10 Dreamers Turning Their Truly Bizarre Ambitions Into Successful Businesses

California's drought problem has caused many people to dig up their lawns and replace their once green lawns with stones or other grass alternatives. For those who aren't ready to part with their grass, Bartlett started Xtreme Green Grass. For just 25 cents per square foot, Bartlett will spray grass with he says is "like hair dye," in order to make it look like it's flourishing. 

Jasper Lawrence is also known as the "Hookworm Man." He spent many years feeling sick from a variety of allergies. He'd heard an interesting theory while traveling in Cameroon, which he thought could help him. He began walking through the open sewers in an attempt to pick up hookworms after hearing that they could calm his immune system. After ending up with more than 50 in his body, his allergies went away. He now harvests his feces for hookworm eggs and sells them to people.

Ed Houben has been called “The Sperminator” and is, for all intents and purposes, a sperm donor. However, he doesn't go to a facility in order to make a donation. He actually has sex with the women looking to conceive a child. Many of his clients are single women, but others are have partners. He provides this service for free and considers himself "rich in children, not in money."

Bernarda Gallardo was struck by the news that a dead baby girl was found in a trash can one day in Chile. While the circumstance was tragic, Gallardo understood the desperation of young mothers who feel they have no resources, as she was on herself. She wanted to give the baby a funeral, but only the family of the child would be able to do so. She approached a local judge with her request and became the first Chilean in history to adopt a dead child. 500 people attended the funeral. 

Pastor Dean Esskew is the head of Calling for Christ, a ministry that provides spiritual guidance for major and minor league umpires. He's baptized more than 70 baseball officials over the last 10 years. 

Hanna Stotland provides a controversial service to young men at colleges across the country. She's a Harvard graduate who has worked in the legal system for years and now works as a private admissions consultant. She specifically works with young men who has been kicked out of school after accusations of sexual assault and works to help them reframe the accusations in order to get back into the university system. 

Vancouver native, Michael Hallatt began shopping at Trader Joe's in Bellingham, Washington in 2012. He was buying a ton of merchandise that he was selling in his own store, Pirate Joe's, right across the border. He got banned from the store when they found out what he was doing, but haven't been able to shut him down because he isn't actually affecting their profits. 

Nicki Bonfilio who calls herself an “intuitive counselor" has worked with Microsoft, Facebook and Apple. She was voted the San Francisco area's best psychic in 2009. Rev. Joey Talley also helps tech companies and private clients deal with money, relationship and health issues. 

Jeff The 420 Chef travels around the country creating cannabis infused dishes for everyone from Hollywood celebrities to chemotherapy patients. 

Melissa Dawn worked as a free diver for SeaWorld Orlando (she has since spoken out against the company) but now works as professional mermaid. She performs as birthday parties and even corporate events. She hopes to provide education about the ocean through entertainment and performance. She also legally changed her name to Mermaid Melissa.