Went homeless. Done Guerrilla Grazing by choice ever since
Aaron Fletcher has grazed his sheep and lived off the land as a traveling shepherd for 12 years. He calls it guerrilla grazing (a step above guerrilla gardening, he says) and he lets his sheep graze - with permission- public parks and side lots. Homeless by choice, he offers his services to small farms in exchange for food or a place to stay (though half his calories come from his sheeps’ milk).
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Aaron lives in a tiny metal cart home pulled by his sheep he has a bed. It packs a refrigerator/evaporative cooler, a shower (he uses a pesticide sprayer to pump up the water pressure), power (solar panel), sun oven, a mailbox stove for heat, bicycle tire wheels and a corrugated plastic roof.
Fletcher makes cheese and butter from his sheep milk and forages for seeds, fruits, vegetables and herbs. He’s created a map for foragers in his region. He makes some money with his scythe business - cutting noxious weeds for locals -, but he insists he’s not interested in making money and just hopes to serve as an example for other homeless interested in guerrilla grazing.
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Who is this crazy man...? 10 minutes later: humm he is not crazy at all... 10 minutes later: this guy is smarter and more driven that I will ever be. 10 minutes later... What I am doing with my life???
No shit. I could be the president of GE and feel like I'm wasting my life after watching this dude.
You are looking at a free man
True freedom
He has many answers to the questions we now have with this crazy pandemic..hello.
Best comment ever. Yes, yes, yes! He will survive us all. And with grace!
This guy is not 'homeless'. He is just a nomad, a very talented and clever nomad.
Yeah at that point there are very few places you can't make home
He's likely more authentically at home in his heart, skin, life & the world than most westerners, including the rich & famous & infamous.
He has a large crowd though.
Yes and no- some people say they are homeless ( and are) but poop and pee on sidewalks and parks in towns and cities- just because th hey stay put and he moves around- he is just a survivor- and maybe stronger ( looks like he is perhaps not as alcoholic/ drugged). Good for him- off the grid.
Yes but no home and prob like for money probably like 1500
I met Aaron last summer, grazing his sheep in Talent pastures. You just can't get more real than Aaron. He is what you see, a free human being, away from the politics, food crisis, and more that could be mentioned. This man sets a new standard of life. He is courageous and dedicated to showing us a new way, one that is in harmony with nature, and one which does not feed the corporate greed. He is a master teacher, and an innovator. Thank you Aaron!
Yes indeed! A master teacher !
...yeaahhh all of that ...BUT ... 300milion ppl can't do that ... just impossible
but 300 million CAN be variations of it! All humans truly need is farm land, clean water and some shelter. Well, eachother too. 🥰
@@01worldguy01 IF there was some kind of disaster where people had to become nomadic again, this guy has it all worked out How to survive and do well. I Agree, 300 Million people can't do all of this. But some of the things he is using and harvesting, many, many people could do and use. Some already are harvesting edable wild plants, raising chickens in their backyards - just like most of our great-grandparents did.
Love it. He's definitely not part of the problem.
Very inspiring bloke. We have been so indoctrinated with the drive for success and progress, it can create a lot of blockages to creativity and joy. Aaron has obviously punched through that paradigm and has found a harmony that our ancestors enjoyed.
Husbandry: In it's purest form is the antidote for Mammon's Matrix.
If progress meant anything at all on an absolute scale, the cavemen would have bashed their heads in on their cave walls
And thats what "the system " keeps teaching, children need to learn higher consciousness you see how the younger generation are not working for "the system" anymore.
I think it's very interesting how we have kind our culture has come to consider not being allowed to live how this guy does, in a very natural way, and paving I've the world with cement and tar, "progress" and "success"
@@bradthunderpants3283 the best it yet to come one superego idiot is going the set off a nuclear war!
I can’t understand why Aron doesn’t go to college and get himself a double degree and then get a large mortgage and spend the next 30 years working two jobs to pay it off.
Mortgage is a huge stress..
He’s actually very intelligent. There is a VERY small portion of the population that can do what he does. He’s eating healthy organic food utilizing science and survival skills. He could definitely explode his concepts into a business or educational service, but he doesn’t because he’s free from the system
We all did that... He wins. I am so freaking jealous.
Yeah silly guy.
Lol.. love the sarcasm! This man is FREE!
Homeless? I call him a nomad in an urban jungle. Wandering from grass patch to grass patch, living self sustainable with his few sheepies. Thanks for sharing the story of this amazing man!
I live in United States, the working class may all be homeless soon. This guy is a better person than me, I would like to live off the land someday...
You can probably smell him before you can smell his sheep.
Genius and he cares about our beautiful planet. Love his story
Just amazing
@@goatboy3562 kinda like a bad attitude.
Thank you Kirsten. We normally overlook such people. You gave him his voice. It is good to stop and listen to those who choose to be different.
Very well said :)
This is fascinating actually. Just to know it's possible to live off the grid like this. That solar thermos oven is amazing 👏
all you have to do is lots of drugs, ruin your brain and buy some sheep, get after it!
