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Robin Greenfield
Robin Greenfield
Robin
Start-Here Guide
Life Design and Mission Statement
FAQ about Robin
Biography
Where is Robin Now?
Robin’s Videos
Robin’s Books
Activism
Robin’s Activism
Community Programs
Resources
General Resources
Robin’s Transformation
Sustainable Living
Simple Living
Growing Food
Foraging
Food Waste and Dumpster Diving
Food and Diet
Health, Happiness, Social Life
Finances
Features
Features Selection
All Features
Press
Media
Media Videos
Podcasts
Media Archive
Books
Events
Writing
Nonprofit
Regeneration, Equity and Justice
Donate
Shop
Shop
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Contact
Robin Greenfield’s Interviews with the Media
01/22/24
Tamron Hall Show - He Gave Away Almost Everything to Become An Extreme Minimalist
12/20/23
Business Insider - I live off the grid in a tiny house and freed myself from capitalism. I don’t have a cell phone or ID, and I don’t pay taxes — here’s how.
07/20/23
The Washington Post - The Quest to Produce Less Trash
05/31/23
This Morning - Meet The Man Who’s Ditched Toilet Paper For Leaves!
10/07/2022
People Magazine - Foraging Is Easy — Plus It Saves Money and the Environment, Says Eco-Activist: 'Food Is Everywhere!'
05/18/2022
AFP - What a waste: US campaigner wears his trash for a month
06/17/2022
People Magazine - Eco Activist Spent 30 Days Wearing His Trash
07/29/2020
Télé Matin - Robin Greenfield, a 100% Green Life
03/16/2020
DW - Meet Robin Greenfield, aspiring millionaire turned radical environmental activist
01/28/2020
Buzzfeed - I Only Ate Food That I Grew Or Foraged For One Year
1/22/2020
Julie Snyder Talk Show - Robin Greenfield : Greener than Green
2/19/2019
The Guardian - I Didn’t Buy Any Food For A Year – And I’m Healthier Than I’ve Ever Been
11/08/2019
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando’s Robin Greenfield Survives Year Of Growing, Foraging All Of His Own Food
07/06/2019
NowThis - Why You Should Turn Your Lawn Into a Food Garden
04/07/2019
Exploring Alternatives - Man Living in a 10’x10′ Tiny House & Homesteading in the City
04/06/2019
HuffPost - I Won’t Be Buying Groceries For A Full Year. Here’s How I’m Surviving
04/05/2019
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando man’s yearlong experiment: Eat only what you can grow, forage
04/03/2019
Orlando Weekly - Life according to the Orlando activist who’s growing or foraging everything he eats for a year
03/15/2019
National Geographic - This man will eat only what he can grow or forage-here’s why
01/31/2019
Envoyé Spécial - The amazing life of Mister Green
11/15/2017
Bicycling Magazine - The Nicest Person on the Planet Had His Bike Stolen, And Hugged the Thief Upon Its Return
03/01/2017
Al Jazeera - English - For 30 days, Robin Greenfield wore every piece of trash he produced. His message: Stop making so much waste!
