Slow Living on our Off Grid Homestead

[@VickyMarinho]

It is also lovely to see you both so tuned with the Portuguese ways and rithms of leaving.

[@pattithompson1395]

Am so appreciative of your non materialistic approach to living, your TLC for your pets, your living gently on the earth. It is such a relief from the commercial, fast world. Thank you!

[@kevinnye5132]

Non materialistic ? Flights home to Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, long weekends away at the coast to watch rolling waves , a washing machine, 2 homes to live in 😁, admittedly one still being built but hardly non materialistic 😂, YES I AM KIDDING.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Happy weekend to you too :) we do but none made this year as it was a bad year for grapes. Luckily we still have last years in barrels, we need to make a plan to start bottling it soon! x

[@janpercell-ph3ig]

So enjoy your videos.. thx from mobile,al.

[@JudySnyder-dv5ld]

Your farm looks so green now. The animals look so happy and healthy. Your salad made me go to my kitchen and make a salad, too. I just got produce from the neighborhood garden yesterday! I'm happy your olives are ripe and your harvest is soon! It's all very lovely.

[@kdclothes]

It's so peaceful on your farm. The fire is very cozy, and all the animals are happy. I love your videos.

[@rosemaryjasper1121]

Do love the calming vibes you manage to create. The lighting in the opening shots is truly beautiful. It’s a real pleasure to sit back and watch you all striving for the best you can be. Your fur babies do like to be involved with all that’s going on, don’t think I’ve ever seen a single project that has not had multiple inspections from the team! Looking forward to the olive harvest and the competition of the bedroom cabin. ❤

[@v10reli]

Thanks!

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Oh wow! Thank you so so much :) hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend xxx

[@rachelfrees1268]

Peaceful, productive days. The call of the birds were beautiful.❤

[@michelebushnik2874]

Always such a lovely calm artistic inspiring video❤❤ Your weather is currently gorgeous! Beautiful new olives this year on thosd spring pruned trees❤ Thank you for sharing Carissa, Iwan, Frankie, Diogo, Kitties!

[@melanierawlings35]

I love the beautiful music and scenes of nature in your videos. What a beautiful salad!

[@denisemastromina7821]

Hi olive trees will never fruit after hard pruning thsts why your 18 month ones now have olives, and next year the ones you showed us with out olives should be full. The secret is to get to the stage of having half the trees fruiting each year. And one of the biggest jobs which you have never done is getting someone with a tractor to go round the trees before the rainy season to open up the soil to allow the rain water to soak in, so in the heat of the summer the trees will have some moisture to help form olives in spring /summer. Plus now is the best time to get rid of the height on the trees so you keep them a manageable height to pick the olives every year. Good luck with this years harvest. Olive oil is getting really expensive now you need to get your harvest up, so you can sell a few litres every year, even if its just to friends and family, your oil is much better quality than supermarkets stuff in the UK 👍👍👍

[@lynnemac1402]

I love the music you choose it adds to the video being really relaxing. The seed packet design is lovely Carissa. Frankie is so funny with the socks lol and Diogo is just a ball of fun. Really pretty salad, almost too pretty to eat x

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it :) xx

[@brianclarke7169]

The opening sequence was just beautiful. We had a week in Llandudno, bought a coat, it did not rain. As a former orchadist I agree with your experience of summer pruning, it’s the opposite of top fruit in the UK. I think you are the experts now. Well done.

[@neutonrenda2303]

Such a great idea for the seeds, love it. I noticed the flowers right in the beginning of the video, the garden looks amazing.❤️

[@carolbulmer8253]

Hi, Carissa and Iwan. Thank you for this lovely video.

[@constancestine1020]

Clarrisa, Such a beautiful surreal beginning to today’s video. It’s such perfect music it nearly brings me to tears. Glad to hear Iwan recount his olive tree pruning experience. Good luck on your harvest this year.❤❤

[@Aotruba]

All your videos are gorgeous and calming. ❤ We appreciate your love towards nature and animals ❣️🐈🐈🐈❣️🐶🐶❣️ The veggies from your garden look delicious!!! 👍🥰👍

[@melissaeden1219]

Beautiful salad, inspirational video. As always, thank you!

