#31 A week of clearing land - Living on 40 acres in Italy

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3 ай бұрын

After weeks of snow and rain, this week we're mostly working outside: starting to build a new retaining wall, clearing brambles (lots of them) and opening up an old road so that we can finally walk around the house and outbuildings again.
We're Isis & Bertus. In the summer of 2023 we moved into a neglected farmhouse in a tiny village in the northwest of Italy. The last inhabitants left some 10 years ago, but large parts of the property have been empty for over 20 years.
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@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

To everyone who's going to suggest that we buy a tractor🚜, we made a buy-us-a-tractor fund especially for you: www.buymeacoffee.com/cascinastories/w/41449 😉 All cheekiness aside: a big thank you to all of you who support our channel in whatever way is possible for you. 💚

@cliffordchristopher1 3 ай бұрын

I love your funny side. lol.

@jeanrichardson2044 3 ай бұрын

You took the words right out of my mouth. Those backs have to last you many more years.

@hans215 3 ай бұрын

Grappig… dat is nou net wat ik dacht toen ik jullie bezig zag met die stenen. En een zaagbroek…. Of had je die wel aan? En een ketting slijpsetje van Stihl. ( vlgs mij is de ketting bot…? ) Te koop in Cortemilia tegenover de super mercato 😊. Maar complimenten ….erg veel werk verzet. Succes en hartelijke groet!!

@LoraEwinaga 3 ай бұрын

@@hans215 dat formaat stenen met een tractor? dat is toch totale overkill 😂😂😂

@SJLamb-te3dt 44 минут бұрын

You need a herd of goats to start getting your land cleared! It is amazing how fast 20 goats in an enclosed space can strip every living thing back to ground level.

@mariapottery 3 ай бұрын

Your Dad is a very hard working person!

@slowly_radish8374 3 ай бұрын

Yes, what a difference! Loving your channel- nice music, beautiful scenery, good varied content, Dad & Veluto for warm hearts. Thanks for sharing the journey with us! 👍👍

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@Jo-et9lb 3 ай бұрын

The wall you are building is most impressive, as is your strength and energy. What a very beautiful place you are restoring.

@cbrashsorensen 3 ай бұрын

The stone wall is a thing of beauty. This massive amount of work is amazing and will be worth all the effort in the short and long-term. I love how the light hits the stone buildings now the land is getting cleared.

@seanmadden3620 3 ай бұрын

The satisfaction from just watching this. Thank you.

@rosemaryjasper1121 3 ай бұрын

Goodness you’ve shifted some stuff this week! Nice to see dad again he’s like a one man workforce! He certainly likes to get stuck into the job! It’s nice to see the love of family members go into a project, like visiting old friends when ever you think back to that job you will smile and remember the good times! You have certainly made headway in the gardening department, what a difference you have made! Whilst at the end of the day you may ache and wonder will your back ever recover it’s also very rewarding to stand back and see just what you have both achieved! There’s not a much nicer way to spend a day clearing brambles and overgrown areas in the sunshine and listening to the blackbird greeting spring as she makes her first tentative appearance. The Rosie glow of the light at the start of the video is just beautiful, your videos always leave a feeling of quiet reflection. A calmness that is almost palpable. Always beautifully shot. ❤

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

gardening in spring is the best ❤️

@donataj2213 3 ай бұрын

Today it was evident how over the years nature has taken over the area and now after all the effort a retaining wall has emerged and how wonderfully the house now composes itself, today's new houses do not look so beautiful, mysterious and cosy. Thank you for all the peace and quiet you give in spite of the sound of the lawnmower with your videos, the beautiful views, the singing of the birds. See you next week, I wish you beautiful sunny weather.💚🍀🌞🐝🐈‍⬛

@bobhaze5324 3 ай бұрын

I very much enjoy all the bird sounds you manage to record❣️ They add to the calm and peaceful feeling of your videos.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

The birds are so active this time of year that's it's inevitable to catch their song on video :-)

@harmlessgrey 3 ай бұрын

Good job! That is not easy work. The terrace wall looks so monumental and architectural now.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

It really does! From the right viewpoint it makes our chicken coop building look a little like a frotress tower :-)

@petrekovairena1891 11 күн бұрын

Úžasné vypadá to jako hradby zámku. Prostě nádhera .

