A Complete Urban Homestead Tour | Communal Simple and Sustainable Living
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- Using permaculture design techniques and simple living practices, Robin Greenfield and his team took a standard urban/suburban house and transformed it into a sustainable homestead.
In this video, Robin Greenfield gives a tour of this house and property in the city of Saint Petersburg, Florida, sharing tips to how anybody living in the city can live a more simple and sustainable life.
Robin and team lived at this homestead from January 2021 to June 2021. They lived here as part of a worktrade, improving the space for the owner of the land in exchange for rent. It was always intended as a shorter term project. Robin and team are currently based in Asheville North Carolina as of July 2021.
A huge thanks to all of the interns and volunteers who were a part of this project.
Meet the team: www.robingreenfield.org/flori...
In partnership with Live Like Ally Foundation www.llafoundation.com
See more tips to Simple and Sustainable Living: robingreenfield.org/100
Learn more about our community programs:
Free Seed Project: robingreenfield.org/freeseedp...
Community Compost: www.robingreenfield.org/commu...
Community Fruit Trees: www.robingreenfield.org/commu...
Free Seed Library: www.robingreenfield.org/frees...
Gardens for the People: www.robingreenfield.org/garde...
Produced by Robin Greenfield and Jameson Johnson
Filmed and Edited by Jameson Johnson
Additional Footage by Carly Rundle-Borchert & Julie Verner
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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Hi all!
This is the homestead I created while living in St. Pete this year. We lived here from from January 2021 to June 2021. We lived here as part of a worktrade, improving the space for the owner of the land in exchange for rent. The internship allowed us to do a lot of positive work for the community both in Saint Pete and throughout the country.
As of July 2021, the homestead was left in the hands of the land owner as planned and I and my team currently are based in
in Asheville, North Carolina.
I want to express a huge thanks to all of the interns and volunteers who were a part of this project! This couldn't have been done with them!
Meet the team: www.robgreenfield.org/floridainternteam/
Can i pls be ur wife hun
When the 1% has the wealth of 99% of the planet, they push others to live in ostracism, in energy poverty, in hygienic poverty, in discomfort, lacking medical care, they make people go back to live like the middle ages in the 21st century, while George Soros and Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum live like the best emperors, surrounded by gold and killing others for pleasure.
This lifestyle is a temporary solution, but it is also the result of what the world's rich did: steal everything and impoverish everyone.
@@Joedirt5 lol.
Elitist self important bull flop . show me what Joe 6 pack can do on $30.000 a year can do.
@@maxsager139 You just want to be one the one% .
Living in ever financially problematic country as mine, in Serbia, Europe, we as nation were always trying to live simple and close to nature. So, low or unstable income for a long time, makes me and my family to think very close to what you do. Very glad to see your happines and examples for sustainable growed food.
U Srbiji mozes da kupis plac od 30-ak ari na Rtnju delimicno pokriven sumom za 5000 evra. Samo malo alata i hrabrosti ti treba :)
Kakav crni život blizak prirodi. 90% mladih nije videlo domaću životinju uživo, osim možda na Kališu, svi su zakačeni za telefon kao na infuziju.
Brings you closer to the creator of all that is, which is where we all should all be. Blessings to you, all the best!
I'm glad I followed you since I started a long time ago, I had to stop the video at 2 minutes 11 seconds to mention that being in Florida where I grew up and lived for 36 years be very conscious of the humidity level not running your ac, it can cause hidden drywall damage etc mold mildew.. I'm sure you're aware of that I just wanted to bring it up. Many blessings my friend
Dear Rob, loved this video. Thank you for your honesty about communal living. To your question/comment about "never seeing a community where everything flows...", there is none. In my experience people together rub each other the wrong way by design, but are also teachers to one another for it. The personal growth that is generated is the reward. I was touched by your honesty and appreciate your work to promote sustainable living. Our future depends on it. For context... I am a liberal Rabbi in the New York City suburbs. A big fan of permaculture and sustainability. The planet is totally worth saving, and people like you and many other activists are the angels that are making
it happen. Thank you for your service. Be blessed, Reuben
I really hope this video becomes the future of our society, not only for the US but the whole world
Communists
@@geraldhowse8597 No..............minimalists
Love this, and everything you do Rob! I love that I didn't see any carpet in your home either. Carpet is disgusting, toxic and requires another landfill tool, the vacuum. I also appreciate you removing the dishwasher. Dishwashers do not even work, hand washing will always be the best way. You are a true inspiration Rob, thank you!
