We bought more abandoned land and this is how we cleared it

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Have suggestions of what we can do with this new addition to our property? Let us know in the comments below!

[@molyjoseph1128]

You can have fruit trees there.

[@candynewton4945]

Puk and you could add beautiful stone pathways up to the terraces with stones found on the property? Loved seeing the steps in the wall. We will think about this more and get back to you. 🇺🇸🌹

[@98fw]

Leuke video weer!! Mooi stukje land voor dwerggeitjes, paar hangbuikzwijntjes, paard...

[@urskaska]

@@molyjoseph1128 my thoughts too. they have at least two sources of water, so no issue with watering. i wonder what is the soil like.

[@timeflysintheshop]

It looks so beautiful there. Could you relocate your Yurt, outdoor kitchen, and outdoor potty to the new area and live in the garden with the fruit trees and such?

[@inekeroos9264]

Always buy the neibors land , dutch farmers wisdom

[@tonypereira1484]

Did you see Martin’s face when he talked about clearing the land ! A smile from ear 👂 to ear ! Viva Martin ! And Viva Martin’s tips lol 😝 we need more Martin and his tips to help us get through our day lol 😝

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

He loves it! Glad you loved the video and you have your Maarten kick for the week ;)

[@tonypereira1484]

@@ourportuguesehomestead everyone knows that Martin is the Johan Cruff of off grid life lol 😂 🔧 🐓 🐕 🐈 🥦 🧒 🧒 👩🏼 🧔

[@sonjafarrell2773]

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[@bobbalbirnie2478]

What a beautiful addition to your homestead, I love the stone walls and terracing that has been done and the additional water security will be invaluable in the future. Well done on the clearing Martin, that was epic! I can't wait to see it all expose itself as you complete the clearing/cleaning and put it into full production. I would love to see a map of the overall land and how the new addition fits into it as you go forward in your property development. Thanks for bringing us along on your journey, be careful and be well... /B

[@monalingan9523]

Loved the video. Congratulations on the new purchase. The land is beautiful. 😁

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@destino2portugal]

Well, I must say this has been my favourite Portugal 🇵🇹 content from anyone for a while. The best time-lapse I've seen, superb! I love strimming, it's my meditation. Finding hidden stone work, especially when it's beautiful and I'm betting there is more to see of the water management systems there, possibly a water mine hidden away. Nice to see land being saved from the silvas, I call it the tory plant, no matter how you deal with it, its going to hurt and destroy. Really super pleased for your acquisition, I think you've secured a little Bobby Dazzler of land and fruit trees will give you so much sunshine joy forever. Thanks guys!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thank you! I really enjoyed making this video and must admit I have been watching it a few times as well haha 😂. I’ll investigate the well and ‘reservoir’ when the temperature rises and I need some cooling off. Great analogy, brambles need strict management and repetitive cuts so it can’t damage its surrounding plants.

[@luisaleonardi666]

You may start growing flowers that are suitable with the Portuguese climate and start a business, selling them also on line.

[@batwood]

Maarten: very satisfying to watch the clearing of the property! Love the stone walls.

[@pedrofigueiredo4654]

The blue plastic "pot" that you find on the field is a water container to pick up fresh water from the well and bring home for water drink . My grandfather used to have a small well and i pick up the water on a "pot" like that to bring home the water. On that time country houses doesn't have piped water.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Yes I think you’re right. We’ve met some people who lived here before they had running water in homes, so much work to get water daily.

[@janetissabelle]

Beautiful addition,well done,hard work but worth it

[@ElJasperino]

I really love these exploring videos! Congrats with the new land!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

It was very fun to do the exploring :)

[@debbiefine2756]

You have a lot of energy. Best wishes on your new land.

[@mirianclopes]

It is a nice place for the new house. I loved!!

[@coppertone711]

The land is just gorgeous. I can see a lot of work was put into the land and the water is a great plus for certain. The walls are lovely. The place seems very peaceful. I am planting small fruit trees and it is very expensive these days here to add trees. It was shown to me the Air B&B for the small property I have could be used that way. I stayed at one in mountains that was very nice and the views wonderful. The land is a wonderful addition and fine investment. Beautiful it is!!

