Starting our off grid homestead | everything we built on our 6 acres | moving to Ireland 

Ireland's version of 'Escape to the Chateau', and a million times better. 😊

You probably have heard this, but in case you haven't, crushed egg shells spread around the base of your plants discourages slugs, it can kill them.

There was a channel called Mossy Bottom who struggled with the Irish weather, soil and local microclimate. He came up with some ingenious ways of working the land in order to make his small holding function efficiently. You might get some good ideas from his old videos hete on YT. Good luck m'dears. Xx🎉

Looking forward to seeing your progress over the next 13months ….. Totally RAW AND HONEST VLOGS !!! Nothing been staged for the camera and telling us exactly how it’s been. Just make each other laugh every day and I know that you will turn this adventure into something TRULY SPECTACULAR ❤❤

Ducks love slugs! Putting old copper pipes around edges of beds and at the bottom of the greenhouse door keeps them out. Sew carrots 2nd week in May.

You need to purchase a tractor with a forklift attachment on the front and a digger bucket on the back to dig drains with etc. It will make your life so much easier.

I really would consider terracing the land closest to the house ..it’s how they grow in Nepal and it is so much less work after you terrace

Nobody said it would be easy … but bloody hell that’s been hard work. Well done you 👏 👏👏

Hello Cori and Kayvan! Watching from USA. Just found your channel and I think I am going to love it! Congratulations to all of you! I applaud your bravery and strength on forging a whole new life in a new country! I can't imagine the energy it took you guys to do everything you have done! God Bless you!! ❤🤗✨

This has been a tonic refreshing and greatly encouraging. After a mild stroke your authentic video has lifted my spirit incredibly. A fan who will delight in your future renovations. Keep on keeping on a brilliant insight to a lovely family. ❤

you two need to get an affiliation relationship going with Kuboda or John Deer! Their 4 wheeled track buggies should be able to tackle that hill. No? Thank God for your youth and for your determination. May He continue to bless you in this adventure.

💖 Bless you, dear Dandelion. 💛❤‍🩹💖 That is the dearest name for a little sheep angel.

Well done Folks! A very brave move you've made! Now! Onwards and upwards we're all enjoying this and rooting for you! ❤ XXX

Welcome again to Ireland - you will no doubt have learned by now, that timelines in Ireland are very flexible - 8 weeks is in Irish terms is pretty close to 4 weeks, so it is yet another case of "Sure, It'll be grand" 😉

Really enjoyed this guys, well done and we’re excited to see how you get on! From fellow homesteading “newbies” (and Newby’s 😉) in Portugal!!

Yay!! So happy you got the grant!🥳🥳 I've seen gardeners use either planks of wood or cardboard placed between the rows of veggies to control slugs. You wet the underside and lay them down, the next day when you pick them up, the slugs are attached to the underside. 💕💕

If you have problems with slugs you should consider getting some ducks or geese, they love earing slugs and snails. Indian running ducks should be especially fond of slugs, and they are less scary than geese 😉

oh, food-grade diatomaceous earth is good, spread around the slug-besieged crops. It desiccates the slugs i think.

Go on RU-vid about your slugs, 2 strips of copper wire not touching around either the inside or out side under a wee wood overhang to prevent water linking the wires, with a 9 volt battery attacked , the battery can be pot in a plastic sandwich container. When the slug crosses the wires…. Zap! I have mine on my allotment raised boxes, lasts all summer. If you have slug eggs in the dirt already an old can filled with beer will attract all the slugs, empty frequency… don’t drink said beer! When your funds can allow it an old Quad bike would be a great help for all the lugging, get some safety pointers from the locals who have them. Lovely spot.

Great adventure. It is so nice to hear from KAYVAN when given a rare chance to speak. You really need a 4x4 mule or tractor to move stuff up and down your steep hills. Backpacking your needs only goes so far with heavy materiel and changing weather. Good luck and have fun in your resettlement.

I like you two. You are genuine and I will be following your journey

Great progress! I really enjoy watching you guys 😊 it's lovely to hear that your daughter had such a good start there and found friends easily 💓

Could you get a quad bike with trailer to tackle the hill and your land ,it would be worth every penny if it does the job

In time, you might want a summer shack (with a wide porch) on the top of Hilary. It would be lovely and make early morning puttering more fun; popping out of bed and wandering the garden barefoot, gazing at your views. (Then your land would be an estate! with a summerish home and a winterish home.) 😊 Maybe leveling the field closer to the house will become more possible in time. Oh, it was the lack of light wasn't it. Maybe over time you can find more shade loving crops and/or light magnifiers.

