Foraging Walk at the US Capitol in Washington DC. Food is Growing EVERYWHERE!
Channel: Robin Greenfield
Date: 31/10/2022

Can you find food and medicine growing in your city? Robin Greenfield’s answer… YES!
To show you, he led a foraging walk at the US Capitol in Washington DC. Here he found food and medicine growing even in this manicured landscape. 

In this video Robin introduces you to approximately 10 common edible and medicinal plants and shares tips on how to get started foraging and overcome the anxiety and fear, foraging safety, ethical foraging and how to become a plant wizard!

For one month Robin Greenfield foraged 100% of his food, over 100 different foods from the land. At the same time he traveled from city to city, leading foraging walks connecting helping to reconnect his Dear Friend with Earth. We recorded this plant walk at the US Capitol for YOU!

Inspired to learn the foods and medicines growing freely and abundantly around you?
See Robin’s foraging guide for beginners: https://robgreenfield.org/foraging
(For links to all resources mentioned in this plant walk, see the above link).
Get Robin’s new book, Food Freedom: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/food-freedom-book
Find a Forager near you: https://robgreenfield.org/findaforager

Here is a list of the plants we met at the US Capitol and timestamps so you can click right to meeting that plant:
wild rice (Zizania aquatica) - 1:05
sea salt - 6:50
Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) - 11:00
clover (Trifolium pratense, T. repens) - 12:50
creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea) - 15:20
violet (Viola spp.) - 17:40
goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) - 18:25
dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - 19:15
dandelion, chicory, burdock, dock - 26:00
reishi, Lion’s mane, turkey tail, maitake - 26:45
yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) - 27:30
Peppercress (Lepidium spp.) - 36:35
black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) - 41:40
sugar maple (Acer saccharum) - 46:15
wood sorrel (Oxalis spp.) - 48:20
Plantago (Plantago spp.) - 49:00
Oak (Quercus spp.) - 56:40
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) - 1:00:00
Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) - 1:03:12

Filmed by Daniel Troia
Edited by Belle Brown
Special thanks to Daniel Troia, Ethan Harris, Carly Fulton, Belle Brown and Sebastiano Pestoni for your support.

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.

Find Robin Greenfield on:
Website: https://www.robingreenfield.org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Robin.Greenfield
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Robin.Greenfield @Robin.Greenfield
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobinGreenfieldPage

Robin Greenfield’s work is offered as a gift to the public domain. This content is Creative Commons and is free to be copied, republished and redistributed. Learn about Creative Commons and follow the guidelines here: https://www.robingreenfield.org/creativecommons