Can We Harvest the Highest Quality Olive Oil on our Small Farm?

[@projectportugal]

Lovely video guys, nice to see Dan and Laura❤, don't forget we have a mulcher available if you want one, thought of it when i saw you burning

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Ooh ye maybe! We don’t have that much though tbh

[@VickyMarinho]

It is so delightful to see Diogo, the supervisor, always on the job of keeping you guys company. Just love Diogo, Frankie and the cats

[@katykay6537]

Cheeky little sausage dog: “But how can I bury socks if I don’t dig holes!” 😂❤️😂

[@bobjones-xc9fp]

I enjoy spending the day with my stepladder. I never knew my real ladder.

[@joeeigo9820]

Haha😂 you become one with it after a while, doing the balance dance and swing along the branches😎 same but I thrive climbing the tree, keeps you flexible and helps a lot to get a good idea how to cut efficiently during harvest. Iwan also tends to chimp style 🤣

[@peterwhite9261]

What an awesome yield of great guality olive oil!❤

[@neutonrenda2303]

Who needs a tickler when you have a Welshman in your tree 😂❤

[@sgrvtl7183]

NICE video! I learned a lot about olives, your pickings are profuse! And to see some of the operation at the press plant. Beautiful😊🍂🍃

[@LorraineinAustralia]

Brilliant harvest.. It seems Diogo was a very good supervisor. It’s lovely to see the expat community coming together.. Laura and Dan and of course Jasper are also favourites and both being new to harvesting, they must have appreciated having your guidance.. Sending love ❤️❤️❤️

[@kristinregine4798]

thank you for taking me and your viewers so close to your beautiful harvest. Very interesting!!

[@flowersflowers473]

Wonderful idea to split the olive harvest into two batches - looks like the planning paid off handsomely!

[@lumendrops]

Dodo is an excellent guard dog, always on duty scoping the property : )

[@UKVeteran2024]

Wow, amazing to see Dan & Laura there too! Congrats on the EV olive oil grade! And your hair looks amazing!!!

[@carolbulmer8253]

Hi, Carissa and Iwan. Congratulations on your olive harvest! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sirenda926]

Good to see you guys and Jasper working together

[@suzieq2958]

Your pride in your harvest was written all over your face! Pleased for you both! and NO never too much olivey stuff! 😃💜 Nice to see Jasper too, must catch up with what he's been doing 😊

[@jennyjohnson9012]

I found it all fascinating! Love how all the people on the videos I watch come together xx

[@joyb0831]

It's nice to see Frankie, Diogo and the cats again.. We miss you guys ❤❤❤😘

[@glenyscallaghan1195]

A lovely quiet way to farm olives.❤❤

[@theoriginhomestead]

Was so lovely sharing the whole experience with you guys. Many more years to come.❤

[@PennyHarding-yc7bl]

Well done! Congratulations.

[@bennyhill4228]

A wonderful harvest guys and always a pleasure to see Dan and Laura also.

[@leeworley5160]

Sausage you are so sassy and Adorable!❤😂

[@KFB3]

Enjoyed watching for the first time today,we live in Spain and have olive trees but this year no olives at all 😢 and usually have around 1500 kgs so keep up the good work guys xx

[@juanitakauffman6336]

A lot of work but you persevered. Seeing the dogs race down the path is great. They are so full of energy. Congrats on your olive results. Diego showed the work made him sleepy!

[@BrigitteSpoelstra]

My compliments... Amazing... Wel done job 🎉

[@FiuMcFadyen]

Thank you so much for another beautiful calming video …. and see the inspection crew at work …. and lovely to get even just a glimpse of Simao …🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@joycecollins1515]

I love seeing Frankie digging after you said his name. Just like a spoiled child he’d look at you and scratch one time to see if your watching.

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

What an amazing job and result! Congratulations!

[@Maddychrisbee]

Christine here, congratulations on your olive harvest! Hugs xx

[@LazyLightning56]

Fun cameo by Dan and Laura! Also enjoyed seeing the cost breakdown. Cheers!