Greetings from Vancouver, Canada! I just started watching you today. I subscribed after the first video that I watched. I've watched all four now. I can see why you've already attracted 20K subscribers! It's fun, I admire your hard work and perseverance and how you tackle challenges, you two make a great team, I love the baking and planting and clearing and making of things. Very entertaining. I can almost smell that fresh air, the newly dug dirt and the fresh baked bread! Looking forward to more!

Thanks for putting this together. I know it's a ton of work to do this type of compilation. Really fun to watch again, but also get excited for the possibilities that are to come for you all!! Enjoy the rest of your summer. Looking forward to seeing the progress. Stay safe!!

Great that you got the grant! Also be great to hear more from Kaven both in him trying to speak and also would have like more footage on his hauling stuff and creating the garden.

Wonderful adventure you have embarked on. You will never regret it as it is a life changing real event. I did it 35 years ago with no mobile phone, no internet, no sky tv. Everyday i thank the powersthat be i did it. I am 70 now. Enjoy life. S H

Now the fun begins trying to find trades and get them to actually show up when they say they will. My advice is to use local knowledge and your nice neighbour to get personal recommendations for your electrician, builder, plumber aso. This country runs on who you know, as much as what you know. I wish you the best of luck, and congrats on getting the grant! From what I've heard many councils will give you a little leaway if you're a few weeks over the 13 month mark they will be ok if you tell them, but check this out anyway. Hopefully you can get all the work done in time. Welcome to Ireland 😊

Kayvan turned 40 and looks gorgeous 🥰 Congratulations on the grant guys 😊

Love that fawlty towers reference .. "Basil!!" 😊

Hi guys, congratulations on obtaining the grant, now the hard work starts but I know you both have the energy and the will power to get everything done, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia, Les

That barn is exciting…potential for sure

Off grid in IRELAND Heaven My heaven Soooo beautiful

Because ducks can see well at night, they don't always naturally herd themselves into a pen at night but can be fine to 6.6 degrees Celsius. I think that one female duck, raised with the chicken flock would probably follow them into the pen.

Welcome to Ireland !!! Best of luck going forward !!!!

Never had the guts too do what you are doing, good luck to you both,

Amazing, so happy for you that you got your grant for renovations, love the chickens and your first eggs, now veggies from your veggie patch. It's great that your daughter has settled so well and has made friends. Congratulations on your success so far!!! ♥

Wishing you welcome and all the best with your work il b watching your progress 😊

Thanks for giving me another brand new channel to binge watch. 😊

Hello from Oz I was just about to sleep then I spotted your on line so now I'm watching lol love from Blue Mountains Australia 🇦🇺 ❤

Lovely that you got the grant ! Many parts of Ireland do honestly require young families & renewal & renovation !!

something I learned the hard way since none of the books I read on about keeping chickens . chickens attract predators and rodents like rats arrgh one good hint is get a metal barrel with a lid and make sure you hide the chicken food everynight in that metal barrell ( plastic will not work because rats will eat their way through plastic... also bungee cord that lid securely on some animals can get the lid off if teh lid is not secure. HINt 2 for predators like hawks if you let the chickens free range ( they love to free range I usually only let them free range If I am going to be out and about with them now ) ... alos make some crow decoys to stick in the ground ... you can buy them or make them out of black plastic bags and wire hangers lots of tutorials on youtube or paint some pink flamingos black ( I bought some at the dollars store for a 1.25) you need at least 5 or more and move them around from day to day to make it looks like their is a murder of crows hanging around your property ... hawks hate crows because crow will gang up on one hawk and attack it . Also good ide to invest in a chicken health book

Slugs don't like copper, if you put a scrap copper pipe across the threshold of your polytunnel or on top of the timber around your vegetable beds it should stop them. Keep living the good life.

Well done guys!, you's are so hard working and brave!. Keep going n never give up!. Welcome to the Emerald Isle.

I look forward to seeing all your progress!!! For my hauling needs, on my land, I have two, four wheel yard carts. They make things so much easier!

Wash out yer egg shells..put in oven to dry..only takes few mins..note..they burn quickly. Break up when cool and keep in waterproof box. Scatter around yer vegs. Keeps slugs from moving around. Got that tip from a great gardener...it works for us. Also saucers of beer good for slugs too.

