PART 1 - Harvesting Olives in Portugal - Portugal Farm Life 66

[@OKportugal]

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[@derekpennington8371]

you dont need to explain yourself to anyone, keep doing what your doing, great videos

[@OKportugal]

Cheers Derek :)

[@roselinedittmer221]

Sad that you have to explain yourself. You are sharing and it is your prerogative what kind of life you choose. People should learn to respect that.

[@michelehernandez5992]

I am really enjoying learning more about you and Gina. Those who push such negativity need to mind their own P’s and Q’s. You do NOT have to explain anything to anyone! You two just keep being who you are.

[@arturrosa3166]

Before this video, I didn't have a feeling for how many olive trees you had, but now I see it's really a lot. You'll end up with literally tons of olives. That's amazing.

[@OKportugal]

Yes its a lot of olives!!! We will find out ion a few weeks how much oil we get from the press and share it with our neighbours for all of their help :)

[@nkb1]

My favorite snack is olives stuffed with feta. I wonder if next year you could do that?

[@anthonyadverse6027]

Another great video! Always look forward to watching! Don't let the haters get to you. You have many people watching your adventures and respect what you both doing!

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Anthony.

[@gloriaaraujo7342]

Hi Gina& Ken! Congrats on your Olive Harvest. Looks like you're going to have alot of olive oil this season. Enjoy the fruits of your labor. Ken, so sorry to hear that you suffer from Vertigo,and can no longer drive,must be really horrible,Gina thank goodness you have a great Co- Pilot ,lol😉!!! I know BOTH of you work hard on the farm,and you're amazing with the videos!! For those negative people!! "If don't have something nice to say, don't say nothing at all!!

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Gloria. All the best to you ❤️

[@mariannewinkelman7255]

I’m sitting here in Jo’burg and look forward to your videos every week, motivates me to follow a similar path in a few years time, thanks for sharing your life with us. Can’t wait to see how much Olive oil you produce and that whole process😀🇿🇦

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Marianne... go for it, you can do it :)

[@desiebawden61]

I’m also sitting in Joburg . I’m also going to live this sort of life in a while 🌸

[@gracegomes2632]

Thank you again for the insight to your wonderful farm life! Critique is part of naysayers own insecurities! You owe no explanations, it's obvious Gina would not be doing all tasks alone! Please keep sharing your journey i truly enjoy watching and dreaming someday i could possibly be blessed in a similar lifestyle! Praying you have a great fruitful harvest. Blessings of health to you both!

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Grace. All the best to you :)

[@yvetteburger9041]

Hi Ken, don,t let negative comments "kop to gaan nie,,". I love your farm life stories and have been forwarding to many friends So you have a large following in Durbanville😉

[@OKportugal]

Dankie Yvette ❤️

[@TomBarman]

Great video! Congrats on your first harvest and forget about haters, unfortunately the internet is full of trolls.

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Paulo ❤️👍

[@davidmelo2366]

Well done Ken and Gina, another nice video! As a Portuguese person living in the UK I am really proud to see that you guys are enjoying so much living in Portugal. You have done a great and beautiful journey so far with your new life! And by what can I see in the videos, you are really lucky with your neighborhood! Abraço 😉

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado David 😁❤️👍

[@donnapacholuk6719]

A very interesting video. Learned something new.

[@beatrizithurralde3150]

Great job. I've never seen olives harvest. Congratulations s to both of you. It's a good an healthy life. All the best.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Beatriz ❤️🙏

[@hunnybunny4u259]

What a wonderful video. Thank you so much. My friend had Mieneres disease and her episodes were horrible. The farm look's so good with the drone shots. Just a beautiful area. Who will pull the tape off the bee boxes and run?!? Ha yiker's!!

[@OKportugal]

Aah thank you. We had to suit up to do the bees. There were not happy and wanted out of the boxes 😁

[@desmetisabelle]

Great job ! You’re booth a big source of inspiration for me in my surch of moving to Portugal in some years... Started by learning the language this year, which I find very important. Keep the good work going, Gina and Ken ! Groetjes uit België

[@OKportugal]

Good luck with your move :)

[@goodtogo3]

we can see all the work you guys have put in....keep filming. The driving explanation was helpful. Gina may need to come forward a bit and give us her views...I see her sense of humour from time to time. its all good.

