Went homeless. Done Guerrilla Grazing by choice ever since
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- 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).
Watch the other two stories with Aaron Fletcher's:
- Part II: Staying Healthy, diet & lifestyle tips • Homeless shepherd shar...
- Part III: Radical simplicity & autarky on a solo wagon micro-farm • Homeless shepherd star...
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.
- Aaron's site: 123homefree.org/
- Aaron's TH-cam: / 123homefree
- Instagram: / 123homefree
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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
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
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.
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
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.
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
@@RealKillary-Clinton kinda like a bad attitude.
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!
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!
Just when you think you've seen everything, this dude comes wandering in.
It makes you think there is some beautiful reason for humanity!
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!
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 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 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!!
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!
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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***
Dudes a genius. Didn’t know this type of nomadic person still existed.🤯
Not a genius. Just old school
@@randomoldcrone no genius. For sure. Elon Musk is a genius
@@justincase9888 is he tho? or does he just have smart people working for him?
@@randomoldcrone skill set? Is walking around a skill in your world.
Must be a small world.
There are tribes in Africa that live like this with their cattle....Masai ???
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.
I cannot add any more about this totally remarkable man than has already been written. He is an inspiration.
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
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.
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 😊
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 :)
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.
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.
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'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.
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
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 had to watch this twice.. this young man is a freedom-loving, intelligent, multi-faceted, inventor who is basically a well-spoken shepherd and a consummate steward of the earth and her resources.
Thank you for bringing him to us!
I am an 84 year old female. What he's doing has no relationship to my life, whatsoever. Yet I have watched this video 4 times! I have enormous respect for him, even tho I would SO like to give him a manicure and a hair cut. His hands and hair.... and pants are SO disgusting. And I have no doubt he needs a pedicure also. But I love him anyway!
@@tommiekelly8680 I know, right? He would be fascinating to have a conversation/cup of coffee with..
btw, I am a 73-year old woman trying to survive the extreme heat/humidity that is Mississippi in August.
@@tommiekelly8680 absolutely not a nice observation
@@brotherfiretribe9566 Agreed.
So many people have animals as 'pets' indoors & even in bed but no one says they're disgusting. How mani-pedi'd are the animals? 🙄
Yeah, had to give this video a second go around. This guy is pretty clever.
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. 🏴😉
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.
"Lambscaping"! God bless this free spirit. It's a joy to see his enthusiasm.
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?
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!
My mouth is literally hanging open wowww. What intelligence and ingenuity. Aaron is living his best life 👏
Me too! WOW
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
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 TH-cam 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
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.
This is one of the most fascinating videos I have ever seen. Aaron is an amazing and ingenious person. While we all cannot live like him, we all can learn lessons from how he lives. He is a beautiful human being.
Learn from him we will be living like him sooner then you think.
Aren't all human beings beautiful? Unborn human beings as well? Thats what I thought you'd think.
Actually his point is we all can live like him. He has just enough to survive, and I am guessing you mean you are too entitled to live like that.
@@MegaMeaty Wow, you took a comment I made that was complimentary about Aaron and what we all can learn from him, and then you turned it against me.
@@MegaMeatyThere's always that one jerk in the comments section. This time it's you. Some people have health problems. Creep.
This guy is gold. Keep going man!
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 🤩🤩🤩
This dude is a intelligent hyper minimalist, total community hero & free range genius! =D
What a great choice Kirsten in having this lovely man on your channel. Its terrible what local government has done to try and specifically stop this smart, kind, ingenious human being from living an interesting and sustainable life. I hope he stays well and safe and that people show him kindness every day for the rest of his life. XOX from Ireland
I'm so impressed wonderful. Thank you.
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 TH-cam 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 😂 th-cam.com/video/f2O96V2qLZQ/w-d-xo.html
This is one of the most interesting and inspiring videos I've seen on TH-cam. 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!
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
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
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.
Happiest sheep I have ever seen. They are in love with this guy.
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.
