Hello Ken and Gina. Really enjoy your videos. We moved to the Leiria district December 2022 and purchased a small piece of land with a vineyard which we are too old to take care off. We do the same as you. There is a person who has been taking care of it for many years and we assured him he can continue to care and harvest the vineyard. It sure is a win-win scenario for both of us. He can not afford the extra land and we can not afford to have it taken care of. We do hear the same thing as you. That we should charge the farmer for using our land and profiting from it. We on the other hand think of it as a big saving for us that we don’t have to pay anyone to take care of the land. Getting along with neighbours and helping each other should be the norm. Looking forward to your next video.
The people that asked you to charge Joaquim probably have no friends, no heart and are greedy halfwits. God bless you for helping Joaquim and by giving you will also receive. Greetings from a Portuguese guy born and raised in Miranda do Corvo ish but now in the UK
Kenny it is really great to see you starting to converse with Joaquin. He is a wonderful man and a great friend. Being able to communicate will be great for both of you.
Hi Sam, I dont use a grass box on my mower so the clippings are mulched by the mower blades and fall back to the ground as mulch. We haven't done any more cold water swimming!!!! Bad I know! Pool will probably be cleaned up and filled this week, or the next depending on how busy we are :)
I’m so glad that you managed to get the best of both worlds! A lot of people don’t get the Portuguese people how all those relationships work but you sure get it and we can tell how it works beautifully for you and Joaquim 😊
Ken, it’s great to see the wonderful relationship with your neighbour, Joaquim! 😊 A friendly and respectful neighbour makes all the difference. I have a few questions to ask, please. 😊 What do you do with the grass you cut weekly? How has the cold water swimming been going for you and Gina? When are you filling up your pool? Your farm is looking great! We can truly see your joy and stress free life that you benefit from the farm. The scenery you capture is marvellous, it looks like a painting. Thanks for the update! 🌷Sam
Really enjoy your videos... Your relationship with Joaquim touches my heart..Wishing you good health and happiness...Your videos make me want to come back to Portugal from Canada.
Joaquim, a legend 🙌🏾🎉🚜 beautiful man, his lovely smile & sweet personality shines through the screen 🤗Well done Gina & Ken, you kind hearted souls 👏🏾👏🏾🥰 yes don’t ruin the great relationship you have going with your amazing neighbour Joaquim and his family 🤗 you will be blessed in so many ways 🥰💕
My one set of grandparents were farmers. Always, a lot of exchanges without money with neighbors.I’m glad you have your water figured out. It is such a precious commodity for us all. Joaquim is such a great neighbor. Great video..thank you.
oooo look at you speaking Portuguese and typing up subtitles 😁 well done though ☺ very worrying about the lack of rain and already hot temperatures, l hope you get some decent rain soon to fill the wells, hugs to you all 🤗
Ken I absolutely loved this video. They are all really good but this one is one of your best. I had thought that when Joaquim put up the barb wire fence it might be a contention due to a hazard for your awesome dogs. It appears all worked out good. I think it’s just awesome that you both have a great relationship. Joaquim obviously to me is a good man. He really likes you and the friendship is real and symbiotic as you stated. I’m Portuguese originally close to Aveiro close to the ocean. Your life seems so awesome in a quiet , simple and humble countryside. You can’t put monetary value in that. I applaud you. In 2-3 weeks I will send you a small donation. You have my word. It’s the least I can do for the entertainment value your videos have provided me . Take care.
Hey thanks thats great to hear that you are enjoying the videos. The only thing missing from our lives is the sea. I was born in Cape town and was always only a 10-20 minute drive from the sea. Smelling the salty air and hearing the seagulls. Joaquim is a superstar and we love him to bits! He is such a character and I love filming him doing stuff on the farm :)
It's so nice to have a neighbor who can help you with your Homestead. Joaquim is a saint. Let's hope the summer will bring good fortune and not extreme drought. Today is Jim's Birthday🎂🎂. Guess what I will be doing ? Harriet and i are going to a Portuguese Restaurant nearby. I will have steak and my favorite beer. Cheers🍺🍺 Dear Friend from Jim, Harriet and Yuki Richmond, Va.