[@cardosonuno]

Nice video Ken. Don't give haters space. Just ignore it. Your videos are great. We joke about Gina doing all the work but we know how it is. Thank you for showing the olive activity so well, really interesting. Hope you cure some olives so you can eat them. And also get some olive oil from your neighbours. Good energies to you and to Gina. Keep safe and keep up the good work.

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Nuno. All the best to you too dude 😁❤️👍

[@maureenbrophy7852]

Nice to clear up the work ethic. Good luck to both of u

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Maureen 🙏

[@susannah1948]

Wow so much work.......

[@OKportugal]

Yes it's a lot of effort but it's only once a year for a few days so it's not too bad 😁👍

[@fraslavko1]

Hi folks, lovely to see the process of getting the olives, makes me appreciate my olive oil all the more. ! sorry that people feel entitled to voice their opinion about who does what on the farm. I think privileged to share in your journey and I thank you for all your videos.,and a respite from the craziness of lockdown !

[@OKportugal]

Thanks. I hope you stay safe during these crazy times. All the best to you :)

[@pescas101]

hello Ken, your filming is also work ... a really nice work! Thanks for that. There will be no shortage of olive oil at the okportugal farm. cheers

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Rui. We will have a lot im sure

[@munckmb]

Merda Ken! Stop explaining! Love the video! We helped friends with the harvest, awesome to do. True farmlife feeling!

[@OKportugal]

Good honest work. Hope you get some olives and oil for your work :)

[@sheenadoughty8471]

Hi , I have just found you on KZbin and have watched several of your videos And really enjoy them, fascinating and so interesting... I am so jealous, it’s something That I would love to do, we live in the Algarve, but would love to move up to central Portugal..sadly my partner Doesn’t feel the same...😂... please keep them coming, and please take no notice of negative comments,a lot Of the time it’s just jealousy and people got nothing else to do... we love them, and good luck in all you do.

[@OKportugal]

Awesome, thank you!

[@bojinglesortina]

Outstanding...you guys are awesome and thanks for talking to us but keep in mind that you do not owe anyone an explanation on nothing unless you bash my land or my people. It is great to see you having a good friendship with your neighbors and hope your language barrier diminishes....I’ll revisit what I told some time ago, how important it is that you know your community and how your community knows you. How important it is that you know local customs. I know it is allot of stress on you and Gina, but you already made the first few moves. Take good care of the people that help you and work with you, and in turn, they will take good care of you. There is a natural pleasure in giving and my people are not shy to give but they also like to be recognized. Your friendships will be worth more than gold.....but be wise, always be wise. We truly hope that you be very successful and never forget how much work it took to get there. We sincerely wish we could visit with you all for Christmas and enjoy some beer or um vinho do Porto (a nice tawny port wine) and Bolo Rei (Kings Cake)....just because we are so proud of you and your effort. We can’t get over how Mimosa gotten so big.......take care my good people!

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado. We have nothing but love for your country and its people and I hope to be able to share the beauty with others through our channel. Thanks you for watching and supporting our videos. All the best to you and stay safe during these strange times. :)

[@bojinglesortina]

@@OKportugal , Amen...thanks!

[@meytalvega2293]

Beautiful video,loved every moment of it, please don't explain yourself we know who you are and who does not it's his problem 🙂,we love your channel,the best!! Can't wait to part 2 of this beautiful olive harvest.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you as always Meytal :)

[@thisorthat7626]

This was interesting learning about how olives are harvested. Growing up we had an olive tree in the front yard that produced thousands of olives. Being kids, we just threw them at each other and stained our clothes. :). I am sad that we never processed them. Watching your videos is special because you are using the fruit that grows on your land. Cheers!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for watching Sue :)

[@mylifeandwhatitbrings9972]

Never explain yourself to people. If they are not happy with the Channel, let them find something else. I love your vlogs, straightforward and brilliant content. Stay safe.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Maria. They were topics that kept coming up so I wanted to nip them in the butt 😁👍

[@Alfablue227]

Thank you Ken & Gina for your wonderful videos! Love what you do while sharing your life with us. Don't let the criticism get to you. People are ignorant or they joke around & are careless. That olive tree picking was something else. Just to think that 50 years ago it was still done by hand by many. You will have tons of olive oil, and hopefully, you can sell some to a co-op, maybe?Glad you are feeling much better and Gina seems happy and enjoying the harvest. Looking forward to your next chapter of farm life in Portugal. Cheers :-)

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Maria. Our neighbours were telling us that they used to do it all by hand not too long ago and that it was much more difficult. I am glad we have all this equipment now! All the best to you. Have a lovely weekend :)

[@Alfablue227]

@@OKportugal Indeed it was all by hand, imagine that! We are indeed lucky. Stay well both of you and your "brew". A wonderful weekend to both; mine here south, rainy and gray :-(! Salut.

