PROFESSIONAL CHERRY FARM FOR SALE - READY TO MOVE IN HOUSE - CENTRAL PORTUGAL CHEAP REAL ESTATE

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Hi there! I am Joseph.
I have been an expat living in central Portugal along with my beautiful girlfriend Mariana for six years now.
Together Mariana, my father Clinton and myself, would like to show you a bit of the daily goings on around our Portuguese farm / homestead / smallholding and all of the work we are doing whilst renovating, starting building projects, working with our livestock, DIY and trying to grow our little families own food!
In this episode we welcome you to join us in early spring time as we are given a tour around our dear friends farm house, which is for sale, in a rural mountain village in central Portugal.
I start the virtual tour by introducing Mariana and myself as I explain the reason behind our neighbour and friend selling his farm and home in central Portugal, we are not estate agents and have no financial involvement in the sale of this property but we believe this to be one of the most beautiful farms around and a bargain too, so it is our pleasure to help out our lovely friend and neighbour, Abilio.
We start the tour by walking down the long 100m private driveway, spotting all the different trees, cherries and of course big, beautiful, mature olive trees. The track runs from a tarmac road from the village and serves I think one other property and is a dead end. The property is situated close enough to the village where as you could walk to the nearby cafe.
Walking down the track to the farm house we walk past one of the cherry orchards, there are hundreds of cherry trees here and they are professionally laid out by Abilio, my good friend and neighbour. He is a cherry farmer by trade and you can see how well tended his whole farm is.
Once at the farm house we walk underneath a large pergola with 8 year old, mature kiwi vines, these produce an amazing shade in the summer with their large, wide leaves, these will keep your vehicle cool when you park underneath them as well as provide an excellent source of afternoon shade to sit under when eating lunch outside with a glass of home made wine. The property produces a couple of hundred litres of red wine every year and I know Abilio would be only too happy to show you how he makes his wine.
Next we take a look inside the main farm house, which is a nice size as it is, but has the potential to be increased in size greatly due to the existing stone ruin which is touching the farm house, this would make a great guest annex, extension to the house or even perhaps an airbnb type rental accommodation, providing even more income to the farm on top of the already established income of the cherry orchards.
After having looked inside the house we take a walk down past the second cherry orchard and right down to the bottom of the pasture land, a beautiful gentle sloped healthy meadow, around 1 hectare in size, this is sufficient for up to ten goats or sheep, maybe even a donkey or two!
At the bottom of the pasture we see a handful of beautiful majestic mature olive trees, enough to produce olive oil and eating olives for the house. There is a small piece of forestry just off the border to the farm and we spot a little sign that a wild boar had been there the night prior, harmlessly digging for worms and ants.
We say our goodbyes to Abilio and his wife Hilda as Mariana and I make our way back to our own farm. I set up the barbeque for the first time this year as we have had rather a warm week on the farm, with the weather unseasonably soaring up to the mid 20's C.
I fire up some of Portugals favourite cuts to grill, pork belly slices and bifanas from my friends pasture raised pork and a nice rump steak. Grilling in the sunshine with a glass of Fundao red wine is a true sign that summer is on the way!
After our meal I take myself for a walk around the poultry pasture, where I speak about all the livestock, how they are getting on and I talk about the birds and the bees, quite literally, with all of the springtime reproduction going on. After the poultry pasture I visit the sheep and speak a little about our pigeon loft as well as the lambs finding their new homes.
Thank you all so much for watching along with us, have an amazing week ahead and I shall see you all in the next one...
See our journey to self sufficiency / permaculture / organic farming living in Portugal, trying to produce as much of our own food planting vegetables, growing fruit trees as well as looking after all our animals, such as our chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, quail, rabbits and sheep - Shortly pigs too!
Growing vegetables, raising meat and foraging on our cherry farm in Portugal’s Beira baixa, Fundão
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[@Nulife23]

Good morning! What a beautiful day! Lovely blue sky! A very fortunate person who buys this farm! Once again...oh I wish I was young again! Have a wonderful week!

[@allisonridgeway4449]

Good morning Marsh family!!