I really dislike carpet. :) Big hug Erica!
Corporations and capitalism die if people aren't consumers. This is refreshing to see people working for themselves instead of working so CEOs and managers can get a bonus or yacht.
I love it that you describe this as a 'typical house'. In the UK you would have to be a millionaire to have this much space and land. How magical to have so much abundance available to ordinary folk. 🙏🌈🙂
Wow I never considered that an average size home in the states has a lot more space compared to other areas of the world. Thank you for opening my eyes to this and giving me more gratitude for what I have :)
This is not possible in New York or San Francisco
@@Hey-xg8gb You can participate in community gardens over there.
@@tanpokio we're talking about house sizes for ordinary folk
@@Hey-xg8gb Yeah I totally get it. I also live in big crowded city where people jam every square meter to live. We rely on community gardens for permaculture; and at home, we refuse/reduce/reuse/recycle as much as possible. Kitchen scraps are composted to replenish the community gardens.
Thank you for this interesting tour! For the people who hesitate living with room mates I want to share my experiece. Let’s start with the fact that I’m a Finn so I know the meaning of introvert! So I lived 5 years in a student apatment building. Everybody had their own room, sizes varied from 9 m2 to 24 m2. 6-12 people shared a kitchen and 3 people shared a toilet. In addition to this we had a 100 m2 party space with a library, reading room, kitchen and living room. Plus laundry: one washer and dryer was enough for all of us. The 100 m2 space was shared by 70 people: the whole building that is. In my opinion the key to successful living in those communal apartments was the fact that everybody had a lock on their door for privacy AND everybody had their own small fridge. There was never the need to wash someone elses dishes. Nobody was forced to share food or cooking with others. I mean, eating together brings people closer - but one isn’t always in that social mood. In addition we had weekly shores devided for everyone. I liked it lot and made many good friends. We used to occationaly cook together and ofter drink evening tea together with a few friends. I started my first shared garden lot with one of those friends.
I camp outside on really hot nights and it becomes cooler than any air-conditioning in a house that has warmed up by the evenings. I often need a warm blanket by 3am in the morning
In the more warmer desert communities, specially in the middle east and the Mediterranean . They build houses with an open top floor where people sleep during the summer.
TGC
Blessings:)
Huge thanks for everything you've done and are doing! I'm going on 70 and have been saying, and doing almost all the same things you're doing, but now, thanks to CZcams, etc. you can easily share it with millions of people, instead of trying to get it out through magazines and books. It's wonderful that there are always people of all ages trying to make our world better.
In Portugal the tap water is very good quality at least since the 90s. Good flavour and bacteria free due to our good water treatment plants. There is no reason for bottle water use still people insiste on buying them. Also, I know it's a debatable opinion, but Fluor was very important to avoid teeth decay in the 80s and 90s. So our water still has Fluor by law to ensure this mineral is ingested by children and adults at least in a minimal amount. Avoid washing machines is a nightmare when you have kids and both parents work all day but I use many tricks to reuse water, only use a bar of soap for all my hygiene including head and face shave, water from shower used to the toilet (not compost, it's an apartment), almost vegetarian since abandoned beef and pork. Minimal animal protein intake now. Still have a lot to do but at least I am doing more than 99,9% of my community
You are a blessing. Need more peeps like you and your team members. 🕊
Thanks Rob! I’m trying to live a simpler and more sustainable life, but it’s definitely a work in progress. Your work and your videos always provide inspiration and motivation, and I always learn something new from them. In previous videos, you speak about incorporating small changes on a daily basis to gradually transition to sustainability, and this has been my practice. Thanks again for the ongoing information and inspiration!