This guy isn't homeless, he's free. Brilliant and truly free. Internal happiness is true happiness.
Well said!
Yes it is!! ✌🏻💗😊❣️
Is true..He is free.❤🌷🌷🌷🌷❤❤❤
Yeah he is free
Homeful
He's not homeless. He's a shepherd. You can see how much those sheep love him, how happy they are. God bless this gentle man and his sheep. God bless them with peace and kindness everywhere they go.
Why does he have pregnancy test? Is he ya know hoping? Sorry but that way of life is the 1400's or 3rd world countriesh... Something happened to him....
@@jeffhansen5259 it could be milk pregnancy test kit, it used to check sheep milk condition.
Yes this is not guerilla whatever he calls it. He is an old style shepherd. He's just in the wrong century. Maybe a thousand years misplaced haha
Elohim bless him
@@jeffhansen5259 yep its called self sufficient or as close as he has figured out how to get to it
seeing this video makes me cry. He's simple, humble, content and happy genius.
Yes! He is content ! Happy 😁😁 to live n share many details of his farming life ! I love that he wrote his stuff on the canvas n asks people before grazing.. he even harvests the hay...and we say we have no jobs ! Wake up and go work
Amazing 🤩🤩🤩
I'm absolutely in awe. This man is the epitome of eccentric genius. A wild inventor philosophy shepard. Absolute legend.
he is a depressed, his words, former drug abuser, he lost everything he had and ended up homeless, the only legendary status is from a holes like you who refuse to see him for what he really is, a former drug abuser who fried his brain,
The "philosophy" you speak of is called cynicism. Read up on diogenes. Super interesting.
His entire home is like a magicians prop. He keeps endlessly pulling out his incredible creations.
Yes! Fascinating! Reminds me of Mary Poppins pulling impossible items out of her Gladstone bag :)
Yeah... "At the back this is my solar power helicopter, use it to survey the area for injured animals that I can help, and edible wild flowers".
@@paulgill6059 Don't know about a helicopter, but having a small drone there with a GroPro might make sense.
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He is surrounded by medicinal herbs and wild plants that heal. We need lessons from him.
Just when you think you've seen everything, this dude comes wandering in.
It makes you think there is some beautiful reason for humanity!
Damn that's so unique! I've never even thought there could be such a lifestyle. This dude is real a genius
Never seen this lifestyle it's amazing
k gimme your house. ill give you 2 sheep and a run down rickshaw you can tie your tent onto. enjoy your genius lifestyle 🐑🐑🐑
I would not call this man's Life as "simple": he seems to have a pretty estensive set of skills and theorical knowledge about what he's doing. I bet he could lecture me for a whole year 24/7 Only to pass the very basics of his way of doing things.
Evert so called ‘simple’ life is complex
There's also an unlearning process to even begin to move towards this kind of lifestyle. We have been so indoctrinated with the drive for success and progress.
Simple is not the same as easy. It's like how people mix up cost and price.
Marking all of the towns fruit trees, plants, free places to camp, spring water... Very awesome.
Beautiful soul
Two things about this: I was going to say this man has taken it to another level, but, he's actually stripped many levels off. Next, I've never been so encouraged to have less. One of the best videos I've seen.
My thoughts too! This man is living free! Praise YAHUAH~
Me too. And have very little now.
D U D E lives on this level, but he's quite content to grab a few high tech items off of some of the other levels and SHARE how he benefits from them HERE ~ AND ~ NOW ! B-)
Same here
age 40 (me) and trying to have less too, Daniel but im seeing a dentist this week, and had to ask for donations for payment. this game is rigged and the system is tough Do you want a job, for paying of medical bills - make sure you wear this get up, have either this address or this car to _drive_ to work. There is no winning and only a path of pain. the choices are do you want Pain-path A or Pain-path B. even the "wealthy" is in pain, the only difference is they bully 'better' and can hide that well. I believe the world has enough for EVERYONE'S dignity, but with aggression seen this day and age...nah. There is so much lack.
This kept popping up in my recommendations for... gotta be half a year, glad i finally clicked on it and watched! Wow what a legend!
What an interesting solution to a complex social problem. And he doesn't just talk about solutions he lives it out. Paving the way for others to follow. Much respect.
First thought: ‘What at nutcase, I renounce my citizenship.’ Second: ‘Interesting camping ideas’. Third: “Great engineering concepts.” Fourth: ‘Wow, I am baking bread today’. Fifth: ‘What a compassion soul by helping the community’. Sixth: ‘I am the selfish consumer nutcase’. Thanks for a great video.
He sure has balls. Guts and stamina. It takes a genius to be self sufficient in natural surroundings. Free of political bulls&$€. I wish I had a teacher like him, I would have have listened at school. Much respect to him...
Ahhh, the beauty of self reflection 😉
lolol....thats a great response...and its true!
