thankyou maarten i liked hearing the history of the trees on your property the olive trees have certainly come away after watching lea cutting and pulling those brambles
Your, and Leah's English is outstanding. Maybe the best of any non-native speaker I've heard. Love what you're doing. Keep up the good work, leading by example.
That is a coppiced willow. Coppicing is good for willow and will make it live longer (as in thousands of years). How lovely to see that you are encouraging native growth.
Maarten. You can use the pine needles to make teas. I am used to the red and white pine variety. You can study this. The tea is loaded with lots of good vitamins and minerals. You can google this. Its a cheap tea. Clover, St. Johns wort, strawberry, raspberry, chamomile flowers, black berry leaves can also be used for teas. Just put the flowers in a paper bag and let dry. You can hang the St. Johns in bundles to dry. No reason to buy teas.
Fantastic video Maarten! It’s clear you learned a lot about all the trees you guys have in your property. It was good to share that info with all of us. Here in Canada we don’t have trees like those so I found this really interesting. I hope you do more videos. You’re a natural at it!
I think if you cut vilov down in next year will come more like bush and make lots of nice soft branches for make baskets and stuf like thet. Also pauderd villov is a groving hormon for anykind of cuttings. You made a great job there, wish your family alllll the best and love from Slovenija!
Maarten - that was absolutely fascinating and exactly the sort of content I love to see. When Lea cannot [present she has a more than adequate deputy and I hope you will do make some more contributions on perhaps subjects such as your irrigation and water provision, as well as your construction activities., Thank you so much and best wishes to Lea - I hope she feels energised again soon and to Puck, as helpful as ever! Andrew
Our Portuguese Homestead I think that it is so sweet that you did this. Loved hearing about the trees! We have the arbutus in the west coast of Canada. Also the pine is used all over the world as a fuel. As well drying the wood out is a factor to prepare the wood. Where I live birch is favoured but poplar is very abundant. The birch when seasoned takes longer to burn, and burns hotter so less work to stoke your fire, poplar burns up very quickly. We have to clear out dead poplar which are then very dry so they burn very fast but I use that like kindling to get the fire going. To start your fire have a small amount of wood as a flame likes lots of oxygen. Yes I think pine will work if you know it's character and how to burn it. We have a special brush to clean out our chimney which requires two people to use. But looks very simple. So cleaning your chimney is a definit thing. Pine is used commonly to fire pottery kilns.
Our Portuguese Homestead Nice place, how many hectares do you have? Be careful in summer time, the extremely hot weather brings fires all over the country every summer, clear around your buildings and any other valuables.
@@ourportuguesehomestead If I may suggest, you could co-host the show, and share the camera. :) Just avoid the sun from 12-15h, we have very hot weather coming your way. Cheers!
Thanks for this video , very good info about the trees, we are off gridding it close to you guys i guess and our bush and trees are the same and it is so great to see what you so with them .keep up the great videos
Good job narrating, Maarten! You do know your trees and products very well. Missed Lea but was very pleased to see you standing in for her and to give her a rest. Be well, you three!
Marten, that was fascinating. You put so much effort, respect and passion into learning the History and potential of each type of tree that it across really well on the video.
Y’all are doing a wonderful job with your homesteading. I’m sure it’s a learning process. It’s so interesting to see your advancements and how quickly you acclimated to your new surroundings.
That Quince tree should have no problems ripening in that climate. I had one in my garden in Romania when I was a child and it produced an abundance of fruit. Romania has a colder climate than Portugal, I was in zone 7b.So I think the problem is elsewhere, not with the temperature. I think the problem is water as it is a plant that needs quite a bit of water. Try watering it a few times. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for the educative video. I hope Lea has a fast recovery. It is great to see that you can fill in for Lea when needed. You, Lea and Puck make a great team and I look forward to seeing you all together in videos to come. Thanks Maarten!