Nice one Ken. The cylinder in your pumphouse, is called an accumulator and it's function is to maintain the water in the system at a constant pressure irrespective of high or low demand. It consists of an internal air filled rubber bag which is acting against the stored water and keeping it under pressure. As the water gets used, the said pressure in the accumulator, starts to reduce until, at a preset level, the pump will kick in and start refilling the cylinder hence maintaining a constant level and pressure. It's a self-governing, feedback loop system which requires little maintenance, but, like all systems, can be affected by component failure.
We're also in a drought condition here in south central France, only worse! The winter rains never came here, whereas I seem to remember you had quite a bit of rain a few months back. It's scary to think of the fire season ahead 😬 Fingers crossed! 🤞🤞
Dear Ken, what an amazing life you guys are building for yourselves there... Everything is looking so neat and cool, loved today's episode, such a cool, relaxing friendly vibe... I really envy you, so much freedom. Your portuguese lessons are paying off, it shows, well done! That bike transportation across the farm is just the best 😎. I look forward to more of Joaquim as well!! Brilliant you will have more water, and the geese look so big and fluffy!! Do you think they will eat all your lawn? I can imagine they will be using the pool when you are in 😂. Until next time, take care !!
Hi Sara, thank you :) Yes the geese eat loads of grass. For now they are in our fenced off veggie patch and eating everything green! Fortunately we have raised beds or all our veggies will be gone. Once the geese are fully feathered and able to handle themselves we will let them free range around the farm. Then our fenced off green grass area will get a bit of a rest and only be used for special goose treats :)
Great video, sheep are sheared not shaved 😉, just curious are there any flocks of Merino sheep , (mainly for fine wool production) in your area, hope you get some rainfall soon to fill up your wells and for Jochim's corn crop👍👍.
And sir , thats the same machine i first learned how to drive on lol. yes,1964 Ford tractor, and another ( Massey Ferguson) Red one. can’t wait to be in the Mediterranean Zone again ….Cheers
Its such an awesome machine. Everything on there can be serviced by Joaquim on his farm and he even machines and welds new parts and accessories for it!
@@fifealganaraz7466 It so Interesting how much some ppl get so overworked over a screen name !! judgmental much ?! it's called a screen name for a reason.i actually have it for the exact purpose of provocation . btw you can't add Fidel with that group at all .And Hitler was a Fascist,not a leftist. FYI, in Portugal they have a functioning leftist government, and they have a modern ,progressive marxist party. if you want to be accurate, we could add G Bush, Father And son , as well as Tony Blair, Reagan.....Etc. History is not one sided subject, look from all angels my Friend. As for Stalin, he's easily one of the most Terrifying, psycho Heads of states that Ever exisited ....yes , He was Pure Evil.
I think you have a great relationship with Joaquim. Very beneficial to you both. Anyway, I did see in the news that Spain and Portugal are in for some serious heat again. It's certainly worrisome. It seems that 🇨🇦 will be in for it as well. Where I am in Nova Scotia, we have drilled wells, and water is plentiful. April has been dry here as well. The 1st week of May will bring some rain. I wonder if covering the well will prevent more loss through evaporation, or will it diminish the quality of the water. Climate change is getting scary. 🙂👍👍🇨🇦
In the 4 years that we have been on the farm, last year was the worst drought. I think they classified it as extreme drought. Even so both our wells and dam did not drop too much and over the winter we had record water levels as we had a very rainy December. I have full faith that our wells will be plenty for us to use for many more years but it is always a worry. We could start to harvest rainwater is huge tanks for use in the summers. Maybe get some massive tanks buried in the ground feeding off the roof guttering.
Yes i would love to do it in future. The problem is that i have not where clean to brew and store the fermenting beer. Our barn is very dusty and dirty and its going to take a lot of money to sort out the floors, insulation, roof etc. Once thats sorted i will have a lot of room for projects like wine and beer :)
can you set aside an area for the bees? Some farms are leaving margins at the field edge only 2ft wide and they let the wildflowers dandelions and grass grow uninterrupted. It feeds the bees and hardly effects yields.
The main filed areas will be tilled to plant corn, but we have horizontal borders with different fruit and olive trees which get left for the bees, as well as our olive grove areas. I do cut the grass short but some hardy species that can handle the heat pop up over late spring and summer and will give shelter and food to the insect life :)
@@OKportugal The bees need all the help they can get especially early season. Having wildflowers is excellent if they are left wild. The dividend is the best-tasting hones all year round, and a sustainable environment. Because you have fire regs it has to be thought through. Good luck. You guys get it and I feel sure it's a real achievable goal as you progress.