[@desiebawden61]

Love this video . Great neighbors 🌸

[@oronero8799]

It’s easy to criticise others but much harder to do something yourself. Ignore the negative criticism and follow your intuition, if you’re sensible and thoughtful your intuition is often a good path. Thanks for sharing your personal journey, it’s a good insight to rural Portuguese life for a foreigner. Keep going and all the best for the future.

[@OKportugal]

Yes! Thank you!

[@Neilhuny]

I admit that I was curious about Gina doing all the driving but I wouldn't dream of asking! I like looking at the comments on many of the videos I watch because a lot can often be learned or added to the info in the videos but I hadn't picked up on the "nosiness" or criticism. I'm a Stoic, or something - there must be some Greek philosophers who gave it a name a few thousand years ago - if somebody wants to tell me/the public something then they will. Or they want to keep it personal: don't ask. Patience is my motto. It is my impression that many newish vloggers pick up 'weirdos' after a year or so who ask strange questions or make highly inappropriate or deeply personal comments, often causing the vlogger to cease doing what they are doing. Sometimes it is cultural, sometimes it is pure nastiness, often it is hard to tell! Please don't stop doing what you are doing!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Neil, I generally delete and block anything that's hateful or plain unwarranted negativity which is why you might not have seen them. I was getting some really rude private messages and comments too about being a male chauvinist pig who does nothing but force his wife to work while he drinks beer etc... pretty bizarre stuff. So yeah I just wanted to try to see if I could explain how filming works etc. We wont stop what we are doing, this is my record to look back on one day :)

[@christinetomlinson4132]

Hi Ken & Gina it’s always a pleasure watching you guys and those of us who are good judge of character know just how you both work. No need for explanations here you have total respect from us without a doubt. It looks like you got the harvesting done just before the snow has fallen in Serra da Estrella 👍 maybe you could introduce mimo to snow 😀 👍 love to you all

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Christine. Mimo is not a big fan of the cold and rain but yes she must experience snow some time 😊❄️❤️

[@BangUgoy]

hello sir, thank you for your experience harvesting olives, maybe in July this year I will go to beja portugal to work on harvesting olives as well, by the way iam from Indonesia nice to meet you.

[@aywa1578]

You have a lot of olive trees! It’s so nice to see the whole process. Do you also help you neighbors out with their harvest? You are totally right Ken, don’t listen to criticism and you don’t have to explain yourself. But keep drinking some nice beer.!

[@OKportugal]

Yes we will share the harvest with our neighbours ❤️

[@bearders22]

My favourite video so far - would love to have seen the olive press in action!

[@OKportugal]

You do get to see it in one of our newer videos when we collect the oil 😁 season 3 episode 2

[@travel-van-world6312]

Brilliant!😎

[@hamadal-nuaimi1706]

I've noticed you don't have an irrigation system for the olive groves. Do you water them?

[@OKportugal]

No we don't irrigate our olives or the vineyards

[@gajendrankasi3277]

Good job

[@OKportugal]

Cheers 😊👍

[@afrlala3593]

Great harvest Ken and Gina. Like to know how many Kilos you harvested. Beautiful the green grass under the trees. Sorry to hear about your injury of the ear. Great team work between Gina and you. Wishing you always the very best on this new life style.

[@OKportugal]

We are covering the weights of the harvest in Part 2 which im hoping to have up on youtube tomorrow :)

[@HBBatista]

Haters going to hate, thats life. Waiting for part 2. I dont know if you get any money from olives or oil, but thats an real experience. Seeing your neighbours, and thinking from a city perspective " when do we stop caring with each other"

[@OKportugal]

Part 2 should be out tomorrow :) City life is very different. We are more focussed on ourselves and getting things done quickly. I have learned to slow down a lot living in rural portugal and that if I am kind and help other people then they are more likely to do the same for me too. All the best to you :)

[@crochetingknitter4751]

Beautiful video. I live near wine/olive country in Northern California. I have a greater appreciation for how hard it is to get olive oil! Hope you’ll enjoy the fruits of your labor soon.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks. We will.... its strange I thought harvesting the grapes was going to be harder than olives but it was the other way round :)

