Summer in my off-grid kitchen- Harvesting and cooking from my vegetable garden

Gardening and cooking with fresh ingredients is one of the reasons I love our life here. We have spent a lot of time in the garden over the last few weeks and enjoying the fruits of our labour. Here are some of the dishes we have been enjoying this summer. Please find some instructions below.
I'm sorry to say I don't really work with recipes, but rather ingredient lists. Most of my dishes rely on a basic understanding of cooking and baking. I hope the video gives some further insights in how to assemble these dishes. Feel free to ask questions in the comments.
Beet and carrot salad:
Beet
Carrot
Onion
Small clove of garlic
Olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper
Parsley
Mint
Feta
(Borage flowers for garnish)
Courgette fritters, base ingredients:
Grated courgette
Finely chopped onion
Garlic (powder)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 or 2 eggs
Flour (I use a mix of chickpea and wheat flour)
Baking powder (1 teaspoon per cup of flour)
Splash of milk as needed
You can also add: chopped parsley or other green herbs, sweet corn, feta, tomato, peppers
Pickled beets:
Cooked beets
Vinegar, water (3 to 1 ratio)
Sugar (1 part)
Salt
Mustard seeds
Clove (1 per jar)
(I have not pickled many things, so Google more recipes to see what works for you)
Stuffed courgettes:
(Round) courgettes/zucchini
Red lentils (I use 1/4 cup per courgette)
Chorizo
Tomato (cubes or paste)
Onion
Garlic (powder)
Paprika (smoked if you have it)
Fresh parsley or oregano
Grated cheese
I bake it in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour
Quiche Lorraine:
Crust
Bacon
6/7 eggs
Cream or milk
Grated cheese
Other good options for quiche filling: spinach, chard, tomatoes
Green bean salad:
Cooked and chilled green beans
Beans (I used Catarino, similar to Borlotti. Also works well with black eyed peas)
Cherry tomatoes
Parsley (or cilantro)
(Pickled) Onion
Olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper
Optional: bell pepper, finely chopped; feta
Simple tomato salad:
Beefsteak tomatoes, sliced
Parsley, basil, chives or spring onion, all finely chopped
Dress with olive oil, salt and pepper.
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New here? My name is Lea and I live with my partner Maarten, our daughter Puck and toddler Bo on our land in Central Portugal. We left the rat race in the Netherlands in 2018 and moved south in our old campervan. Two years ago we bought land in Portugal that had been abandoned for several decades. After lots of hard work we now live in a beautiful yurt and keep ourselves busy growing our own vegetables as well as producing olive oil, wine and honey on a small scale. This channel documents all the different jobs we have to do, and sometimes some nice footage of this beautiful country we now call home.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction, working in the garden
2:55 Harvesting for lunch
5:04 Raw beet and carrot salad
9:25 Courgette/zucchini fritters
13:14 Harvesting beans, beets, courgette and herbs with the kids
17:35 Pickled beets
20:22 Tips for herbs
23:04 Stuffed courgettes
33:11 An abundance of eggs
34:27 Quiche
38:09 Green bean salad
41:02 Courgette, chorizo and beans
43:53 Getting the greenhouse back in shape
47:46 Harvesting the first big tomatoes
48:36 Conclusion, keep it simple

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Please find the ingredient lists in the description. And in case you are wondering, we are a cilantro tastes like soap family. I'm sure you can swap parsley for cilantro in all these dishes if that's your thing ;)

[@ram1brn]

use less of it in a dish . I live in New Mexico USA here we cook lots of mexican foods I know people here who think it tastes like soap but they eat my food and say It did not taste like soap I use way less than what a recipe calls for

[@sandybinbedford5512]

Could anything be more delicious . Love watching your channel

[@moonhunter9993]

Can't stand cilantro either...

[@manuelacassia]

Please, colocar legenda em várias línguas mas Português essencial ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tomprice2501]

Are you sure that is Parsley 😮 to me that looks like coriander. I stand to be corrected. Just saying.