[@k.j.2481]

Good morning Joseph and Marianna. I wanted to say that I really like how you end your vlogs with showing the animals and the scenery. It's a bonus to each vlog. Have a great week you two.

[@recoveringmoonboy5292]

To watch this makes me so excited. I have a flight booked on Monday to go watch a farm property and hopefully buy it before this summer!!! Cheers Joseph!!

[@celiabonifacio3912]

What a beautiful farm!! The house is nice but the xisto buildings on the side they’re even more charming 😊 Can’t wait to go back home and try that beautiful Fundão red wine 🍷 And because I’m from Celorico da Beira it would go really well with our yummy Queijo da Serra 🤤 Joseph and Mariana I can’t get enough of your videos, love it

[@Farmerforfun]

Hi Celia!!! Awwwh, thank you! Adoro queijo da Serra! Much love my dear friend, thank you for such a lovely comment 💕 🧀 🍷

[@conclavious1075]

Hi Hello Joseph and Mariana. How are you? Today is a perfect day to smile I Really like your videos are very interesting. Congratulations

[@Farmerforfun]

Thank you so much Conclavious! We are all well, how are you my dear friend?

[@jennifercarter5518]

Hi Joe & Mariana we enjoyed your video as always , nice to see the rain hasn't damaged your cherry 🍒 tress , can't believe it will soon be cherry picking again , your cooking looked delicious, , once again lovely views take care ,love to you all , XXX💕💕

[@kathybaugh3823]

Wow. Thank you Joseph. Beautiful property. 👍🤞

[@Farmerforfun]

Thank you Kathy! Much love 💕

[@jasperjavellana4454]

The farmlands in your vicinity are really lovely. 👍 👍 Hope you have an ideal weather for the cherry trees. 🙏 Thanks for sharing another enjoyable video, Joseph! 😃

[@Farmerforfun]

Thank you so much Jasper, I hope so too! Much love 💕

[@saforali5560]

Lots of beautiful farms. I am watching almost all the videos of your farm. I like it a lot. Videos from your farm.

[@tinanieborg787]

great video Joseph, nice cherry farm too. For me a little to much work, but it would be nice to turn the sheds into apartments and start a B&B greetings from Holland

[@monalingan9523]

You’re a good friend Joseph, helping your neighbor sell his farm, and offering to help the new owner settling in. I so enjoy seeing the livestock and your picturesque property. All the best to you and your lovely family.

[@dlegacy75]

This is one of my favorite farms you have shown. It appears so peaceful, organized and productive.

[@junco477]

Joseph, what a great neighbour you are, introducing your neighour's/friend's properties that are for sale. Though, Joseph, it does beg the question, why are all your friends and neighbours selling up? Just kidding.

[@Farmerforfun]

Haha!! I’d sell up if I were my neighbour too!! 🤣 In all honesty it is because they are an ageing population and mostly all of my friends here are of retiring age. Thank you for the laugh, made me smile!! 💕

[@mr_john35]

The video, the text...all so well done, Joseph. Abilio and Hilda's farm is incredibly well cared for--the most impressive, turn-key little farm I've seen. Thank you for sharing.

[@suzylawrence6]

What wonderful snapshot of Rural Portuguese life…Thank you.

[@chrisforrest4494]

I am going to have a BBQ and do it as you do it looks so delicious. And your friends farm was gorgeous cheers for you and your family

[@luciabregieiroq2909]

Boa Tarde que maravilha essas entremeadas deixa água na boca que maravilha os vossos vídeos um bem haja e tudo de bom um bom fim de semana para todos vós 🇵🇹👍

[@yvetteburger9041]

Hallo Joseph, trust you and family have had a great Easter.. Any festivals in your area to celebrate as in Spain?. Have to forward you the recipe for "braai broodjies" tradition South African (Afrikaans speaking) that is a must with a barbeque / or braai as called in SA🥰 Warm regards

[@bluebean7001]

That is an awesome farm ...

[@elliebella9274]

I’m Ellie from the usa 🇺🇸 married to a Portuguese 🇵🇹 love Portugal ♥️

[@miguelbarradas9858]

Thank you so much for sharing, you are so professional 👏👏👏, thank you mate

[@susannah1948]

Another professional video Joseph. Thanks.