[@juliemarsh8729]

Glad you enjoyed the olive harvest ♥

[@OKportugal]

It was an action packed 3 days! ❤️

[@virginiajorgensen8614]

I love your videos, watching from Canada. As someone else has said, I didn’t realize how many olive trees you actually have until the harvest started. Interesting process. Also as others have said, you certainly do not have to explain yourself. Great weather there in November. Cheers

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Virginia 😊

[@albertabs]

Well done , you so lucky, you living in the greatest place , I am still here in SA , one day will get the guts to do what you doing , keep going , admire your tenacity and determination ,

[@OKportugal]

Thanks. Dont wait too long... its easier than you think - once you get momentum :)

[@alexnef5620]

A other great video. Thanks🙏

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@jodif8779]

great videos, keep up the good work and ignore the haters......

[@OKportugal]

I appreciate that! :)

[@michaelhopkins4296]

That was interesting using the high tech tools. I imagine in the good old days, they used large rakes to beat on the trees. I see Gina is old school using her hands to pick the olives. Very interesting. Always learning new things watching OK PT. ps. Pup, pup is growing up quickly...did not reconize her at first. You all have a lovely week ahead. Cheers 🍻

[@OKportugal]

Cheers Michael... Yes our neighbours were telling us that before they bought this expensive carbon fibre electric shaker they did it all by hand with similar rakes to what Gina was using. They have hundreds more trees than us so it must have taken weeks! All the best to you :)

[@brianledsom4418]

Great show. Don’t take nae heed of the knickers. They must be jealous. My dog Frank loves the show to.🐓👍👍

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Brian, give Frank a good old belly rub from us here :)

[@blaw14]

Sorry to hear you are getting some negative comments. Wanting to express appreciation for your sharing and exploration. ❤ from Michigan, USA.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Bob. You share the same name as our beloved motorhome who ferried us across to Portugal ❤️😊👍

[@FernaManu]

Man...my unreserved respect and admiration for you guys. Your humility and desire to learn and work hard is inspiring. Don’t change. You will get all the help and admiration from locals if you continue like that. Be happy, Ken and Gina 👍

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Fernando. All the best to you 😊❤️👍

[@eldadvg]

Dude you really need to stop paying so much attention to all the haters, just let them hate. You keep doing what you do, most of the viewers know you put in a lotof work, on the farm and on the videos. Plus you can explain all day long, haters will always hate...dont let it get to you... just keep on going.

[@OKportugal]

Cheers yes I agree :)

[@paulodaluz9367]

Great video work, keep going. Being away from my home country due to the pandemic situation, this brings me closer to it! Just looking forward to be able to do that job my self on my own "Quinta". PS,- You should get a manual leaves separator (very simple to make) such that you olives go to the "Lagar" with netto weight.

[@OKportugal]

I'm glad that you are enjoying the videos and I hope that you can get back to your beautiful country soon :) I will look into that leaves separator for next years harvest!

[@megseggs5803]

Hi, whilst you're talking about cars, did you manage to import your car yet. To be fair I find it amazing that people dont quite grasp the way videos are made. The farm is looking great

[@OKportugal]

We submitted all of the paperwork about a month ago, they asked us for a few more documents as they try their best to find any loophole to force you to pay the import tax. For the last couple of weeks its been silent. We contacted the guy doing the paperwork for us and he says that during covid things are slow and we must just wait. We will see. If its unsuccessful we will drive it back to the UK and sell it over there. If you dont mind paying the import tax then the import process is very simple. Its only complicated when you try to do it free of import tax. I believe that next year they are scrapping the high import tax and it will be much cheaper.

[@myhealth_matters]

That's very interesting seeing how olives are harvested also the info on the olive shaker (price & weight) I can see the weight would be a huge factor after holding it a few hours. Edit, Part 2 answered my questions :)

[@kes6558]

Awesome getting to see the whole process, when do we get to see Part 2? Can't wait! :)

[@OKportugal]

Im working on part 2 now and hopefully it will be ready tomorrow :)

[@EireannAnnie]

Wow feel for you. I occasionally get vertigo, the first time I got it I was in my bed, it felt like the bed was tilting, and that I was going to fall off the bed. I then vomited. hadn't got a clue what it was the first time it happened, till the Doc explained it to me. Glad I don't get it too often though.