[@franceshurt3517]

Hello Lea and family, I love your vids, well filmed and edited, but most of all I love your peaceful presentation, everything is gentle, I'm sure you're very busy all day gardening, cooking cleaning, washing, attending to the needs of the family and finding time to make these vids for us to share, thank you for your time, its precious, love to all.😇🥰💕👍👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👣🐕🐈‍⬛🐔🐝🦗🍅🥒🌶🧅🥓🫖

[@skybloom3622]

Lovely to see you again 😍 thank you! Xx

[@danisalbr]

I am from Brazil but live in US just love watching your family and your daily life, cooking drom scratch as we do. I want to tell you Leia you are amazing mom and yes about other video your mental health is very important for your first then your family! ❤ Beautiful family. Keep up you guys are creating a nice health environment for your children. 😊😊

[@nadinehedican5677]

I appreciate this quiet style of video, it is a very easy pace,relaxing and peaceful, especially because I just came indoors to put my sore feet after working in my own garden. I do like to watch others work,lol. The storm was magical! The lunch looked so festive! Cheers to you and your family!

[@mikecorcoran6834]

So nice to see people living as we were intended. Off the land. Hope your lives are fulfilling and happy.

[@alittleheavenonearth]

It sure is❤

[@fabrijohanna]

we all do live off the land, every one of us - food is grown on the land, all food besides fish

[@lindamaldonado6807]

Wow! That is powerful storm! Your children have no doubt where their food comes from. You guys are wonderful life teachers. I love to see the healthy life your family has. Your children understand that work is what produces the bounty you enjoy.

[@paisleyjane9606]

I know your homestead has been and continues to be a lot of work, but this was beautiful to watch and I love seeing your children growing up in the garden beside you.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Always lots of work, but I've also been taking it slow which has been nice :)

[@janenewley1014]

Goodness… Bo is so grown up now😀😀😀

[@tracey4474]

How lovely - not just a vlog but a really long one with cooking and lovely children (love the toddler tax) and your beautiful garden. What a lovely visit and great food ideas. Thank you

[@deehalpern8988]

The children are growing so quickly. I always love your videos. ❤️

[@stephenmoss9842]

The garden looks fantastic, a credit for all your hard work. Can't believe Bo is so big.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Everything just grows in the Portuguese sun ❤️

[@jeanhawken4482]

When Bo’s little face looks up at you everything is right in the world. So trusting and full of innocence and love. Food absolutely lovely

[@kevinfox6220]

I grew up in Indiana with a farm and can remember the smells as I watch your harvest. Where I live now in an inner city in an Asian country, it's wonderful that you have made it possible on your land to grow such wonderful food. Thank you for sharing.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Glad you liked it! Maybe one day we can add a smell feature ;)

It was nice to hear the little one singing. Food looks delicious!

[@anjoma9746]

Love the new style of your vlogs, so calm and relaxing.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Happy to hear that!

[@BreakingBarriers2DIY]

It’s so very heartwarming that the kids are involved and naturally following around the gardening process. When a parent risks things not going perfectly to allow them to participate, the reward is such a natural learning and passed on passion for such things. You seem to have this figured out So nice to witness.

[@lyndarobinson2853]

A joy to find your vlog and to see all is going well for you and your family. Your garden is super abundant and really love seeing your 'simple' cooking. How the children have grown. See you when you are ready to post again. Take care, from UK.

[@helenvangeleuken6265]

It is so heartening that your family can appreciate and enjoy home grown food and not be exposed to the take-away and over processed food culture. Thanks for sharing your gardening and recipes; it is inspiring.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

We also buy some processed foods, no one is perfect ;)

[@faithrada]

​@ourportuguesehomestead No Man is an Island. I suspect we were created to Need one another. 😊 🙏

[@elainepearman2309]

Lovely to see and hear you all. We eat much the same as you with fish as well at times. We have hot weather here too and I grow lettuce in a hanging basket in the shade. I have two baskets one with seeds and then the other we eat from and so on. Bo has grown so much and seems to love gardening. Loved the way he put one bean at a time into the basket instead of dumping them all in. I see that cheese isn't safe with him around. (Love it) Like this style of video, the length and the casual manner which shows your routine throughout the days. Wishing you all the best for your future.🥰

[@kathleenpitt1981]

Your garden is beautiful. I loved Bo putting the green beans in the basket, one at a time. All your dishes looked tasty.

[@joannehill3233]

A great video,with lots of ideas,slow moving and easy to watch 😊🇦🇺

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Glad you liked it :)

[@Starrynite11]

Awe Puck and Bo are such good helpers 🥰 love seeing all the cooking ideas, I’m definitely going to be trying a few of these recipes

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Hope you like them!