[@Cate7451]

Wow it looks like you’ll need some clearing, this is fun. You said at the beginning that there was some adjacent land that you could buy. I wonder if it does ajoin. More land is always good.

[@maarton]

Yes, this land connects to our land and is separated by a waterchannel. :)

[@dodadodo25]

Great job, you've also made your land safer from a wild fire perspective as brambles climbing trees like that lift fires into tree canopies exacerbating fires

[@leanneogburn5982]

You all are such an inspiration. So grateful to see down to earth common sense people in these often trying times🌟. Know it is hard work but you carry on with smiles!❤️ Sometimes in the USA, I wonder where the "real" people have gone.(Still here of course just not as easily seen or obnoxious as the loud ones) 🤷‍♀️. Thanks for sharing and Many Blessings!

[@thisorthat7626]

Maybe start larger fruit orchard though that takes time. Or milk producing animals? Lots of potential!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

There's lots of water so we might plant some more fruit trees in the future :)

[@michellezevenaar]

And under fruit trees you can have animals graze...

[@molyjoseph1128]

Awesome property. Good luck

[@ciaobella8963]

Your new land is a most magical ancient place. Throughout Maarten's work, I kept seeing sheep on the terraces in my imagination. Perhaps I was getting a flashback from a few centuries ago. But then I thought perhaps if you want to, you could buy a breeding pair of sheep to keep the farm "mowed." You could sell the lambs or enter into meat harvesting if that's something you have discussed. I'm sure there are neighbors who could do it for you. (I hope this doesn't bring you or me an avalanche of backlash from vegans out in internet land lol). Great purchase. The land is gorgeous! I also think the reservoir (not the well) was to receive spring water from higher up that seems to be going into the black tube Maarten uncovered. Perhaps the spring is also on this land. That would be amazing. At any rate, congratulations. This offer to buy the land was a providential gift for sure. In Italy where I live, I just sold my house with a few olive tree terraces on the land. I am now trying to find a house needing renovation with much more land within my very modest budget. I am waiting for my own providential "gift" since living in a rental place is giving me crazy dreams haha. Once we have lived in a quiet rural place, it is impossible to adjust to city life again.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

We find new magical corners all the time, hard to capture on camera how special it feels there. Sheep might be in the future, but not for a few years. I think they would enjoy it there. Hope you find a nice new place soon!

[@keithbrandon8540]

You both look so happy with your new project and we are happy for you. Not just more land but land providing you with more water, fruit trees and great potential for more endevours. love the old wall and exciting finds. Great! Thanks for the share, loved it. All the best Cath and Keith 🌞

[@earlsnapp5209]

Well said, From Portland, Or America

[@Jaantoenen]

The zone where you are at, what's the average cost per acre of land? And how far from the Sea.

[@BirdYoumans]

Oh yes! In a heartbeat I would do it again. What a neat piece of land with the fruit trees but those walls! Beautiful. Can you even imagine the work it took to move all the stone to build those walls. And the terracing it produced is very nice. Beautiful piece of land. Congrats!!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thank you! We have been amazed by everything our predecessors have been able to achieve, often without any machinery; it’s a humbling experience.

[@grandmasstories3418]

@@ourportuguesehomestead they managed to accomplish it by big families helping each other and also with the help of oxen and donkeys, mostly. But still, it IS amazing what they did without modern machinery

[@grandmasstories3418]

@@ourportuguesehomestead when I was a kid, spending all my school vacations in that region, I remember all the men working together to build a house for a young couple, then I remember

[@grandmasstories3418]

... then, everyone would help build another's house, and money wasn't even involved, they traded services like that

[@grandmasstories3418]

They bartered a lot

[@candynewton4945]

Great job clearing, that is an interesting addiction you have there. Excited for you four, fruit trees a plus! Thank you for sharing from upstate New York. 🇺🇸🌹

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

It's one I won't complain about. The kids are loving all the clementines, thanks for watching!

[@TheZambu]

​@@ourportuguesehomestead Maarten, some more technical questions, after you shred the brambles with the trimmer, do you make any special treatment like pulling out the roots or just let them rotten down? Do they grow back easily? Thanks.

[@junielaine4211]

Looking forward to seeing the new piece of land.