Only one downside: this eloquent fellow is hygienic in every way, but it just 'looks' a grubby way of life. It's hard to keep clothing spotless when you handle livestock. Maybe it's the matted hair, or showing sheep poo catchers and solar gourmet cooking in the same segment. Yet, fascinating and informative to see the huge number of environmentally benign gadgets tucked away in that clever wagon. He's good to the animals and they feed him without slaughter ( presumably Mama Sheep, who became a nice jacket, died of old age). Kirstin, thanks for this unexpected gem in your series.
A full circle response! I love it.
I live in the area where Aaron lives. I am glad to learn about him abit more. He is intelligent and just wants space to live and let live.
That's interesting I would love to spend a week or two and learn from him. He's a very resourceful person.
I live in this area too. I heard about him last year during the Alemeda fire. As soon as I saw the thumbnail I knew this was him. This is so Oregon lol
Where is Aaron? I'm curious, I'm in Florida, just wondering how he winters outside?
@@johnleatherwood2591 ug. Winter looks rough. Any thoughts that you wish to ask him?
@@johnleatherwood2591 he's in Southern Oregon. Talent Oregon, if you're looking on a map it's small town in between Medford Oregon and Ashland Oregon .
I cannot add any more about this totally remarkable man than has already been written. He is an inspiration.
A round of applause for the sheep. They're literally running the show!
SYMBIOTIC sustenance.
Sheep&Shepherd 💗 Shepherd&Sheep
I would have listened for another 2 hours. This man is fascinating and extremely intelligent.
Me to, incredible.
He truly is a good honest person who loves living. His culinary skills and experiments were impressive. The food he cooked was 5 ⭐️ I too could have listened a lot more 😇
Bahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahha
The man is not fascinating his objects that he makes and does are fascinating to you to me not really. His intelligence is questionable as well sure he may know how to survive being homeless but does that make him intelligent? I think that makes him smart enough to not be dead but if he was truly intelligent he wouldn't be living such a boring and often hard life
@@alphasheep99 With all due respect (not much is due), you seem like a remarkably uninteresting, unintelligent stick in the mud. Most people could listen to this man for hours. Five minutes around you and we would all be sleeping from fucking boredom.
The ingenuity in this man to be self-sufficient is unbelievable.
"I'm an anti-consumer"....here is all my stuff I bought.....lmao
@@bipslone8880 None of us lives completely on hir own. Tools and equipment are a totally valid purchase.
@@feedigli I agree, but i'm not the one claiming I'm anti-consumer then showing everything that I bought.... that is my point.
I agree it's unreal, the patience alone to live that free life. Wow!
He's amazing! 👏👏
I am so impressed on his knowledge of wild food and mapping the area. Totally sustainable living very cool.
one day, you too, can milk sheeps behind the dollar general. 😅
maybe you should start doing hard drugs, ruin your brain, more, and live in a bike trailer with 3 sheep. you to could be a legend.
Just when you think you are living life fully you see this man. He is free ,you can see it in his eyes
and "living life fully " are all the traps
I knew Aron 20 years ago. He was a very talented skateboarder & a good dude. I’ve worried about him since I heard that he was homeless but seeing this video helps ease my worry. It’s great to see his mind working out solutions the same way he figured out how to do skateboarding tricks. Thanks for making this video.
just keep drug free and he'll be okay. 🙌
he's living in a way far more meaningful and honest than the rest of us to be sure.
He's a very interesting fellow
This man is free.. Inspiring. Reminds me of the good shepherd. This is the way.
He's fascinating! So efficient. What an interesting guy.
When he breaks out the solar oven and starts cooking one amazing dish after the other the entire lifestyle takes on a very different dimension all of the sudden.
Pretty sure he can even set up a gaming system and play if he wanted
That solar oven with wild harvest foods is so dope and I was wishing for smellovision... And tasteovision too. LoL
His solutions are innovative and brilliant. I am saddened but not surprised that his actions cannot be seen for what they are. Consumerism and the disposal society is what is killing the earth. He has opted out. And to the people who think all homeless people are addicts. Ridiculous. Most homelessness is about lack of affordable accessible housing. No boarding/rooming houses anymore. And triple the rent to move in places. Tied to the system. Slave to the system.
I have one of those solar ovens...it's pretty cool, but he has taken it to the next level. Wow.
I read this comment before I got to that point in the video, mind blown!
Wow, this guy is going to triumph in the apocalypse! God bless him!
What a sweetie! Also, I've never seen such happy beloved sheep. God bless him, and his life choices. He is enriching the world for everyone, just by being himself.
Those sheep are very well cared for it makes me so happy to see
The most impressive of all minimalist living I’ve ever seen! This man has lived up to his convictions. What an amazing human; I didn’t want it to end!!!
Does he remind you of a gypsy of sorts? The little wagon was what made me think of it. So cool and well thought out!
This need to be documented and taught and every human should learn this even the lazy ones.
Showing a person like this who is so CREATIVE is precious work Kirsten. My hat is off to you!
Well done!! Christen
@@nicolettedorfling9788 100%Agreed!! I have also subbed to Aaron's channel! AX
My hat is off for this guy!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
She said u have a book and he said yeah kinda sucks. But it said life on the cover!!! Becouse he is actually living!