[@bluelilly22222]

Last time you had help to pick olives, but this time you both did it like a pro❤......well done guys you did grt a job👍, happy that you scored with so much beautiful out come❤❤....😅😂dogs n cats are having their best time in the farm...❤❤❤ Now you have officially upgraded yourselves as olive farmers💚👌👍

[@LilianaLepore-r7b]

Well done! It certainly is hard work. I've just finished picking my olives 😊 I'm sure you'll agree with me that, in spite of the hard work, it's lovely to be outside in the sunshine with just the sound of the birds singing. And using your own olive oil, knowing exactly where it came from, is so satisfying! Here's to next year's harvest ❤

[@deehalpern8988]

Nice to see Dan and Laura. Congratulations on the extra virgin oil.

[@tlmiam1]

Nice crocheted blanket ❤! My passion! Making blankets! ❤

[@wendyharper8930]

This is the second harvest I've been following you. It's lovely to have the olive harvest as a seasonal marker of time.

[@norma2310]

Love seeing Laura and Dan! Love❤ from America!

[@tlmiam1]

Pretty purple T-shirt! ❤I have to get some of your merch!

[@yvonnebailey9973]

Hi guys, good to see you again. It was nice to see you meet up with Dan and Laura, I always watch them when they post a vlog. Take care and stay safe. ATB to you all.😊

[@annedmondson53]

Congratulations on your olives, making Extra Vigin Olive Oil . Laura & Dan I am so happy for you both 👏👏👍👍 xx ❤🌹

[@lynnemac1402]

Love the video so interesting to watch the whole process. Well done you did really well this year. Diogo and Frankie are so funny to watch, Frankie was like a stubborn teenager over not digging and I love her muddy nose lol Diogo is so sweet he always loves being right with you. Good to get to see all the cats Samao is usually camera shy. The way the wind picked up all of a sudden when you were picking the first patch of olives was incredible x

[@Patricia-v9v6j]

As usual a soothing and lovely vidio my darlings ...love visiting with you..I always feel better when watching your vidio's..thank you for sharing.. Patti from Pennsylvania

[@joyharding6052]

So lovely to see you again. Such a satisfying sound of the olives dropping into the tubs x

[@chrisjones-ys5zg]

it can be a grueling thing to do but it is also very satisfying isnt it? you did great.. well done. much love.

[@Biohazardcube]

I really really love your new thumbnail style!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@neutonrenda2303]

Pruning while picking seems like the best option, you get both done and it makes it easier to get at them all. I love that you are aiming for extra virgin oil 👍❤️

[@JudySnyder-dv5ld]

I was glad to see how you broke the olive oil production down scientifically and so delighted to see Laura and Dan!

[@junco477]

Congrats on the harvest and the quality !!

[@blugirlart]

Missed you last week, I was a bit worried about the weather situation, so glad to see Diego, sorry sausage but he is my favorite

[@rosemaryjasper1121]

Great video, lovely to see once again Diogo steps forward as supervisor! He does so like to be involved in all that’s going on!

[@melissaeden1219]

I imagine that it is so satisfying cooking with your own olive oil! Wonderful to see the process.

[@rachelfrees1268]

Scolding Frankie for not minding is the best. He was determined to not mind you…..😂. How can it get any better. The way you are harvesting your olives is 💯✔️you two. How many producing trees do you have? Whatever…all I see are two caring people who want to do the best for their land/trees. Just think what those smaller trees will produce in 20/25 yrs., from now.❤

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Carissa said they have 99 olive trees. I loved the look on Frankie's face when she was told to stop digging "who, meee?!?", then her defiant little jumping/digging dance was too funny! ❤️🐶❤️

[@Stormdiane]

Nice to see all your friends and neighbors who are Utubers on here, all working together, how awesome.. congrats, looks like a great crop this year!

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Frankie. ❤️ So stubborn but so funny. ❤️😂

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Classic Dachshund! 😅

[@rachelfrees1268]

Congratulations.❤

[@louiseupton3363]

Well done 👏 awesome to see how your hard work and care has paid off. I'm sure every harvest from now is going to be better than the last. Frankie and Diogo are such a delight 😊

[@ryland05]

Your videos really help slow me down and relax, very soothing.