Great garden. Your hard work is paying off.😊

Left Ireland 8 years ago to come to London feel the pull to go back,you are very brave to take all that on,Kerrs pink are great Irish potatoes,look forward to another video

Fair play to ye....good luck on your journey and welcome to Ireland!!!

Great presentation format ! Don’t doubt the challenges and application needed to overcome them! Best of luck👍

May you have only good days 😊. Congratulations 🏡

Watching you from Central Pennsylvania in the US. Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Can't wait to see all you do Thanks for taking us along.

Great Vlog and congratulations on your Grant news. Yor are perfecting the Act of Being. Your Love for each other and Humour jump out across the screen. its standing to you through the difficult times. Looking forward to your adventures ahead. Best of Luck.

I do feel that I'm gonna enjoy this channel of yours...

New here from Washington State USA..we are doing the same here.. Sold everything moved far away onto acreage off grid..i love your cottage !

Wow what an amazing place looking forward to watching your progress. We did something similar moved over 18 months ago and love it ,good luck with it all 😊

Wishing you super times ahead. Just think where you will be in 13 months.

Sounds fabulous what u are doing - cant wait to see the renovations

Congratulations on the hard work you've already done ! Fingers crossed for the next steps!

💚 congratulations , you are living your dream, and chickens 🐓 as well , ☘️

You will be so grateful you bought this property when all is said and done. The ceiling in the cottage is beautiful

Looking forward to watching your your journey, from the USA. My grandparents were born in Glencolmcille, in County Donegal. Been to visit twice and love the raw beauty of the landscape. I hope you take lots of photos now (of the land, structure & house), because I'm sure you both will create a beautifl restored home and homestead. Save those pictures to make a large collage to frame, with the"here is where we started" title. Like the title of this vlog, it will be a visual reminder to you and your guests of how far each year brings you. Carry on!

Looks like you’re off to a great start! Keep up the good work.

Thank you for your vidio's. Love your family..you work so hard .. sending you good wishes ..and will continue watching.....I am 77yrs so you fill up my days.with joy ... Thank you....

So fun to watch! Don't let the bad times get you down. 😊

get ducks for slugs. Let them loose in the vegetable patch and they will tidy them up for you, fertilize the garden, and not scratch it up like chickens would. Good luck to you, you are very impressive.

When you need a hand just ask you are in Ireland and people here do not mind at all guys to lend a hand when needed best of luck your place will be sorted and looks brilliant thanks

Congratulations on getting the grant, such great news. Thank you for sharing guys, it's a lot more to do. Impressed by how much you've done already, and all of the enthusiasm and energy. ❤

Best of luck to you both! There will be days when you wish you had never started this project, but persevere, it WILL be worth it. Wife and I are just about ready to move into our own restored cottage in North County Leitrim. It has been unbelievably hard going trying to preserve random rubble and stone walls whilst incorporating the latest in heat saving technology - and expensive. We didn't avail of the vacant/derelict grant as we thought it too bureaucratic and noticed estimates from all trades loading their prices when we mentioned we might be going for it - be careful. One grant that we did get and is available to you also is the drilling of a private well. You get that from your local Council and here in Leitrim they were very helpful. It is definitely worth it. Keep going. Keep smiling. Scream/shout/cry when it all gets too much - tomorrow is another day!!!

Loved the video and the fact that nothing beats you onwards and upwards .

Binging the lot tonight and can’t tell you how envious I am of this. So good your daughter settled immediately and found friends (always a worry at that age). The water is such a big thing. I live in a hard water area in UK but when drawing water from our wells in Ireland, it’s like nectar, I immediately feel the benefit in hair, nails and teeth (sounds odd, but it’s true). You’re living my dream, best I can do is to come along for the journey and watch it progress. Good Luck! Erin go Bragh ✊☘️✊

Well done guys on getting your grant! I’m so glad you feel settled. We moved from Australia and it’s the best decision we ever made for our family. I’m looking forward to following along on your journey.

Grow potatoes in sacks, place anywhere and easy to harvest, the plastic weave sacks are the best

I named the animals living near me names like Lunchmeat, Thanksgiving Dinner, etc. Makes it easier. Love your vids! 😊

Y'all have got to purchase a 4wd side x side with a dump bed. That will help moving materials around your property. It was the best purchase I've made since moving to my land.

🇨🇦My second video. I am glad you got a drilled well in, I was worried how you would get potable water and electrics was a bonus. I admire your spirit, determination and energy!!