@@tedwhanstall5264 Thanks Ted, yes we have to have everything cut and cleared before summer but the edges are always left as the cutter cant really get to them. Sadly the summer sun just scorches them out and they die off during summer. Our house well keeps a nice green area full of flowers and grasses though and once the corn flowers blossom the bees love those! :)
Its very unlikely but if something like that were to happen we could get a drilled borehole that goes deep into the ground through rock into an aquifer. Alternatively we get lots of rain in rain in the winter/spring. We have a 6000 litre tank next to the house fed from the guttering. That tank was filled in only a day when it rained in the winter. So we could get massive tanks sunk into he ground and use our roofs guttering to collect rainwater to store and use in summer.
Good afternoon Ken, please allow me 2 corrections to your Portuguese: "ovelhas" are feminine so you should say "quantAs ovelhas" - where is if you talking about "cabritos" you say "quantOs cabritos" (masculine). The other one is "nine" which in Portuguese in "nove" and not novO which means "new" in English. Keep up with the good work and enjoy PT. and the wonderful weather... Hugs José
Take it easy on Ken. Portuguese is extremely complex and hard to learn for any foreigner. The wonderful thing about Portuguese people is they really appreciate the effort. If you are respectful with the Portuguese, you have a true friend for life.
Hi Ken only been watching last 9 months or so since I became disabled and unable to work. You’re living my dream out there. Love your relationship with Jochim. I think you both got a good deal. Have you thought about filters for the water to clean it up? Also I was wondering what happened to the wool, having not watched the early years I don’t know if you covered it. Reason being on a TV show called Countryfile recently they were showing vineyards in Wales, nearby sheep country. The farmer with the sheep was only getting 16 pence per sheep but it cost £1 to shear them. So he grew veggies and used the wool as a mulch with great results, so he sold the wool to the vineyard with amazing results and saved spraying weed killer with the chance of killing the vines. Anyway thought I would let you know. I would love a free bike Engwe lol.
Hi Hoog, I am sorry to hear that you are suffering with disability and I wish you all the best and good strength! I used to keep lots of fishtanks and have used loads of different filtration methods. Unless we use reverse osmosis it cant guarantee that we wont suffer from pesticides or heavy metals. Being in the farmlands thats always a worry even if we dont use any on our farm. Reverse osmosis or distilled water also is lacking in minerals and salts and can actually cause serious health problems if you drink it long term as it leeches them from your body. At some stage i will look into some filters but i twill make sure that I get the water tested well just to be sure! I am not sure what he does with the wool, but shearing season is coming up soon so I will be sure to ask then.
Thanks for your best wishes. You could probably build your own filter to clean up the water going into the house for general use but for drinking water there are some gadgets for camping to clean water, also sure I have seen something made for places like Africa to do it. Good health and stay safe.
Just watched an article about El Niño apparently this year is possibly going to result in an even more severe drought with occasional heavy storms .. if you can dig some more ponds to capture the water in the heavy storms, you could be okay. Also, it might be worth planting agroforestry style trees in between your fields as they will reduce the temperature and the trees will send their roots and symbiotic mycorrhizal relationships down many metres to hunt for water, which will condense at night just an idea
Hi Ken & Gina We watch your videos every week, my husband dream is to go live off grid in Portugal. Got a question about the electric bikes you have. I want to buy one to get around in Maderia which has a lot of steep hills. Which bike would you recommend Eleglide or the Engwe? Your recommendation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 😊
Hi Patricia, do you have any bicycle shops where you live? I think your best bet is to try a few different types of ebike to get an idea of the riding position and size before buying something online. The eleglide is very good value for money but it is using very cheap components. Its very functional and capable but you can see and feel the quality difference when put next to a quality ebike from a big brand like Trek, KTM, Giant etc. The Engwe M20 is a very fun bike to cruise on but its more like a moped rather than a bike. They do have other ebike models and some folding ones too, but they might not be legal to ride in Madeira as some have very powerful motors and top speeds above 25kph. Definitely go to a bike store, test drive some models and then looks around online for the best price :)
What are your thought on regenerative ag. Tilling soil is not good for the soil. Keeping the soil covered is key. Carbon holds onto water but cultivation destroys that
You could ask for a bottle of wine 🍷 from Joaquim I think he will give it to you, your taste Shane's over the years i didn't like olives when I was jong but now I love them.