[@GettingGoshen]

The wood is also wonderful for making bowls and spoons and cutting boards ❤

[@jacquelinechubb4577]

Not at all fed up with olives! Love your videos and your playlists ❤

[@JudySnyder-dv5ld]

I love your "Breaking My Heart" song.

[@codyleeser392]

That looked so romantic, but I am sure you ache from all the work.

[@neutonrenda2303]

What a harvest from those two trees, it's incredible. Did I notice you having to get olives from out of your boots lol. Your garden is looking amazing as always and I can understand why you want to protect it. Lots of love and attention to get it looking so beautiful. 😂❤️

[@Jen-fantasyandfiction]

i loved the cats playing with the olives.

[@kdclothes]

Beautiful harvest.

[@joannesands2073]

Hi Foggies wishing I could grow olives 😊 , I have brambles along my boundaries and decided to utilise them by cutting them back then train them sideways to form a fence, it has worked great and I have the luxury of blackberries 😂❤

[@jayneward6649]

I'm so pleased you have got to know Laura & Dan ❤❤❤❤

[@SJC49]

Super great job - very impressive!♥️🇨🇦

[@allon33]

Laura and Dan, going hard. 😊

[@neutonrenda2303]

I follow all of your friends content, it's really great seeing them in your content.❤️

[@jeanrichardson2044]

Frankie being disobedient, loved it, wish he had produced a sock though.😊

[@AmusedPineTrees-wh1ed]

Congratulations on your Olive Harvest. Great news that you have low acidity, well done. Thank you for taking us with you to the Pressing Shop. I appreciate your choice to do this by hand, low impact better quality yeilds. Fantastic. Love from New Zealand ❤

[@PandaWD]

It was really interesting to see the end results after having seen you doing all that pruning earlier - didn't those trees do well that had been cut back in the May 2023?? It was definitely worth experimenting to see what works best for you. The harvesting was a lot of hard work, but it really paid off in the long run, and I was so glad for you, to have achieved your end target, of being able to call your yield "EXTRA Virgil Olive Oil"! As others have said, it is also good to see expats joining together to help each other achieve the best results. In addition, it is always good to see the pets enjoying their best life!! Wendy from London, UK

[@joeeigo9820]

When you do a rough cut you leave little new growth. Olives fruit on the growth of last year only. So a rough cut results in less kilofor at least a year, but the fruits growing bigger as well. Good for table olives😉

[@judyannludchawefoyagao8278]

❤❤❤❤❤ Are you okay, Ms. Carissa? You seem to have a cold or is it your mics? Get well soon. Always a delight to watch the both of you work on your homestead. Thank you for sharing another chapter/week of your life,❤.

[@theyellowbootshomestead]

Yay!!! SO IMPRESSIVE!!! Loved watching all the animals being so cute throughout all this video and soooo happy for you for your final result! You go guys:)

[@asgeirandersen]

The conclusion is good for about 10 days of work Bravo. it's brilliant harvest for 70 olives trees.

[@tlmiam1]

Interesting that trees can receive happiness! I hope so ❤!

[@Warnz60]

😮 Great crop of olives. Interesting how you got so much from a couple of trees. Looked like hard work though.

[@racebanning6390]

Wow, High Quality Yumm😋Congrats. All smiles on the yield. The shot of Dodo sittin by the tree in the Sun was priceless. I always think back to when you all found each other, his broken hip and ruddy health. You bring so much joy to each other, hes got a Mum & Dad😁 I didnt get to watch till this eve, so no coffee time but i had Tea & honey tonite. Very cold nites in Idaho, 10°-14°F this week. ❄️🥶Lol. Be blessed🙏🙏🙏Romans 10:9-10 , Blessings.

[@Sandras12374]

Congrats on a great harvest! Your olives look great! I love the calm steadiness with which you approach work. We use the tree tickler 😂 We are harvesting for at least a couple of months and without the ticklers it would take forever. But doing it by hand is much more enjoyable. I am quite jealous of the lush green olive groves, we are having a really dry fall. I seem to recall a year when you had a dry and hot fall, when you were planting the Linden trees, and we had lots of rain. Now it’s the other way around. 💦🌿 Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷❤

[@Sandras12374]

Dogs just love those olive nets 😂

[@christine3358]

Great job, and I appreciate learning more about olive oil in general.

