The Highs And Lows Of Off-grid Living- Hitting rock bottom

[@joannadrawe6654]

Your Molly/Timmy duo had me laughing. Olive stump wood was beautiful!

[@eileenstec7862]

You may have started a new harvesting trend with your umbrella🤩

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

🤣

[@eileenstec7862]

Your relationship with Mollie is so personal and unique

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

She is one special little girl ❤️

[@celiapereira5223]

Molly and Timmy are such a joy to watch 🤣😂...loved the umbrella technique to harvest your olives... brilliant 👍 good job on that fencing Luke 👍

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Thanks Celia X X

[@jamespierce-tg7we]

I have seen where people build foot powered lathes where a piece of wood was used as a spring. A rope from the spring is looped around the the work piece and then attached to a foot petal. The reason I mentioned it you could build one so that you could make bowls from the blocks of wood you got from the root ball. What ever you decide to make will look amazing with that grain pattern

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Very interesting

[@sassafrasnanc]

Peppa's "pole dance". Sarah's umbrella dance. All delightful. Thank you for reminding me there are lovely humans that adore animals and nature out there in this crazy world! Always look forward to your magical vlogs. Thank you!

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Our pleasure!we are so happy to hear that you enjoy them so much x x ❤️❤️❤️

[@sheilajoseph9953]

The olive root ball would make awesome base for a dining table with a glad top. Maybe use it to create one big middle base or three huge legs. Whatever you create Luke it will look great. 😊

[@AudreyORourke-e1u]

That’s the first thing that came to mind was top it with glass or wood and use it as a coffee table

[@SJC49]

What beautiful olive roots - looking forward to seeing what you create!😍🇨🇦

[@neutonrenda2303]

Love the bond you have with your animals. You can see how much time you give them.❤

[@vickiwalker3486]

You both have so much heart and together with your animals you have amazing spirit!

[@RedPhone-mz5lv]

Love your olive net such a unique way to use an umbrella Molly is such a lovely dog

[@christines5430]

Molly and Timmy's interactions with each other are priceless amusement ❤😅😂 Luke is doing such a good job with the mammoth task of fencing. So much rock to deal with!

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

He really is he doing a great job and so over it now 🤣🤣

[@projectportugal]

Love Molly and Timmy playing❤ thanks for the shout-out. All that carrying, well done guys, sorry I didn't make it this week, but should make it next week

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Thanks Nick ,you re the best ♥️♥️♥️

[@sassafrasnanc]

Oh, and I forgot to mention how much I adore Luke for working so hard to protect those piggly wiggly's. You are the best companions at your homestead. Xxoo

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

You are so kind

[@jamespierce-tg7we]

Pigs can put their noses under that gate and lift it off the hinges. You need some type of stopper on top of hinge. Mine wrecked every gate I had till I figured it out. After they successfully do it once they won't forget and will keep trying the same trick. Good luck

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

You are probably right, we are in the testing phase and will adjust accordingly

[@christines5430]

The olive root ball would make a lovely coffee with a glass top❤

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

I love this idea Christine x x and thanks so so much for you know what ❤️❤️❤️ So much appreciated

[@christines5430]

@@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife ❤️

[@Cynders1959]

Hi chopping boards are quick and easy. Different shapes and sizes, and you could sell them

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Great idea!

[@meglange3595]

Sarah, I have never seen anyone pick olives with an umbrella. Simply brilliant!! 😄 That olive wood will make some very beautiful things. Maybe, with small pieces that are left over, make some jewelry. Such as necklace pendants. You could carve designs in them, do some brass, copper or silver inlays and then put a nice polish on them. They would be very unique and you could sell them. Just a thought. 😊 Take care and have a good week. 🍂🌾♥️🌾🍂

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Great idea!! We will l definitely have to try something like that x x

[@kellyh8347]

GREAT IDEA!!!

[@ritasadventuresineurope]

Can't wait to see what masterpiece you're going to create from them olive tree stumps😊👌

[@arjanvogel6444]

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

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Same to you!

[@solarlifeportugal657]

OOO I am really looking forward to what you create with the olive wood - the grain looks stunning and you have some wonderful ideas. I think coffee tables would really show that off with epoxy and glass.

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Me too!!

LOL Molly is "camera-aware"! That was so cute when she gave us the side-eye. 💚

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

She does love the camera ❤️❤️❤️

[@geofftidy8745]

As a woodturner I would love to get hold of some olive like that. Will be watching to see what you do with it all. Good luck.