We dream to move to Portuguese in the future. I like ask you two questions if you don’t mind. How big your land is and how much? And, how much did you pay for all? Thank you 😊
Hi elias, we have 3.5 hectares of rural land and a couple of hundred metres of urban land where the farmhouse and gardens are. We moved here 4 years ago before Brexit so the prices were still low. We paid 67,500 euros. Not you could easily double or triple that as prices have skyrocketed. But then again prices all over the world have gone mad in real estate.
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Gonna be another drought in Portugal this year...April no rain again ...that'll be the spraying of the skies ken geo- engineering, They want everybody moved to city areas
Hello Ken and Gina. Really enjoy your videos. We moved to the Leiria district December 2022 and purchased a small piece of land with a vineyard which we are too old to take care off. We do the same as you. There is a person who has been taking care of it for many years and we assured him he can continue to care and harvest the vineyard. It sure is a win-win scenario for both of us. He can not afford the extra land and we can not afford to have it taken care of. We do hear the same thing as you. That we should charge the farmer for using our land and profiting from it. We on the other hand think of it as a big saving for us that we don’t have to pay anyone to take care of the land. Getting along with neighbours and helping each other should be the norm. Looking forward to your next video.
Hi Kathy, its the best way to do things for sure :)
The people that asked you to charge Joaquim probably have no friends, no heart and are greedy halfwits. God bless you for helping Joaquim and by giving you will also receive. Greetings from a Portuguese guy born and raised in Miranda do Corvo ish but now in the UK
Yes i totally agree. All the best to you too :)
"We are machines" - Joaquim. Amazing guy !
He is a machine!!! 😁🚜👍
@@OKportugal sir I am from India sir please help me sir I want one job sir I am doing farming work please help me I want job sir I do any works are
I like that the two of you have such a great working relationship with your neighbor and the friendship you have formed. He is a top notch farmer.
He's such a lovely guy. We are blessed to have him ad our neighbour and friend 🙏❤️🚜
Kenny it is really great to see you starting to converse with Joaquin. He is a wonderful man and a great friend. Being able to communicate will be great for both of you.
Hi Sam, I dont use a grass box on my mower so the clippings are mulched by the mower blades and fall back to the ground as mulch.
We haven't done any more cold water swimming!!!! Bad I know!
Pool will probably be cleaned up and filled this week, or the next depending on how busy we are :)
A wonderful network going on there Ken and Gina. Glad it works well for both. 😊
You and Gina found a wonderful place to live and great neighbours.
I agree
I’m so glad that you managed to get the best of both worlds! A lot of people don’t get the Portuguese people how all those relationships work but you sure get it and we can tell how it works beautifully for you and Joaquim 😊
Great neighbour works both ways
I really love to see the relationship you and Gina have with Joaquim. I just think it is so awesome to see neighbors helping neighbors.
Good to see people getting along so well and helping eachother... well done Ken and Joaquim 👏👏👏👏
Obrigado Celia :)
Sounds like you have the perfect situation with Joaquin - mutually beneficial Hooray for a bit of green around the house!!!!!!! Well done.
best neighbor ever thats for sure
You & Joachim have the perfect neighborly relationship. You’re right to keep it as is.
Thank you for sharing your life.... so much appreciated!
Joaquim is the number one 🏆 ❤👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Number one is great.
Just watch, it's probably going to decide to rain when I get there, peak summer 😂
Haha I bet sis 🤣👍
A great relationship with your neighbor is worth a lot .... nice to see you guys getting along so well
Joaquim é mesmo uma máquina
100%
Great that ur not going to change ur relationship with Joaquim staying peaceful n helpful
Of all the characters on youtube Jaoquim is my favorite! f
He is real
I.loved seeing Portugal. Sorry about the drought
Ken, it’s great to see the wonderful relationship with your neighbour, Joaquim! 😊
A friendly and respectful neighbour makes all the difference.