Rob, your knowledge and experience in the permaculture field is an asset to humanity. Thank you for all you do. I'm still learning everyday. Located about 20 miles north of St Pete. Trying to build an urban food forest here as well.
i'm only 16 but i wanna take a gap year and live like this or do an internship with something like this! environmental justice, organic accesibility, sustainable agriculture + architecture is literally the thing I'm so passion about I will dedicate my whole life to this beautiful earth
Very glad to see your latest video. I admire how with simple techniques you made this big house sustainable. Thanks to your first videos, my family and I have stopped water in bottles for the Berker filter, and we are very happy since more than a year now. Definitely living and working with other people is a challenge. Look forward to seeing your new videos.
Way to go my friend!
This is how I want to live.
What a beautiful way of living…
Thank you so much for sharing all the sustainability solutions. I would love to be a part of a great homestead like this.
Tnks for your knowlege ,im from mexico and im already trying to adopt this system , tnks for all and i hope you continue telling people this precious form to live
Stunning, well done getting it done in 6 months. I've been doing it alone in a normal Johannesburg suburb. It's an ongoing process.
I love Robin's videos so much. I'm grateful to have a free hour to relax and rewatch. It came upon me that I pretty much can stop scrolling and searching the internet for directions and answers and just use Robin as a guiding force. I would have to select different plants but his example is a great one for all to follow. In fact, I wish there were a series of Robin Greenfield affiliates across the country to help guide others. Culture changes one person at a time. If we can make change easier for others, culture change will be easier. Thank you Robin for all you do! I feel your love for us and our wonderful home.
Thank you for sharing. So much is achievable when people work together! Lots to learn in conflict resolution! Looking forward to seeing video on your experience!
New garden at 30:00 !!!
You got us waiting Rob !!😁
Remarkable video, Start- if you can’t do everything- do something!
I have always wanted to be a part of something like this, instead of trying to go it on my own. I don't seem to come across very many like-minded people in my area of 🇨🇦 and yes growing some things is easy here but the shortened season can be tough. Love all the knowledge you are sharing here!! ✌🙏👏
Very commendable project! This model should be inspirational to those looking for a more sustainable modification to the modern western lifestyle.
Love your channel and your eye opening ideas! My family has completely changed our way of life because of you!
That is great to hear! Hello to you and your family!
Choke full of living simple tips!
As a lifetime Floridian, can relate to A/C, no A/C? Prefer no A/C, but August being the hottest month in FL, definitely A/C!😄 ThankQ, for your passion for sustainable living, Rob... 🌎
Love seeing a different way to live. It’s inspiring. Would you mind showing us pictures of your chore charts and signs posted around house for communal living? Thanks for your work
This is incredibly! I want to be part of a community like this one some day. ❤
Thanks for sharing and your honest comments about how it's not automatic bliss. I find this type of living inspiring. You show many things in this video that can be done to reduce any typical home's footprint, even if not living communally.
What you are doing is amazing Rob! I saw many videos of yours and others who are in the same path as yours and eventually they move to a forest and build a cabin and lead their life which is not very sustainable for normal people like myself and I thought you would do the same too. But I like this idea better. I can adapt many many many ideas that you shared and start something in my community. Thank you for being awesome and sharing the stuff.
Great video, your best video, was welcome to tiny greeny house, watched that 2 years ago, and changed my life, simple living, keep up the good work.
We love you!
I'm so happy you are talking about living sustainable in a (sub)urban area, so many videos just show people living in the wilderness somewhere. Although that idea speaks to my heart too, I don't think it's attainable for the majority of the population.