@marilyn4098 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for all of your hard work and for sharing glimpses with us 😊

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@deehalpern8988 3 ай бұрын

What a difference on that terrace. Lots of hard work.

@Pipscape 3 ай бұрын

It seems to me that the rubble from the old feed troughs would be a great base and fill material for the ramp into the barn. ♻️ Love watching the transformation of this abandoned farm as you uncover treasures of bygone eras. 😊💪

@anitakatz9772 3 ай бұрын

There is such sattisfaction to building a stone wall from Materials on the land ....wonderful work 😊well done

@gozoalex3946 3 ай бұрын

I hate clearing brambles. They a vicious!! 😅 So, well done!

@KuzminaAlisa 21 күн бұрын

Ребята! А я вспомнила крепостное право ... когда целыми деревнями работал на хозяина и собственника этих земель... Одному мало, что сделаешь. На видео ясно понятно рассказано, что руками этой дружной семьи делается ровно столько, сколько способны работать.

@wayneevans3342 3 ай бұрын

Great work! The terrace is very pretty. A lot of bottles to collect, maybe some will be of interest!?

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Possibly! Curious to see what else will come out of that vault :-)

@poodlegirl55 3 ай бұрын

Hard work!! Good thing you aren't like Martijn and having to haul them up onto the roof!

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

haha yeah, lucky us 😅

@user-ur2cc9xz6z 3 ай бұрын

Lots of composting to follow.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Indeed!

@kathleenrobson1803 3 ай бұрын

What a good job you’ve done 😁

@sandrogriso2569 3 ай бұрын

Mettete molta passione in ciò che fate e questo è positivo siete proprio due belle persone peccato solo non aver trovato i sottotitoli in Italiano fondamentali per un ignorante come me. Ciao e grazie per condividere il vostro lavoro con noi.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

ciao sandro! sono in treno di fare i sottotitoli in questo momento. a volte KZfaq lo fa automaticamente e a volte dobbiamo farlo manualmente, il che richiede un po' più di tempo. ❤️

@censon 3 ай бұрын

You folks must sleep well at night!

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

we do, and also sometimes it's hard to get up in the morning 🤣🤣🤣

@tuhesse 3 ай бұрын

Wow! The terrace looks so great. Ya’ll are so productive. Hello from Alabama 😊

@beverlymurray6554 3 ай бұрын

Wow great progress on the land!

@neutonrenda2303 3 ай бұрын

When my parents bought their farm in the eighties, we uncovered van loads of bottles. The garbage was burned in a pit, but they just piled the glass up over the years.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

yes, glass, porcelain and tins are the things that can't be burned or composted.

@patmacfadzen7718 3 ай бұрын

I use to think the climbing ivy was beautiful. Now I see it for the choking weed it is. Great job, folks!

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

i always have mixed feelings about ivy! i do think it's beautiful but it's also a difficult combination with walls...

@KMD2832 3 ай бұрын

That looked like a lot of hard work, but very successful. I wonder for how long you will continue to find new discoveries? Great video as always, thank you :)

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! We suspect we have quite a few discoveries ahead of us still :-)

@TAG993 3 ай бұрын

Awesome work. I know first hand how difficult and time consuming this is.

@accountmward 3 ай бұрын

Goed dat jullie daar de boel opruimen en het Klimop van de muur gaan verwijderen. Klimop wortels kunnen dergelijke muren namelijk kapot maken. 👍

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Ja, wordt vervolgd! Met de klimop zijn we nog een dagje zoet denk ik :-)

@maksmaso4741 3 ай бұрын

that place now screams for some fuit trees ;)

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

it does doesn't it!? we think the same 🥰

@raffaellavitiello1762 3 ай бұрын

Fruit

@davideborgna4918 3 ай бұрын

💪💪💪di certo non vi annoiate... 👍👋👋

@gleecrip 3 ай бұрын

Such hard yakka (hard work) clearing all that. Well done, it looks great! 🙂

@soniawoolley366 3 ай бұрын

Great job done !