I have a few questions to ask, please. 😊
What do you do with the grass you cut weekly?
How has the cold water swimming been going for you and Gina?
When are you filling up your pool?
Your farm is looking great! We can truly see your joy and stress free life that you benefit from the farm.
The scenery you capture is marvellous, it looks like a painting.
Thanks for the update!
🌷Sam
Really enjoy your videos... Your relationship with Joaquim touches my heart..Wishing you good health and happiness...Your videos make me want to come back to Portugal from Canada.
I'm sure you can, too.
It’s a great partnership, win win situation, we’ll done to you and Joaquim
That was very interesting Ken, thank you!
Joaquim, a legend 🙌🏾🎉🚜 beautiful man, his lovely smile & sweet personality shines through the screen 🤗Well done Gina & Ken, you kind hearted souls 👏🏾👏🏾🥰 yes don’t ruin the great relationship you have going with your amazing neighbour Joaquim and his family 🤗 you will be blessed in so many ways 🥰💕
My one set of grandparents were farmers. Always, a lot of exchanges without money with neighbors.I’m glad you have your water figured out. It is such a precious commodity for us all. Joaquim is such a great neighbor. Great video..thank you.
Beautiful when people work together and do beautiful things ❤💚😊
just lovely, thanks for posting
Joaquim é "aquela máquina" 👏👏👏
oooo look at you speaking Portuguese and typing up subtitles 😁 well done though ☺ very worrying about the lack of rain and already hot temperatures, l hope you get some decent rain soon to fill the wells, hugs to you all 🤗
Well, well, well done Ken! Another step towards self-sufficiency!
Thanks mom, lots of love! See you soon :)
Ken I absolutely loved this video. They are all really good but this one is one of your best. I had thought that when Joaquim put up the barb wire fence it might be a contention due to a hazard for your awesome dogs. It appears all worked out good.
I think it’s just awesome that you both have a great relationship. Joaquim obviously to me is a good man. He really likes you and the friendship is real and symbiotic as you stated. I’m Portuguese originally close to Aveiro close to the ocean.
Your life seems so awesome in a quiet , simple and humble countryside. You can’t put monetary value in that. I applaud you. In 2-3 weeks I will send you a small donation. You have my word. It’s the least I can do for the entertainment value your videos have provided me . Take care.
Hey thanks thats great to hear that you are enjoying the videos. The only thing missing from our lives is the sea. I was born in Cape town and was always only a 10-20 minute drive from the sea. Smelling the salty air and hearing the seagulls. Joaquim is a superstar and we love him to bits! He is such a character and I love filming him doing stuff on the farm :)
Elogio pelo teu progressa melhorar o teu conhecimento da idioma Ken , congrats on your knowledge progess of the language !! Gostei !❤
It's so nice to have a neighbor who can help you with your Homestead. Joaquim is a saint. Let's hope the summer will bring good fortune and not extreme drought. Today is Jim's Birthday🎂🎂. Guess what I will be doing ? Harriet and i are going to a Portuguese Restaurant nearby. I will have steak and my favorite beer. Cheers🍺🍺 Dear Friend from Jim, Harriet and Yuki
Richmond, Va.
Happy birthday Yuki!!! Hope the birthday meal is fantastic!!! 🍺
Hey there! Enjoyed the video! Your neighbor is a COOL DUDE! Translate that to him for me! My nephew is growing corn to eat this year!
Will do 😁👍
Lol Joaquim is a throwback to the old Portuguese ways. Super nice and genuine but respect is a must .
@@fearedlegend Cool Dude is the highest respect.
Love love love
Great video Kenny❤ you and Gina are so blessed with your land and Joaquin❤❤❤
Nice one Ken. The cylinder in your pumphouse, is called an accumulator and it's function is to maintain the water in the system at a constant pressure irrespective of high or low demand. It consists of an internal air filled rubber bag which is acting against the stored water and keeping it under pressure. As the water gets used, the said pressure in the accumulator, starts to reduce until, at a preset level, the pump will kick in and start refilling the cylinder hence maintaining a constant level and pressure. It's a self-governing, feedback loop system which requires little maintenance, but, like all systems, can be affected by component failure.