Always extraordinary Rob! So cool to see what you're up to now, I spent about the last week going through all your videos from the full year of growing and foraging food in Orlando. It is truly inspiring as well as thought-provoking. Living here in Southern California for a year now, planting the edible perennials, working on the rain- and grey-water harvesting, zero wasting, plastic free-ing, biking as transport, worming and composting, and down to 1 flush daily! You are my hero 🌞
I wish to see more black people doing and living in such spaces
@@Underground-Electronic-Music please recommend channels
I want to do this where I live too!
I would love to do this !
Love all the great ideas in the kitchen and around the garden that I can take and try to implement into my own space.
Never thought about not showing any advertising in the home, my appliances definitely have the brand written in big letters as to the company that made them. Something I’ll think twice about doing in the future.
I used to live communal style back in my 30’s and you’re right. It’s extremely hard to do. Living minimal isn’t the hard part, but trying to get along with so many different personalities and people’s quirks are what’s so hard. I think the younger you are, the easier it is. I was trying to live with mostly 20-something year olds and dealing with all their drama made my head spin. Haha. I’m in my 50’s now and you couldn’t pay me to do it.
I will say something positive about it though, I notice a lot of people in the comments say they couldn’t do it because they are introverts. I’m an introvert and even though it was hard at first after you’ve been doing it for a while it starts becoming second nature to you and you get used to being around others. You actually start enjoying having company around all the time believe it or not. So give it a try, especially if you’re young, it’s a great learning experience.
Robs heart Chakra is so open it's ridiculously awesome. He is always wearing green 👌
Your project is really exciting and well thought out. Writing from Chihuahua Mexico. For a month we had maximum temperatures in the 42-50C range around the summer solstice. At night we have every window and door open. We shut most of the windows and doors from 10 am to 4:00 pm to keep the heat outside. All windows are externally shaded. After 4:00 pm the radiation starts coming out of the walls and roof so we ventilate. The air comes in from the shady east side from an underground pipe and the exit house air goes out a black painted tall metal chimney that thermally pulls the air out. We do use fans during the summer but no air conditioning. In winter our minimum temperatures are in the -3 to -20C range at dawn. For one month we light a wood stove at night and not every night. We have plenty of sun for our house heating. From a Mexican point of view, your sleeping arrangements are really strange. Mexican houses are small and people sleep everywhere. Those that like to sleep with light, noise and people sleep in the corner of the living room as long as their beds are made by breakfast time. Sometimes a curtain is pulled across separating seating area from beds. Those that require silent dark spaces sleep in the bedrooms with the door shut. Those that snore are placed somewhere where they cannot be heard by the quiet sleepers. The kitchen and dining room table is the only place where it's totally acceptable to be up and in action at any time of day. Many Mexicans have some family members who work night shifts or very early morning shifts. I feel that the bedrooms need alot more sophisticated design. If a bench for backpacks and underclothes tub is provided with a self below for shoes and a hanging rail above for clothes or spare towel, the floor stays empty to make sweeping and mopping easier. Chest of drawers is only useful for documents, photos, phones, medications etc. I totally love your garden set up. The free seed library is a wind of fresh air. It's extremely hard to obtain seeds here. Does the community fridge work? You look like it's a fairly affluent suburb by the house and garden size.
i also struggle to work together with other people and this video is really motivating for me; thank you!
i loved this! this gives me an excellent guide/plan/map of the projects to making my traditional home to off grid! i'm already ethical vegan and mostly zero-waste within city life means of course. but i want to team up with family and create a communal living environment by working with family members and so this is a wonderful guide. i'm familiar with most of this but it's amazing! thank you so much!
EXCELLENT JOB ROB & ALL ! ! !
You are SO INSPIRING ROB !
I've explored living in intentional community. It can be SO HARD living in community. But i still believe - not only worth it - but necessary for a thriving life.
THANK YOU for reigniting my impulse to live more sustainably and within community !