All 10 points from Germany - wow!!
What an amazing, courageous and inspiring man. More creativity and common sense in his big toe than I could gather in a lifetime. Bless you brother... 👍🏴
Some Scottish here, Need some adventure mate, which Scotland did yaa livin mate, it's good to see yaa
@@streetscienceofficial8675 And you bro, and you. 🏴😉
holy this guy is so smart like every minute of the video there's just something new , what you thought does only one thing few mins later it has 5 other uses what a cool guy he reminds me of those self sufficient traveling merchants in video games just imagine if he was born a few centuries earlier this guy would be ahead of the game !!
And he just keeps pulling stuff out of his wagon 😂
Huge respect to Aaron and his principles. What an inspiring, intelligent and innovative gentleman.
I thought he seemed real cool from this video so I checked out his channel. Yikes! What a total poo pile.
@@kathryncasey4114 lol, wut???
@@bdmenne He doesn't know the definitions of the words he uses. His racist hate is in full view. So is his ignorance of history.
@@kathryncasey4114 what video of his displays the race hate?
@@bdmenne "teaching a cop about Marx". He also thinks antifa is not an ideal of being against fascism. He thinks it's a organized conspiracy to give a voice to the victims of police violence. He thinks Black Lives Matter is a communist conspiracy to take away guns and bibles. He needs a dictionary. He needs his soul washed out with grandma's lie soap.
I'm an older woman. Conventional. But, I have often dreamed of having the courage to live differently and when I see things like this it makes me smile. God bless this man and his sheep. As an animal lover and rescuer I am also impressed with his relationship with the sheep. Beats the slaughterhouse. What a mess we've made of our relationships with other species. Exploitation and cruelty. This man gains from the sheep, but it is more of a reciprocal relationship than exploitation. They're free - all of them.
If only the lambs weren't being eaten, and/or breatharianism could be unlocked? TT TT
Hopefully the latter, ASAP too, in (re)evolution!
Aww totally agree I am a vegan and abhore cruelty to animals' blessed be luv n light x
@@TheSapphireLeo what do you mean breatharianism can be unlocked, is it a joke ?
If you decide to live like this you can only fuck sheep, but only if you have a pair of boots
Wow! This is so clever! How on Earth has Aaron learnt everything he knows?! He doesn't seem to have internet, although he has a website. So, on his phone? So very resourceful! And very brave too, I think. Because with no dog to guard him, what if anyone comes to attack him or steals or trashes his stuff when he isn't there. He must therefore always be near his little wagon. Another thought: For a woman this would probably be more risky... Amazing, those clever stoves and ovens! Do we have this in Europe?... Very interesting to see that now that he is successful with his life-style and ventures he will most likely never want to live any other way! He has really worked it out how to be practically self-sufficient. Admirable! What a find for your videos!
if you notice he has a rifle and pistol i think so he has the capacity to understand he needs to protect himself -we used to have an old gentleman in georgia called the goat man that travelled from 1 end of the state to the other with about 20 goats with a wagon about 2 times larger than arons and he did it for many years even had a wife and children that stayed home so he did have a home base but i think in the late 70s or mid 80s some no goods robbed him and killed him and a bunch of his goats -the man nave hurt a fly but thats what happened to him
he did it with mass quantities of drugs, lost everything he owned and now lives in a bike trailer, you can to, just go buy some crack and get started!
This guy is a loving genius. He loves animals, humanity unselfishly 🐾❤️
Absolutely love this human! What a brilliant display of resilience, ingenuity and free thinking.
Totally agree, a free man, he is no sheep following everybody else's rule , though the sheep follow him 🐑 😉😄🌻
He is gracious and humble and thankful, so inspiring!
Dudes a genius. Didn’t know this type of nomadic person still existed.🤯
Not a genius. Just old school
@@RaineWaterTarot no genius. For sure. Elon Musk is a genius
@@justincase9888 is he tho? or does he just have smart people working for him?
@@athena1491 well those three sheep do seem pretty smart
@@RaineWaterTarot skill set? Is walking around a skill in your world. Must be a small world.
Good luck and many Of God's blessings to him and his sheep
Such a wonderful free spirit !!!. I have great admiration for him... I also can tell that his sheeps love him !!!. Great spirit protect this Man 🐑🐑🐑🐑🌿🌾🌱🍀🧈🥛👍❤
That cart is like a Swiss Army knife. He has everything in there.
It's much, much, much better!
Swiss army life
@@aaronarellano7395 😋
Everything except the antibiotics you’ll need..
@@jplxlabelle1681 Antibiotics ruin your immune system and should only be used if absolutely necessary. There are natural alternatives, in many cases where the application of antibiotics might be prescribed. I'm not against them. Just avoid if possible.
I was a shepherd (goats and horses) for thirty years. I've spent years living in my teepee as well as various shacks and cabins. Now I'm an old guy, no shepherding anymore or milking goats to make a living, and I have to say I miss my goats, horses and dogs. Now I'm living in my little cabin and still growing my big organic garden in this remote mountain village. I can relate to Aaron's lifestyle, it is a similar freedom to what I've lived. I'm glad to know other folk are still managing this sort of lifestyle.