[@dianes4230]

Congratulations!! The land is SUPERB!! The ground looks very fertile, the grass is lush and long in some areas. The terraces are beautiful, such a serein and peaceful place. Back in the day, someone really took good care of the place. I'm glad that it's going to go back to having some use.

[@bamboo979]

Man the work that went into building those walls is amazing. imagen shifting all that rock into place and moving all the soil. We need to make the most of what people in the past have done.

[@sebastiannils4357]

Please remember to make the wells child safe as soon as possible. Kind regards from Denmark

[@maureen8930]

Congratulations on your new purchase 👍👍

[@carletonsmith3125]

I bought a house with an abandoned garden & what amazed me so much was how fast things started to grow after the brambles where cleared.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I’m sure it won’t take long here either :)

[@July45Sweetpea]

Wow - will it be pasture or more woodland. Will await to hear what you do with it. Xx

[@helenaborgespereira8272]

Eu já não posso trabalhar no campo há muito que deixei a minha terra, no centro de Portugal E uma terra linda á beira do rio Dão mas tenho muitas saudades da minha terra apesar de sair de lá muito novinha lembro-me da freguesia da parte antiga lindas casas de pedra á vista é linda 🌹 fica no meio de 2 rios tem uma ponte Romana pelos vistos os Romanos viveram lá muito tempo O Senhor está de parabéns porque nós Portugueses achamos que as coisas dos outros Países são bons Afinal a nossa terra é linda cheia de encanto obrigado.🥀🌹🐂🧡🐕👪🤼⛹️🐆🤾🐅

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

pela forma como descreve a aldeia e a terra está claramente ciente da beleza do lugar. Nos sentimos muito afortunados por poder viver nossas vidas neste belo país junto com as pessoas mais hospitaleiras do mundo :) feliz Páscoa.

[@portugalonawingandaprayer473]

Hazel ☘️ … Do you have a shredder ? I’m thinking shred in situ and lave to mulch the ground and maybe deer new bramble growth ? Fire hazard permitting of course ? 🙏☘️😘

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Brambles don’t shred very well, lots of work (and pain) for very little. Maarten will go over it again with the strimmer to chop up everything some more

[@portugalonawingandaprayer473]

Hazel ☘️ … Painstakingly satisfying Martin ! Lovely piece of land to restore … the earth is a better place with custodians like you 👍 🙏☘️😘

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks!

[@deidrespencer5467]

I'm thrilled for you! What an amazing pieces of land. Loving the moss covered stone walls ... especially the steps! The open flat area would be a lovely spot for a house, so close to your water supply. All-in-all, it's a wonderful new mini-adventure for you two. Love from Australia 💞

[@vyvienvp3413]

Re: your find haul of 'treasures', the last flattened object you couldn't identify is, a salt pig, or 'saleiro' in Portuguese. It could be quite sweet if restored it. You attach these on the wall, with a nail, next to your oven hob/cooker, so you can season the food while you cook. The rusty buckets could be painted and made little plant pots, if you are into twee, which I am. All those fruit trees I say WOW!! Happy days folks. X:)

[@ritavieira4937]

Congratulations, the new land is beautiful and Marteen looks like a kid in a candy store looking to those brambles before cuting them :-) those mossy walls are gorgeous. I suggest some more fruit trees not only to consume at home but even sell some at a local market and make some extra money. Have fun !!!

[@grandmasstories3418]

The unidentified object looks like a kitchen salt container, whose bottom fell off. Maybe someone brought it over for a barbecue while picking olives or fruits... 🙂

[@JJaci17]

Congratulations on the purchase an excellent purchase with it being next to the property that you already own. Safe guarding the children for me would be a concern for me with the open well or reservoir. Could just be me after all I'm thousands of miles away and in front of a computer screen.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

This the reason why I left some of the brambles up so no kids or animals can accidentally get to the well. I’ll make sure to secure the well soon :)

[@robertleigh559]

How exciting to suddenly reveal those ancient walls. I think the spirit of the old peasant people who eked out a living on those tiny farms lives on in those stones. I have admired your strength and resolution over the months and the raising of a family in true pioneer circumstances has been wonderful to watch. Thank you.