I would so marry this man🥰❤ What a good guy! Damn! I hope I come across him someday just to baste in his awesomeness!!!😊❤
He has the smartness of the old time farmers and knows his plants and animals. What a great teacher he could be to thousands of people willing to learn how to survive without waiting for government hand outs. Seams like a very well adjusted young man. Couldn't stop watching.
when your young you can live like that, not when you're older.
@@pohakumana he’s not really living is he
What do you mean survive? This dude is living!!!
@@justinbennett9998 no he's camping with sheep
@@nodescriptionavailable3842 no he just existing in poverty, t's sad he doesn't have more valuable skills that sheep herder. I mean I have a goat that I milk every morning but she's not my life. She sleeps with my horse.
I couldn't live on a tricycle. My table saw is bigger and heavier than his "house". He got 220? LOL
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 didn't want this to end, Aaron Fletcher, talked about more important things than I even know or can remember. His sheep look happy and content and so does he.
Neither did I! He’s like a professor,he could help sooo many with his knowledge!
I wanted to learn more as well. Did you see some of his food dishes he cooked? Not bad
hmmm I was hoping to learn something but there wasn't anything I didn't already know. I milk my goat daily too.
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!
Impressive, a very intelligent free spirit. He had an excellent brain and plan. Great person too loving and his sheep.
"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
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!
Your life is amazing, hello from Thailand.
I couldn’t click away from this guy. Just remarkable. He should be teaching classes at a university. Brilliant man!
Awesome name 😁
He is brilliant, I must Agree with YOU.
No kidding! I watched it twice! I may watch it again! So amazed!
My thoughts exactly. WOW!! Talk about a minimalist. And TOTALLY efficient, too!!
I don't think I've ever read through the comments section on someone's TH-cam 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 TH-cam, and I've watched ALOT of TH-cam 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.
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.
This guy is really intelligent, and those sheep look really happy.
Omg !! This man is truly AMAZING with all his ideas and sustainability
This really is one of the best interviews
Hope we can follow him more.
Thanks so much for this video
He has a TH-cam channel, it's linked in the description.
Yes, maybe the best interview.
His comment at the end about how the biggest thing we've been conditioned to believe in is the socioeconomic ladder is SO TRUE. "Anything coming from above us is to be respected, anything coming from below us rejected."
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.
It takes a lot to impress me, but I'm impressed, in awe, and realize this guy is a walking encyclopedia of living better than well. I'm subbed to him now! Thank you!
Me too. I’m flabbergasted. He’s a genius.
@@teddyraffudeen7056 Agreed!
He probably has a retirement account saved away. Maybe some crypto. Not kidding.
@@infowazz It wouldn't surprise me
@@infowazz How much do you think he'd really need to spend to live contentedly? He's not buying pizza and soda, etc .....Pretty minimal....easy to save up.... all he needs to be happy is a small cottage on a back lot somewhere .... bartered for with labor and or lessons in foraging and wildcrafting. Besides, I would appreciate him all more if he did have savings -- everyone should prepare for a "rainy day" and have resources accessible as needed. As a resource, cash is great of course, but also community support. When you become recognized as a community GIVER, there will be souls who look out for you.... a good life lesson.
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.
As far as I’m concerned he is living the life.
Totally agree with his definition of a prepper.
One of the coolest guys I have seen in a while!
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.
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 ?
This guy is living his adventure..
He never gets bored and seems to enjoy every day. What an exciting way to live!
Yep......Many people feel this way about THEIR jobs too while they also make that "disgusting" thing called "money". Gosh how gross, fancy that. Lol.
For example, many men like working, there are real farmers who love to grow food for others, fishermen who live a dangerous and adventurous life and love catching fish to SELL to others who can't go out to sea, mechanics who have a love for motors and engines and even give their cars names who fix mechanical things that many don't understand for a price, jobs are created everywhere. If you don't like yours go get another or make a job you like.
There are also millions of people quite happy to go to a mundane job and go home at knock-of time to their little family while the boss takes all the risks and is still on the job hours later - both seem to enjoy their lives. Dissatisfaction or lack of gratitude is a bad human flaw. Change that attitude and you could actually enjoy your life too.