Amazing. What country were you living in as a shepherd, may I ask?
Remote mountain Village ha, how far are you from the phone store are you, You know, to go and make your payment?
@@daisyduck5428 🙄 wake up
@@mikkayo dnt ask to hear from the bleach blonde mushroom
Where about is your remote mountain village? I would like to know and see more of your organic garden. Do you have KZhead channel?
"Homeless" doesn't even describe this guy at all. He's an urban farmer and nomad. He could start a channel and really educate people on how to be self-sufficient if they need to be or choose to be. Edit: he does have a channel. 123homefree
Thank you for that!!
I would say that we are past due when it comes to "needing" to live this way. We need solutions before problems present themselves. I hope the next generations will think through what they do before they do it. Painting ourselves into an ecological corner may be our undoing. Wisdom comes from humility, unfortunately humility often arises from suffering not gratitude. Good luck ya'll.
thx for posting it
But then the authorities would track him down and try to take away his freedom if he started gaining fame
@@stefanschleps8758 I envision a million people like him, and then sheep fighting each other for land, and all it begins again.
A true Nomad and very resourceful,, everything has a purpose with several uses contained in a tiny home. These sort of videos are so inspiring, I wish him well on his journey.
He’s an amazing person. Resourceful and knowledgeable. Good luck to him on his journey.
He's post apocalyptic before we're all actually post apocalyptic. Both genius and eccentric. Live your life man. Live your life. 👏
I also call what I do "SHTF pre-enactment living" 😆
He will definitely survive
@marthale7 exactly, buffer the transition fir people
Hes amazingly self sufficient but dont kid yourself. Without police, law, and order, loners wont survive. Everybody would be in a gang/militia or a subject of them. Look at any and every historical or current example.
@@furthereast6775 how do you know he will be alone when it really is post apocalyptic?
for me, this guy is probably the most inspiring and unique individuals ive seen on this channel, truly outside of convention, lot of the people that are on this channel are rich wealthy folk who decide to exert their creativity but with the privilege of wealth, so seeing someone create something with no wealth and use ingenuity to solve problems is for me, remarkable.
Second that ! So true.
This was so interesting and informative. Awesome!!!
Very true, noticed that early on.
Absolutely
You know your society is circling the drain when living a life of roadside filth is being admired by many.
This man is amazing. Thanks for highlighting his life experiences. We can all learn from him.
Aaron i am so thankful to have your video pop up in my feed. I couldn't be more grateful of you. Litterally showing amd teaching so much. If only people could see this and understand they can live on this world will be amazing. Just so sad everyone in this world looks at everyone with black amd white lens instead of just seeing people for people. But God bless you Aaron and everyone here! We could learn so much from each other if we let our walls down.
Aaron Fletcher's home is the whole world. He is living a quintessentially human life, in harmony with himself and the planet. He has the peace that comes from real freedom. The sheep are pretty chill, too.
He has the gift of the gab, and he's a good looking guy. I wonder how sociable he actually is? Do the chicks like that 'vehicle' come (pardon the pun) bedroom? But he covers a lot of bases, in terms of practical solutions. But what else is there to him? Why be a nomad? It's not always practical with banking and stuff.
Lol
This guy doesn't need banking and stuff.
@@therespectedlex9794 You live one time... this guys chooses to live his way. Its as simple as that. Why do anything? Great questions!
He is so gentle and caring with the 'sheepies'. Easy to see why they like and trust him so much 😊
A little speechless after watching this. Its that feeling you have after you encounter something you have never encountered before and expect to never encounter again. You dont agree or disagree with it. Its just new, thoughtful, and overwhelming. Thank you Kirsten & Aaron for sharing this with us.
The fact that this man is successfully enacting a totally different life paradigm is precisely what makes him a genius.
GENIUS
🙏🌿🌏...🍲
Well said, I concur.
Right it wouldn't work for me but if hes happy good luck to him
I loved him the moment he called them sheepies. Sometimes these anti conventional types can end up sounding super self righteous, but this guy is just enthusiastic to share his knowledge and not belittle other ways of living. That solar oven blew my mind. So inspirational. Sadly my lack of knowledge capacity would lead me to the only patch of poisonous mushrooms within 100 miles and I would die pretty quickly.
about 70% of your diet can come from dairy sheep if you are willing to go on a keto diet and get most of your calories from sheep butter. the remaining 30% comes from meat, organ and a small amount of carbs needed to optimize the keto diet that you can get from raising other animals or selling the lambs once they are just old enough or once they are old enough that they are able to produce lambs themselves. a benefit of raising 3 dairy sheep and a dairy ram is that you dont really need the skills to identify wild mushrooms as its often good enough to gorilla garden mushrooms by ordering mushrooms blending them then pouring them into suitable logs or areas while getting the rest of your calories and protein directly or indirectly from the sheep.