[@olindasilva315]

I think the last metallic object would be a "saleiro", where salt was kept in the kitchen. It would have a half-circle shape and a wooden lid.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thank you for solving that mystery :)

[@canaldias2063]

Second that. Came here to write that comment. Saleiro for sure. Would be in the kitchen… had a bit of a journey out. The blue plastic container is a “cântaro” to transport water indeed. Likely from the well to a house back in the day before pipes.

[@rachelpiscitell9993]

How exciting. Love the clearing videos Martin. Can't wait to see the next video. Congratulations.

[@stephenmoss9842]

Congratulations on your new piece of land. My wife says I have enough but you can never have to much land especially if you're Irish.

[@charlotteseden9303]

It was nice to see everything you discovered. Very exciting. Love the terraces and moss walls.

[@melindataljaard2753]

Hi Leah, wow love this video. The land looks like a farry tail garden! Love the tearases the steps, that wall wow it's stunning! Is there a nice view? If there is I will build my house 🏡 on the most highest one and use the lower parts for a nice garden flowers and veggies, and the lowest ones for chickens, ducks etc. But I know you'll already have that😊. What to do with that new land I can't think 🤔 of at the moment. But the water is a very big bonus!! At the right time plans will fall in places. My big conserne is to make that water save. That is a very big danger. But I know your going to do that for sure. Thank for the nice video. We have 2 rainy days and had to stay inside. Have a great day! Greatings Melinda from South-Africa.🙋🏻‍♀️👋💕

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

It's so stunning! Hard to capture all the beauty on camera. There is a nice view from the bottom terrace, but too small for a house... But Maarten started clearing where we want the house, we'll share that later :)

[@melindataljaard2753]

I understand. Yes think a lot of us want to see the new house ideas and sides. 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@ironfistarrival]

How beautiful the Nature in there , Fantastico !

[@priscab7085]

Wow so exciting to watch you all transform yet another mysterious piece of property into magical discoveries. The walls are beautiful and so well built - do you know the age or history of them? When you were taking the brambles off that beautiful old Olive tree , it was like taking the brambles off the tower to reach Cinderella! It feels like you have gone back to that simple time of living and that the property is rejoicing !

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I’ve asked around but no one knows for sure how old they are.

[@jbyrd2516]

What a delightful addition to your land. It took me back to land I was custodian of here in Australia during the 1990’s. Recalling the terracing, the treasures, unexpected fruits, huge quantities of brambles and the sheer joy of it! Thank you so much for sharing. 😊

[@elainepearman2309]

Could you please show us the map of your property including this new area so that we have some idea of where it is in relation to your house etc. Congratulations on the purchase it looks organised now that the brambles have gone. Could be a good area for growing ground crops if that is what you want to do. Thank you for sharing this with us. Greetings from Australia.

[@ozsimflyer]

Must be an amazing sense of achievement seeing the before and after videos. Great work team, really well done. Is the new land immediately adjacent to your existing property?

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Was a fun project for sure! It's on the other side of the water channel that was our border before.

[@catarinatorres6378]

@@ourportuguesehomestead parabéns! It’s beautiful! Love the big tree, zambujeiro? It’s seems to be a natural spring? It’s has a lot of potencial, you can grow things that require more humidity!? Great place for picnics! ;)

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Yes very tall olive trees :) Could be a natural spring, there are lots of points where water comes out of the hill on this side. We talked to another neighbour yesterday, he said it was his cousin's. Apparently it has a nice micro-climate because it's very protected from the wind. So could be good for growing things that don't like frost much

[@rockydaniel7073]

Burn the brambles! Then plant more fruit and olive trees-enjoyed the video

[@vyvienvp3413]

Congratulations guys. Martin what a find, that ancient wall and terrace is beautiful; so lush and with all that water. Think that is the spot to build your first home! Exciting day for you! X:)

[@radmilamiljanic5977]

Maarten, you did a great job without any wine, or is it only for car fixing to lessen the stress:))))

[@maarton]

Haha, this type of work is therapeutic to me so I don’t experience any stress or frustration. :)

[@jenniferforrest7041]

I’ve said this before but watching your videos on Sunday mornings with my two toddlers and my very pregnant self is one of my weekly highlights right now. I love your content, how real and well thought out it is, insights into a different way of life. And I love that you have kids but it’s not a parenting channel.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks, that’s lovely to hear! I hope we’re good toddler tv, I love it when they’re quiet for 20 minutes 😅

[@LindaSchreiber]

The new land is AMAZING!!! The fruit trees, olive trees, and the walls and terraces!!! Wow!!! And not one but TWO new water sources.... That must be thrilling!! Maarten, you did incredible work to get this cleared.... Kudos to you and the strimmer! I'm so happy for you all!!!