[@OKportugal]

I'm kind of used to it now but it's not really safe for me to be in control of something moving when it happens

[@PhilONeill]

You need a tractor to play with Ken, great for your equilibrium ;)

[@OKportugal]

I agree!!! Soon

[@dytuga]

Hahahah nice 👌 job u have ....camera 📷 man 👨

[@aniati1222]

Oh... sorry that you feel that way... talking for my self I was joking... and without your work we wouldn't have this amazing videos to see... 😁 don't think you have to explain yourself or take things personally! You guys are great and doing an amazing job with your farm! Hope for all the best! And Merry Christmas! 😘

[@OKportugal]

I was referring to some very rude, personal comments and private messages, not people kidding around 😁 I had a look and this is the first and only comment you have made on our videos.

[@fernandodacosta3079]

Hi, Ken and Gina. You know how to shoot a video. Really good. In Portugal we say when you don't know nothing, you have two options in life; 1st you become a critic , 2nd ... this option, I will not tell you , but if you ask arround and about you'll get the information. Critics after passing all the exams, which is an easy part of the process, they will become "Experts" . So I'll not be surprised if they will critise with an expert eye the method of extracting the oil from the olives used by generations after generations through the centuries . Just wait you'll see. Thanks stay safe . All the best.

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Fernando 😊👍

[@patriciabuchanan6284]

When people have achieved and can do what you guys do, better, they might feel the urge to give advice or ask questions. Other than that, there is no point in even reading their posts. Hubby and I love watching your videos, aware of the hard work it takes, but envious non the less. Ps. Love how Gina has taken on the 'Ja'.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Patricia. 99.9% of the comments we get are so great and we really appreciate it. The other 0.01% we don't really lose any sleep over ;) All the best to you and thanks for watching.

[@sali536]

Ken, thank you for the hard work during harvesting Olives and Gina for hard labour to loading pick up! Great experience might be first time for you and getting so quickly at safe side could happen damages by upcoming rains tomorrow. Really it was tied schedule for you and Gina to manage harvesting machines or shakers or getting so good brotherly neighbours. Did they charge cost of machines and harvesting operation? . Thank you for sharing the whole process in harvesting and filming!! Pls discuss also your yields per hectare in part 2 based on 45 kelos per plant. Pls highlight also if there were insect and fungal damages that might have impacted on average yields. According to me plant spacing should be more closer that I found in Tunisia. So, you can plant more samplings next yrs. Overall this video was lovely because every harvest is the end of an operation and it ends to mean profitability. Pls keep up your great works in new life in pleasant Portugal Valley at Castelo Branco district🌻 and keep olives for viewers 😁who comes to see your Farm🌷 Best regards and Love to your two dogs that cares you here at night from any rural dangers🙏🙏

[@OKportugal]

Thank you Sali. The next episode has been uploaded and will be on KZbin live tomorrow morning 😁👍

[@arturrosa3166]

I had never seen that kind of mantis. We do have around here some twig-looking insect (we call it "bicho-pau", don't know the name in english, but it translates literally as "stick-creature"). Those camouflaging techniques that creatures develop over time are amazing.

[@ivosilva2796]

@@beachbum6219 So its the same as Portuguese since bicho can be creature or bug. ahah :)

[@Neilhuny]

The mantis was amazing! What an impressive creature! I'd be happy to see a video all about just that - what does it eat, how does it stalk its prey, how dangerous is mating?! I suspect the males can easily be eaten by the females if they get their woo-ing wrong

[@OKportugal]

@@Neilhuny I want to start filming all of the farms insects, birds and larger animals and put together a documentary of animal life on the farm. I think it will take a while to compile all of the footage but will be amazing :)

[@OKportugal]

We used to get those stick insects in South Africa too

[@sali536]

@@OKportugal Appreciate your great efforts to film the insects, animals or fungi damage symptoms. Those would definitely be example reference for many new gardeners in future who comes on Golden visa 😁

[@serramcs]

Past decades were harder to pick up the olives..🙁 good work antigamente era mais difícil apanhar as azeitonas... bom trabalho👍

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado. Our neighbours used to pick the olives by hand before they got this machine! It must have taken a very long time!

[@serramcs]

@@OKportugal true...verdade

[@nkb1]

I suffer from vertigo also. I had balance therapy to lessen the attacks. The best thing I discovered from the Physical Therapists is that peppermint candy will stop my vertigo attack. Sometimes if I feel an attack coming on I'll hurry up and pop a piece of the candy in my mouth and I can prevent an attack. I use the red and white Brach's starlight mints. I don't know if there's something similar in Portugal.

