mushrooms!
https://www.robgreenfield.org/foraging/

Flynn Stone

There's lots of videos of people hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, a thru hike of 5 - 6 months. They have to go into a town once a week to resupply. Would be nice to see someone like you and a group to do a challenge without the stores. I do a lot of backpacking and have a good colored book of edible plants in the Western United States. Late April is the best time to start.

Bunni Rose

I am literally working on selling everything I own and being back to nature before the end of spring. I’m doing all my planning and prepping now which is why I’m here. It’s nice to finally see someone give the same reason to do it as me 🥰🥰🥰 I can’t fix pollution, but I can stop causing it myself, I can go back to nature and reconnect with what’s important, while nurturing the forest wherever I go along the way and trying to breathe a bit more life into it the way it does for us. I can’t save the world but maybe people like us can inspire enough people to where we can. 💜

ikreate 4u

I truly wish you well with that. Can you say what country you live in? I find the USA very restrictive for living freely with the limits on public park hours fishing permits and usage of most spaces. Unless declaring homeless, much is under ordinances etc. Will you be in a mobile home or some form of community for this lifestyle?
Blessings!

Bunni Rose

@ikreate 4u I’m going kind of nomad/bushcraft style. I’m only taking my dogs, my ferrets and hand tools/basic gear in a van. I’ll most likely frequent free primitive campgrounds and national forests. Try speaking with some of the rangers at a park and explain to them you want to get back to nature and help the planet as much as you can, show them any ideas or plans you have for temporary structures, (I’m going to be making small clay/stone and wood huts that can easily be deconstructed with minimal traces left and all traces would be natural. Invite them to come visit and check on you to make sure you’re still within their rules & they’ll most likely become your buddies with the right attitude and let you get away with breaking some of the rules that are only in place for dumbasses like no digging. Clearly digging a hole to plant a seed isn’t going to be bad. You just gotta get creative and be willing to really not care what people think lol

tikoy1955

1y↑5

Good video. Wow! One year of foraging? Very impressive.

Hollie Buff

Absolutely love learning from you. I am teaching my young one basic plant ID and making pine tar is next.

Jo Bradley

1y↑1

Thank you - learning how to connect with the earth here in NM - creating a tiny food forest, and I grow our own medicinals.... grateful to connect <3

Jenny

1y↑2

Thank you Rob for helping everyone! Yes, "I Foraged 100% of My Food for a YEAR!" that's the video I want to see next year!! 💚🍏🍏🍏💚💚

The Matrix

He did this in Florida. Go backward to his older videos. He grew and foraged though. He did it using gardens in the neighborhood where he lived at the time.

Jenny

@The Matrix I know, I watched those videos. Will probably watch them again with my kids :) I was agreeing with what Rob said, that he might extend the month to a year :)

La Ra

1y↑6

I started watching you when you did this before for a year, I’m still amazed.

Robin Greenfield

1y↑3

I'm glad to hear!
That was a year of growing and foraging my food.
This was only foraging. A new challenge!

Sloth girl

1y↑1

Love the idea of growing your own food!! But don’t know if I could live without bread

Robin Greenfield

1y↑1

I know multiple people who grow wheat and make their own bread with it.
I make flour from numerous plants that I grow and forage. :)

Piper Pelegrin

1y↑1

so so so so happy to see you do good. you help so many others also do good :))

Eloisa Capili

I really admire your courage and being a good example how to be live in sustainable living. Too bad we live in canada where we have short summer :(

Immersive Experiences

1y↑1

I love your channel! I cannot explain the joy I have watching. I love plants :)

Robin Greenfield

That's wonderful to hear Dear Friend!

Yvette Desmarais

Great video. Thank you! I’d like to learn more about foraging as well as creating my own food. The only concern I have with the food you ate was that the meat doesn’t look very appetizing canned. I’m not sure I could eat it. I might try dehydrating it.

Faizan Nabi

Well, I love your work. I want to make one suggestion that you also include things generally which also can be grown in any country so we can also try to do it not only in specific areas or regions.

Robin Greenfield

1y↑2

I have extensive resources for this Dear Friend. Feel free to utilize them. The information is in the description of the video.

Dominique Nuyts

1y↑1

Thanks Rob, amazing and inspirational as usual

Maria Andersson

1y↑1

I really enjoy your projects. You are doing an important job! Wish you a great day!

