A Brush With Life
Casual conversations with artists, musicians, farmers and so many other creative, fascinating folks from southeast Minnesota. Let's find out how they got here, what inspires them, what challenges them and how they work.
A Brush With Life is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
A Brush With Life
#22 - Extreme Green - With Robin Greenfield
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"Be the Change You Wish to See in the World." That pretty much sums up Robin Greenfield's life and philosophy.
Once a successful businessman and aspiring young millionaire, Robin had a revelation about how his lifestyle was harming the earth and did a 180, dedicating himself to living simply and in harmony with the earth. His experiments in simplicity include living off-grid,non-ownership, growing all of his own food, traveling in other countries with no money whatsoever, biking across the continent (3 times) on a bamboo bicycle, and wearing all the trash produced in the day-to-day life of a typical American on his body over the course of a month in a huge MIchelin-man-like suit.
This year, Robin is committed to foraging 100% of the food and medicine that goes into his body. In this episode, Robin tells us about his journey and what it takes to survive off of only what you can forage from the land.
Check our Robin's website for documentation of his projects, resources galore, and great videos and interviews. You can't help but be inspired!
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