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BIG GOALS FOR 2025 | Off Grid Homestead & House Renovation
We've got some big plans for 2025 on our off grid homestead, and our old house renovation project. There are a few big chunky things we want to focus on this year and in this video we run through our plans for the upcoming year, and reflect back on our 2024 goals too.
What can we achieve this year on our homestead in Spain, and in our DIY house renovation? Let's see.
Here's to another busy year ahead!
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We're Danny and Kate. In 2015 we moved from the UK to Barcelona, and after 8 years enjoying the busy city and sunny beaches we moved to the mountains to start a new adventure. We'll be renovating a town house, building an off grid cabin, restoring an old stone house and farming 12.5 acres of land with regenerative agriculture and permaculture practices in Catalunya, Spain.
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Wrapping up WINTER JOBS on our HOMESTEAD before CHRISTMAS
Переглядів 4,9 тис.28 днів тому
Wow, how is it already 22nd December?! Christmas is just around the corner and we've been rattling through quite a few jobs in our old house renovation and homestead land regeneration projects, in the run up to some family time and festivities. In this weeks video we wrap up a few loose ends and tick off 11 jobs from our to-do list. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, or however you might ...
FARMHOUSE KITCHEN | Old House Renovation & Homestead Regeneration
Переглядів 7 тис.Місяць тому
We've made a few big leaps forward in our old house renovation project this week, and the Catalan farmhouse kitchen is really starting to take shape now. We're building an insulation wall with light steel frame and starting the electrics, and things are really feeling like they're coming together. The mediterranean kitchen renovation is less "big dusty building site" and starting to feel more l...
RESCUING ABANDONED LAND | Winter Jobs on Our Homestead in Spain
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1 YEAR HOMESTEAD TIMELAPSE | All We Did On Our OFF GRID FINCA IN SPAIN
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OLD HOUSE RENOVATION | 6 Weeks Restoring Original Beams
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Mediterranean Blockwork Kitchen | DIY Country House Renovation
Переглядів 7 тис.2 місяці тому
We're building a Mediterranean blockwork kitchen as part of our old house renovation in Spain. Restoring an old unloved house into a beautiful family home is really hard work, but it's so satisfying doing as much as we possible can ourselves, and seeing everything take shape from our very own hands. Without many brick kitchen tutorials available online to go by, we're learning about how to buil...
Farmhouse Kitchen Build & Winter Veg Garden | Spanish Homestead Progress
Переглядів 10 тис.3 місяці тому
Our old country house renovation kicks up another notch, as we unlock a new skill; brick laying. We're starting to build the kitchen cabinets for our dream Catalan farmhouse kitchen and we're using terracotta bricks to build the structure. It feels good to finally be progressing to this stage of the old house renovation, as we start to see the DIY kitchen build take shape! Up at the land, with ...
It just keeps getting worse...! | OLD HOUSE RENOVATION | Mediterranean Kitchen
Переглядів 8 тис.3 місяці тому
Our mediterranean kitchen build hit a big setback when we had to remove our newly poured concrete floor. But we don't let hiccups set us back for too long on this old house renovation. In this video we're back for Round #2 as we re-do the kitchen floor, again, and push ahead on our DIY kitchen build. This self-build kitchen renovation is testing our skills, and determination; as any old house r...
Young Couple’s Renovation of Old House in Spain | New Windows & Kitchen Floor Fiasco Part 3
Переглядів 8 тис.3 місяці тому
New windows. New floors. There's a lot going on in this episode, as we continue with the DIY kitchen makeover in our renovation of an old house in the countryside in Spain. In keeping with the style of the property, we have opted for new wooden windows to bring more character back into the new open plan cooking and eating space that we're creating. Installing new wooden windows into an old hous...
NOT How to Lay a SELF-LEVELLING CONCRETE Floor | Country House Renovation
Переглядів 9 тис.4 місяці тому
This is absolutely NOT how to lay a self-levelling concrete floor. We repeat... Don't do this with your self-leveling concrete! Learn from our mistakes so you don't make the same ones when you pour a self level concrete floor. This is Part 2 of our Kitchen Floor Saga. We share how we used CEMEX LevelPlus to level out our very uneven floor and talk you through what happened, and what went wrong,...