Congratulations!! Really enjoy your adventures-I’m living vicariously 😊Blessings!

Nothing to do with your renovation, but you guys seriously have the best skin!!!

For the folks that say, “you don’t do anything,” Cori, I’m pretty sure that much of what you do doesn’t make it on screen, because perhaps cooking, baking, helping your daughter with homework and getting to school, probably doing laundry, etc., aren’t perceived as video friendly activities like construction, operating a digger, gardening, etc. I guess I’m saying I don’t buy it that Cori doesn’t do anything. I really enjoyed the aesthetic beauty of Cori preparing and baking a beautiful loaf of sourdough. Those kinds of activities are just as valid.

It's a joy watching you two in your endeavours .

I wish there was an awesome cheap effective pulley system for getting things up and down Hilary. Everybody brainstorm... 🤔 ☺ For lighter loads of vegies, etc., would a zipline down to the house be at all possible one day? You are probably laughing because it is too far but wild and crazy ideas sometimes lead to breakthroughs. Lol. ☺ Your unique land will make your channel and homestead unique. One day this channel will make everything easier!!! 🙂 All the absolute best to you three. 💛

Hola from Spain. Great video highlighting the lows as well as the highs, raw & honest. Like someone said, making each other laugh is what will keep you going, we've been there, and laughed through tears many times. Onwards & upwards now. Tell Kayvan to take care & wear protective gear. Love to you all ❤❤❤

Talk to your neighbours and find out about the history of your new place. Best of luck.

Wonderful news, congratulations 🎊

Just found your channel. Love how you did this video to catch us first timers up to date ❤

Your positive attitude is such a joy to watch. I'm originally from Wyoming, and drilling wells happens a great deal...with less success than you enjoyed. Wyoming doesn't seem to come with an unlimited water supply. Lol. (Think high plains desert) Anyway, congratulations on a successful well, new chickens, and the beginnings of your garden. Asparagus is a good spring crop. The other veg you mentioned all sounds good for spring. I've never seen a slug in my garden. I don't think Colorado runs to slugs. My current efforts at gardening are dying in the heat. I can protect the plants from too much sun, but the current temps are running about 40°C + and plants are wilting. Actually, they're closer to gasping. Woohoo!!! That grant is a real life saver. I look forward to seeing what happens next. My fingers and toes are crossed for you!

Wow. Huge huge undertaking. Not easy in Ireland. Weather, bureaucracy and (the lack of) ease of getting things done. We undertook a similar situation when I was in my teens back in the 70’s. In rural Co Tyrone . 6 kids total. My poor mother who was from Dublin and emigrated to America 1957. Returns to my dad’s part of Ireland in Tyrone. But it was 5 of the best years of my life. Running wild over the gorgeous Irish countryside getting to know all my cousins. Good luck to you. You are doing a great thing for your daughter.

Great you got the grant but word of warning, its been the experience here that releasing the funding once job completed is a nightmare.. keep a budget and dont assume you will get it once works completed immediately it could take a year or more.. good luck

Love the update and the highs and lows. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

This was a great update..please buy a little tractor ...ATV with a wagon...you will blow your knees out carrying that much weight up that huge hill..you are doing great

Dream on dream on dream until your dreams come true! The eject off the digger ...oooo Rubbling up the floor ...my, my, my What will they do next? Staying tuned...waiting for the next episode...

again loving this update and fair play to ye guys ..we will all have to have a party when its all finished.lolz.

Congratulations guys ❤ Amazing content! Keep going, we enjoy watching you 🤗

You are a lovely pair. Good luck with everything xxxx

Happy Birthday to all. Tea parties are the Best!!!!

Just wanted to say, hats off to your daughter. She must have had a roller coaster ride. Perhaps you could persuade her one day to make her own story, just as an experiment, not even necessarily to publish. Anyway, just wanted to acknowledge what you've achieved all together.

I just love you guys .... and l hope you will be happy in our lovely green Isle. ❤

Having done some restoration on an abandoned property n US, I am amazed you didn’t start on the house, instead on the chicken coop!!! Secondly, placing them so far from the house. Will follow and maybe learn your decision making.❤

People did live on your land at one time. What did they grow, raise, adapt, to live there? Maybe a shift in thinking is warranted? So much hard work so far. Maybe adjusting your expectations will reduce that? I mean this in only the most hopeful and positive way. Keep it up!