@@ladybug591 I never said I was dissatisfied with my circumstances. I'm immensely grateful for all that the universe has provided. And I also live a life of adventure. I was just admiring his version of life.
Yes, it seems he's enlightened.
@@ladybug591 wage slave comment
.. when you're young it's an adventure..
I learned so much in 26 minutes. I'm humbled by this man who is truly living a sustainable life. Thank you, Aaron Fletcher, and Kirsten for sharing his story.
...AND he looks like Jesus...
This guy knows SO much more than so many college educated idiots, myself included
I wonder if I could do that with an RV and a telecommuting job.
It was a useful vid for a wannabe offgridder. Things I hadn't thought of. The Gosun is impressive. Does it need a lot of sun?
@@ThePimpinMunky would think Yes,, and you should.
This man is amazing. Thanks for highlighting his life experiences. We can all learn from him.
I love how Aaron says he wants to remain mentally free to try new things!
And to have the mental space to receive inspiration.
everyone can benefit from Aarons resourcefulness. amazing. i am thrilled at all he has shared, i am so impressed, he is a tremendous contribution to society for sure!
Fascinating, informative, resourceful,and I loved that as an "anti consumer", he gave props to a few items that he purchased that created ease or comfort in his life. So genuine. I love how he and his sheep are partners, helping each other. Pretty cool☺️.
D U D E spirtzes his sheep and himself when the weather calls for it ! B-)
Impressed. Amazed. Intrigued.
🌲🌝☘️
Arron, you are a genius in disguise… Way ahead of others in this time of understanding… Outstanding brother, outstanding…
Bless him, and keep him safe. This is really something everyone should see, and you don't need all that stuff we collect to be happy. I found that out when I lost my home during the housing downturn. Now I live in a 550 square foot house, and my is much less complicated.
Totally agree!
Awesome to hear!
I am more than impressed with this man and his creativity. Plus he's figured out a solution to aid the homeless which is a growing problem in America. Someone should preserve his knowledge and pass it on to help others.
This will never aide the homeless problem… It requires a lot of work to do what he does. Someone with this amount of ambition never is homeless. Homeless people suffer from extreme bad choices or mental illness. It takes a lot of dedication to live the way he does. It’s much easier to beg on the corner for money then to Be a shepherd and live off the ground. The guy also works on the side as lawn care and other type of jobs.
Usually homeless people have no purpose or willpower to do anything.
my country is so small that even when you start living like this you would be ushered or people would call the authorities. Even if you would find a way like Tree Fool and thus spend the nights above ground level you wouldn't survive. But, once across the boarder into wider territories i think this way of a living might actually work.
A round of applause for the sheep. They're literally running the show!
SYMBIOTIC sustenance.
Sheep&Shepherd
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Shepherd&Sheep
“Especially if they’re trying to do what I’m doing.” What a pure soul and keeping the hope that more people will realize how simple and free our lives could be. ✌️❤️🐑
You know... you can live a simple and free life AND have a job.
@@fredmercury1314 But why? Do you like making others wealthy for a pittance yourself? I mean, if that's what you're in to, by all means, but not everyone wants to enrich someone else's bank account at their own expense.
@@bradleyhenderson1198 capitalism has created the most abundant society we have ever known as humans. Before this it was literal slavery tyranny and who kills the most gets the most, also no labor laws. But keep pushing this lunacy that somehow washing dishes or delivering food for 10-15 an hour is somehow this insane unfair world, even though every day you choose to show up and have every ability to save for a couple years till you could own a business yourself.
@@AuRowe Yes, you are a materialist who enjoys slavery. Good for you, hope that goes well.
@@bradleyhenderson1198 Says a guy on youtube who somehow believes he's not supporting the system. Go support local biz's ya socialist scrub
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?
Kudos to Aaron for his POV about "prepping"! When he says. "I'm not interested in surviving in a post-apocalyptic situation if everyone around me is suffering. I'm trying to bring up the community so that they can all thrive.", he speaks directly to my own attitude about preparedness, and what I so often see is missing from the mindsets of all these other guys who do prepping and survival videos! Great video, Kirsten!