[@beverlynickens6887]

Congratulations on the new land addition. What a wonderful Christmas gift for the whole family. Remember..land is the only thing that lasts. I am so proud for all of you. Another well is fantastic. I cant wait to watch the progress. Have a great week.

[@dropshot1967]

With brambles, the same as with roses, you get rid of the thorns by lightly gripping the stem with a full hand and then twist that hand around the stem. That way you break all the thorns clean of and create a hold for gripping the stem. That strimmer with the knives worked fine. I have at times also used a hedge trimmer (heggeschaar)

[@July45Sweetpea]

Thanks Maarten for showing us your new land - great potential I would say, for your future.

[@marysemazeres1430]

very nice christmas present you made to your family, very nice walls that protect the land. I did the same in Corsica at the end of 70, we had olives trees, but infortunatly no orange, that we planted afterwards.

[@pagegreer5081]

Louie was enjoying the newly exposed wall wonder what the chicken's will find.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Although he didn't enjoy walking on the brambles so much... We've been keeping the chickens locked in, I do think they would like it here

[@keithbrandon8540]

I know you plan to have bees at some point. Maybe some hives there. Guess when you have cleared it you will get more idea. Workshop? though that would need electricity. Wild flowers among the hives would be nice. Maybe some wildlife in the future,pigs are great for digging up roots etc for clearing.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

We already have bees :) but every time we do a video on them the video doesn’t do well at all. It is definitely an idea that crossed my mind to put some hives up on the highest terraces. The whole valley is full of wildflowers already so we wouldn’t even have to plant some there. In the future we plan to put pigs in the forest so they can fatten up on the acorns. Cheers, Maarten

[@keithbrandon8540]

@@ourportuguesehomestead oh great. Thanks for replying. Keith

[@mariapelleya7410]

Water, water, water!!! Plus lovely fruit trees, terraces, walls. Congratulations!

[@LuisC7]

Haha. That's a great addition to have. This was a good investment. Imahine the potential!

[@deehalpern8988]

That was amazing to watch! Thank you for sharing.

[@100Noddy]

Somewhat more shade than you main land. Does the shade offer advantages, opportunities for your growing? The steps up the wall of the terracing are a lovely traditional feature. We have similar in Cornwall. Maarten's excitement is felt.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I think it’s a little bit more mild overall, so could be great for growing

[@johnjoseph3667]

THREE ads in first 2 minutes. Unfortunately, you only get one chance to make a first impression.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I’m sorry you had to click through so many ads. You should understand that we have only limited control over ad placement. KZbin chooses where and when they place ads during a video, we only choose that we want ads during the video (opposed to before, after or not at all)

[@vastworld-mp8oc]

You guys are very lovely and great ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I always like your video 💝

[@Zarkovision]

Very beautiful land, almost romantic with this half overgrown stonewalls. In some scenes I thought Bob Ross couldn't do it better, so relaxing and pretty colours. I wouldn't do too much with that land: Fruit trees, olive trees and maybe some animals is enough. I don't know how big the land is, maybe some space for eco-camping would be an interesting source of income?

[@inekeroos9264]

Fun , congrats with the new land , love the presentation 😄

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks! Was fun to do

[@jeffhayden2737]

Very cool Maarten, great job!

