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Amazing plot of land you got there, and you are nice and positive people I love that, do you have water on the land? Maybe someone already gave you an advice about it but I will say it any way as I belive you will apreciate in the future, our advice is that maybe you should cover the open spaces of the shed roof, or you will have lot's of wasps nests and other things, maybe spray foam could do the job, just an advice of course, if you any doubts and if we can help, please feel free to ask us, on our channel, good luck with all 😊🙏

Returning a vessel. empty, to its owner after they had given us food, implied that the food was not appreciated, for whatever reason. That is what mother taught her 9 children. We were migrant farm workers in the heartland of the United States back in the '50s. We were dirt poor, struggling to eke out a living, barely feeding ourselves, yet mama always managed to return something from her kitchen in the "purple bucket" showing her appreciation. Anything you return in the vessel will do, cookies, candy, rice, beans.... etc. I saw mama proudly give a manojo (handful) of lard once. It's all she had. I don't mean this comment as criticism and I hope you don't take it that way. I just wanted to share a Mexican custom of old that I've passed down to my children and grand children. Today, I subscribed to your channel. Wishing you peace. Rodolfo Ruiz-Arce

Get yourself a big steel digger bar to help with getting your holes done in hard ground. You can also get a long auger bit and a small jackhammer as I don't think I have seen anyone there doing what your guys are doing without at least 1 jackhammer most have a smaller one and a bigger 40-60# one. Take the cut grass and make a compost bin with dry grass and green olive shoots mixed with what ever compost you create from your kitchen waste. Keep up the good work there is so much you will need to do but don't try to get everything done at once and take time to relax and enjoy the area and each other.

You should buy a really cheap canopy on plastic legs that is portable so you can put is over you whatever activities you are doing outside. Cheap, portable shade which will enable you to work more efficiently throughout the day. 👍

Dan, please don't waste time with your calisthenics rig. The farm will take care of that for you! For both of you, in fact.

Love your videos. Glad to see you making new discoveries on your beautiful land. The beet leaves are very tasty and nutritious, steamed or stir fried.

Guys, 3 of the most versatile garden hand tools I have found over the years working on acreage in Australia was a 'crowbar', 'Pick' and 'maddock' (all for breaking up hard dirt). A garden fork is also good for gardens. Love the vids.

That was great can't wait for next one

Such a nice neighbor you have! Those beets looked great, I love cooking beets in my pressure cooker. Thanks for the video :)

Laura that fruit looks like when ripe a red Plumb, makes for good jam and jelly etc, if you get nought you can do some more foot stomping and make wine.

I know I am a year late but you can boil the beat root complete then slice it and put oil and vinegar good salad!!

Delicious 😋. Now the plate is cleaned 😁👍 Keep up the good work 💪 and the plates cleaned as well 🤣❤

Do you know that rigth now its forbiden to use machines like the one you use to cut grass? Its like that everytime the fire risk its high.

Loving the vids so far, youve probably been told already but to make digging a bit easier one trick I learned from locals in the far east was to dig as deep as you can and fill up with water and work your way down that way. As soon as it's soaked and disappeared dig and carry on the process. Keep em coming best of luck from Shropshire.

When you can invest in a full harness (goes over both shoulders, wear it similar to a waistcoat lol)

Loving the way you put these videos together, very professional and entertaining. Loved every minute once again guys.

Very well organized

Wendy Perrins,Queensland, Australia I’m glad I found your sight because I am enjoying it very much. I’m 72 years old and seeing you working on your new home reminds me of what my husband of 50 years did when we started out our young years.

Beetroots were originally grown for their leaves. Use them in your salads.

Can I recommend a pick axe? It will shift the soil quicker than you can imagine - extremely good garden tool.

If you have doubts about what some native is saying, you can perhaps ask if you can record them and play it here, and I bet many of us will be gladly to translate for you. 🙂 Many of the farmers in the interior have a thick accent so I have some doubts of whether or not google translate will do you any good. But we can. 🙂

You look to have plenty of olive trees, I'm 56 now & we lived off grid in Spain for 6 years, started with a donkey shed & one room but built on & converted it so we had a kitchen 3 bedrooms (my kids were young) bathroom, living room & covered patio - we picked our olives every year & took down to the village to get pressed. I just hated the snakes

Excellent videos. Can't wait to see how you guys come along on your new home. I live in the states and plan to retire in Ponte de Barca on my wife's family villa in a few years. We're building. home there. Good luck and stay cool. I was in Portugal June and it was excellent weather. I know you guys are baking now, Be safe, love Portugal.

