Midwest man to forage all his food and medicine for a year straight
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Winter in the Midwest is a rough time to harvest much of anything, but for Robin Greenfield, he sees the whole world as his garden.
“I'm eating about 100 different foods,” he said. “The challenging part is the time it takes to harvest it all and process it.”
Greenfield is a sustainability activist known for his rigorous eco-minded challenges and initiatives, including challenging himself to wear the trash he generated for 30 days straight and teaching people how to grow their own toilet paper.
He’s already 68 days into his newest challenge: attempting to live off of foraged food for a year. He began preparations back in July and has been living off venison, wild rice, and mushrooms since October. He’s also harvested salt during his speaking tours on the East Coast.
“We really do live in a garden,” he said. “Food and medicine is growing all around us.”
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