Man attempts to forage for food for a full year, shows Eckerd students how to join

The Brief

  • Robin Greenfield started his journey to only forage for his food on October 9th.
  • His goal is to better connect with nature and only consume what the Earth provides.
  • He gave a lecture and a demonstration on foraging on Wednesday at Eckard College.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Robin Greenfield is an environmentalist and author who teaches others how to forage for food and part of his goal is to inspire others to start doing their own research to forage food.

He does not sell himself as an expert at teaching you plant identification.

Eckerd professor Dave Himmelfarb invited him to campus.

“He gave a plant walk and educated people on the importance of eating wild plants and the opportunities that are all around us all the time but we often take for granted,” said Himmelfarb.

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