[@karynbritain4538]

Good to see you back!.. I'm going to watch this in the morning, with a coffee 🦋

[@paulinewilson613]

Congratulations on your olive harvest and the final results, great work. Ewan pruning those two large trees 18 months ago absolutely yielded a huge quantity of olives this year.

[@joeeigo9820]

Great job! Handpicking might be slower but is most efficient with the hand rake for heights you can reach. Careful harvesting results definitely in lower acidity. It's said you need to press the olives within 24 hours to get the best oil. Just that isn't feasible, as you can't pick sufficient amounts within 1 day as a couple. We worked 4.5days for a batch, and still got 0.3 acidity. I think the most important thing is to keep the fruits integrity, don't step on the fruits and remove as much leaves before putting them in the basket.

[@busybeaver793]

Thanks for the explanation of the grading for olive oil. Laura could pass as your sister Carissa. Take care. Stay safe and healthy.

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Well, I loved this olive harvest the most. Congratulations on doing this harvest your way and having wonderful results. Next year, it’ll be the best wine harvest too 😉🤞❤️🍷xxx

[@suedale1865]

Well done with the olive picking hard laborious job but you have liquid gold at the end 👍 Frankie & Diego are such fun to watch can you introduce the cats please You have probably done that before but I must have missed it . I love your little white one

[@Neilhuny]

They did quite a tough test a year or two back - name ALL the animals they have, which included the hens.... I think there were 25 names to get. (With hindsight, that may have been a test only on Patreon) White cat = Albi Black cat = João Tabby = Simao Diogo/Dodo and Frankie need no introduction though we could add that Diogo is a Podengo or Portuguese hunting dog, Frankie is a Sausage dog or Dachshund Hens names ... pretty sure that there's a Ronaldo, and if you pick a Liverpool FC player you will probably get others ...

[@leighdowns9928]

Hey Great to see all your efforts come to fruition, keep up all your hard work. Cheers from NZL

[@brianclarke7169]

Those results are impressive, well done.

[@AleeshaSattva]

Praying Mantis takes the stage!!! LOL love it!!!

[@pennywabbit3684]

Really interesting video enjoyed learning about the olives

[@janebrommet7942]

Congratz with your achiefment with the olive oil..great job

[@jennywalsh479]

Glad to see all the four legged supervisors were making sure you were doing the right thing with the olives-lol. Thanks so much for the information regarding acidity in Olive oil. I would not have even thought which oil was better due to the acidity. Great video.😀

[@SJC49]

Carissa - your hair is gorgeous!♥️🇨🇦

[@sheilakerr-jones4345]

Excellent! We love good oo! 🎉

[@Liz-uq1ec]

Beautiful guitar music with shots of birds.. thank you 💜

[@solarlifeportugal657]

Way to go guys - nothing like your own olive oil pressing although we could definitely give you a tip on the Lagar and would love to show you the difference a few machines can make. Most of all, enjoy it, we use it everyday and not just for cooking - the romans, Mycenaeans and Egyptians have been using it for skin care, soaps and a plethora of other applications for thousands of years.Three of us worked for 3 days and got 1.2 tonnes but we missed the late harvest due to the weather. Be great to catch up soon.

[@celiapereira5223]

Well done on your liquid gold 🥇

[@josephinebustos8074]

Handpicking the olives is hard work, although satisfying to also see the work that goes into it. It makes me appreciate the people and this industry and understand why virgin olive oil is pricey.

[@tlmiam1]

It’s really nice to have friends who help you and vice versa ❤! They seem very sweet!

[@greenphoenix687]

I so love your videos. The cinematography is always outstanding... so peaceful and beautiful and I always adore all the animals part in the scenes (I still want a Diogo dog). Your videos always put me in a happy mood. Huge congrats on your harvest resulting in extra virgen grade olive oil... and Id buy your olive oil by the way.... I'm sure your olives absorb the beauty and love that is put into your land and thats got to make it even more special :)

[@miriammuskal5402]

Kudos for all the I've picking👍