[@miriammuskal5402]

Such beautiful scenery and beautiful garden

[@Toomanydogs7]

I love that dodo is helping in the background😂

[@ourperfectpieceofportugal6556]

Love how the farm is looking, so green and lush. Thanks for the Kittl seed packs, I will print out some on brown paper and try and get organised with my box! 😂

[@anniemac3075]

Thank you for the half hour of calm you brought me in this video, really needed it this morning. Be safe, be happy & most of all just be yourselves. Xx 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ❤️ ❤️

[@LorraineinAustralia]

Your little farm looks like a park.. it’s just so very beautiful.. I love fires, burning off the bits and pieces, cooking outside, having warm and quiet moments.. Sending love❤️❤️

[@racebanning6390]

a Park.. a Portugal wild park. I have a sign on my land that reads The Park, i think its how we feel about the peace and tranquility they bring. Land is one of the greatest things we are given in our simple fleeting lives....👍😁

[@suedale1865]

Wonderful tranquility about your vlog Iwan allowing the grasshopper to find new dwelling was gentle & touching Who came in to look after the fur & feather babies while you were away ? Did a good job they didn’t appear to be stressed usual calm dancing fur babes Thank you both see you next week 💜💙🐈‍⬛🐕🐓

[@LazyLightning56]

Your seed packet is brilliant! the two of you have build a quiet, beautiful life. It's an amazing counter to our materialistic, disposable modern life.

[@AleeshaSattva]

another lovely cadence to your video... love the quiet moments in the beginning...

[@jwthrussell8786]

Another gorgeous video! You are lucky to come home to that! May you thrive and prosper!

[@debramairs7806]

How beautiful the garden is this week! ❤❤❤❤❤ xxxxx

[@lorraineowen7978]

The most relaxing channel on KZbin 😊

[@TriciaBrandt-ql6fr]

It really is. I had a headache this morning and after watching, my mind is in a good place thanks to you❤❤❤

[@lizf9686]

Gosh that seed envelope is lovely and so is your salad and of course overall wonderful video with the family ❤

[@MariaSameiro-t3w]

Que bom ouvir dizer Bom dia, Bom dia em portugues. Sua quinta e maravilhosa, o som calmante da musica, os animais, o ceu, as nuvens, voces os dois transmitem tranquilidade e paz. Que bom viverem em portugal e usufurir desse pedaco de terra um paraiso neste mundo. Sejam felizes e tenham muito sucesso com as vossas culturas agricolas. Essas azeitonas vao dar muito bom azeite.

[@64cuspofchange]

That salad was beautiful !

[@deehalpern8988]

I love the paper envelope. I’m going to try it. Lovely video as always. Beautiful music.

[@anniebodde3336]

Guys .been watching you both for over a year now. I don't comment usually as I watch on TV. Love the content, beautifully filmed.thank you a joy to watch .love that the cats and dogs share the couch.

[@jasonomeara5941]

Did anyone else se the UFO? In the sky at 22:38 in, middle center👽 This channel is absolutely our favourite Sunday morning treat, love you guys

[@donbachand7967]

Every life is a personal adventure. Thanks for sharing yours.

[@bilbulbabe]

I do love you videos - they slow me down, give me a peaceful time each Saturday evening, and inspire me to enjoy my work in my garden. We are busily weeding, adding compost and mulch to our garden in preparation for a long hot summer here in Aus. I’ve learned I get just as much done, and enjoy it more, if I take it easy! And I’ve learned this watching you. Thanks for your great videos.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thanks so much, we love trying to live a slower pace of life, we don't need to rush to get things done. I always try to remember "more haste, less speed"

[@billely6508]

I noticed some exceptional photography, and I like your seed packet too.

[@debbiejones11]

My favourite time of the week ❤

[@FrankieOffGrid]

So glad you think so ☺️

[@debbiejones11]

@@FrankieOffGrid❤

[@eugeniebreida1583]

Practical adorable & low resource seed packet concept - Lovely! Thank you ….❤

[@MsHapless]

Beautiful video, thank you, I was completely immersed in your land with your furry and feathered friends all around. Watching the flames flicker under a night sky is quite something, being at one with nature.

[@juanitakauffman6336]

So peaceful. Thank you.

[@SteveeCee]

Bom Dia team Portugal. Thanks for another delightful video to brighten our day.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Bom dia! Thanks so much for watching!