Really inspiring ! Love Rob's honest thoughts about communual living. I also don't know if this way of life would be sustainable for the whole Earth, neither do I know what it really means. But I deeply feel it would be a lot better. Thank you for all your work :)
This way of life is definitely not sustainable for the whole Earth. True sustainability for the 7 billion and the millions of species would require a radically different lifestyle for humanity than we are currently living, even the ones living "environmentally friendly" lives.
@@Robin.Greenfield Would love to know what "living sustainably" means to you. Bounderies of sustainability seems hard to define. Could be a video on its own :P
@@YanniMassi I'd also like to hear about that. Living sustainably in communities seems much more challenging to organize than for just one person on their own.
This is exactly sustainable. I think what u r really saying is that most people are too self centered and indoctrinated into a certain lifestyle of how things should be, to do something like this under our current standards of living.
@@OfftoShambala yes so true I totally agree. Plus there is not enough unconditional love between people to live unselfishly together.🙂
Just BEAUTIFUL
Inspired by what you’re doing! Thank you for the informative video. This is the wave of the future as people wake to what our lifestyle of the past has done to our earth.
In 2023 I will be building my first house in Panama 🇵🇦 Central America and I Am implementing many of the things you talked about in this video, from the compost toilet , outside shower to growing what you eat it’s fantastic.
I live in the Orlando area and in 20 years I have grown 6 avocado trees , mangoes, loquat trees, papayas , moringa and many veggies, cassava , yam, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and the list goes on.. I figured that if I can grow my food in Florida in abundance then I can grow much more in my new mini house in Panama, where I have more land and the soil is fértil.
Thanks for this video! Love the info.
I have been composting for years and even though I often forget the 2:1 ratio, the earth does her thing so well. It is so easy I love it.
I never thought about putting a bucket under our sink to collect gray water. I am going to do it right now. Thank you.
And thank you for all your hard work and effort to show/teach people alternatives to a more sustainable and simple life.
Regarding community and communication. I believe that there are elements missing in our society that indigenous societies have integrated in their way of living. Jon Young studied, worked with and collaborated with indigenous societies and created something called the 8 Sheilds model. I have lived in community before and have lived the challenge. But the few times I used the 8 Sheilds model to create an event it somehow brought that ease into our interactions. I suggest you take a look into Jon Young’s work. It is fascinating and is all about creating connection to the earth, community and to one’s self. It very much inline with what you speak of often.
Hooray for you and your team! I wish I would have seen this about 50 years ago when I was young! Very, very interesting!
Can't wait to see what you are up to in Asheville!!
I love your natural way of living
One dream of mine is to set up our yard for food and water to share with our neighborhood. Just started composting. 😊
I think this is my favorite of your projects, it shows me it is possible or something i can achieve one day or hope for.
About 5 years ago I bought a 5/gal container of Shaklee's Basic-H. I use it for hand and dish washing, laundry, hair washing, window and house cleaning, and more...and still have over 1/2 the bucket! The grey water goes to 3 trees, a huge walnut and 2 pecans.
Thanks Rob !
You are such an inspiration
Watching from India
thank you Rob, you really are making a change..!
Really inspirational! Thanks for what you do and for sharing this. 🌈
Amazing video with great inspirations and an honest tale about the difficulty of living in community.
Thank you! Even though it's not possible for me to do anything as ambitious as this, you've given me several ideas I *can* use right now, right here. Great inspiration!
I so appreciate your honesty at the very end of the video.
Beautiful. Future looks hopeful.
Wow. Amazing!
I love this lifestyle so much. That said, I'm interested on how well it works as people age. Everyone here was young and full of energy which is pretty important. I can easily see a community supporting a few older people, but over a third of the United States' population is 50+. Obviously people would build a community while young and then add younger people to help support them as they age. Would that still be enough to support a growing elderly population? What do you think the impact of this kind of living would have on life expectancies. If you live like this while your young I can see retirement age being kinda hard, especially with US healthcare prices. Would you be able to save enough while young to prepare for the twilight years?