Totally agree, my only worry for him is, if SHTF some gangster would just waste him and take his stuff. Its a sad evil world we live in, I hope there are people looking out for this guy as he is the kind of guy to learn from if we did go into bad times.
TURN FROM SIN AND CALL UPON JESUS TO SAVE YOU OR YOU WILL FACE THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD!
HE IS A LOVING GOD BUT HE IS A JUST GOD SO HE HAS TO PUNISH SIN!
ITS NOT A GAME PEOPLE, YOU COULD DIE TOMORROW, QUIT PLAYING AROUND, THESE ARE END TIMES!!! TURN TO JESUS NOW! HUMBLE YOURSELF BEFORE HIM &
ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS
YOU CAN STAND ON YOUR OWN AGAINST GOD AND TRY TO JUSTIFY YOUR SIN WHEN YOU WONT EVEN BE ABLE TO LOOK UP.
YOU WILL BE WEEPING IN TERROR REALIZING YOU MADE A BIG MISTAKE. YOU WONT WIN AN ARGUMENT WITH GOD, HE CREATED EVERYTHING!!!
GOD SEES EVERYTHING YOUVE EVER DONE; YOU WONT FOOL HIM!!!
OR
PUT YOUR TRUST IN JESUS WHO DIED ON THE CROSS AND TOOK THE WRATH OF GOD IN OUR PLACE FOR OUR SINS. IT'S A FREE GIFT BUT HE CANT FORCE YOU TO TAKE IT. WILL YOU CALL UPON HIM NOW AND SURRENDER TO HIM. TALK TO HIM LIKE A BEST FRIEND, HE'S WAITING AND HE LOVES YOU.
hell is the absence of God Almighty who gives us the breath in our lungs, water, food,
sunshine, love, kindness, patience, faithfulness, hope, rest, help etc.
hell is real and its a place of torment:
you will have to live with all your mistakes, regrets, you will feel all the pain you caused others...
you be hungry but not be able to eat
you will be thirsty but wont be able to drink
you will be tired but cant sleep
you will have no hope
you will have no rest
you will feel pure hatred towards you (satan and the fallen angels/demons hate you and want to drag you to hell)
“For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” -Romans 6:23
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6
"But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33
Exactly.They go out for a vidio and go back in their modelhomes.
@@ahunterstail1083 God will put this man in the right place at the right time
@@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN AMEN!
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 🐑🐑🐑🐑🌿🌾🌱🍀🧈🥛👍❤
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!
✌🏼
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.
This guy is amazing! never seen anything like this. He's not homeless, he just chooses to not have a house.
And work 😎
hes home-free
What is the concept of work anyway? God says if you don't work you don't eat according to what this guy's doing it looks like he's working to eat he's not being lazy doing anything bumming on the street and begging he is literally using his head his hands and his feet so people who have stupid comments like the one below just shows how ignorant and shallow they are. I like to see them try to survive for six and a half years on the street! This is out to all those people who live on the streets who are on the streets not because of anything they have done but because of circumstances that have gone wrong to stand strong in the Lord Christ and live a decent good life beat kind and compassionate to others and stick to God's word and believe in him and only him and lean on him and trust in him for all things... Cuz with Christ all things are possible. But this guy right here he is not lazy even tell and he is working to live
He is only houseless.
@@jessicapabon2105 Well said.
very cool. very smart and resourceful and interesting guy.
This is a happy person and a true advocate for a smarter way of living. More power to him (Solar of course)
Lol.
I don't think it's very smart to devolve back to medieval times. It's alright for him if that's what he likes.
@@nocount1 what does smart have to do with it? The dude’s smarter than you and he’s not medieval, he utilizes modern technology
@@ben1147
but is antivaxx, so there's that
@@al.the. Sadly Facebook algorithms will do that to you
After watching this Aaron, a ton of “vanlife” that i watched are all non-sense in term of nomad self-sufficient living. He is genius ! Thx Kirsten