@lindachenoweth9002 3 ай бұрын

Great job you two! Loved watching you switch jobs once in a while. Good to learn and do all you can with the different tools, good for you Isis! Couldn't believe the way you all moved those big rocks, wow! Hoping for a safe trip home for your dad. Take care!

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

switching jobs every once in a while is good for the body 😊

@neutonrenda2303 3 ай бұрын

I'm only getting to watch now, I still have another video to catch up on, but it's great being able to follow. Great start on the ramp, it also looks amazing with the terrace cleared up. Every time I watch I notice something that I haven't seen before, your property is fascinating.👍❤

@sharlettedavidson81 3 ай бұрын

That lightning… That was really something to see… Beautiful and scary at the same time… In the clearing really made a huge difference it really is looking amazing I can’t wait to see what happens when it starts to bust out in bloom. What a wonderful job you guys are doing❤

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@wayneguy6043 2 ай бұрын

There is something fascinating seeing a 70-year-old man in skinny shorts, dress socks, and dress shoes that makes me chuckle every time

@storiesfromthecascina 2 ай бұрын

he's not quite 70 😉

@lindabrooks8242 3 ай бұрын

Love watching the clearing of all the rubble, which in turn unearths beautiful, forgotten elements. Come back soon, Dad.❤

@HubertusSchaper 3 ай бұрын

Hi Isis & Bertus ,hard work arround the builings did pay of ,the surounding areas looks like great make it al more habbital, & and ofcourse honnor to your Farther❤, he dous great work there👍🏻👏,Greetings.Hubertus.🙏🏻🇳🇱🇳🇴🍀🇮🇹

@silviac221 3 ай бұрын

Wow, that's a whole lotta work!

@lapsedluddite3381 3 ай бұрын

@29:40 Never, ever, did I think I would stumble across a film clip of Charlie Chaplin pitching hay 😊

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

life is full of unexpected presents 😉

@lapsedluddite3381 3 ай бұрын

@@storiesfromthecascina 🥰

@maryannknox7158 3 ай бұрын

lol 😂

@maryannknox7158 3 ай бұрын

The stonework on the new discovered Vault is beautiful what a lovely area you’ve cleared up

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Yes, it's very beautiful! although it probably also needs some restoration/stabilisation works in the future. Another challenge ;-)

@kektuzeso9199 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful place. Great job this week, enjoy some rest. Love your videos!

@drsweety 3 ай бұрын

Love the aerial shots of the before/after clean up of the terrace!

@susanadams-wauro6716 3 ай бұрын

Wow! Excellent job on the terrace! I love how you just tuck in and get to it. The place is shaping up nicely. Cuddles to Velluto and cheers to you both from Canada 🇨🇦

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@wendydee3007 Ай бұрын

So glad I found your channel, you guys are such good company, ideal for a fellow introvert hehe. Your videos are full of everything I like: cats, creativity and rustic pursuits :o) Thank you

@storiesfromthecascina Ай бұрын

thank you! happy to be able to share all those things ❤️

@melissaeden1219 3 ай бұрын

That's a lot of work, but the payoff is terrific--the terrace looks wonderful!

@henricvandijk6995 3 ай бұрын

Plat mes op de bosmaaier, je kunt ook een speciaal bramenmes gebruiken, de uiteinden zijn dan naar beneden gebogen. Werkt heel prettig omdat je gelijk versnipperd. Oh ja, tijdens verbouwingen gebruikte ik voor zware stenen vaak een steekwagen, spaart je rug 😅

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Daar kwamen we achter! ;-) 18:35

