Adrian Grenier defends farmers against woke liberal college kids criticism
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Adrian Grenier has “compassion” for farmers who encounter people trying to tell them how to do their job.
During a recent interview “Dan Buettner PodcastThe 49-year-old actor spoke about his passion for sustainability and why people need to “show some respect” to farmers and understand the realities they face before deciding how they operate.
“Frankly, they’ve got woke liberal college kids coming up with all these big ideas trying to tell farmers that they have to do one thing because it’s bad for the environment,” he said. “You know, put your money where your mouth is and go out and try to figure out their farming practices instead of telling farmers who are trying to make food that you don’t want to pay anything because organic is too expensive.”
Growing up in New York, he explained that he didn’t know much about farming, but as an environmentalist he “had all these abstract ideas about how things should be” and understood why farmers “might turn to chemical fertilizers.”
Grenier addressed college students trying to explain to farmers how to do their job. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
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“I have the luxury of trying to reinvent and find regenerative, healthy, organic ways of doing things, but it is difficult,” he explained. “If my crop dies, I’ll still be able to eat. Farmers’ margins are very thin, and if they lose a crop, their families don’t eat.”
Grenier also talked about his life as an actor and why he chose to leave Hollywood. The actor first left Hollywood in 2016 but has appeared in projects since then.
Grenier, known for his roles in “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Entourage”, explained that in some episodes of the series there are no consequences for bad behavior, but “real life is not like that.”
“I’ve always tried to keep a level head with myself, although as time has gone on I’ve realized that I’ve gotten a little too caught up in that world, that I’ve forgotten my true center or my north star, or maybe I never had a north star to begin with, but I’ve had to reorient myself in terms of spirituality and my purpose on the planet,” he said.
Grenier founded his farm in 2020. (Karwai Tang/WireImage)
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Eventually, he realized that the path he was following was not leading him to a good place, forcing him to ask, “What did I give? What did I grow?” He left to think.
In February 2024, she said she felt like she had been “flying high for years” while living in Hollywood and New York “with Hoda and Jenna” in February 2024, adding, “I live a much more grounded lifestyle now.”
The actor founded Kintsugi Farm outside Austin, Texas, with his wife Jordan Roemmele in 2020, and has been involved in environmental work for many years, calling the farm the “ultimate realization” of what he wants to do during his time on Earth.
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“You sleep better, you’re more grounded, you feel good,” he told People in September 2023 about life on the farm. “It’s good for your mental health, it’s good for skill development, it’s good for resilience, all of those things. I think it allows you to make more informed, smarter choices when it comes to how you live, how you treat others, and especially how you treat the environment.”
Grenier is passionate about environmentalism. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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Although Grenier has slowed down in the acting field, he recently hosted the reality show ‘CryptoKnights’ and also recently wrapped production on the movie ‘You, Always’.