So nice to see two young people embracing the change to a new sustainable life, which is the future for all of us if we want to live as free men and women. I have been considering Portugal as my new beginning also. Sending you love and blessings x

FYI- You can also eat the beet tops as well as the root . also you can also make zucchini breads and muffins along with lots of other goodies. I am a New Subscriber. Ninette Bird- the Caribbean Wife

I think they are greengage it’s a type of plum very yummy

Another great video and very funny love the fact Dan's got his prioritys right lol love you both xxx

Looking good! IMHO very wise to make the tool shed a priority. I think part of the reason I enjoy your channel is you put so much thought into what you do before you do where so many don't. 👍 I don't offer much advice on the internet but if you are going to be digging many post holes in the future you may want to consider a manual auger type digger (despite the one you have looking incredibly new ; ) Your back will thank you. I know I wish I had discovered them when I was much younger. I use a Seymor Midwest but I'm sure there is something similar on your side of the pond. Edit: Laura don't underestimate the value of the support role, the team is greater than the sum of its parts. And never let Dan forget that an army fights on it stomach and the cook is the MOST important role in the army. 😃

That looks like a plumb tree. :-). I agree, tool shed/work space is so important so that you can find what you need and keep your tools out of the weather.

wow, you are settling into the work. its lovely ti see you getting more confident and enjoying the great hospitality and kindness of your sweet neighbours. blessings and love.xxx

Find out if any neighbours have sheep or goats you could borrow for a while. That would get that grass cut x

Just a couple of pointers on the strimming etc, Do it right down to the ground, snakes etc will still love it the length you seem to have left it... Also be careful storing the cut & dry hay... In the sun it can build to high temps & ignite, so if you're making a pile just be aware and do it away from your van etc xxxx

Keep doing the great work, this world needs more of it.🤩🤩

Your fruit is a cultivated Sloe ( Blackthorn) , Abrunho in Portuguese , it is very sweet and the pulp is softer than that of a plum , you might also have in your land the small wild ones.

Really wonderfull place, can t wait to see more, love n light

It is a fig tree, that was with the grape vine.

Hi New subscriber Just wanted to say I'm impressed by the commitment you two have to making this property into a beautiful homestead. I love the old barn. Every time I see one whether stone are wood I imagine what I could remodel it into. Also love all the trees that you have. Wishing you the best as you continue you journey. Stay strong and safe

Tie that polytunnel down - they tend to blow away very easily Use the building blocks as anchors and wire or rope

Another fantastic video Laura and Dan . Some great shots and content served up with a great sense of humour 😊❤️

Watching from the Bahamas 🇧🇸

New sub Rob from Manchester, England. Good luck to you both and remember....." You gotta make it appen "

Roast beets and courgettes, with garlic and olive oil

Enjoyed your video! I wonder if using a scythe would work better. It might be hard work but at least you won't have to deal with the breakages, you'll just need to sharpen the blade.

You should ask the farmer if he wants to come and cut your Haw and let him have the loose stuff for cutting it all and bailing it.

Amazing to think how much knowledge and skills you’re learning each week. I couldn’t believe how many tools you have! 👏

You are so funny - the pair of you!!

you have to build an outdoor shower

Acho que a fruta que você achou, Laura, ai em Portugal se chama abrunho (é uma espécie de ameixa) . Como é bom ter vizinhos como os seus. Os portuguese são amorosos, simpáticos e muito generosos; Abraços do Brasil.

That fruit tree looks like a plum tree. Can't believe how organized you are at the get go, awesome.

Hola chicos. Me encanta vuestro proyecto. Os sigo desde España. Saludos 💪

lol Dan may have lost a little weight while strimming. Please tell me you ate the Beet Greens! They are so good you can even eat the stems. Thx for the video

Young lady if you are going to wash your hair with the pump sprayer I recommend you bring a bucket of water and a pot. Fill the pot from the bucket and pour over your hair. Wash your hair and take a second pot of water from the bucket and pour to rinse. Best part is now your whole body is wet so you soap up the luffa and wash and then use the sprayer to rinse your whole body and then what ever is left you rinse your hair again. This is called the 2 gallon shower. Enjoy

Great job so far. Start saving seeds from vegitabals they grow there. I am shure your lovely nsighbores will be giving you seadlings when you start your weg plot. By the way I watch under two names Joke is one of them

Looks like a fig to me…. Gonna be yummy, good luck guys, great videos !!

I wish you the best on your journey. But I have one question and one point. First the question: Where are you from? I ask as I normally can understand most English dialects and accents but, I have to admit, yours defeated me. I had to turn on CC to understand what you were saying.... 😞 And the point: Nobody in a dry climate digs holes in the summer. The ground, due often to clay content, is like digging in concrete. You wait till it rains enough to soften the soil. Which means, you dig usually in the late winter or early spring. Much easier. Also, consider if using hand tools, using a hand auger, not an "American" post hole digger. Actually more efficient. I know. I have dug many holes in clay soils.

love your berkey! I have one myself in Florida in the usa. Cant wait to see all of your progress. Congrats!!

Regarding digging holes in really dry earth. If you possible, plan days ahead and start putting some water on the area every day until dig time. It will start to soften up the area and help you dig the hole much easier.