[@hopegap9508]

You will have to let us know how your olives turn out! I am oh so jealous of your beautiful olive wood...just think of the years of life it has had! The wood would look beautiful in your new kitchen stuck her and there for bowls, herb bottle shelves and tables. Have fun!

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

We will! X x

[@christines5430]

I find it so amazing that old olive trees are springing up after 40 years. Hoping you discover more growing as you continue your land clearing.

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

I am sure we will x x x

[@jawadad73]

coppaced trees rejuvinate, are much stronger then the motherplant, thats how there's a 4000 year chestnut on mount etna

[@joannecalcutt6724]

I know the fencing seems like too much work but it so worth it to do it right the first time 😁😁😁😁

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

That's for sure x x it is such a pity seeing the goat fence fall apart after just two years

[@kellyh8347]

Yes! You need some help with that. Maybe there is an 18/19 year old around that you could pay by the hour. Do you guys have a PayPal up?

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

@@kellyh8347 Slow and steady we will get it done 😁 we are working on the pigs bedrorom right now and yes we do have a paypal link in our descriptions ❤❤

[@elainehood6987]

A company should sponsor y’all with a side by side or a “mule” side by side to haul stuff…GOOD ADVERTISING FOR COMPANY

[@elainehood6987]

A golf cart wouldn’t be tough enough

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

We would love that 🤣🤣

[@paulacunha6792]

Sarah óptima ideia para as apanha das azeitonas ☂️😂😂

[@knelson5442]

You must make a dinner table top with the olive root balls as base. They’re incredible.

[@kaidase5987]

Wow! Those olive trunks are amazing! I would love to have something like that for my wood turning lathe….

[@evelyngorfram9306]

What a fun episode! Poor Luke hit a lot of rock bottoms- "When life hands you granite, get ...olive root burls?" If you wanted to be very ambitious, there might be enough wood there for a small arbor or a teeny gazebo.

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Oh wow ..very ambitious ♥️

[@carolasmit812]

Bedankt something for a new chain for the chainsaw😘

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Oh my goodness thank you so much for this generous tip Carola .Luke definitely needs a new chain x x

[@lindagage7315]

Something for your outdoor kitchen, table base? Cutting boards etc. Love your animals! Well done both of You!

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Great idea!!

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Loved the olive picking with the umbrella!

[@mariabooth697]

The root ball would look fantastic with some acrylic love watching you guys xx

[@bluebean7001]

Have you still got the lathe? You can turn some really beautiful things with olive wood. Cutting boards and butcher blocks are also possibilities. They are (according to rumour) quite simple to make and very saleable, also online.

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Yes and yes, all very good ideas x

[@tullinadaly]

loving the new background music.. great find. beautifully edited work. Music reminds me a little of the band Beirut.

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it

[@sunflowerfina1]

Molly is so clever😊. Molly can work with you as a working dog. Such as find “daddy, mummy”. Or taking small items whilst one of you are out and about☺️

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

She does that actually, if I drop something, she picks it up and gets it for me, and if I need to take something to Luke, she takes it to him❤️❤️❤️

[@ChristineKelly1000]

In other vlogs I have watched people stand on the suckers and at the roots of the trees and remove them to encourage stronger growth.😊❤

[@kellyh8347]

Ok Luke, I would pay 50.00 for a cutting board made from a raw piece of that olive tree root! A little linseed oil and it should be ready to go! I vote for the glass idea for the larger one. You are so talented, if allowed-you could make a business out of your woodwork.

[@catiasilva2378]

Me too. I love wood work!

[@ellentaylor4351]

Excellent work always 📣🇬🇧💕

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Oh thank you!

[@lieuwina]

Luke that is a very hard job for one man. Hitting rock like that and each time having to drill and epoxy you are a very patient hard working man. Molly and Timmy are so funny and I just love them. Sarah has a lot of patience with animals no matter if it is a cat, dog, pigs and goats she is a marvel with them.

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

He is very happy all that banging is over xx

[@lorrainetreves8364]

Hi, regarding the olive roots. Perhaps if you work them close together... to form a table top.??

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Great idea!

[@cathybrewer8958]

Got loads of work done this week. Especially the fencing. Wish for Luke it wasn't so full of rock. Timmy's and Molly's interactions are so cute. Had an idea for you to try to find another dog like Molly so she could train her too. The amount of olives you gathered was so nice to be able to handle them and process them. Take care and will see you next week.