Building a MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN | Old House Renovation in Spain
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Check out the sneak peeks at the beginning and end, into the future episodes, to see the floor saga that is about to unfold..... 🙈 With the demolition done and 2 rooms now knocked into 1, we can start with the next step of building our mediterranean kitchen; laying a new kitchen floor. But it's not going to be as easy as we first thought... How do you restore a floor in an old house? With a lot...
[TIMELAPSE] Renovating an Old Village House | Kitchen Demolition
Переглядів 22 тис.5 місяців тому
4 days of hard heavy work in under 20 minutes. This full kitchen demolition kicks off the next step of our old village house renovation project in Spain, as we knock down a partition wall between 2 rooms to create one big open plan kitchen diner. Our kitchen remodel is going to be the biggest DIY challenge we've ever taken on and we can't wait to bring our Pinterest boards to life in this medit...
We Bought an Old House in Rural Spain, 6 MONTHS RENOVATION in 23 MINS | TIMELAPSE All We Did
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Couple renovates a 120 year old house in rural Spain. We share our DIY house renovation of an old, not quite abandoned house, but one in need of some serious TLC, in the countryside in Catalunya; timelapse of everything we've done in our first 6 months. To follow the rest of our renovation project, subscribe to our UA-cam channel, or use the links below to support our journey on Patreon or Ko-f...
Building Permission Granted! | House Renovation in the Spanish Countryside
Переглядів 4,1 тис.6 місяців тому
It took almost 7 weeks... but we've got the building permission from the Town Hall to start the renovation on our kitchen in the village house! Getting permission to build in the countryside in Spain can feel like a bit of a minefield - with lots of conflicting information and experiences - so that's why we're going to make a video very soon all about how to get permission to build off grid, an...
Did I just RUIN it?? | Bathroom Renovation in 120 Y/O House
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Did I just RUIN it?? | Bathroom Renovation in 120 Y/O House
Bringing NEW LIFE to an OLD ABANDONED HOMESTEAD in Spain
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Bringing NEW LIFE to an OLD ABANDONED HOMESTEAD in Spain
DIY MICROCEMENT BATHROOM | 120 Year Old House Renovation
Переглядів 3,4 тис.7 місяців тому
DIY MICROCEMENT BATHROOM | 120 Year Old House Renovation
Growing Vegetables on Off Grid Homestead | NO DIG Gardening
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Growing Vegetables on Off Grid Homestead | NO DIG Gardening
STRAW BALE GARDEN BEDS | Off Grid Homestead in Spain
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STRAW BALE GARDEN BEDS | Off Grid Homestead in Spain
SPRING ON THE HOMESTEAD | Off grid Abandoned Land
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SPRING ON THE HOMESTEAD | Off grid Abandoned Land
Restoring our Abandoned Off Grid Land | Planting Vines
Переглядів 4,1 тис.9 місяців тому
Restoring our Abandoned Off Grid Land | Planting Vines
Off Grid Homestead Orchard Update & Nursery Makeover | Restoring Abandoned Land
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Off Grid Homestead Orchard Update & Nursery Makeover | Restoring Abandoned Land
Which trees are we planting? | Food Forest in Spain | Off grid Abandoned Land
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Which trees are we planting? | Food Forest in Spain | Off grid Abandoned Land
What's next for us? Homestead & Renovation Update | Off grid Abandoned Land
Переглядів 4,7 тис.11 місяців тому
What's next for us? Homestead & Renovation Update | Off grid Abandoned Land
FINALLY burning our own FIRE WOOD | Sustainable Energy | Off grid Abandoned Land
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FINALLY burning our own FIRE WOOD | Sustainable Energy | Off grid Abandoned Land
Clearing our Abandoned Land | SPANISH HOMESTEAD | Off grid restoration
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Clearing our Abandoned Land | SPANISH HOMESTEAD | Off grid restoration
WINTER ON THE HOMESTEAD | Regenerating Off Grid Abandoned Land
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WINTER ON THE HOMESTEAD | Regenerating Off Grid Abandoned Land
Installing Starlink | House Renovation in Rural Spain
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Installing Starlink | House Renovation in Rural Spain
Bye Bye Barcelona | 120 Year Old House Renovation
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Bye Bye Barcelona | 120 Year Old House Renovation

