the thing I love about you guys is that you don't seem perfectionist at all and let everything happen and unfold in a very organic way. this easygoing approach seems very suited to this lifestyle. I am a neat freak and control freak and I can see how it could totally get in the way. but you guys seem to surrender to the process. it's really admirable.
our sons gf is a vegan chef in london but when she comes to visit us in crete (we have a small farm) she is happy to eat the eggs (that she collects from our field) and cheese (from our sheep) cos she can see the life they have is perfect. im so glad you guys have the same approach
I envy your lifestyle so much and loved all your answers. I wish I'd have done something similar years ago. I always wanted to live somewhere like that as I love the sunshine. I live in Scotland and although we're on a remote farm which I love, the weather is very restricting in what we grow etc. We have our own eggs from our chickens, geese and ducks so that's a plus. I try to go with the climate and grow veg to suit it. I love all your videos. You are both so hardworking and never give up!
Thank you Jenny! We both love Scotland, I guess the climate must be tough for certain things though - my mum's in North Yorkshire and she already has it hard enough!
May I say you are an awesome person, doing all those things on your own in time-lapse to bring together your garden and edible growing areas, things that you've never done before. Thank you for showing and sharing a life that most people imagine too difficult to attain. You've said you've always wanted this life, and thats wonderful that you have realised it to an extent. Happy for both of you, and wish you the very best of endeavours. Love your dialogue and easy way of describing things...please keep it up!
I’m really enjoying watching your farmstead develop, guys! I’m an American and have been living in Spain on a non-lucrative visa for a little more than 3 years; am happy to share what I know about the process, in case anyone still has questions.
Im in South Africa planning a move either to Spain or Portugal. Portugal might be better in my regard but having to learn the language at my age throws that out the window,so I will probably choose Spain on a non lucrative visa.
@@jksatte yes, it means you’re not allowed to work. You have to show the government that you’ve got enough money from other sources (e.g., pension or investments) to survive.
@@margaretgarigan Are you planning on buying land and. house in Spain? Or are you renting? Does it make much of a difference when it comes to the visa? Thanks for your response!
@@thisorthat7626 we rented at first, then bought a house after we had been here a year. Purchasing property evidently does help - at any rate, we were advised in the Extranjería to bring the deed along with the other paperwork they asked for during our first visa renewal.
WOW. Me emocioné mucho al escuchar sobre un posible vídeo en valenciano para el futuro. Aunque fuese corto ¡me encantaria verlo! WOW. M'he emocionat molt al escoltar sobre un possible vídeo en valencià. Encara que fos curt, m'encantaria vore'l.
I love the warm and easy communication between the two of you. You're both brilliant and thoughtful and I have found in my own partnership this equal, symbiotic union is too rare.
Wonderful replies! Really enjoyed your approach to 'vegan and vegetarian' in that your objection is industrial food production rather than the food itself🤗🤗 Absolutely my way of lifestyle and as an aside, I found my little piece of Eden by extending the search (We actually bought the mystery house!) And realising our limitations !
Watching from snowy Switzerland, even the green grass under feet is inspiring. The label-loving vegan/vegetarians are mostly city folk who have no idea of what living off the land means!
Having your land with the ruin and water AND being so close to a town/city is perfect! If you need something it is a short drive away, but you have your privacy and land to live on. Heaven!
You're great thoughtful people. I've always had YT suggestions turned off for privacy so it's taken me quite sometime to bump into your charming thoughtful life style. Thank You
In the last few days came across your channel. Love what you are doing. Have been slowly watching the episodes from oldest to this episode so far. Love your command of the Spanish language. Wish I can speak it like you do., Harriet. On the question about what you watch on RU-vid, you did not mention The Dutch Farmer. Perhaps you have not come across it. His agriculture knowledge on growing vegetables etc. is remarkable and would answer almost all your questions that you pose on planting and planting methods. Do check him out.
Mechanical engineering seems to come with great problem solving skills! And the tech and literature must assist in the creative venture of your RU-vid channel.
Gracias por tomaros el tiempo y tratar de ser respetuosos con todo el mundo. Se agradece esa actitud. Mucha suerte y fuerza con vuestro proyecto, un abrazo desde Mallorca
Thank you for your Q&A. Food for thought. I have been watching Martjin Doolaard. A Dutch man renovating an Italian mountain ruin by hand. Very informative. Wonderful peaceful visuals. I thought of you and feel you would enjoy his journey/
Really enjoy this guys - you two are awesome - great out looks on the world, life etc. We've been loving watching your vids recently, just started watching your newer stuff regularly a couple of month ago and now starting to skip back to older vids too - All lovely easy watching and super inspirational - really good relaxation time for us 💚 thank you ✌🌿
Recently returned from Camino Francés por Aragon. My 6th section of or complete route. Your first camino is often life-changing isn't it? Have been really enjoying your videos. Thank you. I love that you speak Spanish on some of your videos.