[@sylviecolon]

Really missed you, happy you're back !!!love all the dishes you made

[@Annazelfvoorzienendleven]

Leuk jullie weer te zien, wat een schatje die kleine Bo, overal bij. Ik vind het mooi om te zien hoe je als jonge moeder, geen carrière najaagt, maar vanuit thuis werkt de kinderen overal bij betrekt en steeds een gezonde maaltijd op tafel zet. Leuke recepten, het ziet er mooi uit allemaal. Ik doe op het moment veel met de wei die ik overhoud na het kaasmaken, lekker mild zuur een goede basis voor allerlei lekkere gerechten.

[@monalingan9523]

I have to tell you how much I enjoyed seeing your children. They have grown so much and are just delightful. Your garden is thriving and I loved all the dishes that you prepared from your garden. Your insightfulness is always so pleasing for me to listen to. Right now I am enjoying a lot of chopped salads made with kale and cabbage and other fresh vegetables. I enjoy topping them with sliced chicken.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Glad you liked it :) I love a good chopped salad!

[@celiapereira5223]

Your veggies look super yummy 🤤😋 and your kids are super cute 🥰

[@nialone1084]

Good to see you back.

[@joyguthrie964]

So good to have you back. Love the singing at the dinner table.

[@Ashton60578]

It was so nice seeing you and your family again. The food you made looked delicious. Take care and stay safe.

[@teresarubel2182]

What a fantastic journey you & family are on! Thank you for this inspirational posting. Wishing you all success and bountiful harvest in months & years ahead. Love watching your content, quietly as I prepare Sunday lunch.

[@marieanderson6215]

I love hearing your beautiful birds singing while you working in the garden

[@BreakingBarriers2DIY]

Camera work is getting so sophisticated too! It’s an incredible amount of work but wow it really makes the watching so enjoyable. So fantastic!

[@EllEss331]

What a beautifully filmed & edited video! Well done! So much enjoyment watching it. A piece of art! Now I'm hungry. LOL

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@ChristineKelly1000]

That was a great vlog Lea. I noticed and appreciated your wardrobe changes😅 The food looked healthy and fresh. The children and your selves look happy and healthy ❤

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

It was filmed over many days, so that just kind of happened 😅

[@ChristineKelly1000]

@@ourportuguesehomesteadyou looked very well 😊❤

[@ralphsullender2474]

I enjoy watching you and your children in the garden.

[@crystalh1402]

Everything you made is exactly what I think of when eating fresh from the garden. It’s vibrant and delicious but definitely an unusual assortment of simple recipes because you eat what’s producing. I have an abundance of courgette and no tomatoes. I have a homemade sandwich bread recipe just waiting for a tomato sandwich. The pickled beets look gorgeous!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I love an unusual assortment for dinner :) Hope you got some inspiration on what to do with all your courgette and that your tomatoes will be ready soon! I think these are some of the earliest we had so far, the weather has been kind for them.

[@faithrada]

My tiny garden got a late start this year but the tomatoes, cucumbers and Zucchini squash look promising. All your healthy yet simple summer recipes have inspired me to eat better. You have come so far since I first started watching you. I remember your first chickens. 🐓 your hard work has paid off. Thank you for sharing. 🌸

[@francescatappi3241]

I loved this video! It is relaxing, educational (I will be making your recipes for sure!), and just so wholesome. Thank you so much for taking the time to plan, record, explain, edit, and everything else you did for this video. I am looking forward to the next one.😃

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

You are so welcome!

[@jeannestott1456]

I'm loving your new way of presenting your program ,not that I didn't love the old way but it seemed a lot of new people were doing the same content ,yours is far superior?Bo is so cute helping you well helping himself to tid bits , he is so handsome. xxxx

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks Jeanne, I really appreciate hearing that :) I’ve been seeing the same and felt like I needed to evolve. I’m really enjoying this new pace, so it’s good to know others do too

[@faithrada]

​@@ourportuguesehomesteadI second that. ✋️ 💖

[@JK-yf9sx]

Well that was a video worth waiting for! And look at our boy growing up so handsome.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks! Took quite some time to film 😅

[@owenp65]

Wow! What a lovely 50 minutes viewing that was. Your channel was one of the first that i subscribed to and followed. I have disappeared for a while but it was amazing to see how much you have progressed with your lives. It's clearly hard work but so rewarding at the end i am sure. I remember in one of your earlier videos you made three easy recipes for Zuchini/Courgette and my favourite then and still is now are the fritters. I LOVE them i noticed that your current recipe has changed slightly so i will give it a go too. The growing garden looks amazing, and you are gardening wisely and to your own needs which isso important as it can become quite a chore otherwise. Good to see you all being so successful. Your channel remains true and unaffected, it is so refreshing to see and to watch, especially with so many 'off gridders' attempting the same or similar. I look forward to seeing your future episodes once more. Take good care. 👍🏼