We're also in a drought condition here in south central France, only worse! The winter rains never came here, whereas I seem to remember you had quite a bit of rain a few months back. It's scary to think of the fire season ahead 😬 Fingers crossed! 🤞🤞
I am hoping that we all get some rains here just before the summer time 🙏
You could also get yourself a donkey to ride up and down those fields 😁 true off grid living at its best
Dear Ken, what an amazing life you guys are building for yourselves there... Everything is looking so neat and cool, loved today's episode, such a cool, relaxing friendly vibe... I really envy you, so much freedom. Your portuguese lessons are paying off, it shows, well done! That bike transportation across the farm is just the best 😎. I look forward to more of Joaquim as well!! Brilliant you will have more water, and the geese look so big and fluffy!! Do you think they will eat all your lawn? I can imagine they will be using the pool when you are in 😂. Until next time, take care !!
Hi Sara, thank you :) Yes the geese eat loads of grass. For now they are in our fenced off veggie patch and eating everything green! Fortunately we have raised beds or all our veggies will be gone. Once the geese are fully feathered and able to handle themselves we will let them free range around the farm. Then our fenced off green grass area will get a bit of a rest and only be used for special goose treats :)
Great video, sheep are sheared not shaved 😉, just curious are there any flocks of Merino sheep , (mainly for fine wool production) in your area, hope you get some rainfall soon to fill up your wells and for Jochim's corn crop👍👍.
Lol love your updates “ i’m a South African and we are built different”
And sir , thats the same machine i first learned how to drive on lol. yes,1964 Ford tractor, and another ( Massey Ferguson) Red one. can’t wait to be in the Mediterranean Zone again ….Cheers
Its such an awesome machine. Everything on there can be serviced by Joaquim on his farm and he even machines and welds new parts and accessories for it!
Your nick name, doesn' t sound very human. You could try also Mao, Castro, Hitler...
@@fifealganaraz7466
It so Interesting how much some ppl get so overworked over a screen name !!
judgmental much ?!
it's called a screen name for a reason.i actually have it for the exact purpose of provocation .
btw you can't add Fidel with that group at all .And Hitler was a Fascist,not a leftist.
FYI, in Portugal they have a functioning leftist government, and they have a modern ,progressive marxist party.
if you want to be accurate, we could add G Bush, Father And son , as well as Tony Blair, Reagan.....Etc.
History is not one sided subject, look from all angels my Friend.
As for Stalin, he's easily one of the most Terrifying, psycho Heads of states that Ever exisited ....yes , He was Pure Evil.
Hope you grow enough corn,mielies for you boytjie, to make lekka pap with the braai. Enjoy.
Hi Ken,see, there is a cheese festival near you, C Branco. Are you going for a lekker cheese and wine and some fun.??
I think you have a great relationship with Joaquim. Very beneficial to you both. Anyway, I did see in the news that Spain and Portugal are in for some serious heat again. It's certainly worrisome. It seems that 🇨🇦 will be in for it as well. Where I am in Nova Scotia, we have drilled wells, and water is plentiful. April has been dry here as well. The 1st week of May will bring some rain. I wonder if covering the well will prevent more loss through evaporation, or will it diminish the quality of the water. Climate change is getting scary. 🙂👍👍🇨🇦
In the 4 years that we have been on the farm, last year was the worst drought. I think they classified it as extreme drought. Even so both our wells and dam did not drop too much and over the winter we had record water levels as we had a very rainy December. I have full faith that our wells will be plenty for us to use for many more years but it is always a worry. We could start to harvest rainwater is huge tanks for use in the summers. Maybe get some massive tanks buried in the ground feeding off the roof guttering.
Ken. You might also be able to grow barley and malt on the farm? And make your own OK Portugal beer? Greetings from Spakenburg, Netherlands.
Yes i would love to do it in future. The problem is that i have not where clean to brew and store the fermenting beer. Our barn is very dusty and dirty and its going to take a lot of money to sort out the floors, insulation, roof etc. Once thats sorted i will have a lot of room for projects like wine and beer :)
can you set aside an area for the bees? Some farms are leaving margins at the field edge only 2ft wide and they let the wildflowers dandelions and grass grow uninterrupted. It feeds the bees and hardly effects yields.
That's a lovely way to cohabitate ❤.
