Today we’d like to introduce you to Joshua Greenfield
Hi Joshua, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
It’s been quite a journey…
I’ve long felt a deep connection to the land, but for many years, I didn’t have a good outlet to express or engage with it the way I do now.
Back in 2007, I moved to Brooklyn to pursue music with my band. Then the recession hit. Food—my other love—became a grounding force that helped me get through those tough times. I started learning how to grow food, make things from scratch, and even forage for wild edibles in the local parks. During that time I started an alternative cooking show with my brother called Brothers Green Eats. We gained millions of followers and views and inspired people how to cook creatively and on a budget.
Fast forward to 2017: I moved to Colorado, bought a little 1/4 acre home in Denver, and dove headfirst into everything I could find on permaculture and homesteading.
Then, about a year ago, my family and I moved into our current five-acre homestead just 10 minutes from Boulder. Here, we host workshops and retreats, teach land-based skills, and invite others into this deeper way of living in relationship with the land. We raise chickens, goats, ducks, and rabbits. We grow food. We make mistakes, and we learn.
It’s been a slow and steady process—lots of listening, learning, and getting things wrong before getting them right. But now, we live this way of life, and we share it with others who are curious, inspired, or seeking something more grounded.
Our biggest message? Homesteading isn’t a destination. It’s a mindset. You don’t need land to start—you simply need to start noticing. Look around. Listen. Remember that you are already part of the natural world. There are rhythms and cycles everywhere, waiting for us to sync back up and rejoin the dance.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Tension and release—that’s the name of the game. Life moves in waves, some days easier than others. We’ve got a 13-month-old, and moving to our homestead and setting it up last year—when she was just three months old—was quite a journey. We’ve been learning a lot, and while some days are tough, we feel fulfilled and excited by this life we’re creating.
A good example: one day, back at our previous home, one of my rabbits escaped. It was pouring rain, and there I was, chasing him around the hillside, unsure if I’d ever get him back. I kept getting close to guiding him into the gate, only for him to pivot at the last second and go flying back up the hill. It was steep and rocky, and I was barefoot (as usual—I rarely wear shoes). The sun was setting, it was cold and wet, and I was getting frustrated.
But then I started to laugh. I thought to myself, “Wow… here I am, outside, running barefoot in the rain, chasing a rabbit.” If not for that moment, I probably would have been inside, waiting for the rain to stop. But instead, I was fully immersed in it—soaked in Mother Nature’s glory.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
We educate people around land-based skills—but not by telling you the “right” way to do things. At our homestead, we don’t stand as experts shouting instructions. Instead, we support people in the process of listening to what is, learning through mistakes, observing, and discerning truth amidst the noise.
How do you hear yourself in a world that’s always talking?
How do you stay present with the challenges and growth that come with walking a land-based path?
How do you break from the matrix to uncover what truly lights you up?
How do you come to see you’re not separate, but a part of everything?
We like to say it’s not about self-sufficiency—it’s no-self sufficiency. You’re not meant to do it alone. It takes a village, a community. And yes, there’s a way to create that kind of balance right here, in the modern world.
We teach fermentation, composting, food growing, preserving, and animal raising in a way that’s not just hands-on—it’s heart-on. These practices are accessible, even if you don’t yet have land. Homesteading is a mindset, not a destination. You don’t have to wait ten years until you “have it all” to begin. Start now. Connect with farms. Volunteer. Share resources. Find your people.
There’s no final stop where you suddenly produce all your own food and feel complete. That’s an illusion. It’s the journey, the learning, the connection—that’s the real gift.
Plenty of people teach land-based skills. But not everyone holds space for the transformation those skills invite. Because when you start to live in rhythm with the land, it doesn’t just change your pantry—it changes your whole being. And that ripples into your family, your community, your life.
We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
I don’t really think much about luck, I think there is a grand design to all things, it’s not really up to us as individuals to decide how things play out, but rather we get to listen to what is available, what wants to be done. We have opportunities that arise, like waves, we learn to ride them, with lots of crashing and wipe outs along the way as we move towards a more consistent, steady, motion.
Pricing:
- For our beginners sourdough classes: $85
- For our Fermentation 101 classes: $65
- For our 3 Month Immersive Homestead Series: $485
- For our ceremonial goat harvesting: $250
- We also offer private retreats, personalized classes, and more.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://youenjoy.life/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youenjoylife/?hl=en
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzr-PyKUTPosDadxqMHtoTw