[@johnsonr9]

Lot of work but exciting! I have the same addiction😂

[@riskodisko]

Parabéns! Its a wonderful piece of land, love the terraces and always imagine the hard work it must have been at the time, to build it, to take advantage of the land, and it looks beautiful! Couldnt help to imagine a beatiful swing to play in that enourmous tree 😄 or little tree house for the kids...at the current rates basic food is going, you have a treasure in hands 💚 abraço!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Yes I also really love the walls and terraces. I also really like your idea of making a play/treehouse in one of the olive trees. I’ll start making plans for that after securing the well and reservoir :)

[@peacepoppy3809]

Is it possible to set up wild camping or start classes on simple living off the land with accommodation- you could do 1 twelve week period a year. I think you would both be wonderful at that

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Tourism is an industry we would like to stay out of as it is strictly controlled + I don’t feel like I have enough experience to teach others (there are enough of the blind leading the blind type classes around). Maybe in 10 years when the kids are older and we are more established I would feel more comfortable in teaching others. :)

[@Cate7451]

More fruit trees would be nice. You could dry or can some of those “oranges”. Can you grow apricots? They have a strong taste so they would be very good dried. What will you do with the black currants?

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I would love to grow more apricots, will have to see if they would do well there. It’s a very mild microclimate with little frost so that gives opportunities for more tropical things

[@rosamperez233]

nice video, good sound, great job, interesting content I enjoy all the great things you show, congratulations i wish the best.!!!!!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it

[@thomascallaghan5988]

Great video and thank you for your precious time kindest regards tam 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

[@FransBlaas1]

Good luck, wish I could move too..

[@JohnCurtinmadrid]

Congratulations, a real find! Watching the time lapse of Martin clearing the land is one of the most satisfying videos I've seen in a while. Thank you! 👍👍😁😁

[@JohnCurtinmadrid]

PS: Martin, continuing our last comments about buying more spares than you need, I woke up this morning after a -5ºC night to find a water filter cracked and full of ice, meaning that we have no water on a Sunday.... Luckily, I managed to cobble together a temporary bypass with my "left over" plumbing fittings.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Oh wow, that is not the best start of a day. Last year we had a cracked faucet in the shower due to freezing and now I just make sure there is no water in the lines when it will freeze during the night.

[@ringa91]

Maybe it would be easier to burn it

[@evitachapman4520]

Can you please tell how did you come to know about this land, and which part of Spain this is

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

That's explained in the first few minutes of the video, and I would read our channel name again ;)

[@junco477]

“I think it’s ours” seems to be a common phrase in the world of Portuguese property.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

We had a closer look at the map and we found some cornerstones that confirmed my hunch ;).

[@ram1brn]

need to burn all the bramble cuttings it will clear the tangle foot and build up the soil. Maybe plant more citrus trees

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I found that brambles are one of the few things that compost down fairly well in our climate and can be managed easily when cut once or twice a year. I will go over the land once more when all the green brambles have dried out and hope for the best. Cheers, Maarten

[@LCamp-cr7fs]

There are lots of possibilities for this land. It was obviously productive at one time. Congratulations on acquiring this land! But all my ideas run into labor problems. Anything needs to be tended and harvested. First, I wouldn’t do anything other than maintenance and sorting water for the next year. Then I would approach it from the other end by exploring markets of products that require minimum input. I would explore various forms of the local labor market. My personal dream is to rebuild regional markets and moving away from this „global“ economy. But I think that requires an enormous and daunting engagement and investment, as well as a shift in consumer behavior. It’s nice to dream though.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

We try to do things that we can do ourselves and are not dependent on outside help (a lot of people rely on volunteers to run their farms which seems a recipe for disaster in our opinion). This means we try to spread out harvests over the year (honey early june, wine august/september, olives november/december etc). The dream of marketgardening a lot of people have that come here doesn’t really work here, because a lot of people here grow their own veggies and/or can’t afford to pay the price the smaller market gardeners have to charge to make a profit.

[@LCamp-cr7fs]

@@ourportuguesehomestead I understand that and agree that the volunteer system has its problems. By labor problem I mean that you are only two people which equates to labor shortage for most of the ideas proposed.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Could you be more specific about your ideas?

[@LCamp-cr7fs]

@@ourportuguesehomestead Other than the traditional measures: improving your own harvesting efficiency, help from family, volunteers, seasonal workers, day workers, I have no ideas. I understand that you don’t have much of a local market. You might want to look into wholesalers, although they seem to require minimum quantities. So I am looking at easy crops that keep/travel well. There will be a shortage of sunflower seeds. I think they might grow on your terraces. Another high value crop is the autumn crocus for saffron. In both cases you have not much to lose for trying and have pretty flowers/ spice in the meantime. Having said that, I would not do much in the first year other than securing the water, but improving present revenue streams and harvest, and build relationships with wholesalers and locals to grow income in the future.