Dear Maarten and Lea, I have a few tips from my knowledge in the field of Figs. Still have a few and planning to expand them on my new land along with other fruits. The trunk of a fig tree is like a polystyrene when it gets old. Cut the old one very low at December-January and from the new shootings in February keep ONE. If U are afraid to do so cut everything except one branch. That old trunk, one day, must go. From the branches u cut, make small cuttings and plant them. A few videos on You tube are very didactic. Figs sell good at good price and the tree produce quickly from the second year. They love warm to hot climate. Water needs, very little. OLIVES. Collecting time starts when they start to get color. I hear U have about 100 of them. Excellent. Cut the trees heavily. They will thank U in return. You don't need to do it all at once because U need the production. Do it in two to three years time. A few new olive trees from another verity will boost your production. There is a type of olive tree loading it's self with small olives but full of oil. OIL. When u bring home the oil from the press, before U store it give it a few days to breath with the lead slightly loose. Then, if u are going to keep it in the 4 liter container, as i see, U add a glass or two of water. In any container U add water so the oil DOES NOT Touch the bottom of the container. The reason is, When the oil rests any dirt who passed through the press filters will sit at the bottom of the container and affect the oil by raising it's acidity. If there is water they will sit below the water and away from the oil. My mother was doing it and the biggest olive oil bottler in Cyprus is doing it. VINES. A lot of work. A few enemies who like the grapes are rabbits, goats, mouse, birds, foxes and humans ha ha. Good luck for, to distill your first grape spirit. The mental spirit, U BOTH HAVE IT!!!
Thank you Maarten. That was very informative. I enjoyed it. I only have 5 mature olive trees in my small garden in northern Tuscany in Italy, but some years they produce a lot! Every year is different.
@@ourportuguesehomestead Tuscany is not so far away from Portugal. :-) Maybe when the world settles down you can come to Tuscany and stay for a little while. Can't leave your animals for too long though. ;-)
Coming from Australia,we love our eucalyptuses.very good for chesty colds and blocked noses made in an inhalation,especially for children put in a carrier salve and rubbed on the chest. Keeps bugs out of clothes in the outback.
Maarten you are a legend. So much knowledge and a great attitude to the life that surrounds you. It is heartening to see you step in for your beloved when needed and do such a brilliant presentation. Thank you 👍👍👍
Maarten you are a good partner to know when Lea needed a break. I loved this video. You imparted a lot of information concisely and intelligently. Your voice is very warm and calming. Good job!
Good job you were nervous but very good and I think we should see more of you,it was very interesting learning about the trees,please do some more videos.thank you for your precious time,kindest regards tam 🏴❤️🏴❤️
Great job on making a video. I live in the very Southern United States , so I understand how hot it gets there. Keep up the good work. Look forward to watching you build up your homestead ❤️
Just found your channel, your videos are absolutely wonderful, I think it’s awesome that you’re showcasing the ups and down of this sustainable lifestyle!
Great to see you Maaten - both of you are so inspiring! It's great to see how your home is coming on, one day we hope to be homesteading in central Portugal too!
Thank you for the interesting information, and your calmness is enjoyable. The two of you are the perfect match and your lifestyle is enviable, and inspiring. I am glad to have found you.
Such a great work and fantastic lessons you are giving us all. We are learning a lot from you . UA-cam vídeos Will be the greatest harvest for you, for Portugal and for everyone
Excellent video Maarten. I really enjoyed seeing the varieties of trees that you have on your property along with all of the information...very interesting!
Well done Maarten, loved the video . Exactly the same trees that we have down south in Alentejo ( Ourique area ). Love to eat "Marmelo" , and very nice Marmelada : " Medronheira ", my land is full of it , a few years ago ,we sold all the fruit , to make "Aguardente Medronho " ( Sao Marcos da Serra ) : " Azinheira " , the Acorn is sweet ( one variety is sower ) and you can eat raw, cooked on the oven or make flower . You guys stay safe .
I met this woman once who made her own medronho. She picked the fruits gradually when they were ripe and had a friend with the equipment. In any case it tasted really very good compared with the commercialy sold stuff in bars etc. I thought it must be because they pick all the fruit in one go and a lot of it is not ripe.
Great video Maarten. I liked your calm and relaxed voice. I think Puck will have great models on how to approach life as she grows up. Not to put Lea out of a job, but I do look forward to more videos from you. I liked the way you interacted as a couple on your "Answers to your questions" video, so maybe you will be able to make some videos together. From watching other channels, I was surprised at the end of the video that you did not chant the You Tube mantra, like, subscribe and share this video". I think it shows how real your videos are. Thanks for taking the time to show us around, cheers, russell.