02/10/2017
Inside Edition - How Perfectly Edible Food Is Being Tossed In The Dumpster Rather Than Donated
11/09/2016
France 2: Tout Compte Fait - Robin Greenfield: The Robin Hood of Modern Times (French)
11/07/2016
France 2: Tout Compte Fait - Robin Greenfield: The Man Who Defies Supermarkets (French)
11/01/2016
New York Times Facebook Live - For a month, Robin Greenfield wore every piece of trash he created to help raise awareness about how much US Americans waste
10/31/2016
CBC Marketplace - Food waste: What Some Supermarkets Throw Out
10/24/2016
Huffington Post Live - Robin Greenfield Returns
10/14/2016
Smithsonian Magazine - Meet an Environmental Activist and an Artist Who Share a Passion for “Trashion”
10/13/2016
Telemundo: Al Rojo Vivo - Meet the “Garbage Man” who Protects the Planet (Spanish)
10/05/2016
Metro World News - This NYC Man Wears His Trash on His Sleeve
10/03/2016
NowThis - This guy is wearing his own trash to prove a point about sustainability
09/30/2016
Mashable - Activist Wears Month’s Worth of Trash to Visualize our Wasteful Habits
09/30/2016
USA Today - Man Pledges to Wear All the Trash He Produces for 1 Month
09/26/2016
Huffington Post - This Guys Wearing Every Piece of Garbage He Generates for a Month
09/26/2016
NPR: A Beautiful World - People Are Good- World Travel With No Money
09/21/2016
NEWS.COM.AU - These Guys Survived 10 Weeks in South America with No Money
09/13/2016
UPROXX - This Man Ate for Only $4 per Day to Help You Rethink Your Relationship with Food
09/11/2016
New Zealand Herald - South America on an Empty Wallet
09/06/2016
CNN Espanol - Yes You Can Eat Healthy With only $ 4 a Day (Spanish)
08/20/2016
Today Show Australia - Free Travel: The World is Full of Good People
07/21/2016
CBS This Morning - Las Vegas Hotel Bets Big on Cutting Food Waste
06/05/2016
The Sunday Times - How it Feels to ... Survive Without Money
Spring 2016
Discovery Channel UK - Free Ride
03/25/2016
Huffington Post India - This Man has Exactly 111 Possessions. And He's Happy
02/08/2016
TreeHugger - Dude Making a Difference (Book Review)
02/02/2016
TEDxTeen - How to End The Food Waste Fiasco
01/25/2016
Vancouver Observer - An interview with Robin Greenfield, Dude Making a Difference
12/24/2015
ABC San Diego - San Diego Environmentalist to Auction His Home and Donate the Money to Nonprofits
12/16/2015
San Diego Magazine - San Diego Entrepreneur of the Week – Robin Greenfield
08/20/2015
Sustainable America - Watch Robin Greenfield's Campaign Against Grocery Store Food Waste
06/30/2015
ABC San Diego - Ocean Beach Man Lives Off the Grid and Reduces his Water use by 95 Percent
06/26/2015
TreeHugger - Man Lives Rent-Free in $950 Home on Tiny Urban Homestead
01/23/2015
Civil Eats - Go Ahead, Dumpster Dive. This Guy Will Pay the Fine
01/22/2015
CCTV - Robin Greenfield is Dumpster Diving for Dinner
12/27/2014
BBC Mundo - The Man who Fed himself for Months with Food from the Trash (Spanish)
11/07/2014
Men's Health - Secrets to Eating Well from a Guy Who Dumpster Dives
10/16/2014
Discovery Channel - Tethered
10/15/2014
Los Angeles Times - Activist Dives in Dumpsters Across the U.S. to Highlight Food Waste
10/14/2014
The Weather Channel - Robin Greenfield Dumpster Dives to Save the World from Food Waste Fiasco
09/29/2104
Huffington Post Live - The Food Waste Fiasco: You Have to See It to Believe it
09/24/2014
The Daily Mail - Dumpster-Diver Spent a MONTH Eating Only from Bins to Raise Awareness of Food Waste
08/31/2014
USA Today - Dumpster Dining: Environmentalist Fights Food Waste
08/15/2014
Fox Milwaukee - Raising Awareness of Food Waste by Dumpster Diving
08/14/2014
The Capital Times - Dumpster Dining
08/09/2014
Wisconsin State Journal - Ashland Man Biking Cross-Country to Highlight Food Waste
07/31/2014
Mountain Life Magazine - Robin Greenfield: Sharing His Way Home
05/06/2014
BBC Mundo - This Young Man Hasn't Showered in a Year for a Good Cause (Spanish)
04/30/2014
BuzzFeed - Meet The Guy Who Just Went A Year Without Showering (And Isn’t Stopping)
04/24/14
Source Fed - Man Doesn’t Shower for a Year
04/23/2014
Huffington Post - Lessons Learned From a Year Without Showering
12/18/2013
Fox News - Man Eats Out of Dumpsters for a Week to Highlight Food Waste
10/21/2013
NBC San Luis Obispo - The Do Good Tour: A Happy Healthy Earth
10/21/2013
Yahoo - Bike-Riding Do-Gooder Planting Flowers and Picking Up Trash One City at a Time
09/08/2013
ABC San Diego - Ocean Beach Man Promises to Ride Across United States if One-of-a-Kind Bamboo Bicycle Returned
08/16/2013
The Guardian - Cycling across America: Lessons in Sustainability and Happiness
07/23/2013
Grind TV - Biking Across the Country for the Planet with Adventurer Robin Greenfield
07/08/2013
Connecticut Post - Cross-Country on a Bamboo Bike
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