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks for your lovely comment, that video was quite some time ago! We've learned lots since then :)

[@lindamaldonado6807]

I so love the taste of vine ripe tomatoes freshly sliced-so good! I love the squash fritters too. One thing I love (but don’t grow myself) is corn on the cob. It is also good in fritters. I’d like to try the round squash, they looked so nice stuffed! We stuff a lot of peppers. Wonderful time for fresh, healthy food!

[@robbieeshelman3873]

sometimes over watering or under watering, cukes don't like above 85 degrees F (30 c) for several days. love seeing your simple but tasty recipes!- from your abundant garden thanks !! Robbie from northern California

[@junco477]

Such a wonderful variety you are cultivating so successfully (with the usual challenges built in). Well done.

[@pattyarpaia4887]

Idea - add grapes and blackberries around your garden as a barrier to keep animals out . I love when mu kids helped plus learning. Also make a several garden plots so when one is harvest, canned, frozen you can start harvest from the second plot planted. Then put the chicken on the first plots to put add plots on then. Sheep shit make the best fertilizers and are big as your fist. Try and plant a tiepe for beans. You also can drink sheep milk, clean land, make farmers cheese, spin wool or trade it for something. You are doing a great job.

[@MaryGauld]

Love your recipes. Wonderful garden and well done for all that hard work. Your children are lovely.

[@joyguthrie964]

Love all he harvesting you are doing! Caprese salad is one of my favorites!

[@moonhunter9993]

How pretty are those pink and white striped beets! They remind me of giant radishes...

[@MyPlayHouse]

Nice to see that you are all doing well,, or so it looks 🙂

[@helenmayor5111]

De simple gemaakte quiche zag er ook heel smakelijk uit. Echt de fantastische idee om het ook uit te proberen. Bedankt voor de recept.

[@kimberlyenglehardt5770]

That’s a little farmer you have!❤ Glad for your rain ☔️

[@carolaspinall1562]

So enjoyed the relaxed tone of this video Lea, I don't have a garden but enjoy the harvesting and preparing. Including the children is another blessed bonus, even to the tasting and fingering. Reminds me of cleaning the bowl with my fingers when I was a girl, now I have my Granddaughter 'helping' in the kitchen.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Glad you liked it :) Having kids in the kitchen can be stressful, but also fun sometimes and they seem to enjoy it

[@carolaspinall1562]

@@ourportuguesehomestead thankyou, what you sow today with your beautiful children you reap tomorrow, bonding, learning, and accepting mistakes are made, is the glue of family life. Your both doing a great job.

[@botabob]

Dinner looks delicious

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

It was!

[@lizwilson6633]

Absolutely loved your Vlog. You have given me so many ideas for simple summer meals. The little ones are growing up so fast, look at Bo wandering around tending to the vegetables just like his big sister. I so love the colour of her hair. Well done on your garden and crop. Looking forward to your next Vlog xxxxx stay safe and keep cool

[@lesleytaylor1986]

Lovely video guys . The children are thriving i see and no wonder . Those recipes are fantastic and nutricious . Its not easy i know when you have little ones running around your ankles . I wish you all lots of happiness and success with the next part of your crops. Looking forward to more updates . Take care . Love from Porto. ☮️❤️

[@joconnor3567]

Your meals look like culinary delights. They are so appealing.

[@catiasantos-albino1189]

It’s good to see your video!! The kids are so big!! Nice job with the garden! ❤

[@JudySnyder-dv5ld]

The meal you created looked delicious. Love your outdoor kitchen.

[@cheryldowner4834]

I have evjoyed this video tremendously.. . The flowers Are beautiful so is the vegtable garden. The children are growing.

[@janenewley1014]

Oooh…a good rain shower just like I have here at the mo… glad I picked my produce this morning…still waiting for the tomatoes to ripen😀😀😀

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

We’ve had more rain than usual this summer, I’m not complaining :) Hope they ripen fast!

[@satkhol2]

Such a lovely well put together video. Thank you!

[@jamesrivis620]

To retain the color in red beets and the striped ones do not cut off tail root and cut the bottom of the leaves leaving 2". Beet leaves are wonderful, full of flavor and vitamins so wash them and remove about half the stalk then plunge in rapid boiling and lightly salted water until the leaves, like spinach, 'go soft. remove the root . Drain and flavor with spices and butter.