[@nkb1]

Sorry it's Star Brite mints. Damn autocorrect.

[@OKportugal]

I'm not sure if it would work as my inner ear that controls balance is damaged.

[@nkb1]

Mine is from a damage from a car accident.

[@OKportugal]

@@nkb1 sorry to hear it

[@daffs0]

Your doing good take no notice x😁

[@OKportugal]

😁❤️👍

[@victorgoncalves2442]

Well done , great job , you guys have a great crop this year . Much easier with that machine , we have a similar stick , but without batteries , only muscle power , lol . Takes ages and you get really sore , but the reward is good . The tractor is a beauty . Whent shopping today in ASDA and i found .....................a pack of 25 cans Sagres , woohoo (shame the price 21pounds) . Untill next week

[@OKportugal]

Wow thats expensive!!! I remember that Tesco and Morrisons used to do 3 litrosa Super Bock for £5 a while ago. I'm glad I don't have to hit the olives off with a stick and we have technology to come to the rescue :)

[@victorgoncalves2442]

@@OKportugal Yes , expensive , they also had Super Bock in bottle 4 for 6pounds .

[@rolandhendriks9215]

I fully agreewith Derek... you do not have to explain anything to anybody. Unfortunately, getting more subscribers will also attract idiots. As long as they watch the channel, you get paid so just accept it. We love to watch each new video. All the best...

[@OKportugal]

Cheers Roland :)

[@denisehayes195]

My Gran used to say never apologise never explain, let the haters drown in their own bile and ignore them. That olive shaker looks really heavy, I’m surprised your neighbour can keep going, maybe that’s something you could do for him when he harvests his olives? Those dogs are so happy😁

[@OKportugal]

The plan was that I was going to do all of the olive shaking as he injured his neck, but he is such a hard worker and hates to sit still so he kept grabbing it off me and using it. I couldn't stop him!

[@denisehayes195]

@@OKportugal old men never listen, 🤣 he has to prove he is still as strong as someone 40 years younger😂 I can testify to this being an older woman😇🤣

[@OKportugal]

@@denisehayes195 haha I'm becoming an old man and agree 😂👍

[@veraotic3936]

Really??? The racky racky thing must been such great help.

[@tonyhussey3610]

Wow, that’s a lot of olives.. how many litres do you think you will get ?

[@OKportugal]

I've heard the average is around 10% of the kilograms into litres

[@delfin2622]

Great Video!! What is the selling price of olives per ton?

[@OKportugal]

Thanks, I cant remember the price. We got 150 litres of olive oil from 1.7 tonnes of olives but we did not sell it. We are using it for ourselves and giving to friends and family.

[@brianashton1428]

(Moira Ashton) Anyone with any common sense- will know it takes time to make these videos, and the fact that in them, we get a small amount of your day. Don't worry about it.. we have friends here in Andalucia harvesting their olives too, a very busy time indeed... lovely to see Gina and the dogs, little one is growing quickly, good luck with all you have to do, 💗💓

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Moira, lots of love to you :)

[@etmck6659]

How much and how do you get paid for the olives? I'm thinking of moving to Portugal from the US, but don't have money to fully retire, so I'd need some income.

[@OKportugal]

We dont know yet. The oil should be ready in a couple of weeks as the oil press have a huge amount to work through from all the surrounding farms. I dont think that its worth very much money here as almost everyone has olive trees but it will bring in something. Eating olives are worth more but there is more work involved in that. We should find out soon the result and I will share it with the channel viewers :)

[@CanalTremocos]

Presses vary their cut every year but you should get back in oil 10% of your olives clean weight after they take leaves and minnows out. Around €400/TON. That team of 6 people and 2 machines made .. 2 tons .. in a day? It's just a hobby.

[@joyceclements9571]

It is very lovely to have such kind neighbors. May I ask how you compensate them for their time? Do you pay them in oil, or cash, or trade of some kind, or do neighbors just help each other when it's needed? Next season will they come again, or will they loan or rent you their tree shaker, or do they anticipate you getting your own? (Curious about cultural expectations. We are planning to emigrate and there is so much to learn!)

[@OKportugal]

Hi Joyce, yes we are very lucky to have them as neighbours and they are so lovely. They are sheep dairy farmers and need a lot of grass to feed the flock. We let them grow grasses on our fields to feed their sheep and in return they help us with things like our olive and grape harvest. We did of course also give them a portion of our olive oil and we are sharing our grapes together to make wine.

