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This Book is Not For Sale

Food Freedom is an experiment in the gift economy and we offer it to you on a donation basis.

We invite you to share from your heart with joy. Your donation can be made as a financial contribution or as a commitment to utilize this book as a tool for liberation.

We are hoping that those who have the ability to contribute will and this will allow us to gift the book freely to everyone who has financial barriers. All requests for Food Freedom will be fulfilled, regardless of financial donation (even $0). Money is no barrier to access this information.

We have opted out of interacting in a linear manner and have adopted a circular form of interacting. We believe what goes around will come around. We believe that by taking care of others, we will be taken care of as well.

Do you have abundance to share to help us provide this book as a tool of liberation for those who need it the most? We are seeking financial support to assist us in providing books to schools, libraries and grassroots organizations that request copies. Please email foodfreedom@robingreenfield.org or donate via our website.

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100% of Profits Donated to Gardens of Liberation

100 percent of profits from this book – after book distribution – are donated to Gardens of Liberation, supporting Indigenous and Black-led food sovereignty initiatives. Our mission is to support the communities most impacted by the destructive food system while contributing to the healing of Earth and liberation of humanity through fostering relationships with our food and our plant and animal communities.

By sharing Food Freedom from a place of abundance to all, we are open for abundance to return. As the financial resources we receive go beyond our costs to produce and distribute this book, our ability to support individuals and organizations within the food sovereignty movement is strengthened.

Gardens of Liberation provides resources to grassroots organizations — primarily Indigenous and Black, women-led — working to create regenerative, equitable and just food systems.

At the time of publishing we have donated $1,500 to People’s Medicine School, Linda Black Elk’s food sovereignty initiatives and Makoce Ikikcupi. We hope that that Food Freedom raises much more funds to support more initiatives like these. We will keep this section updated as we make more donations. Last updated 10/13/2024

 

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Financial Transparency

Food Freedom is provided for free, within our means, to libraries, schools, grassroots organizations, etc. who request free copies. We also provide Food Freedom as a gift to all Indigenous and Black communities and individuals who request copies at no cost to them.
Donations we receive cover the costs of providing books including the cost of the book, administration and logistics and promoting the book. 100% of the proceeds beyond these costs are donated to Gardens of Liberation.

We are a very small team here at Regeneration, Equity and Justice in service to Earth, humanity and our plant and animal relatives. We are not for profit and 100% of donations are used in service.

Our cost is ~$3.00 per physical book/~$3.75 per book including development, plus ongoing operation costs and shipping.

View our detailed financial transparency here. This includes notes on our “successes and failures” in this endeavor.

Note: Robin has committed for life to donating 100% of his earnings from media (including books) to grassroots initiatives and to earning no more than the federal poverty threshold per year. Learn more about Robin’s vows. He doesn’t earn a penny from the books he writes.

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Grassroots Distribution Model

Our mission is to make this book accessible to all who would benefit from it. To accomplish this, we are providing Food Freedom in a unique, grassroots way. We need support to do this. Here are ways that we are seeking support.

Local ambassador program within the United States. We will provide books in bulk to selected local ambassadors who want to spread food sovereignty through this book. The mission will be to share the book passionately to schools, libraries, politicians, influential people and everyday people.

Food Freedom international distribution. By mailing boxes of books to local grassroots organizers who can distribute within their country we drastically reduce the cost of shipping and environmental impact. Local grassroots organizers then place the book orders we receive from within their country.

Volunteer distribution program. We provide a box of books to volunteer distributors. We will then provide a spreadsheet of orders to be processed including packaging and shipping the books via USPS. Books will be shipped either weekly or every other week to keep the workload minimal for volunteers.

If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please learn more here and fill out this form.

 

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Robin Press

Robin Press is the grassroots press we formed to publish Food Freedom. We operate within the grassroots nonprofit, Regeneration, Equity and Justice. Our first book, Food Freedom, was published as an experiment in the gift economy. If this model proves to be financially viable we intend to continue Food Freedom and to publish more books sharing education, inspiration and empowerment to live in harmony with our home, Earth and all the life that we share this home with.

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This Book is Compostable – Sustainability of Printing

This book is compostable. Meaning it can and will fully return to Earth. There are no plastics or toxic chemicals in the paper or cover. You can grow food with the compost made from this book. 

I chose to publish Food Freedom with the highest level of integrity I could find, sacrificing as little as possible, with the belief that the impact this book has on you will far outweigh the impact of printing it. On that note, I’d like to share what I’ve done to bring this book to you in a relative state of integrity. Read more here.

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Book Description

Ten years ago, Robin Greenfield awoke to the destruction of the industrial food system. Since then, he has been deeply exploring the food we eat, often through immersive activism, which led to one of his most burning questions: could he step outside of the food system completely and grow and forage 100% of his food?

In Food Freedom, he shares his adventures of living without grocery stores or restaurants. Nothing packaged, processed, or shipped; not even multivitamins, supplements, or spices. Within the city of Orlando, Florida, he turned lawns into abundant gardens, with a biodiversity of over 100 plant species. He foraged 200 species of plants and mushrooms from nature, experimenting with food as his medicine. Follow Robin on an emotional journey as he explores:

• Growing and foraging to deepen his connection to local food and establish a relationship of reciprocity with the land

• The industrial food system that likely brought you today’s meal

• How communities are taking back control of their food and creating food sovereignty

• How you, too, can grow your own and forage to gain food freedom

The good food revolution is not a lonely path. Millions have embarked on the journey and are waiting for you to join them. Question your food. Uncover the truth. Liberate yourself through relationships with our plant community!

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What People are Saying About Food Freedom

Robin has made an uncompromising commitment to exist in harmony with the Earth. This is not just a personal commitment; it is a provocative public experiment that reveals what is possible if we reimagine our relationship with food.

– Alice Waters

“If you feel enslaved or shackled by industrial food and farming, Robin’s story is like an emancipation proclamation shouting: ‘Free yourself!’ This may be the most profound modern story explaining the path to possibility. His story, compelling and profound, grabs you and shakes you like a rabbit in the jaws of a wolf. Most of us need that level of shaking to embrace truth and practical conviction. Prepare to be challenged, informed, and transformed.”

– Joel Salatin, Farmer, Author

“Food Freedom is more than a chronicle of Robin’s experiences with food acquisition. Rather, this is an informative, entertaining guidebook that will serve as a roadmap for so many of us who wish to be in right relationship with our Mother Earth. This book draws you in and makes you feel like you are part of Robin’s journey. Although we all have varying experiences and challenges – some of us have 9-5 jobs, some of us have families, some of us are new to food production – Robin’s book is a vision – a glimpse into a world where food has been liberated from the market economy.”

– Linda Black Elk, Ethnobotanist and Food Sovereignty Activist

Read more endorsements of Food Freedom here