I'm 65 years old and I still do a lot of work around my yard and house but I can see that it would be a problem because a lot of people at the age of 65 and are able to do that. I think that what we can do if we want to try to live sustainably is to not have a huge place and make sure that our homes are well insulated and that would just take whatever steps we can to help out but really I don't think that this is good for older people... At least to start with because you need a lot of energy to start it. Some friends of mine and I spoke about this about 30 years ago and we had decided that when we got older we were all going to buy a house have a central kitchen and living area and each have our own bedrooms and we would take care of each other but unfortunately most of them have passed on before their time so life changes so rapidly but anyway regarding this, Maybe once it's running if you're older and you have the funds you can pay people to do stuff like this for you and that would be pretty "cool"... Yeah, I remember the '60s! LOL
This is precisely why families used to have 8 or 10 or 12 children. They lived “communally” with their family and the kids learned at a very young age how to take care of the animals and plant and harvest the food.
@@lesliedriggers3497 Agreed. In addition to all you have mentioned the grandparents often took care of the young children who in turn took care of the elderly when they were grown. Families were more intergenerational.
Thanks for sharing, Rob. Always good to see people setting nice examples
Thank you for this info! So educational and thorough. And thank you for being so honest at the end.
Beautiful work. You are an inspiration. Congrats to you and the people who helped make this possible.
Thank you for being so honest about the difficult steps to living in a communal environment. refreshing
Giant microwave replaced by a giant quote by Thich Nhat Hanh, perfect!
Wow. One step further! I am with you. Organizeing communal living is part of the transition. And yes, we can learn many things we need from the monastic living of Buddhist monks. There are over 2000 years of experience. Though, now in my late years things are not getting easier, i am part of this every day. Wish you fruitful times. Susanne Gerber. Berlin. Germany
Thanking for sharing this Rob, I have learned a lot from your video! Peace.
I absolutely love it! Thanks so much for sharing 💜
How wonderful! I love it. ❤
truely awesome! very inspiring!
Amazing!
Thank you Rob!
Everyone needs to think this way!!☮️
absolutely amazing presentation. Thank you for your inspiration. Your time on earth is much appreciated Rob
Such an eye opening way to live differently! Thanks for being willing to explore and share the journey, so others can awake to the possibilities.
Sending peace, love, and light!
So inspiring! Thank you!
Rob, thank you for a really inspired way to make a home! I’m aware of this either from you (book & videos) or my own life path thus far.
I also appreciated your honesty at the end about it being a growth area for you - not being “solo” as it seems you have been with your extreme adventures (of course never totally alone).
I am solo by circumstance but would like to think if I find like minded souls, this can be done. I’m also older than you so that brings its own challenges…..
Really honest and inspirational, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and passion.
The whole yards are awesome! And Beautiful property that it’s been transformed into lovely gardens.👏🏻😃
I love it all ! Especially Seed library ! Very inspiring
Rob you are the man! Amazing
Your capsule demo's and "extreme" projects are really helpful Rob, Thanks!
You guys rock!!! The world can be so much nicer if everyone was on board to living like this.... It could actually stop corporate America dead in their tracks and it could solve alot of housing problems!!! Love this concept!!!
You, sir, are extraordinary 💞
Incredibly informative and inspiring.
Wonderful project!thanks for sharing this with us.
Great job ! As usual ! So inspiring... love from France !
Great video! Thanks for what you're doing, Rob!
Your work is amazing. God bless you for everything you do.
Much respect! Some thought provoking ideas 💡 🧡
Heavens are grown. You are growing many. Good living Rob. Nice to meet you. 😀
I just purchased a blank slate 20 acres in the Ozarks hoping to build a sustainable community there learning a lot here great video thank you!
I love this lifestyle
Proud of you. Thank you for your honesty.
I ADORE 🥰 ROB GREENFIELD!