[@1970jel]

Wow Lea en Maarten, mooi dat jullie het land konden kopen. Buurmans land komt maar 1 keer te koop, dus dan moet je toeslaan als je dat financieel kunt. Ik zou er nog wat meer fruitbomen planten en misschien kun je van het waterreservoir een klein zwembad maken. Groetjes van een fris Vlieland.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Precies, erg fijn dat het kon op dat moment :) Ik denk dat dit inderdaad een goede plek is voor meer fruit.

[@anniemac3075]

I'm quite sure when man finally leaves our planet brambles will completely cover everything. It doesn't take long for them to grow into & over structures, they're triffid nightmares. Well done clearing so much Maarten.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I can see that!

[@funride74]

Congratulations on your new land. Oddly satisfying to watch you working with the roçadora and seeing the final result, thanks

[@justinbieber12373]

Lots of LAND will be available I'm Portugal I'm the next few years , REALLY REALLY LOW PRICES COMING 👍🍷

[@Nunohobbies]

excellent work and good purchase. when that two-pronged disc wears out, try to buy a three-pronged disc that is on sale at Agri Loja in Castelo Branco. It's far superior, I recently purchased one and I'm amazed. before I also used one just like this one with two ends.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thank you! I’ve used those as well, but my experience with them wasn’t that positive. The two that I had bent quickly if I hit a rock or trunk resulting in vibrations. Maybe there are better versions and ofcourse everyone is entitled to their own preferences ;).

[@elizabethtoet1113]

What a beautiful piece of land you have just purchased. I love the terraces. You have already made a great start in reclaiming the land back from those horrible brambles. I am sure as you clear more of the land you will start to think of what you can do with it. Good luck

[@mfsxm]

Hi there. Hallo. I'm from the Caribbean. My Father was Portuguese. I'm living in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten and was Born in Curacao. We use to do a lot of farming. I hope I can visit you guys someday, in my father's native Country.

[@Steviegtr52]

What an amazing opportunity. So now you can grow all your own produce. Maybe some chicken sheds too.

[@pauline-bc-com-missp]

Great job, Martin!! The olive trees are thanking you from being chocked by those brumbles (not sure if that's what they are called)

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

It’s brambles or silves (portuguese) and I think you’re right the trees will be very happy :)

[@bricelarie6527]

So finally building what's up for nexts is somehow making its way ... Step by step if i dare ... Dare, care, ride safe, clean, have fun ... From France with !

[@rodbarton3324]

You made the best decision to buy, a new adventure in discovering the trees and water sources. I will look forward to future videos of how you will use this land. So pleased for your whole family in what you are achieving.

[@badejong]

First English I heared I was thinking Dutch.. 👍 Nice piece of land you aquired. A sheep would love it there...

[@CR71243]

Beautiful! Congratulations! I love this channel! Looking forward to seeing your work on this new land.

[@gailbenjamin5137]

What a wonderful opportunity, thank you Martin, I enjoyed seeing you in a whole video. Much love for your family, and my wishes for your prosperity in these uncertain times.

[@AlexanderSauerPlaysWithHeroJr]

😁 thnks 4 d vids. yeah , i love weedwackers too, dont know why, i did it for years as work ... youd think id get sick of it but...nope... anytime anywhere ...some or all days , fine by me, and im actually a comp.programmer🤣🤣 ..go figure he...lol nice to see a fellow enthousiast... cool.

[@jennymoco674]

You are very funny all the best injoy all of it you could sell the olvies 👋👋👋👋🧨🧨🧨♥️♥️🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐣🐣

[@emptysea1137]

Hippie heaven . Very beautiful…100% idealism with a pinch 🤏 of practicality . How long can it last?! Will families form and break away ? Fun to watch

[@Tomm9y]

Where you have high level brambles/foliage/light stems you can also use a adjustable hedge trimmer attachment on a pole if necessary.

[@ruthpagan2036]

That new land is beautiful ❤. Enjoy it Maybe you could build a nice little house there. Greetings from Florida, USA. 🎉🎉❤❤😊