[@Farmerforfun]

Thank you so much Susannah, really appreciate that my dear friend!

[@guyal2332]

Loved this video. Seeing you all having a good life makes us smile here in Canada, Thanks to Joseph and Mariana.

[@ninabicknese628]

enjoy your new neighbor Ian, he is a fine person. All of his California friends will miss him though!

[@robertlewis4998]

Hi Joseph and Mariana that’s a nice farm a lot of potential with the house and out buildings another great video and a nice tour of the farm love it.liked the barbecue looked tasty just had some pork strips with barbecue sauce myself.

[@RumblestripDotNet]

A quick Google says a ton of cherries equals around €2,200-€2,400.

[@Farmerforfun]

Hello there, yes that is a very good estimate, €2.50 is going rate in Fundão for wholesale.

[@owenp65]

Another lovely episode, thank you Joseph, and as for the farm, well it's just so. Most definately will be a good purchase for someone. Have a good week. 👍🏼

[@jamesmockingbird3640]

Ah, I want this one Joseph, I have sent you an email

[@billieford9683]

Bom dia Joseph and Mariana. I never cease to smile when you call “come on girls” to your sheep. They sure come a running when they hear your voice! I anticipate seeing you all in mid harvest and looking forward to sampling some cherries 🍒 🤤 Looks like fabulous weather will be mine! Good luck on the property.

[@tarsneyisleestrelas4659]

Hi Joseph. Love the video and the farm. I’m in Ireland 🇮🇪 but we have six Estrela mountain dogs. In September 2018 we were at a dog show in a village near fundao. Beautiful place. We drove back to Santander by going over Estrela mountains to the observatory and top off the ski lift. It was amazing to see. Love The Country and the videos. Thankyou Alan.

[@Eding4u]

Beautiful farm Joseph, I would be in my element with that vineyard 😃. The BBQ looked delicious, I could taste it from here. How was the local wine ?

[@Farmerforfun]

Hi Edwin! Thank you, I love the Fundão wine, as I am an associate of the adega I buy it straight from there, they make numerous varieties of red and white, they are all very nice too!

[@Eding4u]

@@Farmerforfun I think I will have to see if I can get some online.

[@calientebela]

Olá, seguimos o seu canal, gostei dessa propriedade, ela está incluído carro, trator? Obrigado ❤

[@Farmerforfun]

Ola! Trator sim, carro nao ha, manda nos um email, [e-mail]

[@2ndchancecatrescue398]

Hi Joseph and Marianna , an other great vlog. Very enjoyable to see Portugal 🇵🇹 even though the chances of me going there are very slim but I really enjoy all your hard work.

[@elliebella9274]

I love this couple there so sweet and congratulations🎉🎈on your beautiful little girl God blessed her always 🙏🥰

[@betty-co]

O que gostei mais foi a entremeada com o pão, uhmmm que maravilha!👌🏻

[@Farmerforfun]

Ahhh, muito obrigado Elisabete, eu tambem, era meu favorito! yumyum!

[@iralia333]

Sid and Nancy...punk lambs🤣 Thanks for another enticing video. Looking forward to having such lovely neighbours eventually. 😇

[@NaCreagachaDubha]

Great video. Those rolls with the barbecue beef have me drooling 😂

[@carlosvictor8679]

joe ontem, e hoje ,choveu bastante no algarve,jà irá ajudar bastante a agricultura.abraço

[@Farmerforfun]

Ooof aserio? aqui tambem! a Serra ja esta cheio da neve! Abraços Carlos!

[@joannadrawe6654]

Great video!!!

[@patmdca1]

Hello/Bonjour from Okanagan Valley... our BBQ season has started as well. Take good care and see you next week.

[@trevorwindle8980]

Geese in Wagga Australia on the lagoon nest on blackberry island out in the open it was 20 metres x 5 and 15 geese nested October our spring , at end of December goslings at 9 or 10 weeks would total 100 at least rounded up and sold to farmers or given away in the end after geese crossing signs erected council decided public liability too risky and they got rid of the lot ,I love them at 15 yrs 46 yrs ago I took 2 that had damaged legs and raised them in my bedroom a light and cardboard box , mum was horrified they made it to adult leg injuries mellowed , named them hopalong &limpalong they sat on my lap if I sat on the ground . I gave them to the mayor and they lived on his dam at horse stud 👍❤️❤️❤️🙏

[@tonysomewhere5920]

Nice farm, Joseph and Mariana. Maybe you should by for father and mom that way you would control the price of the cherries. LOL Have a blessed day on Sunday. Abcs.

