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An intimate look into the mind and mission of Robin Greenfield — one of the world’s most radical environmentalists. Known for his bold eco-experiments, including wearing a month’s worth of trash through Times Square, living a full year on only homegrown and foraged food, and giving up every possession, Robin challenges what it means to live in harmony with the Earth. As he walks barefoot from Canada to Mexico releasing every material item, his radical simplicity invites us to question what we truly need to be free, fulfilled, and human.
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00:00I am a product of an extreme society.
00:04I decided to use my life as a form of entertainment
00:09to get people to critically think about the issues of our time.
00:13Rob Greenfield's doing what sounds like the impossible.
00:15To spend an entire year living off the land.
00:18He has dumpster dined from at least 500 bins.
00:22A man on a grueling journey to protect Mother Earth.
00:24And is now in the midst of what he calls an experiment in non-ownership.
00:28I have $200, I think around $240.
00:34This safety net will be gone.
00:37That's more nerve-wracking than it is exciting.
00:40Everything I own is right here.
00:42Right here with me actually.
00:44I'm going to get rid of every single thing.
00:47The corporations, the government,
00:49the last thing they want for us is to be the master of our own mind
00:52and that's all I'm talking about.
00:53If you want to think I'm crazy, think I'm crazy.
00:56In order to have our comfort in this society,
01:00whether it's the earth, other people,
01:02or whether it's plants and animals,
01:06others are paying for it.
01:11Not that long ago,
01:13it was at the core of my desire
01:16to become a millionaire.
01:18The American dream.
01:20His name is Rob Greenfield.
01:21Rob Greenfield.
01:22Rob Greenfield.
01:23Robin Greenfield.
01:25And now,
01:26I want to own nothing.
01:29If any of you have been following me for the last 10 years,
01:31know that I haven't done this before.
01:33I have about 1,500 miles to go.
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