I really enjoyed your video and learned a lot, you should do them more often :) Castelo Branco is known as one of the hottest regions in Portugal and every year there are big fires. Do you plan doing something with the way you manage trees and vegetation to reduce the chances of your land catching fire? You certainly heard on the news this summer about the community on the south of Portugal that was really affected by it. 🍀
Fascinating video, Maarten. I hope you'll do more. Did you know that haws are edible and make great jelly? Thanks for using chapters -- I wish more UA-camrs knew about this feature. One suggestion -- please touch up your video transcripts. UA-cam auto-transcription gets about 80-90% right, but the rest is mangled beyond recognition. FYI -- editing your transcripts should help your videos rank higher in YT search.
Thank you, Maarten. That was very interesting. I love figs but they are very expensive and rare here in Japan. When I was in California. I tried to leech out tannin from crushed acorns but the result was still bitter after many washings. I love pure olive oil soap. I wash my hair and my body with it. It has cured my itchy scalp (well, that and washing my hair less often). I find the kind mixed with laurel oil not as pleasant for my skin and scalp, but that seems to be the only kind one can find in stores. The Body Shop had some pure olive oil soap that was my favorite but they have discontinued it. I am definitely in the market for pure olive oil soap!
I have the same problem... I discover somethin even better than olive oil soap, honey soap (very very cheap in Portugal and i never had more problems with itchy skin, see one of them and the price in one the major store in Portugal. (only 0,49€) www.continente.pt/stores/continente/pt-pt/public/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=7127138(eCsf_RetekProductCatalog_MegastoreContinenteOnline_Continente)
Well done for stepping in! Lots of useful information and really interesting to see you have a diverse range of trees. I would like to see how you make acorn flour and alcohol of course :)
Another interesting and informative video. I enjoyed seeing the panned views of the landscape of different parts of your property with an overview of all the trees from a distance.
I share your concerns about the eucalyptus tree, which do not only take an enormous amount t of water, but are also a fire hazard. That said, they keep us warm in the winter. They create a lot of heat, so much more than say oak, so any residue of your pine in the chimney will be burnt away. They are easy to coppice, so a great source of firewood. But do not use it for construction. I did, and after 2 or 3 years it all collapsed, even the treated wood. There are species of eucalyptus that you can use for furniture, but usus8not the species that have been planted here in Portugal
Martin- I enjoyed your informative video. I learned a lot. I hope you can do more information videos about your land and homestead projects. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
I loved the video Maarten! Super interesting. I’m looking to buy land in the region so loved learning about local/alien flora. The shot of your olive grove was quite breathtaking! Seeing how much work you guys have done on the land is incredible. It is entirely transformed! Next time you shoot a video it’d be great to hear your clearing process and plans for the land in the future. Lea, hope you’re recovering!
Thanks Timothy! It has been a team effort. We are thinking of making a video on our vision for the land. It’s important to me to note that everything we do is a team effort. We discuss everything we do and make plans we both stand behind and make contributions to. So if/when we make a video about the future plans know that this is a product of us together. Enjoy your day, Maarten.
Very interesting, Maarten. Obrigada (and great job!) I had my fingers crossed you also had my favourite Portuguese tree on your list... I don’t know what it’s called. It looks like a traditional Christmas tree but with only a few branches... hard to describe. I stayed on the Silver Coast and saw them everywhere and in the Lisbon, Parede, coastal area.
Another great video! 👍🏻Good thing you are getting rid of the eucalyptus trees. I’ve been reading they are a big problem with wildfires in every country they grow.
Well done Martin... you two make a good team... how sweet of you to pitch in with the UA-cam "chores". Do 'drop in' any time. Really enjoyed all the info... especially about the marmalade and the Cork Oaks. : )
Nice video! Great content, very informative. You have good ethics regarding the preservation of the forest, variety is the key. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Please remember to seal the tree where you cut or pruned it. Get some “tree sealer” and help heal the bark where the cutting took place.
I am looking forward to Top 10 shrubs next. Thanks Maarten!
thankyou maarten i liked hearing the history of the trees on your property the olive trees have certainly come away after watching lea cutting and pulling those brambles
Your, and Leah's English is outstanding. Maybe the best of any non-native speaker I've heard. Love what you're doing. Keep up the good work, leading by example.
Maarten, you are so cute! Thank you for a wonderful video, it was very interesting. You were also lovely to give Leia a break. Love from Australia. 💞
That is a coppiced willow. Coppicing is good for willow and will make it live longer (as in thousands of years). How lovely to see that you are encouraging native growth.