[@cleaningtime8156]

Great Video Joseph and Mariana, that farm is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@ronhorne5079]

Will you be picking cherries or cherry picking?

[@Farmerforfun]

I certainly will Ron, on our farm we do not hire in extra help, we pick the harvest all ourselves, my mother does the weighing and sorting of the cherries

[@frigolero]

Beautifull well maintained farm! It's above our budget but otherwise we would come to see the farm. We travel in the area right now. It's so beautifull here! Greetings! Today we went to covilha for some shopping. Very nice city! Can you maybe recomend any restaurant where they serve typical portugese food Joseph? Thank you very much in advance!

[@sergiomartinez6668]

Hello there Joseph we are from south Florida and love your videos. We are thinking of visiting soon to look for a small farm around Fundao just beautifully, I will let you know when we plan on visiting it’s on our bucket list to find a beautiful property there! Thank you again

[@mikebhicks7933]

Lovely property.

[@manuelacavaco4147]

Que maravilha! Estou com água na boca. 😋😋😋

[@basdekker8137]

Hi Joseph, another great video! It's especially good, after having just been there and now knowing how beautiful and unique your area is. We flew over Fundao on the way back home last night.. what are the chances : ) Thanks again, and have a lovely week! Bas

[@Farmerforfun]

Hi Bas, was an absolute pleasure meeting you the other day, thank you again for the lovely wine! Much love!

[@100Noddy]

Thank you Joseph for showing this beautiful little farm. What sort of income would the cherries bring in? As well as the cost of the water, what other services and taxes would one have to pay to live on this farm? You mention air B&B. I guess the schist building could support two units. Would there be a demand for such accommodation?

[@Farmerforfun]

Hi there Noddy! The xisto buildings could each be one small unit, so four, but if you wanted to make them a bit larger they could become two large units, they would rent out for around €70 / €100 per night. The cherry orchards produce 8 / 9 tonnes on average per season and cherries locally sell to wholesalers here for €2.00 / €2.50 per kilo, some years if there are less cherries they can be sold for €3.00 per kilo, so it’s a reasonable income with little expense after tractor fuel and labour for picking the harvest, the harvest goes on for roughly ten weeks so not many people are needed for picking, two people plus the household is probably enough hands on deck! all the best Noddy.

[@100Noddy]

@@Farmerforfun Many thanks for taking the time to reply Joseph. Portugal offers a real chance to farm, that would never be open to people in the UK, I just love the pattern of small community based farms, which has all but be lost here, indeed if it was ever a thing. In England we have the legacy of Norman dominance and inheritance over land ownership, gift and favour, a truly corrupt system of vassalage.

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 love you guys.

[@kynnbullock8068]

Great vlog as always - thank you!

[@nomchenikoloski7729]

❤❤❤❤

[@catherineredwood2385]

Hi Joseph any cheap liveable places at the moment there....

[@guinessmolly]

Hi Joseph good video as always, who would we contact too put in an offer on this lovely farm?

[@Farmerforfun]

Hello there, send me an email at [e-mail] I can either pass anything on to the owner from you or give you his direct contact

[@sappir26]

How does the government subsidy work?

[@WeixDraqz]

How much on average would a ton of cherry's go for say wholesale and retail?

[@Farmerforfun]

Hi there! Cherries wholesale for €2.00 / €2.50 per kilo, on years where there are not so many cherries they sell for €3.00 per kilo wholesale. Retail they sell much higher than this. Fundão cherries are famous throughout portugal! 💕 🍒 💕

[@Jesuscger]

@@Farmerforfun Fundão cherries are famous througout the world!

[@slimdusty6328]

Who do they usually sell the cherries to then?

[@foxy1067]

Hello Joseph, is this farm still available?

