The Amazing Grape Harvest And Sharing With Neighbors | Portugal Farm Life

It's the annual Grape Harvest on our beautiful farm in Central Portugal. We join forces with the local community to help pick grapes together to make traditional Portuguese wine. We give you a taste of what our Portuguese farm life is all about, spending time with our local community, working and sharing our bounty with one another. Portugal Farm Life is the best!
Its been a long, hot Summer in Central Portugal, and the land is very dry. We are in the 4th year of drought, but our water reserves are holding up and we are still managing to produce grapes and olives from the land. Our semi off grid farm still looks beautiful, even in the dry dusty conditions, and we are still madly in love with Portugal and our lovely neighbors :)
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[@jsilvamaintenance]

Joaquim is the truly star in the region !

[@OKportugal]

He sure is! :)

[@patrickkonig]

He even sponsors the videos with his T-shirts. What a great man.

[@LiLBitsDK]

just watching the community working together helping each other... the "modern western world" could learn something... we have become too estranged to each other... yes Portugal is not as rich on money, but they are 10x as rich in community

[@maureenbrophy7852]

Yours is no the most diverse video on you tube we get farm , wine , olive farming + traveling in local area & beyond Love it rain for 🌧️ rain for Gina Ken & neighbours 💐

[@OKportugal]

Hey thanks Maureen! I try to film our lives here in Central Portugal so I can share it with my friends and family and as a way of keeping memories of what we get up to :)

[@brunojulio]

Joaquim is the do it all man

[@ericschmitt5390]

Note to self: Wine breakfast results in the ability to speak chi ken and goose! enjoyed it!

[@victorgoncalves2442]

Hello guys , thanks for recording the.process of how we do things in Portugal and showing to everyone. I miss the grape harvest in my region (Palmela) , it's vineyards all around for miles and miles. Eggplant in Portuguese is "Beringela" . Also on a previous video you didn't know what was "brincos" , which means "earrings . Take care guys

[@OKportugal]

Hi Victor, glad you like it! Thanks for the translations... Im learning new words everyday :)

[@anadossantos1429]

Rain 🌧️ will be nice ❤ Your Portuguese is getting much better 😊

[@OliviaMmmm]

That's an impressive harvest! I expected a lot less after such a scorcher and all the chickens.

[@debbiegarza1287]

In Florida we have an Unofficial name of ‘Jesus vines’. Not because they’re Holy, but they get wrapped around your ankles when walking, and hurt so bad you say ‘JESUS’!! 🤣

[@starrplanett2061]

Ken, I like your videos.

[@OKportugal]

Thanks dude :)

[@RinaGoslin-ku3xr]

Hallo from South Africa🇿🇦

[@patrickkonig]

Did you awaken the following morning saying that you would never drink red wine at 9am ever again? The farm looks wonderful and you really did find a great home with great neighbours.

[@debbiegarza1287]

Loved hearing the Guard Geese 🤣🤣

[@ericschmitt5390]

We live in the Central Valley of California and everything going on there looks like the small scale old school version of our valley.

[@larabartlett3483]

Hi from South Africa! Stumbled upon your channel and thought this is a South African boy'tjie. Amazing what all the expats from different countries are doing in Portugal. Farming is far safer there than here (sadly....) Enjoy even if it's hot. greetings!

[@mariadiasdasilva9288]

Onde nunca falta o bom petisco, com alguns fritos, o bom queijo o presunto e o bom pão 😉

[@debbiegarza1287]

Great idea to drip line your grapes!

[@MattyO-72]

So authentic ... plus it looks like great fun ! All the best

[@brunojulio]

Those Bedford trucks are super popular, I think they were made in a GM factory in Alverca, PT

[@Khushboo-e-Hassan12]

""Your videos are not only beautiful in terms of content but also in how you edit them ! keep sharing the awesome videos."🌹🌹🌹"

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys.

[@susy7805]

Hi guys. Ken let's get it straight: summer ends at the end of September. Autumn starts on the 21/22nd of September. Ok ? Lol 😅😅😅😅 love watching you guys.

[@777steve]

Where have you guys gone everyone is missing you on KZbin !

[@OKportugal]

Don't worry we are back this week with a new episode where you'll find out what happened. Don't worry, all is well ❤️

[@mohammedalanazi2033]

👍🌹

[@bobb6342]

Many years ago, 35+ years probably now. A neighbour farmer told me that we always get a frost in the first 2 weeks of October in our area (north east Scotland). And then I would make a mental note of the first frost and for about the next 10/15 years he was correct but it seems now it’s always about the middle of November

[@stacybamon6073]

Finally got our rain this morning in South West Spain. This weekend I'm free from having to water the 55 trees and 30 vines which has become tiresome after 3 months of drought. The trees and the vines have really taken a beating this summer. Figs are much like yours, drying on the trees and dropping early, so I have given up on them this year. I'm concentrating on keeping the olives and citrus healthy. We started harvesting grapes this weekend, some we have juiced with a liquidiser, but are waiting for a press from Amazon, should arrive midweek. Goodluck and bountiful rains OK-P.