One day I hope to learn how to make baskets from the willow shoots :)
Maarten. You can use the pine needles to make teas. I am used to the red and white pine variety. You can study this. The tea is loaded with lots of good vitamins and minerals. You can google this. Its a cheap tea. Clover, St. Johns wort, strawberry, raspberry, chamomile flowers, black berry leaves can also be used for teas. Just put the flowers in a paper bag and let dry. You can hang the St. Johns in bundles to dry. No reason to buy teas.
Fantastic video Maarten! It’s clear you learned a lot about all the trees you guys have in your property. It was good to share that info with all of us. Here in Canada we don’t have trees like those so I found this really interesting. I hope you do more videos. You’re a natural at it!
Awesome Maarten! I am cutting the Eucalyptus away as well and keep it local as possible! Sad in the beginning but worth in the end. Succes.
I think if you cut vilov down in next year will come more like bush and make lots of nice soft branches for make baskets and stuf like thet. Also pauderd villov is a groving hormon for anykind of cuttings. You made a great job there, wish your family alllll the best and love from Slovenija!
Maarten - that was absolutely fascinating and exactly the sort of content I love to see. When Lea cannot [present she has a more than adequate deputy and I hope you will do make some more contributions on perhaps subjects such as your irrigation and water provision, as well as your construction activities., Thank you so much and best wishes to Lea - I hope she feels energised again soon and to Puck, as helpful as ever! Andrew
Thank you. I hope Lea lets me make some more videos in the future.
@@ourportuguesehomestead
LOL. Maybe if you ask her nicely she will let you.
Or if she doesn't, start your own channel.👍👍
Bring Puk with you.👍
Our Portuguese Homestead I think that it is so sweet that you did this. Loved hearing about the trees! We have the arbutus in the west coast of Canada. Also the pine is used all over the world as a fuel. As well drying the wood out is a factor to prepare the wood. Where I live birch is favoured but poplar is very abundant. The birch when seasoned takes longer to burn, and burns hotter so less work to stoke your fire, poplar burns up very quickly. We have to clear out dead poplar which are then very dry so they burn very fast but I use that like kindling to get the fire going. To start your fire have a small amount of wood as a flame likes lots of oxygen. Yes I think pine will work if you know it's character and how to burn it. We have a special brush to clean out our chimney which requires two people to use. But looks very simple. So cleaning your chimney is a definit thing. Pine is used commonly to fire pottery kilns.
Our Portuguese Homestead Nice place, how many hectares do you have? Be careful in summer time, the extremely hot weather brings fires all over the country every summer, clear around your buildings and any other valuables.
@@ourportuguesehomestead If I may suggest, you could co-host the show, and share the camera. :) Just avoid the sun from 12-15h, we have very hot weather coming your way. Cheers!
Thanks for this video , very good info about the trees, we are off gridding it close to you guys i guess and our bush and trees are the same and it is so great to see what you so with them .keep up the great videos
Good job narrating, Maarten! You do know your trees and products very well. Missed Lea but was very pleased to see you standing in for her and to give her a rest. Be well, you three!
Marten, that was fascinating. You put so much effort, respect and passion into learning the History and potential of each type of tree that it across really well on the video.
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Y’all are doing a wonderful job with your homesteading. I’m sure it’s a learning process. It’s so interesting to see your advancements and how quickly you acclimated to your new surroundings.
That Quince tree should have no problems ripening in that climate. I had one in my garden in Romania when I was a child and it produced an abundance of fruit. Romania has a colder climate than Portugal, I was in zone 7b.So I think the problem is elsewhere, not with the temperature. I think the problem is water as it is a plant that needs quite a bit of water. Try watering it a few times. Keep up the good work!
Great video, keep popping in once in a while.
I love the smell of eucalyptus, my mom used to burn dry leaves, moved to New Jersey long ago and still have the smell in my mind.
i have totally fallen in love with you guys!!!
Thank you Maarten, a really interesting video, you're as good as Lea at this presentation business!
Haha thank you, this was my first video on the channel and I have become much more comfortable in front of the camera since then. Cheers, Maarten
great info, very interesting, good to see you taking over the videos sometimes :D
Thank you so much for the educative video. I hope Lea has a fast recovery. It is great to see that you can fill in for Lea when needed. You, Lea and Puck make a great team and I look forward to seeing you all together in videos to come. Thanks Maarten!