The main filed areas will be tilled to plant corn, but we have horizontal borders with different fruit and olive trees which get left for the bees, as well as our olive grove areas. I do cut the grass short but some hardy species that can handle the heat pop up over late spring and summer and will give shelter and food to the insect life :)
@@OKportugal The bees need all the help they can get especially early season. Having wildflowers is excellent if they are left wild. The dividend is the best-tasting hones all year round, and a sustainable environment. Because you have fire regs it has to be thought through. Good luck. You guys get it and I feel sure it's a real achievable goal as you progress.
@@tedwhanstall5264 Thanks Ted, yes we have to have everything cut and cleared before summer but the edges are always left as the cutter cant really get to them. Sadly the summer sun just scorches them out and they die off during summer. Our house well keeps a nice green area full of flowers and grasses though and once the corn flowers blossom the bees love those! :)
What happens if in the long term, both wells run out of water?
Never gonna happen
Its very unlikely but if something like that were to happen we could get a drilled borehole that goes deep into the ground through rock into an aquifer. Alternatively we get lots of rain in rain in the winter/spring. We have a 6000 litre tank next to the house fed from the guttering. That tank was filled in only a day when it rained in the winter. So we could get massive tanks sunk into he ground and use our roofs guttering to collect rainwater to store and use in summer.
You have a great bike from Engwe I bought the 2 Pro foldable last year still happy about it. Enjoy it!
Hey thats great, I really love this thing too! I would love to get a couple mre different models to test out as they are so much fun to ride! :)
Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain where we currently live through the same drought. I'm South African and we love our braais too
Got some lamb chops to braai for todays lunch :)
@@OKportugal OK. We are in the bakkie on our way! We drink wine!
There are also water cell's on the market they catch condens and water flows out of the bottom I think I saw them somewhere.
I will have a look on google thanks 😊👍
Good afternoon Ken, please allow me 2 corrections to your Portuguese: "ovelhas" are feminine so you should say "quantAs ovelhas" - where is if you talking about "cabritos" you say "quantOs cabritos" (masculine). The other one is "nine" which in Portuguese in "nove" and not novO which means "new" in English. Keep up with the good work and enjoy PT. and the wonderful weather... Hugs José
Take it easy on Ken. Portuguese is extremely complex and hard to learn for any foreigner. The wonderful thing about Portuguese people is they really appreciate the effort. If you are respectful with the Portuguese, you have a true friend for life.
I agree with you. What do you think?
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys.
good c bigJ fit and healthy
Hi Ken only been watching last 9 months or so since I became disabled and unable to work. You’re living my dream out there. Love your relationship with Jochim. I think you both got a good deal. Have you thought about filters for the water to clean it up? Also I was wondering what happened to the wool, having not watched the early years I don’t know if you covered it. Reason being on a TV show called Countryfile recently they were showing vineyards in Wales, nearby sheep country. The farmer with the sheep was only getting 16 pence per sheep but it cost £1 to shear them. So he grew veggies and used the wool as a mulch with great results, so he sold the wool to the vineyard with amazing results and saved spraying weed killer with the chance of killing the vines. Anyway thought I would let you know. I would love a free bike Engwe lol.
Hi Hoog, I am sorry to hear that you are suffering with disability and I wish you all the best and good strength!
I used to keep lots of fishtanks and have used loads of different filtration methods. Unless we use reverse osmosis it cant guarantee that we wont suffer from pesticides or heavy metals. Being in the farmlands thats always a worry even if we dont use any on our farm. Reverse osmosis or distilled water also is lacking in minerals and salts and can actually cause serious health problems if you drink it long term as it leeches them from your body.
At some stage i will look into some filters but i twill make sure that I get the water tested well just to be sure! I am not sure what he does with the wool, but shearing season is coming up soon so I will be sure to ask then.
Thanks for your best wishes. You could probably build your own filter to clean up the water going into the house for general use but for drinking water there are some gadgets for camping to clean water, also sure I have seen something made for places like Africa to do it. Good health and stay safe.
I believe you can get a bike of your own through your own efforts.
O Joaquim está a preparar a terra para semear o milho, para as ovelhas comerem
Just watched an article about El Niño apparently this year is possibly going to result in an even more severe drought with occasional heavy storms
.. if you can dig some more ponds to capture the water in the heavy storms, you could be okay. Also, it might be worth planting agroforestry style trees in between your fields as they will reduce the temperature and the trees will send their roots and symbiotic mycorrhizal relationships down many metres to hunt for water, which will condense at night just an idea
Hi Ken & Gina
We watch your videos every week, my husband dream is to go live off grid in Portugal.