John Doe

52w

What an inspiration! Keep it growing!

Xavier1010

1y↑1

If you do actually do it for a year. Without a garden. Without anything else. Let us all know. For me its an inspiration!

Christine Perez

1y↑6

I love that you are acknowledging who this land belonged too. We lost the history of this land by doing so. I often think we all need to at least have a small garden like we used too.

Oli tp

1y↑1

Great job. I think that learning to fast corretly rationaly, And gradualy, trying to be without food, is one key of changing the habit

Jorge Arenillas

1y↑1

Truly inspiring. Thank you so much

ItsBellum

1y↑1

I love this, I just hope at least some of tasted good, because seasonings aren't bad and are delicous lol. Still this is very adventagious of you and resourceful. Love what your doing to for the enviorment

Robin Greenfield

Hello Dear Friend!
The Earth creates tasty food. It always has and always well. Humans didn't create it first.

Carole

1y↑1

You're an inspiration. I would join one of your walks if I were in your area. My goal is to eventually form a walk in my area🌝

Mifune41

1y↑1

Always an inspiration, Rob.

Alice Pamei

1y↑1

I really can connect with this energy . Well done !!

Dani D

1y↑1

Thanks for your example Rob! I definitely have had the thought, “look at this white guy” lol but I’m also a white Person and recognize the judgement around this. Yes, we are colonizers on this Land. Yes, we have enormous privileges in this society because of the color of our skin. Those things do not mean that we shouldn’t connect with the Land. Finding our ways back to deep connection with our Mother Earth, even on stolen Land, is the way back to compassion and repairing the harm that we and our Ancestors have caused (in my opinion at least). I do also believe that things needs to be coupled with building Relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of the Land we’re on and striving for efforts to return the Land to her original Stewards. This deep relational connection will help us all heal ourselves and heal the world.

Russ Kraft

1y↑1

I love your videos!!! Keep them coming.

cmst

1y↑2

Blessings to you Rob. Way to more mindful too. Thanks..I think Gandi said "there is enough for all in the world just not enough for all the greed". What you state and showing demonstrates this.

The Velvet Lounge Life

1y↑4

If you ever come to the Eastern part of Connecticut please visit with us so that we can trample through our woods and see what food is out there. We do natural landscaping so even our yard must be full of something. Be well and stay safe.

Jaded Oddity

1y↑1

I started foraging last spring and I really enjoy it. Right not the outside is snow and ice and I am not good enough to harvest roots and tree bark without killing myself. But I am so excited for next summer/spring. Unfortunately I don't like a lot of the wild greens, but I have a few things that I have harvested and know that I like and I am looking forward to try more. Catnip is good tea actually, I need to study up so I can harvest that. Would be great for my catnip toys that I make. I have tried and enjoyed: juneberries, black raspberries, wild strawberries, sorel, bear head's tooth, deer shield mushroom and shaggy mane.

Unfortunately I don't like most greens I find them either too bitter or I cannot stand the texture. I didn't like clover, dandelion because of the bitterness and did not like the texture of stining nettle. I am thinking of trying stinging nettle again in a soup or dehydrated.

I also tried cattail shoots raw and didn't like the slimy texture, but if I rinsed or cooked it, I think it would be good.

Robin Greenfield

1y↑1

Hello Dear Friend!
It is wonderful to hear you are reconnecting with our plant relatives. One plant at a time!
The key to eating wild greens is to saute them in olive oil with salt and lemon. That takes away the strong flavors. Some can also be boiled or blanched. Also, picking at the right time is key. Spring and fall the greens are much less better. They are at their most bitter in the heat of summer.
Love,
Robin

Jaded Oddity

@Robin Greenfield Great advice, thank you.

Senbebe

1y↑1

This video is very informative, thank you! ☺️

felicia tiba

Okay Rob let's do a 3 day harvesting and foraging of foods in my neighborhood or nearby. I live in the desert of Arizona. North Phx to be exact and I am visually challenged. I see this as so much fun!!!! Let me know what you think about my challenge and how soon can you get to Arizona? Felicia

Big E

Not easy but you did it! Amazing. I guess there were no nuts or avocadoes growing around where you were to get those healthy fats! And I imagine you saved quite a bit of money versus a typical food consumer, too.

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