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @TomBradley1986
    @TomBradley1986 7 годин тому

    I'll be in Spain viewing fincas with land in the next couple of weeks. Was it hard to get residential status on yours or did it already have it? I hear Spain can be quite tricky when it comes to permits for this sort of thing

  • @reallynotpc
    @reallynotpc 9 годин тому

    I wonder who was the unsung hero who invented the IBC.

  • @Dyfiwildlifephotography
    @Dyfiwildlifephotography 18 годин тому

    Arent you going to build a house on your land,?

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 9 годин тому

      Are you going to give us enough money to pay for it?! 😉🤣 In short, yes. But we don’t need to “build” one as such, we’ll renovate the stone house that’s already on the land. It’s a future project, though, we probably won’t be ready to start it this year.

  • @quikoucat
    @quikoucat 22 години тому

    🤘🤘

  • @RalfFFM65
    @RalfFFM65 День тому

    can you please turn off the auto-dubbed feature for your videos. It is annoying the bear the computer voice until I switch back to original version.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm День тому

      No, sorry. That’s not controlled by us, it’s controlled by the viewer. You need to just select the version you want (e.g original). We find it annoying when we watch videos too and want to hear the original Spanish audio! New UA-cam feature 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @petercarbutt3706
      @petercarbutt3706 23 години тому

      We're avocado 🥑 trees

  • @AlmostOffGridGrandma
    @AlmostOffGridGrandma День тому

    Sounds like all great goals to have 🙂👍

  • @southernfriedkiwi7726
    @southernfriedkiwi7726 День тому

    Please, for the love of God, get yourselves a real Petrol fueled wood chipper, that self feeds. You'll cut your chipping time down to 1/10th. Going "back to the land" doesn't mean that you have to make things more difficult than they need to be.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm День тому

      We do have a petrol powered chipper. A good heavy duty one. But it’s expensive to run it all the time for the amount of prunings we have. Plus it’s quite difficult to get around the land across all the bancals. We switch between the 2 depending what we need.

  • @ninemoonplanet
    @ninemoonplanet День тому

    Geoff used extensive swales on the new project, are you planning on surveying the hills to set up at least one swale this year? It is a lot of work, but in semi desert land, it's essential to collect "every drop" as Geoff says. Where could you put compost bins, heaps? You certainly have enough materials.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm День тому

      I think you’re referring to the original greening the desert project? Some of the principals are similar between the projects, and yes, water is a key factor, but so is the choice of plants. In the new one it’s a terraced olive grove and he’s introducing a food forest system. We might look at some swales within the terraces. But terraced land isn’t particularly well suited to swales because it’s already limited by its shape.

    • @reallynotpc
      @reallynotpc 9 годин тому

      @@SmithsdaleFarm I was going to make exactly the same point. Terracing serves a similar purpose to swales, but works better on steeper slopes, as you have.

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns День тому

    I did the same with some of my seedlings last year - lesson learned. This year I plan to plant less and care more...LOL

  • @thedreadedyogini
    @thedreadedyogini 2 дні тому

    I've just caught up with you guys after a 5 month absence. So pleased to see your progress everywhere! The beams look beautiful, the winter garden fantastic, and all in all so much progress, so happy for you 🙏

  • @gillianbrewer9607
    @gillianbrewer9607 3 дні тому

    You guys are always a pleasure to watch. A practical couple, so good luck with all you do. That’s going to be a on going job with the pine trees.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm День тому

      Thanks 💚 Yes, it lasts a few months (we’ve just seen a few more nests this week) and they come back every year 😔

  • @jdmmortal
    @jdmmortal 7 днів тому

    Кто-нибудь скажите этим людям что с таким сильным перепадом высот, насос для перекачки воды не нужен. Плохо когда простейшую физику не учили.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 7 днів тому

      We tried it both ways. The elevation is not actually that big. The top of the IBCs is about the same level as the bottom of the cisterna. With gravity, it took over 2 hours to fill 1 IBC tank. (1000L). With the pump we can do all 4 tanks in about 1 hour. It is solar energy, so what’s the problem?! 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @alig561
    @alig561 9 днів тому

    Option A, it will produce electricity and keep the house cool in hot time of the year. Green roof is very challenging in hot climates.