Got a question about the electric bikes you have. I want to buy one to get around in Maderia which has a lot of steep hills.
Which bike would you recommend Eleglide or the Engwe?
Your recommendation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 😊
Hi Patricia, do you have any bicycle shops where you live? I think your best bet is to try a few different types of ebike to get an idea of the riding position and size before buying something online. The eleglide is very good value for money but it is using very cheap components. Its very functional and capable but you can see and feel the quality difference when put next to a quality ebike from a big brand like Trek, KTM, Giant etc.
The Engwe M20 is a very fun bike to cruise on but its more like a moped rather than a bike. They do have other ebike models and some folding ones too, but they might not be legal to ride in Madeira as some have very powerful motors and top speeds above 25kph.
Definitely go to a bike store, test drive some models and then looks around online for the best price :)
"Engate" means engagement or hitch, he spoke of hitching up a tool to shake the olive trees at harvest time.
What are your thought on regenerative ag. Tilling soil is not good for the soil. Keeping the soil covered is key. Carbon holds onto water but cultivation destroys that
You could ask for a bottle of wine 🍷 from Joaquim I think he will give it to you, your taste Shane's over the years i didn't like olives when I was jong but now I love them.
We dream to move to Portuguese in the future. I like ask you two questions if you don’t mind. How big your land is and how much? And, how much did you pay for all? Thank you 😊
Hi elias, we have 3.5 hectares of rural land and a couple of hundred metres of urban land where the farmhouse and gardens are. We moved here 4 years ago before Brexit so the prices were still low. We paid 67,500 euros. Not you could easily double or triple that as prices have skyrocketed. But then again prices all over the world have gone mad in real estate.
هذه هي الحياة الطبيعية الجميلة،،،وسط الاخضرار،،،والطبيعة العذراء،،،مع قطيع الغنم،،الذي نقول عنه في بلدي الجزائر هو المال والخير،،،ما احلى ان تشتغل في الفلاحة،،،فهي الصحة والعافية،،وسط،،،ارض شاسعة ومعطاء،،،تعطيك كل الخيرات،،اذا احسنت،،،حرثها وصيانتها،،،،ماذا عساني ان اقول،،،وددت لو كنت الى جانب هذا الانسان الفلاح الطيب البشوش،،،وكذلك الى جانبك،،اخي المعلق،،في هذا الفيديو الجميل ،،،حقا انكما رائعين انتما الاثنين،،،،لا يهم جنسيتكما برتغالية،،،او اخرى،،،نحن كلنا إخوة في الله،،،نحن كلنا ابناء آدم وحواء
Adam and Ève.
شكر لكم،،اتمنى لكم الصحة والعافية والهناء وطول العمر،،،وربما سنلتقي يوما في الجنة ان شاء الله.
اخوكم صلاح الدين من الجزائر العاصمة❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤😂
Thank you for your kind words ❤
Stop looking @ the sheep for it lamb chops😅
I will like to work with this farmers ❤❤❤❤
🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦Lekker braai🎉plaakie
Portuguese three milk cheese is absolutely delicious, but you need cows and goats in addition to sheep.
Yes they do a range of different cheese using Joaquims milk. Some with cow and sheep and a mixture of all three :)
3.7 Bar = approx 57 psi ...
Joaquim's corn crop it should be, hate when it tries to spell for you lol
I have never seen lamb chops in German shops, EVER!!! Nor any ribs of any kind. I am sure you understand that oxtail is non-existent too.
Oh wow thats really surprising! I remember in the UK waitrose used to have fantastic, thick lamb chops :)
Ken, you think the drought has anything to do with all the Chemtrails I see recently in all central Portugal video's. Really heavy spraying lately !!!
O Joaquim esforça - se para se explicar 😊. Tenham um bom dia
Speake portuguese
Wow.chemtrails all over the place😢
Gonna be another drought in Portugal this year...April no rain again ...that'll be the spraying of the skies ken geo- engineering, They want everybody moved to city areas
50 psi 🤣
Poor male lambs :-(