We like seeing you too Maarten
Great info Maarten! Thanks!
Dear Maarten and Lea, I have a few tips from my knowledge in the field of Figs. Still have a few and planning to expand them on my new land along with other fruits. The trunk of a fig tree is like a polystyrene when it gets old. Cut the old one very low at December-January and from the new shootings in February keep ONE. If U are afraid to do so cut everything except one branch. That old trunk, one day, must go. From the branches u cut, make small cuttings and plant them. A few videos on You tube are very didactic. Figs sell good at good price and the tree produce quickly from the second year. They love warm to hot climate. Water needs, very little. OLIVES. Collecting time starts when they start to get color. I hear U have about 100 of them. Excellent. Cut the trees heavily. They will thank U in return. You don't need to do it all at once because U need the production. Do it in two to three years time. A few new olive trees from another verity will boost your production. There is a type of olive tree loading it's self with small olives but full of oil. OIL. When u bring home the oil from the press, before U store it give it a few days to breath with the lead slightly loose. Then, if u are going to keep it in the 4 liter container, as i see, U add a glass or two of water. In any container U add water so the oil DOES NOT Touch the bottom of the container. The reason is, When the oil rests any dirt who passed through the press filters will sit at the bottom of the container and affect the oil by raising it's acidity. If there is water they will sit below the water and away from the oil. My mother was doing it and the biggest olive oil bottler in Cyprus is doing it. VINES. A lot of work. A few enemies who like the grapes are rabbits, goats, mouse, birds, foxes and humans ha ha. Good luck for, to distill your first grape spirit. The mental spirit, U BOTH HAVE IT!!!
Great to see you Martin. Look forward to more visits with you.
Thank you Maarten. That was very informative. I enjoyed it. I only have 5 mature olive trees in my small garden in northern Tuscany in Italy, but some years they produce a lot! Every year is different.
You are welcome! It was also very educational for me to make and I really enjoyed it as well. Tuscany sounds nice!
@@ourportuguesehomestead Tuscany is not so far away from Portugal. :-) Maybe when the world settles down you can come to Tuscany and stay for a little while. Can't leave your animals for too long though. ;-)
Really enjoyed your presentation, you are both natural presenters, no showing off - an absolute pleasure to watch.
both of you are such lovely people and your blessed to be living out your dreams in an area you love.... awesome video's
great tour, loved it
Coming from Australia,we love our eucalyptuses.very good for chesty colds and blocked noses made in an inhalation,especially for children put in a carrier salve and rubbed on the chest. Keeps bugs out of clothes in the outback.
PS Maarten, eucalyptus when it catches on fire, burns amazingly fast & hot due to the oils.
Maarten, you do it very well too! You're a good story-teller!
I loved this episode. It should be a regular thing 😊
Maarten you are a legend. So much knowledge and a great attitude to the life that surrounds you. It is heartening to see you step in for your beloved when needed and do such a brilliant presentation. Thank you 👍👍👍
Thank you for your encouraging words! Cheers, Maarten
Brilliant, Maarten, love your local knowledge of the tress and environment. Living the dream. :-)
Maarten you are a good partner to know when Lea needed a break. I loved this video. You imparted a lot of information concisely and intelligently. Your voice is very warm and calming. Good job!
Good job. You have a better on camera presence than you think. Good material about trees.
You did a great job !
Thank you!
You have certainly found a great homesteading environment. Great to see your hard work and perseverance paying off!
Absolutely amazing vlog loved this video very interesting content. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks Maarten for the fantastic tour of your property. Please give Lea and Puch my regards.
3:01 That depends on the variety.
Gamboas are sweeter
unless in Marrocos they became sweeter I never heard about the heat ripens the marmelo
That was very interesting episode.. you should do more videos.. it's also very sweet that Lea could get some break.
Loved this! Great job Maarten.
Good job you were nervous but very good and I think we should see more of you,it was very interesting learning about the trees,please do some more videos.thank you for your precious time,kindest regards tam 🏴❤️🏴❤️
Thank you Maarten. You handled that very well short and informative. Such a diverse piece of land all the best to you as you develop it.