[@samdave8594]

Hi Joseph, off topic, but do you know the rules on fishing the zezere river? Can you only fish in designated spots like river beaches or can you fish anywhere or do you need to be part of a club like back in blighty?

[@Farmerforfun]

Hello there Sam, mostly the whole river can be fished but some areas are not worth fishing, other areas have private fishing associations that own the fishing rights, your best bet is to ask the local hunting and fishing association where they recommend to fish. Once you get a fishing license for this region from the multibanco you are covered in all the areas that are not private fishing associations. Hope that helps my friend, happy fishing!

[@samdave8594]

@@Farmerforfun thankyou so much 😁👍

[@petergavrell113]

Do they have building licence for all the buildings? I guess you meed another licence to change the use to BnB

[@Farmerforfun]

Hi Peter, they certainly do, I never film any properties that are unlicensed. The alojamento local license to allow for short stay holiday rental is very easy indeed to obtain, I have already done this on some of my own properties.

[@portugal1969]

What income could u expect to get from 9 tonne of cherry, and what would it cost to pay someone to pick and package the cherry

[@antonionunesdeoliveira1079]

caro amigo, sou brasileiro, é possível viver com a renda destas cerejeiras? é possível financiar a compra? se possível qual a forma de pagamento? o que mais se poderia fazer, caso a renda seja insuficiente para manter uma família??

[@MMM0777]

How much income that makes?

[@emnaeem2961]

Is it income generating? Or have potential?

[@Farmerforfun]

Yes! Cherries are the most lucrative crop in our area and they sell for up to €5 per kilo - less wholesale though

[@emnaeem2961]

@@Farmerforfun Thanks, You can refer more options of farmhouses, cattle/ Fruits farms which are income generating

[@paulineverriere8054]

Sheep…that come when called…no sheep dog needed…lol

[@cmdv42]

💯✨

[@13cheff]

Hallo Joseph...! How can we reach you...? We have some questions...

[@Farmerforfun]

Hello there Kevin, my email address is the best bet ([e-mail]), or my Facebook (Joseph Marsh) or Instagram (@farmerforfun).

[@manuelplacido1634]

Joseph this property still for sale cherry farm

[@pamgaffney1]

How much is it

[@birgitta6493]

Are people having horses?

[@Farmerforfun]

Yes! There are a few people here with horses!

[@sicuro5050]

190.000 ? Just 2 hectares? I don’t get it

[@Farmerforfun]

But it is not just two hectares is it… It is two hectares with a ready to move in house, an orchard that would cost tens of thousands to install, this means a really decent agricultural income, large flat pasture, borehole, regadio… What price do you think this should be? I think he would be a fool to sell his livelihood and have nothing to show for it afterwards

[@sicuro5050]

@@Farmerforfun i arrived at Fundao today searching for a little land . I would love to meet you and enjoy your knowledge of this place . I think he can sell it at the price he thinks correct , i just didnt understand if there was something that add value that i wasnt considering . Btw i really want to thank you for the wonderful vídeos you are doing ! Very well done and helpful

[@Farmerforfun]

Hello there, ahh amazing, feel free to email me at [e-mail] with a little list of the sort of thing you are after, I will see if I know of anywhere that matches your requirements. make sure to give me your budget, land requirements, size etc! all the best, Joseph,

[@MyShoelessjoe]

Hi is this still fore sale cheers

[@Farmerforfun]

Hi there, yes it is! Please email us at [e-mail]

[@Christmas-fv1jc]

Why are so many people giving up their farms in portugal .sad

[@Farmerforfun]

People sell property all over the world, not just here, there really are not that many farms selling up here, it is getting very difficult to keep finding them

[@paulineverriere8054]

Oh wish I was young….had it to do over…life in fast lane…NO

[@teymurqurbnaov1737]

Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 237 sentadillas son unos SEXBABY.Uno muchas y un buen ejercicio. Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortalesp abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer.k

[@HandmadeMatt]

Hi. We're in the area looking at properties, I've emailed and messaged you on Instagram. Please get in touch when you can. Thanks.

[@Farmerforfun]

Hi Matt! Did you just recently send the email I have not checked my messages today, I will take a look! Would be a pleasure to help if I can! All the best, Joseph.