[@Urbanspiritedadventures]

Lovely video pure tonic coming all the way from London 😊

[@ritafoster4958]

Carissa and Iwan, you guys never fail to provide the most gorgeous vlogs, week after week. I feel so comfortable and relaxed living there in Portugal with you, for a few precious minutes each week. As always, your choice of music is just perfect to accompany your excellent photography. I adore the furs and your interactions with them, and the antics of the chickens make me laugh. Thank you so much for your hard work in creating this lovely pool of tranquillity I can immerse myself in each week. I appreciate you guys greatly. Carissa, you are so artistic and creative- I love your seed packet with the illustration on it. Your folding game is strong, as well. 😉❤️🍁🎃🇨🇦

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Wow Rita, you’ve absolutely just made my day with this gorgeous comment. Thank you. So glad we can share the beauty and peace of this land that we feel lucky to call home ✨🌸💛

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Kateiredale]

My mom used to store all her root veggies…including onions, in layers of sand, not touching each other… either underground in a cache deep enough that the rain doesn’t reach or indoors in a cool place, in a sturdy wooden box where the mice couldn’t get at them. Maybe an idea for next years harvest! The hardest part for us in Canada was going out in the cold, snowy winter to dig up enough to last her a week or so when they were stored outdoors. They lasted well for at least 6 months. Love your beautiful, peaceful channel guys! ❤

[@louiseupton3363]

I love watching the progress you're making. Can't wait to see more on your pallet house 😊

[@jackiclark6667]

Fantastic video guys really good, lots of interesting things going on and such great camera work really enjoyed watching 😁😁😚🙏🙏 keep safe with that Bonnie .

[@biddiemutter3481]

Thank you ❤❤ have a great week.

[@charlesrogerson7795]

Perfect relaxed way of life but probably takes lots of planning for every season love your programme every week it has relaxing spirit about it seems to me a perfect impression of what is a complete and satisfactory way of living off the grid please keep it up love your piece of heaven here on earth.😅.

[@mezanian]

Was a pleasure..to watch. 😊❤

[@jannem9541]

Hi from Norway! Love your videos, they are so relaxing (even though you're working hard). The atmosphere, the sounds of gardening, the music - it`s so calming. Thank you! ❤

[@SJC49]

Loved every aspect of this video!😍🇨🇦

[@bertgriffin3624]

I appreciate your site. I enjoy your content. Just a quick thought, In the states , those bottom branches are called "suckers". They happen on all kinds of trees. Apple, peach, and non fruit bearing trees. Is always a good idea to remove them, let the focus be the upper part of the tree where the fruit is. Good luck in your olive adventure.

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

Your garden looks lovely. We've been warned to expect out first frost next week. Winter is arriving right on time. Oh, joy! I need to empty pots, cut back the hedge and do a last strumming for the season. I saw a pad of list sheets years ago which tickled me. It had 150 sheets to make lists on. The title said, "Dumb Thing I Have to Do Today!" That just made me giggle. I like your seed envelopes. Clever!

[@uppanadam]

I was waiting for the sock!! LOL!! Nice little harvest there!! Keep up the good work!!

[@FrankieOffGrid]

🤣 its always inevitable, I don't know how she manages to sneak them in there

[@uppanadam]

@@FrankieOffGrid Love it!! LOL!

[@ourvan.ourway]

23:39 if you tear up the off cut, you can add it to your compost heap (if you don’t have any other use for it).

[@Neilhuny]

Epicormic growth, or suckers at the base of a tree, are best removed by pulling the shoots down rather than pruning with loppers. The idea is that pulling the shoot away takes dormant buds at the base of the stem as well as the shoot you want to remove, so reducing what will grow next season ....

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

That's really good information! Thanks! I'll given that a try, though I'm not as strong as I used to be and some of those suckers put up a real fight!

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

Thanks! That's good to know!

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Try using your feet Abigail, you can hold the top with your hands and then push with your feet.

