Homestead Hard Work ---- Continues : 225

Harvesting and drying a surprize crop of Mushrooms
A quick Persimmon harvest and surprize pig feed
Moving the Luton Box to Make room for a new Tractor/digger shed
Digging new foundations
Moving a House for Max
Andrea makes a green tomato chutney
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[@mariadange06]

Suggestion: when building the roof on digger garage extend over the cargo trailer so that it shields it from the sun to stop it getting ferociously hot.

[@jerryreeves2000]

You two are the happiest hardworking couple on you tube , always another project to take on . I am excited to see Max get moved up to a new area . Perhaps Andrea can find a recipe for some of the persimmons that are on the tree maybe a cobbler of sorts , people enjoy them too , shake the tree the ripe ones will fall . Good to see Little lily making an appearance . Angie making good things to enjoy , Nick loves his digger , now he’s going for a pallet shed for the tractor and the digger , but Angie is the best one woman clean up crew in Portugal . Take care and many blessings 💕

[@jerryreeves2000]

Thinking how much that digger has saved the back from pain for Nick ; I’ve recently cracked two vertebrae myself, not much fun ! 💕

[@projectportugal]

Oh no, take care

[@jerryreeves2000]

@@projectportugalcan you believe Dr glued bones back together , I am home now . Thank you. 💕

[@JudyErvin-c8y]

Just love that digger I should’ve been a man. I drool over stuff like that 😂😂😂

[@mk-xq1tt]

Your digger and tractor sure are the most useful implements around on your property.

[@michelebushnik2874]

Hi lovelies! I'm halfway through your beautiful video! And of course I need to comment! Yay on harvesting some blessed mushrooms, and Yay you have a dehydrator❤ I Wish I had made popcorn while Nick was expertly manuvering the tractor to move the huge metal storage unit! Yay! But I seriously wanted to comment on the beautiful mixed glorious colours of your pigs! O my gosh they are so so beautiful❤

[@barbarakloise6790]

Portugal, grape vines are often planted beneath olive trees because the olive trees provide shade for the vines during the hot summer months, protecting them from excessive sun exposure, while also helping to manage soil moisture and prevent erosion, creating a more balanced ecosystem in the vineyard; this practice is particularly common in older, traditional vineyards where the two plants have been grown together for centuries.

[@Neilhuny]

This seems the best reason to me - but also includes the assumption that there were plenty of people available to train and maintain the vines so that they didn't get up into the trees - large families or other cheap labour.

[@Patricia-v9v6j]

I just started watching your vidios ...the best ever...you two are the best workers .. and the best hearted couple 😍😍💖💖💖 will be watching...love and blessing.....Patti from Pennsylvania

[@viviennebradshaw5465]

Grapes vines under trees. Some time ago, during a wine tasting experience, I noted that a particular wine had oeach notes. The proprietor congratulated me on discerning that the vines had been planted in an old peach orchard. Maybe, just maybe a symbiotic reason for planting under various fruit trees!! 🍷🍸🍹🥂🍾 🥂

[@viviennebradshaw5465]

*****peach notes.

[@constancestine1020]

Great video you all! Your hard work really pays off!!!❤❤

[@lindagage7315]

Always enjoy Friday night's with you two! Well done

[@Neilhuny]

DITTO!

[@judithtaylormayo]

Just a thought, something I saw here on KZbin. You know those little packets/envelopes or little plastic containers that accompany many things to keep the humidity out, such as electronic things etc. others. well do not throw them away, instead you put them in with coffee beans or dried mushrooms (in the jar) and it keeps them in good condition humid free !

[@deborahwhite2339]

Awesome vid! Lots of cool projects on the go. The excavator Makes lighter work.🙂👍👍🇨🇦

[@jeanettenicholas2863]

Love what your doing farm work is never done

[@42apprentice]

Think you should do some piggy nose print art as a give away 😂

[@Jay69357]

Always chuffed catching up on your latest endeavours Nick and Angie. From cooking treats to seeing the animal husbandry it's such an enjoyable menagerie. Especially look forward to uncle Nick starting on each new project. Good health and happiness guys. Aussie

[@assuncaomeireles198]

Muitos parabens senhor Nick e Andrea nunca vi pessoas que trabalhem tanto há coisas novas para fazer nao têm descanso. É uma boa ideia fazer uma garagem para guardar o trator e outras coisas estao mais abrigados das imtemperies . Muito obrigado por nos mostrar o dia a dia eu gosto muito de ver sao vidios excelentes Que Deus abençoe infinitamente meus amigos 🙏❤❤❤

[@peacepoppy3809]

Love your recipes Ange 🎉

[@y.lelivelt2619]

The Kubota takes a lot of work out of your hands Nick. You just had to dig al the soil by hand. So nice for you Nick. You always give Nick a hand Andrea if he asks for it.