[@craigjohnson7388]

Saw you two today cycling, I guess you were on your way home. Passed you in a red pickup close to the lake. We live in torre, and we have watched most of your videos.

[@rickl7778]

Leaker video. Thanks

[@melinda5777]

Hey y'all! I love this time of year on your farm and Joaquins' farm as well. I remembered from last year. It seems like there were more grapes last year. Side note, my Patreon account didn't take my info this month, a few days ago. I don't know what happened. I haven't changed anything and the expiration date is well off. I've sent them a message to see what the problem is and hopefully it will be fixed soon! I miss all the cool stuff!! 🙏🇺🇸🇵🇹⛵👣🤗👍

[@OKportugal]

Hey Melinda, sorry to hear you are having issues with Patreon. I have sent them a message so hopefully they will sort it out for you :)

[@user-gy3ft8nu3n]

In Portugal the horrible Puncture Vine "Tribulus terrestris" is called "Abrolhos" which would translate as "Eyeopener" - perfect description of what happens if you step on to one.

[@debbiecook7137]

Thoroughly enjoyed this episode especially the morning filming after the wine 😂... From limpopo....

[@slanwar]

I made for the first time fig jam since we can’t keep up with so many figs in my 2 trees and besides was easy to make is delicious.

[@virginiajorgensen8614]

Thanks for sharing. I love watching the harvests. Very dry this year.

[@joaoaguiar7842]

Hi guys, Beringela is eggplant/aubergine and it's derived from the Indian name for it. Also, in Madeira, Feiteira is Bracken, which we would dry and use for animal bedding, especially for sheep. Love your videos!

[@OKportugal]

Hey that's very interesting. I found it on Google now. I've seen that type of fern usually near the mountains in areas with forest here. I wonder if this farm was near a lot of forested shaded area in the past and was covered in feiteira ferns?

[@sheilakerr-jones4345]

Lots of bracken here in Scotland!

[@dennisbrooks6988]

Acasios house will be awesome. The whole Joaquim crew Rocks! Maybe you'll have a better harvest next year, since you drank the wine?

[@llifeform]

Amazing! #wine #winemakers A delight..

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

So good to see the farm operating normally. It never gets old seeing the Grape Harvest. Fall is our favorite time of the year. Wishing you guys a " chuvas boas e nutritivas nesta semana e na próxima". Sending you much love❤️❤️ from San Vincente, Cape Verde Is. (where we are now) Jim, Harriet and Yuki Richmond, Va.

[@OKportugal]

Oh wow, enjoy the break. I still need to go visit that place 😁👍

[@angelogouveia2487]

Great video thanks for sharing ❤

[@WhiteRvssian2023]

Nice one again, Ken! Hope the rain will come!

[@OKportugal]

Hey thanks, yes the rain started yesterday and gave the farm a good old soaking! We have a lot more rain scheduled this week so things should start greening up again :)

[@paisleyjane9606]

Hope you got that rain and hope we get some soon in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US.

[@KovietUnionDefector]

God Bless you both and your sweet neighbours. Thanks for taking time to show us this beautiful and historical moment. I do not live in Portugal, but I am British and I have bought a cheap farm in the EU...in the north. It's not always hot and sunny although our summers are awesome despite being at 62 degrees north, but I know EXACTLY how you feel about coming home to your beautiful and cozy space. And the word is spac. If everyone had 2 or 3 Ha this world would be a happier place! Love this channel as I also love Frankie off grid, thanks to you for sharing that channel with me. LOVE from my farm to yours;) We make Damson wine here...we have northern grapes but for now its low on the priority list to establish them. We got italian bees this year and actually it's better to manage them without smoke. According to the old boy who we bought them from they are passive and dark bees are more aggressive, I know you wrote off bees because of a lot of stress a d safety issues. But if you always suit up and only visit during peak times when they are out foraging, you will find things are calmer. FREDERICK DUNN channel gave me a lot of information as did the uk channel Just Alex. Even if you do not take the honey ghe pollination services offered by bees is a game changer. For us they more than doubled our strawberries and raspberries and pumpkins and courgettes/zucchini I know you will never go back and revisit bees, but I implore you to do so. On any farm they are magic, you just have to deal with them like radiation:) Loving the zero waste lifestyle of the traditional people of Europe.

[@andreacameron7463]

Love how neighbors help neighbors!