Great job on making a video. I live in the very Southern United States , so I understand how hot it gets there. Keep up the good work. Look forward to watching you build up your homestead ❤️
Maarten it was nice to hear from you today. Informative change of pace. Best wishes to you and Lea. I enjoy your channel.
Just found your channel, your videos are absolutely wonderful, I think it’s awesome that you’re showcasing the ups and down of this sustainable lifestyle!
thanks for all that information on the trees. it was very interesting as we have all the same trees on are land here in Atilia do campo
Brilliant! Very informative content. Learned a lot 👍
Excellent description of the trees, thanks for share your family and knowledge with us
Hi Martin, it was great to see more of your passion for the land and your humor!
Great to see you Maaten - both of you are so inspiring! It's great to see how your home is coming on, one day we hope to be homesteading in central Portugal too!
Thank you for the interesting information, and your calmness is enjoyable. The two of you are the perfect match and your lifestyle is enviable, and inspiring. I am glad to have found you.
Such a great work and fantastic lessons you are giving us all. We are learning a lot from you . UA-cam vídeos Will be the greatest harvest for you, for Portugal and for everyone
Thanks Maarten really interesting. Really enjoying the videos and the land looks fantastic you can see all the work you both do.
Excellent video Maarten. I really enjoyed seeing the varieties of trees that you
have on your property along with all of the information...very interesting!
Thank you Maarten, what a lovely video going over the trees, and nice to see you taking over for Lea
Well done Maarten, loved the video . Exactly the same trees that we have down south in Alentejo ( Ourique area ). Love to eat "Marmelo" , and very nice Marmelada : " Medronheira ", my land is full of it , a few years ago ,we sold all the fruit , to make "Aguardente Medronho " ( Sao Marcos da Serra ) : " Azinheira " , the Acorn is sweet ( one variety is sower ) and you can eat raw, cooked on the oven or make flower . You guys stay safe .
Very Interesting Martin. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Great to listen to the detail, origin and history. All good wishes to Lea and Puck x
Lol you looked realy happy explaining the tree's very good job and i like the way you are thinking on keeping local speices
Once again great knowledge on the environment around you. Thanks. Inspiring .
I met this woman once who made her own medronho. She picked the fruits gradually when they were ripe and had a friend with the equipment. In any case it tasted really very good compared with the commercialy sold stuff in bars etc. I thought it must be because they pick all the fruit in one go and a lot of it is not ripe.
Thanks for the lesson about trees. I learned a lot.
You are a natural Maarten! Awesome information! You should do a few more videos.
Just love what your guys are doing!
Nicely done Maarten the only thing missing is puck to start our day.thankyou
Great video Maarten. I liked your calm and relaxed voice. I think Puck will have great models on how to approach life as she grows up.
Not to put Lea out of a job, but I do look forward to more videos from you. I liked the way you interacted as a couple on your "Answers to your questions" video, so maybe you will be able to make some videos together.
From watching other channels, I was surprised at the end of the video that you did not chant the You Tube mantra, like, subscribe and share this video". I think it shows how real your videos are.
Thanks for taking the time to show us around, cheers, russell.
I really enjoyed your video and learned a lot, you should do them more often :) Castelo Branco is known as one of the hottest regions in Portugal and every year there are big fires. Do you plan doing something with the way you manage trees and vegetation to reduce the chances of your land catching fire? You certainly heard on the news this summer about the community on the south of Portugal that was really affected by it. 🍀
Good video have learnt a few things thank you
Glad to hear it!
Fascinating video, Maarten. I hope you'll do more. Did you know that haws are edible and make great jelly? Thanks for using chapters -- I wish more UA-camrs knew about this feature. One suggestion -- please touch up your video transcripts. UA-cam auto-transcription gets about 80-90% right, but the rest is mangled beyond recognition. FYI -- editing your transcripts should help your videos rank higher in YT search.
Great video! Nice to see the other side! I like the informative style!
Thank you, Maarten. That was very interesting. I love figs but they are very expensive and rare here in Japan. When I was in California. I tried to leech out tannin from crushed acorns but the result was still bitter after many washings. I love pure olive oil soap. I wash my hair and my body with it. It has cured my itchy scalp (well, that and washing my hair less often). I find the kind mixed with laurel oil not as pleasant for my skin and scalp, but that seems to be the only kind one can find in stores. The Body Shop had some pure olive oil soap that was my favorite but they have discontinued it. I am definitely in the market for pure olive oil soap!