[@kevinnye5132]

@@FrankieOffGridoh ambidextrous hands & feet usage 👌🏻

[@SleepyFishingRod-fv3zm]

Love the fact that you don’t over talk everything. Very serene

[@heleneschofield3386]

Aren’t those wagons the best things ever? We have one. We use it for everything. As a dolly to move heavy things. 100% better then my wheel barrow

[@cazicature]

You’re videos are so beautiful

[@sgrvtl7183]

Beautiful music, your garden basket filled with fresh greens, beans and flowers is beautiful~! 💜💙 Peaceful video, perfect for starting my day💚

[@joeykottnitz4831]

Hi Carissa and Iwan, thanks for a great video. I loved the music and your explanation of pruning the Olive trees , Iwan. Carissa your veggie garden always surprises . Greetings Namibia, West Coast. ❤❤

[@merciafabian4962]

Great video! Thanks for sharing

[@junco477]

Thanks for yet another gentle start to my weekend.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thanks for watching :) I hope the rest of your weekend is rest filled :)

[@daffs0]

Great video very relaxing Doggies are so sweet , made me laugh when you pulled out the sock 😂🤣from the garden 😁❤️

[@FrankieOffGrid]

☺️☺️ 🧦

[@bluelilly22222]

❤❤❤❤

[@margaretduffy1522]

Beautiful video you are so lucky dodo sausage and the cats have a lovely life thanks to you both.have you got any socks left🤣your garden is looking great at the moment I have just emptied mine for the winter and urs is still thriving I live in Edinburgh it’s still quite mid just now better weather than most of summer but to get colder nxt week clocks go back tonight so will be getting darker about 4 o’clock 😩have a nice week and will definitely be watching nxt week

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it :) we do often have to buy new socks 🤣

[@csilviageo]

A propriedade está muito linda nesse período, o fim de tarde deixa uma coloração linda nas paisagem. Amando.💚💚💛❤

[@kevina6048]

11:40 great editing!!! 👍

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you 😉

[@omar_rwemi]

It's not "Slow Living". It's Healthy Living. Real Living.

[@CKMcCauley]

I’m watching your October video & already looking forward to see the olive harvest.

[@racebanning6390]

Dodo, livin His Best Life... 😋😂🤣😁reminds me of a younger Me! & Frankie, livin that retired Life...and hide a sock.👍👍🤣🤣... Be blessed , great Autumn days💚💚🙏🙏🙏What a salad bowl Carissa, colors and vitamins!

[@PandaWD]

It was good to see the results of your experiment in pruning olive trees at different times of the year - and what a difference it made! Now that you are experienced olive farmers and have conducted your own experiments, you will be able to pass on to others your own informed advice!! Oh, and btw - did you ever find out why the grapes failed this year? As always, it is really lovely to see your pets living their best life, and getting on so well together!! Wendy from London, UK.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

It's been so helpful to be able to compare. It'll be interesting to see how the olives we pruned in last harvest perform next year. It's such a fun learning journey :) yes the grapes in the whole region pretty much failed due to the rain coming at a bad time and causing them to rot. Such a shame but there's always next year!

[@PandaWD]

@@FrankieOffGrid - ah well, at least it must have been of some consolation to to learn that that you hadn't done anything wrong, because it wasn't just your own grapes that failed.

[@sheilakerr-jones4345]

Origami and olives! ❤️🤗

[@glorialeopard1986]

The blank pallet wall is screaming for some of your art works. Hello from Alabama, USA.

[@mariolanca1118]

nice job!Parabens!Take care.🤗🤗

[@ArchitectOneness]

I hope you guys are doing okay 🙏🙏🙏 sending prayers from Texas

[@barbaranielsen2888]

I love this video! You both are such an inspiration

[@tlmiam1]

You have great growing skills guys! I love growing too! I’m growing in a grow tent inside because it’s cold here now! Parsley, thyme, rosemary, cilantro, basil, mint, wild flowers (gallardia), a couple mini orchids, a couple big orchids, a bonsai ficus! ❤

[@stewartmorris8898]

love the new vibe

[@debramairs7806]

Hope you both & your animals are okay ... missing your video this week xx ❤❤❤

[@claudia_ese8788]

love the seed package - way more stylish than my various bread roll bags.

[@Frankprospectingfan]

Another great Video to calm down. U guys are great. Planning on buying some property next year. But it is hard to find the right one. Have a great Start into your day. Greetings from Saxony

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Best of luck with your property search :) x

[@tlmiam1]

Hey Iwan and Clarissa! Hope you’re having a good week! Lovely picture on the thumbprint ❤!

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you ☺️ hope you’re having a lovely week too

[@lisacraig4585]

Your salad belongs in a Michelan restaurant ❤.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you ☺️

[@mariadange06]

From Taj Mahal oft-quoted golden couplet: Agar firdaus bar ru-ye zamin ast Hamin ast-o hamin ast-o hamin ast If there is heaven on earth It is this, it is this, it is this!