[@ruthconstantino6861]

If we want to grow up to be straight and strong like Joaquim, Fernanda, and their neighbor shepherd, man we need to work smart and productively like they do and take pleasure in the fruit of our labor. They're gorgeous folks from inside to outside. Yes, i still remember Acasio from your video tour of his renovation of his gran's house. Floaty Ken 😄 reminds me of the first time i had beer... a little bucket of iced baby Coronas on the beach overlooking the Pacific... i floated back across the beach, the vast resort grounds, calmly thru the hotel to my room, and tumbled in bed for a deep siesta. Oh lawd, winey🍷Ken talking with GooseyGoose 😂! Figgy treats must make for v happy puercos. Gina's becoming a harvesting queen, go girl! Great episode, guys. 👏🏼😊

[@justincowdell5787]

Wow i used to hate devil thorns growing up in the Cape. Felt like i was always repairing flat tyres on my bike. There was nothing worse than standing on a plant barefoot and end up trying to remove them without standing in more

[@joe9822]

We have the same damn plant in Western Texas. We call it Goathead. As a kid, the shock and pain of falling off your bicycle into a plant. It imprints upon your brain for life!

[@mariadiasdasilva9288]

Ainda fizemos algumas vezes 800 litros de vinho

[@afrlala3593]

Why don’t you make fig jam. Or put it in a dehydrator?

[@HeidiPriest]

Ken have you learned any more words then hello and are you well ?..

[@bobsummer1937]

I take it you didn't hear him talking to the farmers wife at the end?

[@GilbertoFrusciante]

Em abril águas mil! the exclamation mark expresses a desire.

[@OKportugal]

Obrigado Gilberto :)

[@magicwendy210]

hope you are all ok?

[@fajsurf]

Great video. Are the grape vines irrigated? Watch out that fox doesn't come around during the day!

[@alexandradittmann8588]

Surprised your Estrela isn't enough of a deterrent for that fox - I'm new to the channel, just watched the video where you got the puppy :-)

[@OKportugal]

At night time he's snuggling indoors ... so while hes away the fox will play :)

[@alexandradittmann8588]

@@OKportugal Lol, smart foxy - my Estrela girl is indoors at night as well, sleeping on the bed, in the function of a big floofy snuggle pillow with alarm function. The only fox she ever motivated to bugger off was one that stuck its head in through the open bedroom window, would you believe it - so bold!

[@denuslevine210]

Where u gone look forward to your sunday slot😮

[@OKportugal]

We are back... new video out now :)

[@stan525]

do you think the heat is causing much loss of water from your well and your neighbors reservoir. i have seen some municipality's use large 3-4 inch balls as a cover to stop the evaporation. they last many years Called shade balls

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Loved your reaction to the big wines of that region. Tannins are not white people best friends 😂😂

[@earlshine453]

Thnx for for showing the outdated farming practices around your farm. No regeneratve farming practices around? I would be very interested...

[@ruigodinho5831]

Hi guys, love your videos! Feiteira in the googletranslator translates to sorcerer. Google could be confused 😊because a sorcerer is a feiticeira. I never heard the word feiteira before so you may be right with the word doer. Rui Eduardo/ South Africa

[@Darny1able]

the liqueur.they distill good winter tonic😅

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

I used to help German families harvest grapes when I lived in Germany. We would take a break and eat white wurst with bread rolls then top it off with a shot of schnapps. 😊 great memories. 4:59 Do they make a version of "ice wine" in Portugal? White Grapes harvested after 1st frost.🌬🧊🍷🍇❄️ Do you cut your vines back? Many creators are ditching GoPros because of their problems, for dji cameras 📷

[@patrickazumah]

I will like to work with this farmers

[@harnamsingh9687]

Hi Ken, seems you are doing well in Portugal. Thanks for video. A question, would you please answer: How much approx money a farmer can get for 100/1000 kg of this type of grapes sold at local wholesale market or sold on the farm?

[@mariadiasdasilva9288]

Boa vindima. Vai fazer vinho?

[@sox7784]

❤❤❤

[@arwelwilliams6954]

Do you own the land with the Grapevine on the right hand side if you are looking at the farm from the road? Great video although you should've had some more wine 😂

[@corneliaschworer8735]

❤

[@lv3609]

Question: All your grapes go mix with Joaquim’s grapes to make wine. How is that split between you and him? I assume is for own consumption, not for sale so no money transaction. Well he also plows you fields. And the other neighbor picking figs. Is this all communal? Anyone makes money in these farm life, or is just a lifestyle living (easygoing)?

[@PremiumUp]

I’m happy about the harvest. I tried some Sol brand sheep cheese but it’s from Spain. Does that include Portugal?

[@Jesuscger]

No.

[@PremiumUp]

@@Jesuscger Thank you.

[@abulhossain1634]

Joaquim can I ask you something? I want to start a organic poultry farming what can be the wholesale price of per kilo chicken

[@KovietUnionDefector]

I hope your fox can help keep the rats away ;)

[@AlongThePathsOfNature]

You're here sufficient time to know portuguese better. It's Beringela. 👌

[@slanwar]

I lived in Portugal for 26 years and I had no idea what beringela was until today and I’m 60

[@AlongThePathsOfNature]

@@slanwar I'm not specifically talking about beringela.

[@brunojulio]

Climate change actually has been good for grape production

[@starrplanett2061]

Maybe, one day you'll help me get a farm-house in Portugal