  • @Tarassio280
    @Tarassio280 10 днів тому

    For a tree, you need to dig a hole 1×1, especially since you don't have earth there, but solid stones.

  • @Tarassio280
    @Tarassio280 11 днів тому

    I am waiting for the event. 😊

  • @Tarassio280
    @Tarassio280 11 днів тому

    I missed something, how much does land with a house cost? 😮

  • @Tarassio280
    @Tarassio280 11 днів тому

    How many kilometers from the sea?☝️

  • @Tarassio280
    @Tarassio280 11 днів тому

    It was necessary to treat the trees for pests, 😢

  • @mustafatasyurek6326
    @mustafatasyurek6326 12 днів тому

    Çok konuşuyorsunuz daha fazla doğayı gösterin lütfen.

  • @roelofvannijen6358
    @roelofvannijen6358 15 днів тому

    Nice to watch, i think you are near me.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 11 днів тому

      Maybe. We’re in the Baix Ebre region (South of Tarragona)

    • @roelofvannijen6358
      @roelofvannijen6358 11 днів тому

      @@SmithsdaleFarm i am opposite you i guess, xerta mountains. You in tivenys?

  • @roelofvannijen6358
    @roelofvannijen6358 15 днів тому

    I am wondering how on earth these trees can ever be giving fruit high up the mountain. I would have done figs only, or maybe a mulberry. Or drill a well.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 11 днів тому

      Drilling a well would be more expensive than the cost of the land 🙈 but we have rainwater collection and storage, and we are adding more irrigation this year for the trees. So far most of the trees are growing quite well 🤞🏻

    • @roelofvannijen6358
      @roelofvannijen6358 11 днів тому

      @SmithsdaleFarm the difficulty is producing fruits.. they need tons of water in this climate. Been in Spain since 2006. You can try Peruvian apple cactus, cereus peruvianus. They give pretty tasty fruits. And prickly pears. The good thing you did was planting the nisperos really small, that is the best system since they need less and can adapt better. Nice to see your videos, keep up the good work!

  • @프리덤-r9h
    @프리덤-r9h 15 днів тому

    애기가 예뼈요 korea

  • @Melicoy
    @Melicoy 15 днів тому

    Need to plant under shade trees. not out in the open

  • @gmalabdorhman6237
    @gmalabdorhman6237 15 днів тому

    قطع الاشجار أمر سئ ، حتى شجرة واحدة او غصن

  • @ayadHsny
    @ayadHsny 17 днів тому

    ❤ احببت قناتكم وكيف تعيشون 😊انا من سوريا واعيش في تركيا والآن بعد اربعة عشر سنة سنعود لبلدنا 🎉

  • @ayadHsny
    @ayadHsny 17 днів тому

    اشتركت في قناتكم مجددا ❤انا من سوريا اعيش في تركيا وسنعود لبيتنا بعد تهجير دام لأربعة عشر سنة🎉

  • @goldenliron
    @goldenliron 17 днів тому

    Awesome project, getting this biodiversity in the area. Which in the end attracts birds to nest and thus gets rid of these pesky catapillars. You guys lived in barcelona while looking for real estate? Any tips to tackle the search?

  • @eleonoramarree
    @eleonoramarree 17 днів тому

    such a shame of putting music louder then your voices , have to turn volume up and down constantly. that is not fun.

  • @alstrada1
    @alstrada1 18 днів тому

    These kinds of videos can be found on UA-cam in industrial quantities. Nothing interesting about this one. In addition, we are saturated with seeing their young children filmed like stars. That's really not what we're looking for. So waste of time.