Am from the philippines,admire this man who has somewhat found peace with himself and his environment.who needs material things and education when he seems to be much smarter than most ph.d's.His house is the cart and he has the whole city as his garden.wht a wonderful life.God bless !
I live near where Aaron has been for awhile, seeing him is a consistent reminder to live with less.
Which state?
@@booperfect8894 Oregon
" a consistent reminder to live with less" thanks 4 this
Great lesson in not judging a book by its cover. May more people live with such deliberateness, ingenuity, freedom, and sense of purpose..
What's the purpose though?
Don't Book a Judge by its cover Don't cover a Judge by its Book Don't Judge a Cover by its Book.
@@dv9239 The purpose is to be real and living a full life* Connecting to nature, seasons, and your own nature wich is to enjoy your body, your mind, spirit and heart..to keep balanced and growing. When you feel so alive with all your parts thriving, you need very little more to feel fulfilled..perhaps a community or a sense of belonging. I guess he might feel it too with the people on his way.
I wish I had a cover like his..Did you notice the man's eyes and the overall harmony of his stroll? An amazing healthy man***
I've watched this one almost as many times as the spaghetti western and the shanty boat episodes. I keep coming back, love this channel.
This guy is definitely onto something. He may not look it but I feel he's one of the wealthiest men, I've come across on the internet, not in money but in currency that really matters, purpose, love, fulfillment and knowledge. Thank you for sharing this video
This is why this channel is so important to me, as a central American we lived on bare essentials and to see people living free, being nomads and just provided basic but super important services. Just awesome. Love this channel Kirsten please keep it up
Loved it too....maybe she should do a series on Aaron....every three months, with stories from ppl he has interacted with too......so Interesting👍🏼😊
@@nodigBKMiche you could do an episode on each one of those dinners he cooked up, they looked amazing! they were like 10 or 12 of them in about as many seconds and he did it with that solar oven, I'm getting one of those myself after watching that!
As an aging British Columbian and one that grew up in poverty ... I find this inspirational and almost tempted to take the plunge myself into voluntary "homelessness" now instead of waiting for time to bring me there just so I could do something similar.
Why would " as a central american" and "bare essentials" be unified in this way. The amount of money, that flows through the middle and upper classes there is ridiculous. Middle class has at least one or two buttoned up uniformed maids and a cook. Not to mention the upper middle and the upper elites. Leaves you wondering what middle class lives better ,U.S. vs Central America! Go Figure just a comment thats all!
@@krizrozz610 The average Central American has bare essentials, same with Mexico & South America. The maids & servants, construction workers... live in 'colonias' ... often shanty towns... off the beaten tourist trails.
This man needs to teach a nomadic lifestyle. We thought you had to own a RV to be nomadic in this day and age. Who knew you could be a nomadic sheep herder these days.
The best nomadic, vans are terrible, you are still tied to the system, plus supporting the horrid fossil fuels.
He is trying but he needs our help to grow his channel he has been on for ten years and only had 1 k subs he needs our help!
Hardly solo. For that you need to be part of clan
I do need my RV. He’s young. Such a kind and thoughtful man. I cannot tell you HOW impressed I am with him ❤️ I just want to hug him!
@@treasure6504 what is his channel?
People may laugh at this guy but that insecticide shower is freaking genius. His animals are well cared for, he's environment-positive and intelligent. If you gave the guy a truffle pig he could be retired within a year - after reinventing the business of course.
P.S. Once a chef, always the smartest person in the room.
This was the most relaxing video I have seen on the internet. Definitely beats ten hours of chanting OM. I love his enthusiasm and vision.
He won me over with his work ethic, creativity, and sincerity.
this wonderfull human has got A ton of worthwhile knowledge and he is sociable, smart (especially for choosing freedom over the farm like existance most of us are in) Wishing him a happy long life and i would love to learn from him and live in a community with caring people like him
I'm 175 tomorrow and this is the best story I've heard in the last 95 years!
Oow Elisabeth you're so sweet words
My mind is blown to see a documentary about my friend Aaron by one of my favorite documentarians. We met in Ashland in 2o13 when he was starting a hostel that would allow homeless or housefree folks to live in a building in exchange for community service in Ashland, Medford (Oregon) or otherwise. I was a "nomad" or "housefree" at the time as well by choice and as an experiment. We have kept in touch periodically through the years. Aaron is the real deal. So glad to see him on here ! And my mind blown. I met him before the sheep and wagon project started. I helped out with the project which met a lot of resistance from the inevitable real estate overlords. He made an indelible impression on my life and inspired me to (attempt) to make a work-trade hostel in my hometown of Bellingham, Washington when I returned. I feel proud to see him continuing to live True to his Vision and Philosophy ☺️
Good 👍👍👍💕💕💕 Aaron your friend is inspirational!
Does he still stay around Ashland? Or does he move around a lot?
Very cool
A truly incredible human. Gives me hope.
Nice!