[@tenpennyguy]

Thanks! This episode inspired what I made for breakfast. Next stop, ratatouille. I hope the beehives are doing well.

[@davidstoddard9160]

Dont know if you do this or not, but grinding egg shells is good to give back to the chickens in helping them produce some of the next egg shells. If you put it mixed with the feed it works really the best and not wasted by throwing on the ground.

[@amycoffin826]

Thank you for all your efforts in making this video. All the various dishes that you prepared looked absolutely delicious! 'Too bad we don't have smell-a-vision. ''Loved all the colors, textures, variations, and, of course, the sounds of the children in the background. 😊

[@jeanelliott7491]

Glad to see you back!

[@gecoimbra3612]

OMG!!! Gorgeous recipes. Gostei de tudo. Vc é uma cozinheira de mão cheia!

[@dianapodrovitz3067]

So glad to see you back! Lovely video and family.

[@sakeboersma4626]

Also the first year for us that we have round courgettes. They grow fast and are delicious!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I’ll definitely grow them again :)

[@HomesteadInFrance]

So nice to see a garden full of vegetables and herbs! Thanks for the recipes, going to try them. ☺👍

[@ducoduckootje6737]

Leuk! You kind of helped me throuh the "confinamento", I was living in a tiny room in the centre of Lisbon when I found your channel. And realized there were more "cultural refugees" around. Nice to see you are doing fine, keep up he good spirit!

[@mesutozsen903]

Eline emeğine sağlık bu güzel video için kolay gelsin hayırlı işler....👍👍👍👍

[@OaktreePaula]

The children have grown so much...just like the garden 😂

[@evablcher8788]

Hello Lea and it was really nice to see you and your family again. Your challenge with the cucumber plants is, and here comes the latin name: Tetranychidae (my translation showed me "Spider mites", and I dont if that is correct so therefore the latin name). Our favorite summer recipe is tomatoes in different variations - we love to roast slices and eat them with fish, meat og vegetables, and I also season my food a lot. All the best to you and your family.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Yes, thank you! I checked, and that’s definitely the issue. I’ll look up what I can do about it. I did notice they do better now that we have the shade cloth on there, and they’re actually making cucumbers now :)

[@notajoke4587]

A great turkish dish is kiser similar to the lebanese tabuleh. Ingreadients are parsley mint paprokas tomatos and bulgur(cracked wheat ) with olive oil and lemon. Afiet olsun. Bon apetit in turkish.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

That sounds good! Will try ones the peppers are ready :)

[@empret7704]

That meals yummy 😋 fresh I like cucumbers with herbs 🌿

[@emveecee]

Will have to try some of your combinations- everything looks so good!! (Zucchini fritters? Yes please!😊)

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Hope you like them :)

[@blackbird9521]

Loved the quiet and music 🥰

[@eartecathy7378]

A favorite salad of mine is Potato salad and you are growing all the ingredients. Do you make your own mayonnaise from your olive oil and eggs? Boil new potatoes, cut into cubes. Boil egg till the yoke is hard. Peel the egg and remove the yoke. Mash the egg yoke, add a bit of vinegar and mix with mayonnaise to make the dressing. Cut the white into small pieces, mix the potatoes, mayonnaise, and egg together. Some of your pickled onion would be a good addition.

[@karenhornberger7236]

Thank you for this lovely video. Your garden is beautiful and it looks like it is a good producer. Your babies are all grown up. Bo is so independent. I always like your creativity in the kitchen. I’m amazed with the lovely dishes you produce with a knife and a spoon. The round zucchini is very interesting. I can see them in a variety of oven dishes. Oh, your chickens, they look so healthy and they are simply beautiful. I make a zucchini pizza. The crust is shredded zucchini, flour and spices. The toppings are typical pizza toppings complete with some mozzarella cheese.