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At a store called daily bread in the uk. They sell pure olive oil soap.
I have the same problem... I discover somethin even better than olive oil soap, honey soap (very very cheap in Portugal and i never had more problems with itchy skin, see one of them and the price in one the major store in Portugal. (only 0,49€) www.continente.pt/stores/continente/pt-pt/public/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=7127138(eCsf_RetekProductCatalog_MegastoreContinenteOnline_Continente)
Super interesting video! So many of the trees also grow in California so I recognized them. Thank you for showing us your homestead!
AMAZING MAARTEN..... YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL UA-camR!
Well done for stepping in! Lots of useful information and really interesting to see you have a diverse range of trees. I would like to see how you make acorn flour and alcohol of course :)
Another interesting and informative video. I enjoyed seeing the panned views of the landscape of different parts of your property with an overview of all the trees from a distance.
Thanks for the great information!
Such a nice gift for us and for Lea,beautiful trees,the homestead is thriving already.
Best video yet! Very informative and useful for my plans for a food forest in 🇵🇹
Please can you do more of the videos Martin?
If Lea will let me haha, I will think about it. Thank you for your encouragement :)!
I share your concerns about the eucalyptus tree, which do not only take an enormous amount t of water, but are also a fire hazard. That said, they keep us warm in the winter. They create a lot of heat, so much more than say oak, so any residue of your pine in the chimney will be burnt away. They are easy to coppice, so a great source of firewood. But do not use it for construction. I did, and after 2 or 3 years it all collapsed, even the treated wood. There are species of eucalyptus that you can use for furniture, but usus8not the species that have been planted here in Portugal
Would like to see more of you both on these videos.
Martin- I enjoyed your informative video. I learned a lot. I hope you can do more information videos about your land and homestead projects. Best wishes and keep up the good work.
You folks have a beautiful family and life-adventure. I wish you peace, health and success!!
Thank you Maarten very interesting and educational.
Thanks Maarten.. I loved all the info on the trees.. Hope to see more videos from you.. Don't be shy
thank you for the tour it was very interesting.
I loved the video Maarten! Super interesting. I’m looking to buy land in the region so loved learning about local/alien flora.
The shot of your olive grove was quite breathtaking! Seeing how much work you guys have done on the land is incredible. It is entirely transformed! Next time you shoot a video it’d be great to hear your clearing process and plans for the land in the future.
Lea, hope you’re recovering!
Thanks Timothy! It has been a team effort. We are thinking of making a video on our vision for the land. It’s important to me to note that everything we do is a team effort. We discuss everything we do and make plans we both stand behind and make contributions to. So if/when we make a video about the future plans know that this is a product of us together. Enjoy your day, Maarten.
Our Portuguese Homestead that’s totally appreciated on my behalf! I find Lea’s attitude to work super inspiring.
Very interesting, Maarten. Obrigada (and great job!)
I had my fingers crossed you also had my favourite Portuguese tree on your list... I don’t know what it’s called. It looks like a traditional Christmas tree but with only a few branches... hard to describe. I stayed on the Silver Coast and saw them everywhere and in the Lisbon, Parede, coastal area.
Another great video! 👍🏻Good thing you are getting rid of the eucalyptus trees. I’ve been reading they are a big problem with wildfires in every country they grow.
They are easy to catch fire... Big problem here in Portugal. But the lobby of the paper industry have lots of power
They should leave one or two, because its leaves tea is great for our health, even the eucalyptus charcoal plaster is great to treat some infections.
You’re doing great as a host Martin.. love those trees. Great job what you’ve done in your homestead so far. Keep up the good work
Thank you, this was very interesting!
What beautiful tree you have on your property..great job on the video Martin......🥰❤hugs to Lea
Thanks for the tour marteen, so many famous trees well done
Well done Martin... you two make a good team... how sweet of you to pitch in with the UA-cam "chores". Do 'drop in' any time. Really enjoyed all the info... especially about the marmalade and the Cork Oaks. : )
I would like to learn more about the hedge tree that you lie down and it grows!? Great video! You two have alot of knowledge ! 🌲🌳
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Nice video! Great content, very informative. You have good ethics regarding the preservation of the forest, variety is the key. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Excellent content. Thank you.