Thank you! Yes, it really is life changing... even if you don't realise it at the time, I think everyone who does a long distance walk will come away changed, in some way 💚
Aww, little man there playing with the cat, loved seeing that 😁 Completely get what you're saying about eggs and stuff, we're the same... Really enjoyed it. Take care! 💚
How is your worm compost doing with all the changes in temperature? I hope you're exploring using the "tea" making for a better level of fertility. Two people I discovered that are very enthusiastic about using natural processes for both gardens and trees are Dr. Elaine Ingham, and Geoff Lawton. Soil "farming" as opposed to mono crop, commercial growers. Beware, there are lots of "worm holes" otherwise known as rabbit holes you could get lost in. Geoff Lawton dealt with extremely arid land in Jordan, he may have tips to use. Elaine Ingham has degrees in soil biology, so she works with farmers working toward "regenerative" agriculture. Personally I do eat meat, but as much as possible from people who raise animals extremely ethically and use regenerative farms. It's a process, not heading for any finishing line. Thank you for sharing how you deal with setbacks as well as progress.
Thank you! Always appreciate your comments and suggestions! The wormery is doing fine so far. It's quite shaded. At the moment I'm not catching the tea (well, it's discharging into a bed where I'm growing squash so it's not going to waste) but I want to move the bathtub anyway so at that point I'll add a better method of capturing the tea!
You are the second channel I watch about this lifestyle. First was "The Weedy Garden". Thank you :) My goal in life is similar to yours and I need your content on my radar in order to preserve and nurture that dream of mine
Si hicísteis el camino. quizá pasásteis por Bilbao y por el pueblo en el que vivo: Zamudio. Vivo en una casa independiente, y en el terreno, (mucho más pequeño que el vuestro), quiero poner algunos bancales para plantar alguna cosilla, así que veo vuestros videos para ver si puedo copiar alguna idea. También tengo paneles solares, pero estoy conectado a la red eléctrica. Aparte de esto, creo que es una buena forma de practicar el inglés que dejé aparcado en la Escuela de Idiomas. Tengo un amigo en Alfafar (cerca de Valencia capital). Sois una pareja muy maja. Deseo que tengáis mucha suerte. Que Dios os bendiga. Saludos desde el País Vasco (Agur bero bat Euskal Herritik).
buen video y se agradecen los subtitulos . miraros los videos de jairo restrepo algunos son pesados pero hay muy buena informacion ya que hace su trabajo donde la gente tiene muy poco poder adquisitivo y eso hace que sea realmente ecologico con lo que se tiene a mano y algo que se me acurrio cuando mencionasteis que ahora con el sol teneis siempre las baterias llenas , teneis agua y desnivel que puede generar presion y agua a presion = energia si encuentro un video en concreto os lo pongo pero la idea basica es un motor con una helice de cucharas la manguera con presion enfocada a la helice haciendo girar el motor y un convertidor de corriente espero me entendais siendo ingeniros jejeje la otra cosa que os queria comentar es que mireis lo que es un ariete con el podreis subir agua sin tener que gastar ningun tipo de energia un saludo siempre aprendiendo cosas unos de otros un abrazo
I studied English literature and American Literature. I work in software now too! What was your favorite class at university? I think mine will always have been 18th Century English Literature.
My daughter-in-law has homeschooled my Grandchildren all the way thru. She is so excellent at it. She individualized their program to their unique style. If they had a specific learning need; she took as long as needed for them to spend on a subject. Hope you remain open to it if it is an option in spain. In USA each state has it's own rules. However Homeschooled children are normally 1st choices for College enrollment due to being self starters. Also they can have dual enrollment for College and High School.
I Have just bought a holiday house with a pool in Mas des calduch which is great it has a wonderful garden but I want to Do more with the vegetable garden Do I need a poly or can I manage with out ? I will be just playing not like you
I only just got a polytunnel and haven't really used it yet so I'm not an expert on them! You can grow lots without it though, if you don't care about maximising your growing season (which already pretty long!)
@@LittleSpanishFarmstead both iPhone and iPad have the same problem. The Android phone of my girlfriend does not have this problem. I’ll try so send you a screenshot via Instagram.
Did you buy the land from idealista ? Or another one? Can you recommend a real estate and website?I feel like there's a lot of land in Spain available in the countryside but the prices are still high.
We found the land on idealista but it was a local estate agent who was actually selling it. Idealista is jus a search tool. Use idealista to search all the estate agents at once, it's the easiest way!
Idealista is just an aggregation of different sellers and agents, so it will vary. I am sure some are rubbish at communicating but we've never had a problem. In general I find Spanish people respond better to a phone call than a text/email/whatsapp message! Good luck!
Enjoyed your answers to the veggie question. Frustrates me that veggie/vegan is so binary. Clearly you guys live such a sustainable life & yet the purists won't label you vegan because you eat eggs from your own hens. We should aim to be more like you guys - eat right, don't worry about the branding.
me gusta un canal que se llama "finca la maye" podría interesaros porque tienen la finca en una zona con clima parecido al vuestro. no se si sabéis de injertos. los almendros ya maduros se pueden injertar de arboles frutales: ciruelas y melocotones de muchas variedades y colores. en el jardin de mi abuela habia un arbol con base de almendro con tres ramas grandes y cada una daba un tipo diferente de ciruelas.