[@markashley4783]

Hi Ken really enjoyed that! Ignore the 'haters', not worth spending time on. Any chance of a temperature check when you give the time, interested to see you wearing a tshirt at end of November. Jealous here in the cold in UK!

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Mark. You are right 👍😁❤️

[@MrLittlelud4]

The vertigo used to happen to me and I was a taxi driver 350ks a day I learnt to cope and eventually , a few years , it passed, no accidents.

[@OKportugal]

So you had vertigo or a physically damaged inner ear? I feel like I'm in a tumble dryer when I'm in a car. I'm not sure it's vertigo but what I do know is that me inner ear is damaged and it's not going to magically heal. The easiest way for me to describe it is to say I have vertigo but I'm not sure it's the correct word. I'm glad you are able to drive still.

[@anadossantos1429]

Nice video as always 🙂 Don't worry to much about some comments. U guys have a amazing life style 💚 I wish I could be wearing short sleeve in November 😂 Not possible in Canada 🙂

[@OKportugal]

Thanks. Canada looks very cold in winter but very beautiful too

[@portugueseutopia7039]

I don't know what's up with people these days. You do what you want to do. It's you and Gina's lives.Live it how you want.Cindy Vine felt she needed to explain herself to the haters. Just look at the thumbs up compared to the thumbs down. You are doing a great job, as is Cindy with her channel. I know how hard putting out a You tube channel is. I am attempting to put some content out on my house project and it is hard going. the last thing you want is to get upset about these people.Ignore the nasty comments. is there a way to block them or report them.? Keep up the good work.Steve & Cass

[@OKportugal]

Yes you can 'hide' the users from your channel. Their comments will no longer be visible to you or anyone else but they will still think they can see them and probably wonder why no one is responding to them 😂 they will still be able to watch your videos though which is only a good thing for you, so it's a win-win really ❤️

[@portugueseutopia7039]

@@OKportugal Spot on Buddy.

[@tiogoala7654]

Hey Ken, I didn't catch how many trees you had done at the time you were discussing the kg of olives. Was it three trees? IDK why the closed captions are not working on this video. Anyway, how many olive trees do you have, 100? How much olive oil (ltrs) does your trees produce annually? 🤑 How's your sister, Victoria?

[@tiogoala7654]

I got all the answers that I was seeking in part 2. I didn't realize there was a second part, but I am happy to see what your trees produced. Over a tone of olives I pretty impressive.

[@SharonDidThat]

Do you guys get to share or sell those olives?

[@OKportugal]

Yes I'm sure we will. We will have tonnes of them 😊

[@africangypsy69]

Funny how Gina has picked up the 'JA ' ...Lekker man. That is a nice Fam and with year round better weather than the UK thanks for sharing your experience.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@Jesuscger]

Much better weather than the UK for sure!

[@tomhirschel8524]

Lovely video! Well done guy's..... OKportugal Olive oil for sale? Do your neighbours sell it ? Hopefully you'll film the bottles being filled up!? Labeled etc......How it compares to the supermarket Olive oil? :)

[@OKportugal]

Thanks. We arent really setup this year to sell but we will see how much we get from the press. Because of covid and regulations its probably not going to be possible to get that sort of access for filming. I will see what I can do. Would be great to get closeups of the press in action :)

[@davidtom6120]

what are you going to do with a huge amount of olives

[@OKportugal]

We pressed it into oil and have been using it in cooking, selling some a d giving to friends and family

[@lusonuno]

Ken, always great videos and I know the amount of work it takes to make the videos don't let the haters get to you. It's easy to judge when they have no idea or simply have to push a few keys behind the shield of a screen.

[@lusonuno]

I appreciate the work and thanks for sharing. best regards Adam.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Adam, all the best to you :)

[@richvangogh]

Can you eat olives "raw" like right off the tree? Do you just harvest them once a year?

[@OKportugal]

Unfortunately not as they contain a very bitter chemical called Oleuropein to fend off animals and bugs from eating them. You need to cure them for a few weeks in a brine solution of pickling salt and water. This leeches out the oleuropein and makes them more palatable. Yes it's a once a year harvest.

