Off Grid Homestead Orchard Update & Nursery Makeover

Off Grid Homestead Orchard Update & Nursery Makeover | Restoring Abandoned Land

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On our off grid homestead in Spain, we've started to plant an orchard. We've already planted 5 fruit and nut trees this year and now we're expanded our orchard with another 4 mediterranean trees. And we show an update on 2 weeks of tree growth on 5 we planted in the last video. SPOLER ALERT. The almond is doing SO well!!
From damaged flaky ceilings and beams, to a beautiful baby girl nursery, Isabelle's nursery makeover was the first major DIY project at our old house renovation for 2024. As with all old buildings, this 120 year old house renovation poses some challenges, and in this baby room makeover we needed to fix an old beamed ceiling before starting to decorate. Some filling, sanding, painting and decorating later and we have a beautiful gender neutral baby room that Isabelle loves.
Thank you for following our journey.
¡Un gran abrazo desde Smithsdale Farm!
0:00 Intro
0:43 The nursery reno begins
04:56 How to rescue ruined paint brushes
07:51 Planting 4 new trees
13:09 Orchard growth update
15:30 Nursery reno continues
17:58 Nursery makeover reveal
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We're Danny and Kate. In 2015 we moved from the UK to Barcelona, and after 8 years enjoying the busy city and sunny beaches we moved to the mountains to start a new adventure. We'll be renovating a town house, building an off grid cabin, restoring an old stone house and farming 12.5 acres of land with regenerative agriculture and permaculture practices in Catalunya, Spain.
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@fempowermentthisisfempower3552 4 ай бұрын

The nursery looks beautiful! Lucky girl, Isabelle! And love the tip about cleaning the brushes, too 👌🏻

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥰

@mariannedarrow7227 2 ай бұрын

I remember what it's like having a young baby. You are doing amazingly well to keep going with the renovation! 😊

@SmithsdaleFarm 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Some days it feels as if we do nothing at all…! But slowly some projects are getting done 😌

@richardadams8783 3 күн бұрын

When the bristles are soft, comb them with a wire brush

@joannesmith7889 4 ай бұрын

Great girl power video 👌😍

@kalaiselvivellasamy2748 4 ай бұрын

Just lovely. I am looking forward to your next videos. Good luck on your gardening. Just beautiful.

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. We’re really happy with how it’s all coming together 🥰

@ourhighlandhomestead 4 ай бұрын

Looks fab, Isabelle's a lucky lass 🥰

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Ah thank you. We’re really happy with how it turned out ☺️

@rosemaryjasper1121 4 ай бұрын

Great video, you did an excellent job on the nursery! Trying to fit bits and pieces around a babies routine makes the job twice as hard and take 3 times as long! Great to see the signs of growth with the trees. Looking forward to your next episode❤

@SmithsdaleFarm 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes. It’s definitely a much slower process now 😅

@andrewbisson5052 4 ай бұрын

Great work, your on the right track, little and often is the key to success with gardening and growing, tending to the new trees in the early years until they become established gives you the best chance of success. Pick up another set or 2 of paintbrushes you will use them all over time but you’ll never be stuck again without one. Great video all the best Andy.

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Andy. We’re so excited to see them flourish over time. It will be so lovely to eat some of our own homegrown fruit in a few years!

@oneinap1llion 3 ай бұрын

That green is such a calming shade. You have done a great job so far.

@SmithsdaleFarm 3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊 So much nicer than the original blue-green!

@ClarrybellaBoobies 3 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@davizzz3665 24 күн бұрын

Que buen vídeo!!! El truco de las brochas me lo apunto. Y ese sistema de plantación es genial, yo hago el mismo pero dejando el tubo, cosa que no me gusta. A vuestra manera queda perfecto hasta visualmente. Gran trabajo con el dormitorio de Isabelle. He tenido que ver dos veces el before/after porque no me lo creía...😮😮

@reallynotpc 4 ай бұрын

For preference I use mini-rollers. They cover a bit more slowly, but you are working with a smaller (more manageable) quantity of paint and you can paint standing up with the tray in one hand. Also the rollers are cheap if you have to throw one away.

@SmithsdaleFarm 3 ай бұрын

Ah good tip! Thank you 👌🏻