@marthaollis5049 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful place! I love the wall! I love the plan to make the lower terrace part of the garden. I have a question. It looked as though some of the brambles might have been (black berries) black raspberries. I understand they are sometimes called brambles. Are you familiar with them? On 40 acres I am sure there are others that will be in a more acceptable location for growing and collecting their fruit. It is a delectable treat! A cobbler with ice cream or whipped cream, is unbeatable. Also good fresh, with biscuits or pancakes. If you haven't already, I hope you will have a chance to try them. Black berries used to be an abundant, forageable food in our area. They are nearly gone from over development.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Yes definitely! We sometimes foraged blackberries in the Netherlands/Belgium too. Last fall I didn't really get round to doing it beyond a few handfulls to eat fresh. There's a big difference between the plants here, some have big and juicy berries and others stay small and kind of hard and dry. Definitely planning on keeping a few of the good ones :-)

@michellephilips8807 20 күн бұрын

Jullie doen het fantastisch en jou papa top hoor👌

@JanMattiske-ng6rx 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations to you both for pressing on so energetically at every opportunity weatherways! We enjoy seeing how much you achieve each week in getting your property in order. Are you allowed to deal permanently with those invasive brambles?

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Not sure what you mean by dealing with them permanently, but we are planning on digging out the roots, and yes, that is allowed :-)

@JanMattiske-ng6rx 3 ай бұрын

@@storiesfromthecascina It’s good that those brambles are not protected by some legislation & allowed to dig out the roots to be rid of them!! You are both doing so well at dealing with each challenge in stages. Keep well and enjoy the coming Spring.

@KuzminaAlisa 21 күн бұрын

Самое главное, что вам нравится и вы уже живете в своем райском саду. Хныкать не научены, трудитесь по мере сил и возможности. Я почему то подумала, чтобы запустить здесь хозяйство сыродельное, нужны не только ресурсы питьевой воды и деньги на покупку животных, оплату услуг ветеринарного врача, но и должна нравиться вся эта работа. Не знаю, как по поводу овец молочных пород, но обычную козу я бы давно завела. Места для содержания козочки более, чем достаточно! Она ест и ветки деревьев, поэтому и косить не надо траву, да и вы с молоком своим для питания- это творог, это сметана и простокваша на оладьи и хлеб. Курочки также пусть ходят и питаются, зерно и витаминные добавки летом и не требуются. У вас столько места и земли, то если законодательство разрешает держать для личных нужд, то попробуйте завести козочку! Это умнейшее животное!

@GiuseppeAudino797 3 ай бұрын

Hi guys I know you did work very hard for the past week but you did a good job cheers and thanks for sharing all your videos 👍👋

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! And Thank you!

@Diana-cw7vp 3 ай бұрын

This is the perfect time to collect nutritious stinging needles or ortica with your gloves of course for cooking delicious meals ❤️

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

It's a wee bit too early for it still where we are. They are only just starting to peek above the ground. But soon enough that time will be here!

@itawolf2494 3 ай бұрын

After cooking the stinging needles,filter the cooking water and use it ase a after sun/sun burn lotion.

@Erin_Wilson_Studios 3 ай бұрын

Great progress. Your backs must ache at the end of every day.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Sometimes they do ;-)

@gardenfork 3 ай бұрын

Also consider a Kubota BX23 tractor with front end loader and backhoe. Mine is great. Be careful on slopes with any machine. - Eric.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

looks like a great little tractor but we're probably going for something a little stronger, because we have a few tools here that require 50pk and that we'd live to be able to run - like a log splitter.

@margomoore4527 Күн бұрын

⁠@@storiesfromthecascinamy Dad acquired a largish Kubota along with 23 acres mol (more or less) in Texas. It was essential! And it was still working well when my parents passed within a year of each other, after 20 years of work and fun on their hobby farm. You can use it to mow meadows, move and stack hay, spray potassium on the orchard, carry a deceased horse or other animal to the back of the property, dig a big hole and bury it, move mulch, help root out deadwood (in TX, mesquite), and many other chores.

@BrightSparkIdeas 3 ай бұрын

Wow what a difference, it looks great. It will be nice to make this area part of the garden. Love the vault, I am sure you can make it into a special feature for the garden.

@martinjames3950 3 ай бұрын

I always use that type of blade for bramble best one I found

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it makes a huge difference!

@leonieandrewsart4137 3 ай бұрын

That's a huge amount of clearing you did this time. We look forward to seeing your progress every time.

