Restoring our Abandoned Off Grid Land

Restoring our Abandoned Off Grid Land | Planting Vines

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We're restoring an abandoned off grid homestead in Spain. Unloved and left to go wild, we're bringing the land back to life with regenerative permaculture practices; planting grape vines, new trees, and pruning olive trees in the hope of making them productive once more.
Spring is here and blooms are popping at our off grid homestead. We share a spring garden update and show you how all our new trees are doing, and plant new grape vines and kiwis.
In the village, we uncover a bit of a disaster in the guest bedroom... a water leak and old lead pipes!! Will we manage to fix everything and renovate it in time for a family visit?
Thank you for following our journey.
¡Un gran abrazo desde Smithsdale Farm!
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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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@rosemaryjasper1121 4 ай бұрын

You’d never guess it’s the first time at plastering! Did a brilliant job! ❤

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Ah thank you! 😁💚

@LittleSpanishFarmstead 4 ай бұрын

Can confirm, guest room looks amazing! I'm gonna buy a couple of new trees to try that rock column watering technique with, seems like a really good idea!

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Didn’t want to name drop 😉 The trees are doing well! Definitely recommend it!

@gardenfork 4 ай бұрын

Lime Plastering is not easy. Nice job. Not something I can do. Friend who is a plasterer lays down the coats in overlapping arcs rather than straight lines. He says there are fewer trowel lines that way. 😀 -Eric.

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip Eric! We’ll try that next time 👌🏻

@shedboy18 3 ай бұрын

You lucky four, I am so jealous. cold in London and raining all over UK.

@SmithsdaleFarm 3 ай бұрын

Oh no. We’ll try to send you some sun ☀️

@b.k1348 4 ай бұрын

Well done. Great job that plastering was. By the way, if you had grapes, make sure to get some net bags to cover and protect them from birds, spiders nesting within them and dust site on them.

@SmithsdaleFarm 3 ай бұрын

Thanks ☺️ And great tip, thank you!

@TheUnstitute 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant, well done guys!

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

🙏☺️

@CarolineAbrams-im9oi 4 ай бұрын

Well done you two. The land bits are really chill . The house a tiny bit more jeopardy but great job. X

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thanks 🥰 hope we’re able to convey how truly calm it is up there!

@user-ld6uh8xe4d 4 ай бұрын

I am impressed with the wall be done so good and quick 😊

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😁

@ourhighlandhomestead 3 ай бұрын

Great technique Danny 💪 Looks fab!

@SmithsdaleFarm 3 ай бұрын

😁 Thank you!

@101life9 4 ай бұрын

Lots of work done in the house....looking great 👍. Wow.....all the fruit trees are growing very well. Awesome job 👏 👍 Congratulations 🎊

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 💚 It’s so nice seeing everything pop up into leaf and bud on the land! Finally, after waiting so long to start planting! 🌱

@martinturvey8129 4 ай бұрын

Looks great, and I love your filming style. Very relaxed and interesting. And lots of smiles!!!

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Martin! We appreciate that 💚

@jackierenders9441 4 ай бұрын

Good job guys!

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thanks 😁💚

@joannesmith7889 4 ай бұрын

Great to see the work on the house, the lime plaster looks great 👍

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Little by little it’ll come together 💚

@fempowermentthisisfempower3552 4 ай бұрын

Wow Danny the lime wall looks great! 👏🏻

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thanks 😁💚

@HeidiPriest 4 ай бұрын

❤great job, started the first ever lime paint yesterday, no more buying expensive paint❤

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! It really seems the way to go. And there are so many options for tints and textured application too!

@jeanrichardson2044 4 ай бұрын

I assume you have a male and female kiwi. I love the kiwi gold. It is a good idea to grow them for shade. If successful they are powerful growers and are better with a sturdy metal canopy. They also need plenty of space. Happy growing from New Zealand. 😊

@SmithsdaleFarm 3 ай бұрын

This variety is self-fertile/parthenocarpic so we don’t need male and female. The others we were looking at, we would have. But they were the typical green ones, which we do still like (and might add in the future), but we prefer the golden ones. Fingers crossed they settle well and we get good growth in the coming years to make a shady spot 🤞🏻

@andrewbisson5052 4 ай бұрын

Danny, Danny, Danny! What a plastering job? Fantastic. But the most important thing is that you gave it a go in the first place “first time “ It can only get better with experience trust me! Never be afraid to give it a go because if you do and you’re successful great job, if not give it another couple of goes, nothing is beyond you! A tip for all the new fruit/nut trees is to only let them have 2 or 3 fruit this year as the stress of fruiting is enough to severely knock back new transplants, they need roots for the first couple of years and then you can allow the fruit to develop at it’s own pace, and water for 2 years and even mature trees do much better if watered during dry spells. Lovely to see you whispering because the baby is asleep, make the most of her now because they’re not babies for long in the grand scheme of things! I subscribed before you reached 1k and so far you’ve done very well! Keep up the good work and try to enjoy the journey! All the very best Andy…

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

What a lovely message, Andy. Thank you 💚 Great tips about the trees, we’ll be sure to have a look and remove fruit/nuts if too many set. We might not get any at all from some this year. Hoping for some good strong roots 🤞🏻

@LindaDutchy1988 4 ай бұрын

It looks great, things are coming together! You guys live so close to my best friend. She moved to the mountains at l'ametlla de mar/ El Perelló region. I'm going to visit her finally in three weeks again ❤ the area is amazing there

@SmithsdaleFarm 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Hope you have a great time when you visit 💚