[@barbaraboom5377]

Hoi! Zo leuk om jouw recepten te zien als inspiratie! Ik heb ook een moestuin met huisje in Rotterdam en experimenteel ook veel met groenten en simpele gerechten. Die courgette-koekjes en bonensalades zijn heerlijk! Ook de chorizo lekker uitbakken en met een beetje gekookte aardappelen een frittata van maken. Of op een broodje met een beetje gesmolten witte kaas of mozzarella en wat blaadjes uit de tuin. Met portugese queijo de Oveilha en zomerpostelein ook een keer gemaakt en dat was heerlijk! Mijn favoriet is nu sate van courgettes met goede satesaus van de toko. Ik weet uit ervaring dat als ik lang weg ben uit Nederland ik toch de sambal en pittige gerechten mis. Heel eenvoudig; goede gedroogde satesaus van de toko door je vrienden uit Nederland laten meenemen. Sate maken van courgette en stukjes kip om en om. Grillen op de bbq of grillpan. En smullen maar!

[@RinaGoslin-ku3xr]

Lekker om julle te hoor praat. My Moeder taal❤ Groete uit Suid Afrika❤

[@mariapelleya7410]

Chicken: get out of our way little Bo! We got some courgettes!! Lovely video, the toddler tax is real!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

It has to be paid 😂

[@cbwmama8461]

When I would have zucchini coming out my eyeballs, I would shred it and make zucchini bread which we would eat or freeze. I also bagged the shredded zucchini into recipe portions and froze them. A friend who was a wiz at canning would can her zucchini (cubed) for use in stews and soups later. My kids liked thin sliced zucchini steamed with other fresh veggies as long as there was plenty of thinly sliced onion in the mixture. Loved eating out of my garden!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I’ve started making some zucchini bread as well, so far it’s a big hit! Bo loves just plain fried zucchini like I do, but Puck is not a fan 😅

[@jokevasconcellos6930]

😅your recipes look delicious. Yum. Your hard work over the past hard year ,seems to have paid off. Lovely calm video with animalsc and kids setting the tone.❤

[@davidjohnson00001]

Welcome back. Nice to see you looking so chilled.

[@noranature]

Wow, die Zuchhetti im Backofen sehen so lecker aus... mir läuft richtig das Wasser im Mund zusammen. Aber auch der Salat am Anfang im Video ist wunderschön. Ihr seid so eine nette Familie und ich wünsche euch von Herzen alles Gute.

[@kimcramer850]

Thank you for sharing your life and your wisdom. I send a big hug from Germany , Love, kim

[@teedub1990]

This was a really relaxing yet engaging video. I have had a very slow start and have only just had sunshine in the last 7 days (I still don't get above 70 F) but I do have a good amount of green beans and lettuce. I have been making salad nicoise a lot lately.

[@David-yu1ms]

Ive been watching your videos from the beginning...i love the way you do everything. A really big compost would be good , put it where maartin...can add to it with the digger and turn it over. With all the strimmed grass and leaves,chicken manure ,coffee grounds,crushed egg shells and a scoop of dirt from the digger you wouldnt miss manure. Though neighbours and friends may give you some. Sheep,goat,pig,horse or cow. It would be far cheaper than buying it...and would add loads to your soil. If its more than a cubic metre it would be hot enough to kill weed seeds

[@sandrawray542]

I love fresh vegetables as well , right from the garden .. I live in an apt. so grow some veggies in containers.. love them they taste better than from the store.

[@Frank18750]

Wonderfully relaxing and inspirational video. Thank You and looking forward to more

[@keithbrandon8540]

Loved the pace of this video and the accompanying music. Recipes were great, simple pure food. Nothing better than eating fresh from your own garden. Food rich in nutrients and bursting with flavour. Your garden is a credit to your hard work and patience, trying out ways to improve and learning along the way what works best for your needs. Hope you have found the calm and comfort you truly deserve and your mind is settled in the knowledge of your achievements and the love within your beautiful family. Greetings from Wales. 👍👌💯

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks for your lovely comment, I really appreciate it :)

[@annmcnamara8]

Your lovely in your green dress and I enjoy watching you make nice meals with vegetables from your garden I tried your courgette fritters and mmm there delicious thanks for sharing

[@theresalloydevans4862]

Loved this vlog. Meals looked delicious. I would be very happy eating at your table. A lot of my garden has fallen prey to snails and slugs and the beetles. A bit worried that I haven 't seen a single caterpillar yet this year. I'm still enjoying my small harvest though.

[@SJC49]

New sub. The baked courgettes look so delicious. I will try this!🇨🇦

[@adbc8213]

Thank you for all your videos...much appreciated!

[@katiadp2145]

So nice to see you back !!!!!

[@davidstoddard9160]

Dont know if you do this or not, but you can save the seeds from your vegetables and dry them out of course laying separated on a newspaper works great, and they can be used for planting the next tme. If you do that where ever possible it does save some cost