@cristinaguarise-cb8gh 3 ай бұрын

Bel lavoro ragazzi 👏👏😘

@lieuwina 3 ай бұрын

Do you think that those arches are perhaps drainage? The property outside is starting to look beautiful and clearing that walk way was quiet a job. Well done. Your father is a very strong person what a weight carrying all those stones. Well done. You have done such a lot in such a short time on the house and property.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

as we understand from the locals the arches are mostly to make the structure stronger, but proper drainage could be an aspect of that.

@TrulyYours88 3 ай бұрын

What an amazing amount of work you all have done. Reclaiming overgrown land is no easy task. It is looking so much better.

@kfrohlich 3 ай бұрын

Wow you both did such a great job. Looks so good ❤

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@user-df5xh3rg9f 3 ай бұрын

Next time you have to move something this heavy try to put it on rolling poles. Like the Egyptians

@simpleartofhealing286 3 ай бұрын

Nice!

@masodimontagna3771 3 ай бұрын

Great work and transformation 😊👏👍❤💪

@karinbenedetti172 3 ай бұрын

Wow,its looking beautiful…and love the bird songs,to me it always sounds as if the birds sing louder in Italy,thank you for the great video…from Canada

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

they definitely sing louder and/or are more numerous here!

@billdevanney130 3 ай бұрын

Oh! that beautiful birdsong in the background. I miss that now living in Australia. Birdsong here is a lot louder, i.e., Kookaburras & cockatoos 😁 Lovely video, thank you.

@maryannknox7158 3 ай бұрын

A true Labor of Love 💗

@laurakruithof919 3 ай бұрын

Wat ontzettend leuk om te zien, groetjes uit Groningen ❤

@southloupriverhomestead4696 3 ай бұрын

I don't think you need a tractor. I think you need a few goats or sheep. I,m not able to buy them for you. Sorry about that. Thanks for the video!

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

i guess the disadvantage of goats is that you can't park them in a shed and forget about them for a few months when you don't need them 😅, but we would definitely like to have a few goats and sheep in the future ❤️ and what we love about animals over tractors is that they don't disturb the soil and add nutrients and of course also make for adorable company 😊

@MarcoLangeveld 3 ай бұрын

Please beware: if you do not kill the root of blackberries and what so on, it will be back in no time. Maybe you can put a little fire on the stumps?

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

we're going to dig them out but that didn't fit into this episode anymore 😉

@debbieclark9333 3 ай бұрын

Time for a tractor to do the digging, lifting, and carry. 😊

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

Hi Debbie! We are saving up for one, but it might take a while before we get the funds together. Meanwhile the work needs to go on ;-)

@gardenfork 3 ай бұрын

Will the debris from the feed troughs be used as fill for the warehouse ramp?

@chrisdouglass7962 3 ай бұрын

🥰❤️

@willforbes9850 3 ай бұрын

Anyone else see the image of a cowgirl in the bottom left panel of the warehouse door? 2:34, 3:10

@delwichedanielle3999 3 ай бұрын

😊♥️🇧🇪

@marciaaranda4205 3 ай бұрын

👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

@jeanrichardson2044 3 ай бұрын

What would the vaults have been for, before they became a rubbish tip?

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

As we have been told they were mostly to reinforce the walls, but they could have been used for storing things too, if they were big enough. This one is quite low, so not too much space for storing tools or anyhting along those lines.

@margomoore4527 Күн бұрын

OMG, is that stove an AGA?

@storiesfromthecascina 22 сағат бұрын

sadly not 😊

@philipvanderwaal6817 3 ай бұрын

And the Oscar goes to Rambo your Dad

@lfuentes4098 3 ай бұрын

Do you pay a deposit for bottles in Italy? I wonder how much $ you’d get for the bottles? 😮 Strange that they’d just toss them in there instead of return for the cash. If you clean it out it would make a good storage area for summer things to keep out of weather during winter. Maybe add a little door or something.

@storiesfromthecascina 3 ай бұрын

no deposits for bottles here. i imagine these are from before the village had a glass recycling container.