The world needs more people like this . What an Amazing character super intelligent and Inovative
I applaud Aaron for his courage to live off the grid of this tainted unconstitutional world. He's brilliant, innovative and driven. What he's doing comes from within, he made a choice to live without restrictions. Overall, he's content with his decision, free of worries in terms of economic obligations. Thank you for sharing this, truly inspirational not only how he honours his animals that are his family sort of speaking but how he cares for them for what they offer him. Home!
I love the way he treats his sheep, talks to them and they understand what he is saying and love to stay around him, do not wander as he is their security and their father. He is a remarkable man who has live the way he wants it, although there may be difficult times. Hopefully he gets some extra funds for when he needs to purchase things and use public facilities. A gentle soul who takes nothing but gives so much in so many ways. I pray God will keep his angels with him and assure his daily needs are met. He should be proud of who he is and not feel he needs to explain anything. He loves to share in educate. He could help many homeless, maybe write a book?? That would take time but worth so much to many who would like to follow his way.
"I don't care about money" Love it
He has a different "currency" he uses. Bartering.
@@2degucitas He's a smart man.
@@2degucitas You just watch after dollars become worthless / government digital currency / hyper inflation, most of us will turn into "Bartering"
Patreons
This is one of the most interesting and inspiring videos I've seen on KZhead. It was a random autoplay suggestion that I couldn't stop watching. I was super impressed with his knowledge and extreme passion I watched every second without skipping. We could learn a lot from people like this if we weren't so quick to judge.
Exactly the same for me. Thought there's no way I'm watching a 27 min video about this but it was engrossing.
Absolutely true
@@martinkendrik7776 same here
Oh I was just the same...THE best video. I sat there with my mouth hanging open 😆 brilliant young man!
This man is beyond incredible. What a real person, honestly.
So much respect what a beautiful soul... authentic and real 🙏🏼🌟🙏🏼
I love this man, he's a genious. Kirsten, this is the kind of people I've always loved in your videos. Not so much the venture capitalists trying to make a buck out of alternative living.
I agree so much. these are the people I love the most.
At the end of the day,this man has demonstrated,that he is basicly ,self sufficient.
I would not say basically but fully
Awesomeness, no gov.
@anglo saxon - DEFINITELY Advanced Level of Self Sufficiency. I would bet anything that there are not many people who know someone at Aaron Fletcher's level of Advanced Self Sufficiency @anglo saxon, Basically, please give credit where it's due and Basically try to be a bit more humble when referring to Aaron Fletcher, who is basically more self sufficient than anyone you Basically know.
This is amazing. The way he created a map of edible plants and resources. I need to do that as part of my SHTF training. I've learnt so much from this man.
Until he needs a hospital ? Mail ?
I've now seen a couple of these videos, as more ppl are coming out about living this way & for a long time .... I'm impressed And happy to see the love they get in Comments! These folks are just really REAL. I could imagine that our Creator would be happy with the lifestyle choices And treatment of animals, which is very important! Yah's Blessings of Shalom to Aaron and each of the other's.
Very smart man who is living His best life. He made some very informative statements about how small farmers are being snuffed out. He also pointed out, together, we can take care of each other. May He continue to thrive
the true meaning of the word "self-sufficient". I'm impressed
Omg, I can't even name the native plants, weeds in my urban yard.
nomadic shepherd is one of the oldest jobs in the world, great that he's keeping it going in the USA. Really cool setup he has
Jesus, right?
like 99.99% of the dudes in the Bible had this guy's career LOL
@@BoqPrecision . Yeah, we need to go back to this and helping each other out😃
Really funny thing is I have been a farmer my entire life, not like corn fields for miles or other mega agriculture but like beef cattle (as the only real source of income), and chickens, and rabbits and goats, and pigs, 3 acre gardens, and 90 acre hay fields all to keep our family going by producing our own food for the most part and a modest income. That said I always looked at the sides of the road from our farm to the next town thinking more grass grows their than in our hay fields. Imagine if that grass was utilized the way this man does. Someone could graze in told numbers of sheep right down the sides of the road. I mean it's 25 miles between towns here with 50 feet of road side grass almost continuously on each side. I did the math that's 151.515acres on each side of that road
@@worldchangingvideos6253 Haysus was a carpenter who became a fisher of souls. A televangelist before television.
I've followed Aaron over recent years. This highly motivated, humble, likeable and intelligent man inspires my thinking on how to live with less and spiritualy gain more. Excellent reporting too, prompted the right questions and let Aaron explain everything. Thank you so much for this video.
What a beautiful mindset, this man is realistic in his expectations, responsible in his choices and kind in his actions. Thank you so much for sharing this wisdom 💗
Incredibly intelligent
Still won't be good enough to entice a woman to create a family
@@NwoDispatcher He picked sheep for a reason
@@TheChristonline warm in the winter?
@@NwoDispatcher I agree to an extent, his way of living is not a copy-and-paste mold but rather a guide for our mindset. I'm certain one can find someone to start family with sharing these values.