[@daylight5500]

I am a video professional. I know and appreciate how much work, time and effort goes into making your productions. I marvel at the level of your work. Your choice of music is excellent. I have only one note for you. Try to not be seduced by the KZbin/social media Medusa, this can only lead you to frustration and anxiety. Be careful of TMI. I have met vertigo, not a pleasant mistress. Keep up the good work. Thoroughly enjoy the way you see the world. Your neighbors are the salt of the earth.

[@OKportugal]

Thank you, I'm glad you like the videos :) These are a creative outlet for me and more importantly a journal of my midlife crisis :D I just thought that perhaps I might come across in a bad way since I was getting a lot of comments alluding to that and wanted to set the record straight. Thanks for your kind words and for watching :)

[@eliahplays2119]

Lekker Ken... You wouldn't be South African if you didn't work hard and drink lots of beer..keep rocking and gr8 work

[@OKportugal]

Cheers dude 👍

[@joebliksem2410]

Quite a nice barter system you've got going there with the olive oil. (Side-step El Taxe mano! )

[@PamBolin1954]

Will you be selling your olive oil?

[@OKportugal]

We did look into It but all the couriers we looked at don't allow you to send oil through their delivery network.

[@knightheaven8992]

Ah the Super Bock my favorite super hero. :)

[@OKportugal]

🍻❤️👍

[@PhilONeill]

Hope we don't have to wait a week for part 2. Can we have videos on Fridays, Wednesdays and sometimes Sundays please?

[@OKportugal]

Im working on part 2 and hope to have it ready for tomorrow :)

[@PhilONeill]

@@OKportugal great news and thanks.

[@maureenbrophy7852]

Did u work while taking movie??? Lots men❤️

[@OKportugal]

It's really hard to operate the cameras and film and appear in the film so I use a combination of methods like setting up timelapses on tripods. It's tricky as I have 1-3 cameras filming all day and hundreds of hours of footage a week to go through and edit into our weekly episodes.

[@johnbrownboots9884]

I suffered with vertigo for a few years then I noticed Some attacks were right after drinking coffee so went over to decaff and had none since .Thumbs crossed

[@OKportugal]

Unfortunately mine is damage to my inner ear so it's unfixable. Thanks for your suggestion though 😊

[@fragosa]

Is your SAGRES fresh and cool?

[@OKportugal]

Sim. É sempre fresco e frio 😁👍

[@fragosa]

@@OKportugal boa! (Well done) nada como uma cerveja fresquinha depois de um dia de trabalho! (Nothing like a cool beer after a day of work!)

[@OKportugal]

Sim você está certo. Obrigado ❤️

[@gary22223]

I think everyone knows you work hard and it was probably a bit of joking (that's how I perceived the comments I saw). How is the balance on the bike with the ear issue?

[@OKportugal]

Its not bad on a bike. and even in a car its not a constant thing. it sort of comes in attacks and is pretty random. On a bike I can just pull over and rest if I feel it coming on. When I got diagnosed they said there was nothing that could be done for it but that my brain could rewire itself to get used to it over the years. We will see :)

[@gary22223]

It could be worse right? You're living in a paradise 😄 by the way your neighbours are amazing, very lucky

[@ChrisTenalach77777]

Nice video Ken en Gina greettings from the Netherlands how many olive trees you have Ken ?

[@OKportugal]

Thanks Chris. All the best to you, cheers 👍 We have about 80 trees

[@rameshniroshanfernandoboth1047]

how much you can earn from olive farm?

[@OKportugal]

It depends on where in the world you are. In Portugal everyone has olives so the price is low. We got around 150 litres from our 100 mature olive trees. I think the olive press was paying around 3 euros a litre. Its a lot of work and you'd need a lot of mature trees to make a living from it.

[@ricardomendes5943]

Hello, dont give any words for the haters, do like portuguese people say vão se foder out and laud to them. Live life like u want and be happy here on ours Portugal.

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Ricardo ❤️😁👍

[@HassanHassan-iv7lk]

Better of separating olives from leaves, otherwise leaves will give sour taste to your olive oil.

[@OKportugal]

The olive press has a machine to do this and blow all of the leaves away. It would have taken many days to try and do this by hand

[@elmafudd5645]

Thanks for your videos. When's the one of the locals showing you how to prune coming! That might keep the leafage down a bit :)

[@fluffinator3701]

Better to ignore those comments that are just there to bitch, you'll encounter trolls all the time the bigger you grow so it's better at an early stage to learn how to cope with it. Thanks for sharing as usual! :)

[@OKportugal]

Thanks for watching :)