[@annalinekennedy1027]

You work so hard Hope you can rest in winter when the land is to wet❤

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys 🙏 good work 👍😁

[@projectportugal]

Thank you too

[@suedale1865]

Good vlog busy as usual chutney looks very good ideal for Boxing Day cold meats yum yum ❤

[@lisacraig4585]

For me, a grilled sausage or two.

[@hazelwhelan9522]

Good work done today ❤

[@spiderbush129]

Excellent work, and so glad you have your own digger and wee tractor, windy! Was that after the chutney 😂😂

[@jimbond1430]

Enoyed the work

[@kellyh8347]

Always so busy! Love your videos!!

[@Theselfiechick]

Yumm! I make a green tomatoe its perfect with meat😊

[@paulorobalo3521]

Top, gosto muito de ver os outros trabalharem.

[@lisacraig4585]

Apparently Turkey Tail is very good for you. Great anti-inflammatory. Do you find chicken of the woods too? I can see those dried mushrooms in a risotto❤. Been a pretty rainy October. Take care.

[@42apprentice]

PS tried some fried green tomatoes, they are delicious and easy to make.

[@janhodgson1740]

Fab ❤

[@evangelinamunroe6745]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@paulrogers3385]

Suggest a "just in case" 2 to 4 inch grade drain in corner of block tractor shed to avoid torrential rain ponding

[@Neilhuny]

Can you put a French drain in a Portuguese field?

[@paulrogers3385]

@@Neilhuny ROFL, that could create an uprising, but it would be a watershed moment

[@melinda5777]

Really enjoyed the video! I wish I had a digger right now. And I can't wait for the (I'm gonna call them sculpting stones bc I can't remember their name) on the drive way! They remind me so much of Terceira and Greece! Oh, I pulled up your wish list and it's in German. Is it suppose to be? I didn't want to order if the info was messed up in Amazon. Hope Y'all have a great week! ✝️🙏❤🇺🇸🇵🇹👣☘🍍🤗

[@glenyscallaghan1195]

T will be a great storage area eventually.👋👋⭐️⭐️

[@josemanueldacostadiogo5574]

Auu it's all about magic 🎩 🎉😂😅 good work injoy it good weekend

[@serramcs]

🎉take care with the mushrooms. Some of them are dangerous...they can have poison..

[@davidstoddard9160]

steel pipe , or fence posts would do the best and also, put cement blocks on the ground so that there is no deterioration of the shed from sitting on the ground

[@projectportugal]

As I said, like all the pig houses we have built

[@lapsedluddite3381]

@davidstoddard9160 - It's always a nice idea to watch the whole video before commenting.

[@richardteychenne3950]

No idea why they stick vines under fruit trees. Maybe just to have a laugh and make us cuss 😉🤣

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

The rooster sounds like he's being tortured! Are the ladies giving him a hard time or is he just anxiety ridden? Poor thing! Lol Max moves around a lot. Is this be design or just serendipity? It's a good thing he doesn't come with luggage and furniture! Andrea, make some salsa! I love salsa on my eggs or on beef, pork, or fish. Luscious! Good video!

[@evelyngorfram9306]

Would the vines have been planted under the trees for shade during the scorching hot summers? (I don't imagine the original planting layout envisioned the years of abandonment & neglect that happened before you two took over)

[@davidstoddard9160]

It would always make it alot easier to move the enclosure if you put small logs under it to allow rolling instead of just pulling along the ground

[@lapsedluddite3381]

@davidstoddard9160 - @12:12

[@lapsedluddite3381]

If you go to the twelve minute twelve second mark you will see they did that as soon as it was possible.

[@shirleygardner5483]

Did they have the fruit trees in a line? They may have had the grapes on a wire line under the trees and kept them maintained. I've seen others that have done that to utilize space.

[@ilenesatchell5445]

I had just finished picking the last of the season's tomatoes and was wondering what to do with the green ones. I decided to watch your video while I ate lunch and there you were, showing how to make green tomato chutney. Perfect timing! One question - what is the ingredient that you put in the pot last? I couldn't catch what you called it. By the way, great camera work in the trench digging clip! I could imagine the feel and good earth smells.