  • @earthplants
    @earthplants 19 днів тому

    "Winter tasks wrapped up just in time for the holidays! ❄🎄 Your homestead preparations are inspiring-here’s to a cozy and rewarding Christmas season."

  • @ashleyreeder3511
    @ashleyreeder3511 19 днів тому

    I am not familiar with these growing conditions therefore very interesting. The music drowns out the verbal. May you have great success with your adventure.

  • @cstanleyhns
    @cstanleyhns 20 днів тому

    Hi, where does the waste water go from the sink in the cabin?

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 20 днів тому

      Hi, we have a 20l Jerry can underneath that the plumbing pipe goes into. Then just empty it out when we need to.

  • @gillgoode7470
    @gillgoode7470 20 днів тому

    Really enjoyed the video showing all the ups and downs. Growing food and farming is not easy! I’m in Portugal and growing things here is VERY different to the UK. Summer is very difficult and shade is needed for many veg. Growing from autumn through to late spring is easier. Also the months of drought followed by very intense rainfall is difficult. Can you utilise some more rain-catching methods on your land eg swales, ponds etc?

  • @paulinewilson613
    @paulinewilson613 23 дні тому

    Merry belated Christmas to you all, hope you had a great day & wishing you a very Happy New Year xxx

  • @louisemaree2704
    @louisemaree2704 24 дні тому

    What an awesome family & project. Sometimes is very hard to hear you because of the music ❤😊

  • @rubyabantao3017
    @rubyabantao3017 24 дні тому

    Merry Christmas!❤

  • @barbarakloise6790
    @barbarakloise6790 24 дні тому

    Hi if you guys put up some sun screen material above your crops it will help you a lot and you will use a lot less water and there won't be so much heat stress on your plants. The sun screens are worth the investment. Maybe you could build some type of ground pit lined with plastic to help you hold more water when it gets really hot/dry in the summer.

  • @jorgefeiteira-d4j
    @jorgefeiteira-d4j 25 днів тому

    Hope you guys had a good Christmas, all of the best for the New Year 😊

  • @nasu78
    @nasu78 25 днів тому

    Wonderful job, you've accomplished so much! Btw, we have loads of those caterpillar nests on our side of the mountain too, we took down several nests already but I'm sure we missed a lot of them too. Gotta do another sweep on our next visit!

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 14 днів тому

      Be careful around them. They’re horribly itchy if they fire any of their hairs at you!

  • @leonardlorriman7095
    @leonardlorriman7095 27 днів тому

    Wishing you all a merry Christmas to.

  • @nikifilip6301
    @nikifilip6301 28 днів тому

    ♥🎄♥

  • @1254Paul
    @1254Paul 28 днів тому

    Merry Christmas and a very happy new year guys....

  • @JacynthePiche
    @JacynthePiche 28 днів тому

    very nice ceiling

  • @SettleinSpain
    @SettleinSpain 28 днів тому

    Merry Christmas, love the olive wreath... the arches are looking fab, such a shame you can't source fine sand, we ended up going to another nearby town and found some so ordered in bulk, it does work out cheaper to mix your own if there's a lot to do.

  • @jackierenders9441
    @jackierenders9441 28 днів тому

    Happy Christmas to you and your family!

  • @101life9
    @101life9 28 днів тому

    Everything is looking better and better...keep up the great job 👏 Merry Xmas!!

  • @manolilopez2504
    @manolilopez2504 28 днів тому

    Merry Christmas and happy 2025 ⭐️🎄⭐️🎄⭐️🎄⭐️🎄⭐️

  • @lesleyturner1025
    @lesleyturner1025 29 днів тому

    Yous have accomplished so much, well done 👏👏❤️ Isabelle is so gorgeous 😚🎀💗 And I absolutely love your wall Christmas tree 🎄 ❤ Merry Christmas to you all and I hope yous have a lovely festive time 🎅🌲❤️

  • @liesbethvansilfhout1255
    @liesbethvansilfhout1255 29 днів тому

    I love seeing your little daughter 😍