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

It has crossed my mind a few times to get another dog so she could train her but we will probably wait till we have our land fenced before getting another dog x x

[@pamelapeel4893]

Cut top flat put round heavy glass coffee table……big one to come cut 2 pieces same size & heavy glass a desk or dining table in new big kitchen 😊❤

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Love these ideas Pamela x x

[@cathythomas2692]

Your title about hitting bottom was a scare. It's a lovely video and very relaxing for me to watch. Thank you for sharing Andrea's black olive recipe. It seems a lot easier and faster than others that I have seen.Do you ultimately store salt-cured olives in olive oil or water?

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Hi Cathy.. same here that's why we're trying them. When they taste ok we will put them in a 10% brine.

[@jawadad73]

No WD40 Luke, just a piece of greased cloth...jutte preferably

[@NoeleenGrima]

That poor car 😂😂 A coffe table with resin in it would look so cool… or if you have a long piece with a lot of holes in it… you can turn it into a garden ornament of some sort… and inside the holes, you can put stained glass… it will look soooo beautiful❤.. PS: I’m a stained glass artist *wink wink* hehehe

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Great idea!! i love the stained glass idea

[@melinda5777]

Wonderful video, with the music selection too! Beautiful sunset or rise you captured, sometimes it's hard to tell. Timmy was all in this one, I just Love him! Molly and Pepper/Pipper(?), sure do have their own personalities!! Elaine tried printing her olives this year. From the looks on their faces and what they said, I think a different start next year. Hope yours turn out well!!! Project Portugal had a lot of oil this year! I can't hardly wait to see what Luke does with the wood. I was hoping with the bid one he could have cleaned it up the way he does and then set a big piece off 3/4 in or so glass on top with beveled edges to go under the ceiling in the outdoor kitchen as a dinning table for family and friends, and local customers or neighbors or all travelers! LOL I don't know your future plans for the big outdoor kitchen. But I can see some BBQ Pulled Pork, slowly smoked over a enclosed grill, without a door!! Now you have me dreaming!!! 🙏❤🇵🇹⛵👣🤗

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Yes Nick and Andrea got a nice amount if olive oil ❤️❤️❤️ thanks Melinda

[@mariadange06]

Scoop out the smaller root to make a seat with back rest, and table with the larger one...

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

All great ideas 😁

[@wilcarcottagewaubra]

Luke, not sure if anyone has mentioned it but one of the pins on the hinges should be facing downwards so that the pigs cannot stick their snouts underneath the gate and lift it up from underneath. Love seeing how you are creating a wonderful pen for the girls.

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

That's a good idea... I'll just put a tech screw on top to block it now but will keep that in mind for next time

[@elainehood6987]

Try putting Epsom salt around your big olive tree about every other month..it will put phosphorus and magnesium back in your dirt.. it’s a mineral not a real salt.

[@elainehood6987]

Also helps with photosynthesis

[@elainehood6987]

2 cups

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Thanks for this tip Elaine

[@boosdoos-q4s]

You can grow a tree back from stumps if you selectively prune side shoots out and leave one strong central branch. don't know if it would work on olives after 40 years though. Tony Renaudo did some really inspiring work in the sahel where they were trying to plant trees without success, he realised the millions of bushes he saw were tree stumps regrowing after they had been cut and grazed, they just needed encouragement and a bit of protection to turn into trees again. Posted something earlier but it was taken down.

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Nature is wonderful . Yes, we have done this to many of the olives trees we found and the one we leave do really well once we get rid of the competition

[@jamespierce-tg7we]

Have you considered starting seedlings from your best trees to re start your grove?

[@eunicehenderson9095]

Molly says "yummy a salt lick"

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

🤣🤣

[@hannekevangog7752]

Zo doe ik het ook zout en zware oliiven elke dag schudden 2 weken lang dan spoelen en uitlekken en in Potter doen ze blijven dan zeker 2 jaar goed,ik woon 34 jaar in Türkiye veel groetjes

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

goed om te weten! Bedankt!

[@bohammarberg4072]

🌹🌹❤🌹🌹

[@juanitakauffman6336]

Great idea to use the umbrella for olive picking. Are you going to breed the pigs?

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

Definitely! Once their enclosure is ready we will get them a boar😀

[@deborahbasel184]

Why do you bend the wire on the wire fence?

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

To make it tighter were needed a very handy tip from Nick from Project portugal

[@LorraineHutch]

What happened to the lady who lived alone near to you? Is she doing well

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

She is doing well 😀♥️♥️♥️thanks for asking

[@Mydamian55]

So this 5 ha of olive trees. Is that your land and is it still empty?

[@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife]

I think i answered this in the video

[@Mydamian55]

@@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife then I have missed it and have to watch again.