Bet that shower was good! What was it you made in the griddle toastie maker thing, the bread? That looked so yummy.

Be prepared for the winter, sometimes it can be brutal...

Good thing you started by organizing things first, it will help you work better! You should mix all dry components of the cement mix before adding water, it makes it easy to get a better and more even cement mix. In a couple of months, it will feel like you have made cement all your life, I know the feeling!

Love your videos guys. Two tools that will help you with clearing your grass cuttings are a heavy landscaping rake and a pitchfork. Good luck!

Hi, new subscriber, You are amazing guys, you make so many thinks on your land. Keep it up.

Awesome progress!!!

There is an app that you can get called Picture it where you take a photo of a plant or tree and it will tell what it is and tell you all you need to know about that plant/tree.

Grass looks like it would be good animal feed

I used an auger to drill holes was only a hand twist job but saved my back, to make the grass easier you will have to go petrol or a brush hog and tractor

Did you know that you can also eat beatroot raw?

Love the shed

Many blessings from across the pond. ✌️❤️🌱

It’s great that you’re making yourselves at home and feeling welcomed. You may have mentioned it in another video, but I thought you had a well or two. Is that right?

When using the strimmer, we call it a weed eater do not cut to low, it gets the roots stuck im the blade grass thicker at the base, it will keep jamming the blade and you more likely to flip small stones up and they can cause quite a sting 😂 been there done that got the T shirt also with the grass being so long it is harder with a strimmer, so don't let your grass get knee high if you can in future.

Another great video guys! Just a heads up if you're mixing your concrete by hand, mix it up thoroughly dry and then add the water last as it'll be 10times quicker to mix and less hard work/energy spent! Hope this saves you a bit of effort in the heat! Loving your channel! All the videos are great I'm catching up now! This is EXACTLY what I want to do myself for the last 3 years & hoping might be able to in the next year.. hoping to gain some tips from you guys. Cheers from London 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Using the Picture This app, that tree is a European plum :)

Lots of hard work 😓 in this heat. New subscriber here. Can I suggest when raking up the grass into small piles - You put down a tarp and lay the grass on that then pull it along the ground to each pile your have raked then drag it to where you will be storing it. Might save a lot of walking back and forth. Look forward to more of your videos. Good luck.

New subscriber......have you thought about a ride-on mower? Might be pricey, I don't know about prices in Europe but it would save so much time and effort.

super great 👍😃

Thanks for the vid...enjoy the humor you both display...😉😉😉..keep on keeping on👍👍...wife and I are small farmers in ohio u s a...love living on the land..👨‍🌾🚜👨‍🌾🌠🌠

Next time wet the ground an chase the digging with water to soften the earth

Another great video of life on your land. Can you share a recipe for the skillet bread - it looks delicious.

Great work. We are working towards an off grid life in Tasmania. Unfortunately our area might be a little too wet for olive trees but most other things are ok.

fun fact a coutgette is called a zucchini in australia

You shoild put up the fance after the summer the soil is going to be softer

Beautiful Land…. 🌀💚🌀

E muito bom morar na fazenda 👍👍👍🇧🇷

It is a plum tree x

The simple things we take for granted in the city. Awesome.

Welcome to our beloved coutry :) Were you are in Portugal?

That very wide plantation vegetable that's good

My best friend, It's always great. Your video is excellent quality. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks

Just had to comment once I saw that delicious meal you cooked up Laura and Dan was hysterical licking the plate, typical northerner behaviour, we do the same in Scotland...lol 🤣... thanks guys, so far your videos are brilliant. I think you are both so brave to take on this huge task- I look forward to following your journey with you..Good Luck 🍀

I reckon the fruit tree is damson, wait until they get soft before picking.

Looks like plums to me, keep up the good work, and good luck with the project. Keep well and safe. Tony UK xx

The shed looks very organized. Good job.

Hi...I think that's a plum tree you have there. I lived in England for 6 years but I missed sunny days so much I had to come back to Portugal. But I keep good memories of those years in England. You got a beautiful piece of land which I hope brings you happiness. I can't wait to watch how it wil be transformed... All the best.

Hello Laura. Let me know where can I find recipe for this 3.17-3.35 and 4.20 min of this film. Thank you.

Nice 👌 A Like from Pakistan 🇵🇰

A little goat makes a great strimmer. Eco friendly and passive allows you to focus on other tasks. If you can move it to eat in certain areas at a time and follow it up with a few chickens coming along after it , they will all spread manage the land and help put fertility back into the soils for you. Just found your channel, good luck you two!

Excellent just found your videos and impressive work by you two, listening to your Northern English accent also attracted me to listen and watch. Good luck and good fortune be with you on thiis new life adventure. I🇬🇧👥🗣

Loving the updates!! It's so much fun following your journey on the land. (I also think it looks like a plum tree in the video)😊 /Jack's partner