[@dirtgoblin5118]

I didn't know olives were evergreens. I live on the eastern side of Washington State in the US and our climate might be close enough to grow them here... I might get one and stick it in my yard and see how it does!

[@crookedgarden]

I can dream away in this world

[@josechapman7611]

You have certainly hit the nail on the head slow living it certainly is ,if it wasn’t for uncle nick helping you start and finish a lot your projects ,I guess you wouldn’t be very farther ahead .this life sits you both slow living .

[@FrankieOffGrid]

I agree 100%, we love our slower life, it’s why we moved here, and grateful for Nicks help along the way

[@firstmate015]

Greetings to you both, I wonder if anyone has mentioned that your pallet deck should slope away from your temporary shed/house so the seasonal rains don't flood into your dwelling. it only needs 1/4 " to 3/8th " to prevent the rain from going into your dwelling. Lovin the calm situation on the land.

[@judithtaylormayo]

I await with baited breath your book with your animals as the main characters.

[@SUESUERN1968]

WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THE TENT PLEASE?

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Hi Sue, we had a friend visiting a few weeks ago who stayed in the tent, and another friend is visiting next week and will be staying with us too ☺️ don’t worry, we’re not opening up a camp site! ⛺️

[@annadaurie2435]

That salad looked delicious.

[@stewartmorris8898]

"No olive is left behind"

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Boa tarde Carissa and Iwan. You’ve had a busy time of it and managed to film and edit more than 30 minutes for us this week. Well done 👏🏽 ❤️. Tonnes of olives from 1 tree. That’s incredible Iwan 😉😂. Next week Carissa will show us how to make paper aeroplanes 😂. My paper aeroplanes were always sh1t. SOCKS!!! Diogo, Iwan and wee Sausage 😂😂❤️. Carissa, your salad ❤️❤️. As always guys, that was just beautifully done.👍 ❤️🍷xxx

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Jimmy!! I was wondering where you were. You have a new profile photo 💛💛 I do make a good paper aeroplane, I can show you if you need Jimmy ✈️ 😘

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

@@FrankieOffGrid hahaha! I bet you do sweetheart. Thats our wee Arwen it’s been 4 weeks since she left us. It’s been a tough month but, we are now feeling much better. She lives on with us. It was just hard to accept as she was only 4 years old. We are left with our Pippin who is approximately 8 years old. He’s almost completely blind but full of love and affection as well as the odd bite. He was a rescue cat. ‘Big lump’ we affectionately call him. Can’t possibly think of finding him another brother or sister as he wouldn’t be able to cope with them now. Can’t believe you travelled back to North Wales and home again and managed to vlog as well. Loved it. ❤️🍷xxx

[@ritafoster4958]

I’ve missed you, my Jimmy! Good to see you popping back in. Hope you are keeping well and happy. Take care, my love. ❤️🍁🎃👻🥂

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

@@ritafoster4958 RITA!!! I’m doing much better, thank you. Good to see you. Hope everything is going well for you too?❤️🍷xxx

[@ritafoster4958]

⁠@@jimmyconnolly3461Better than my black heart deserves, Jimmy. I’m so sorry that your Arwen passed, my friend. She will be waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge when you finally skid into home plate, and the passage of time will be forgotten in a twinkling. I will have quite a ragtag assortment of furry friends waiting for me there- gerbils, rats, Guinea pigs, cats and dogs. There might be quite a din when I finally stagger up for our reunion. Those Guinea pigs have a most amazingly loud whistle! Be well, my friend. Pippin was the name of my sweet gerbil. ❤️😘

[@annadaurie2435]

Have you ever thought about putting palettes under your tent. No dampness and great when it rains, your floor does not get flooded.

[@Omalie62]

Your music is so beautifully relaxing ... I had to watch your video a few times as I closed my eyes... forgetting I was actually watching the video.. Love your channel! It is so peaceful..

[@portugal1969]

👍

[@alanjones3771]

Hello hope you are all OK with not hearing fromm you this week keep safe ❤

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Hi Alan, all is well thank you, busy with olive harvest and we’ll be posting a video this weekend ☺️ hope all is well with you 💛

[@piaostgren9844]

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[@patriciapoyanestebanez408]

Hola , os sigo have bastante y es la primera vez que comento . Quería preguntaros si nunca os habéis planteado unir las tres construcciones que ya tenia la finca , reformándolas y conseguir una casa más grande ? Gracias