[@projectportugal]

@@ilenesatchell5445 , 2.5 kilos tomatoes 750 onions 750 apples 200 sultanas 400 sugar 450 ml APple cider vinegar 5 cloves garlic Chilli flakes Ground ginger Ground cloves Mustard seeds Salt, pepper

[@ilenesatchell5445]

@@projectportugal Thanks for sending all this detail. I think my chutney success is almost guaranteed. I wasn't familiar with the word "sultanas," but I looked it up and was happy to discover that it's what I call golden raisins. Being a Midwest USA gal, I don't know the metric system well, so this will give me new practice in converting measurements. It's all good.

[@lapsedluddite3381]

@projectportugal - Thank you!

[@Neilhuny]

@@ilenesatchell5445 "golden raisins"! Wow! In fairness, that's a decent name for them but it's the first time I've ever heard of it. I strongly recommend that you make green tomato chutney - both very tasty and a great way to use toms that would otherwise go to waste. Add it to the side of any cold meat (ham, beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, pork) - it goes with everything! - and any good cheese. It will fill your kitchen with quite a strong smell - especially when the vinegar is added - but will taste far different.

[@daffs0]

😁❤️

[@phbrand8548]

A couple of questions. Why don't large poly rainwater get used for water storage and how come you don't poison the brambles? Your weekly vlogs are extremely informative love them

[@projectportugal]

Large poly tanks are expensive here, and poisoning anything is bad surely!

[@lapsedluddite3381]

@phbrand8548 - Poison runs off in the rain and poisons everything else - the ground water, the food crops, the animals, the people... Since commercial weed killers have been proven to be carcinogenic, isn't it preferable to use safe, natural means to control unwanted plants? More work perhaps (like manual weeding and cutting/digging out, but not dangerously toxic and environmentally devastating either.

[@gdevans]

“Tractor and Digger Shed”? Surely you mean Plant Yard?!

[@peterwallace9676]

Did I miss it? Did you use vinegar, what sort (if you did!) and how much? I have used Keith Floyds recipe until now but this looks good!! Thanks very much.

[@projectportugal]

Sorry yes, add 460 ml of ACV and 400g of sugar to that recipe

[@peterwallace9676]

@@projectportugal Thank you! Love the channel, keep up the good work!!

[@coby6417]

🤞👍👏🌟🍀💐

[@paesDalmeida]

Hi Nick! You should take care of your fruit trees... What's the point of living on a farm and not taking care of the fruit trees? You should treat them well and eat their fruit. It would be good for your bones...

[@lapsedluddite3381]

@paesDalmeida - What makes you think they do not? Nick and Andrea took over a large property that had been abandoned for many years. The buildings were almost ruins, and the land was overgrown with mountains of brambles. They have been working nonstop to restore the house and outbuildings, rebuild the water system, establish an electrical supply, create vegetable gardens and animal shelters, and dig out the dozens of existing fruit trees from the mounds of suffocating brambles that had buried them for years. While Nick and Andrea are two of the hardest working, most generous hearted people on KZbin, they are not magicians. They cannot wave a magic wand and accomplish this all at once. Restoring abandoned farms takes years of brutally hard work, in addition to the hard work of day to day life on a farm, raising, preserving, and storing enough food to live on while they do all this work.

[@Quinta-Entre-Aguas]

How many bricks are on those pallets?

[@projectportugal]

@@Quinta-Entre-Aguas 150 mm is 84 blocks, 100 mm obviously more, 120 I think

[@ellagrace27306]

Why is the green chutney brown??

[@projectportugal]

It's 🍏 green, the sugar and vinegar makes it a bit darker but it's definitely green

[@ellagrace27306]

@@projectportugal might have to adjust my colour settings, or get tested for colour blindness. LOL

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Guys, where is Lily?❤️

[@Nelson-oy9oy]

She's there at 27 minutes.

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

@@Nelson-oy9oyso she is!!!!😂❤️❤️❤️

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Then we see the pigs. They sometimes are butchered. All of my mates eat animal meat but, it’s hard to watch as an animal lover. ❤️

[@projectportugal]

@@jimmyconnolly3461 we love animals too❤️

[@projectportugal]

It's just that they have a purpose on a farm

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

You might love an animal differently to me. 😉❤️

[@lapsedluddite3381]

@jimmyconnolly3461 - Hi, are you a vegetarian? It always makes for interesting compromises when your friends are meat eaters. I was blessed that my meat eating husband was happy to be the king of the outdoor kitchen for his roasting and grilling.