I don't think I've ever read through the comments section on someone's KZhead channel and saw more positive feedback than I have here for Aaron. And I agree with all of you, Aaron is absolutely awesome, this may be the single best video I've ever watched on KZhead, and I've watched ALOT of KZhead videos. 👍 💪 🐑🐏🌱🌿🌾🍀
I posted the same thing just now. Hes passion and enthusiasm is truly inspiring! There are a lot of lessons to be learnt here.
Dear Brother, you are a Blessed Man. You have a Servant’s heart. Perhaps you are another King David. May The L-RD bless and keep you May HE shine HIS Face upon you, and May HE continue to grant You HIS Peace, that Peace which this broken and dying world can not give. Thank you!
Impressive. What a genuine guy. Our world needs more people like him.
This is how shepherds lived for thousands of years so it’s no wonder that someone is called to it. It also helps maintain vacant lots.
Yes, he's definitely been called.
I was bitch slapped by Aaron a while back, complaining about my Nomad bicycle camper design. I reach out to him and gave him my apologies. He is indeed the master at living free. Unlike most of us, including me, he walks the talk. Some dreaming and lots of doing. Thank you Kirsten for interviewing Aaron. We can learn a lot from this man and his sheep.
Hey Paul. Love your stuff. still waiting for finished painted trike.
Paul I thought the same of him until I recently watched a video of him cursing and using foul language with children and asking on how they feel about racism and white privilege and told them it was b*******, in an area where children play! He's not what he appears to be! Sorry and when I asked him about it he got defensive and said I'm not woke enough! He's not inspiring to me anymore and I'm sorry I ever subbed his channel because I found out who he truly is!
@@lauriewalsh420 oh no he is not entitled to that opinion. I can’t support him either. too many crazies in this world. He needs to know his white privilege. We can control what who is around us rather than our own emotions.
@@lauriewalsh420 link to the video?
@@tychodancer Laurie is being quite dishonest and manipulative, She describes that I was at the park cussing at little kids when actually what happened was 16 and the last guy was 18 stopped to talk to me at the vacant lot the owner lets me graze and let's them leave their skateboard ramps. These kids say high to me all the time and watch my KZhead channel some of their parents even watch my videos the kid even says I wonder if my mom is watching right now cause he thought I was livestreaming. Proof Laurie is being dishonest 😂 kzhead.info/sun/mZaIaZqOaaOCjYk/bejne.html
Much admiration for this modern day shepherd. A hard life for most people, yet happiness and contentment for him. 😀
I hope you catch up with Aaron again and let us know how is he doing now days and that he share more his brilliant tips with us. Thank you for this fantastic content.
Met this dude traveling, one of the realist I've come across. Super stoked he's being highlighted, the man's a superhero, truly dedicated to skills for freedom
❤ seeing someone living self sufficient freedom.
Yes! He's my new Hero! ✌🏼
My mouth is literally hanging open wowww. What intelligence and ingenuity. Aaron is living his best life 👏
Me too! WOW
What a cool guy, I love his outlook on life & simplistic lifestyle, loved the video, thanks! Awesome! 👍🇦🇺
Enormous respect for this man. Genius.
Thank goodness there's people like this in the world to offset all the corporate BS
Sadly one person, even living at their most minimal like this, doesn't offset anything in comparison to what corporations are doing.. :/
The more the better.
Community prepping. This guy is a genius in several ways.
Or more!
Amazing, amazing amazing!! Love this guy!He has much better than a university degree. He has a Doctorate in Clean an Natural Living!!!He will fare much better than most when the economy collapses♥️
This guy is awesome. So smart. The world needs more people like this.
Happiest sheep I have ever seen. They are in love with this guy.
Thank you so much Kirsten for your help sharing this eco-alternative lifestyle and homeless/small farm co-solutions!
You and your cute friends are an inspiration to all of us! Keep the great work! … love you creativity ! 👍🏼🙏🏽❤️
All I do is work for a company I hate. Thank you so much for showing me another way to live.
@123Homefree ... One-Straw-Revolution yeah!
Aaron, I know you're anti-money/consumer stuff but if you ever need money for a project or idea you may have, let me know. I'd be very interested in supporting your endeavors. @123homefree
@@drewhinners8793 I'm not anti-money I'm anti-consumer, one of my jobs with all of this is to figure out the things people have to buy if they want to stop having to buy things. There are around a dozen things like the gosun, the pump sprayer, a manual grain grinder, a fuel-efficient wood stove, a wok for winnowing seeds and grains etc. I'm gonna do a video about them all soon on my yt channel. Each of the items can last a lifetime if cared for properly is the main criterion for being selected. I spend most of my money on buying things to test and/or buying materials to try and DIY the items better.
I love this guy! What a legend
Kristen...!!!...This is my favorite video of all the great videos you have done...Thank you so much for sharing Aaron's story and existence with your viewers...What a wonderful human being and role model for others to aspire to...Blessing for what you do...j
Aaron Fletcher is a breath of fresh air: I am in awe of his resourcefulness, knowledge and wisdom.
He sure is, I ❤️ the idea of ppl without permanent housing, camping on farms & harvesting crops
He doesn’t have a choice. He found a niche and tries to make it livable.